qualifying

Free practice one. Results. >>CLICKY FOR FULL RESULTS<< Plato 5th, Turner 7th, and Coronel 16th. First practice one can always be a bit random as they test setups and stuff. So don't read too much into it just yet. Coronel of course has just had his first ever experience of Thruxton...

SEAT MAKES RACING HISTORY AGAIN AS THE LEON TDI TAKES FIRST WTCC DIESEL ENGINE POLE SEAT has made history once again by becoming the first manufacturer to qualify on pole for a round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship with a diesel car. Not only that, fantastic team work saw Yvan...

If you're not really keen on starting the day Qualifying is on live timing on www.msttiming.com SEAT's are doing well (as I type Darren is in #1) - not the BMW spanking that most were expecting

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First Free Practice. Conditions were described as Bright/Drying Scary Vectra's, and those Beemers are not far off. Mike Jordan doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things as he's running as an independant to BTC rules anyway.

Jason Plato has qualified on pole position for the first of tomorrow’s three BTCC rounds at Knockhill. On his final lap on a drying track, Plato moved to the front of the grid with a pole position time of 57.467s in his Leon. It is Plato’s third pole of the season and earns him a bonus point...

After first free practice. 1 Gordon SHEDDEN Honda Integra 1:12.507 2 James THOMPSON SEAT Leon 1:12.586 3 Jason PLATO SEAT Leon 1:12.625 4 Colin TURKINGTON MG ZS 1:12.741 5 Matt NEAL Honda Integra 1:12.966 6 Mike JORDAN Honda Integra 1:12.971 7 Tom CHILTON Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch...

1. Gordon Shedden Team Dynamics Honda Integra Type-R 1:12.548 2. Colin Turkington West Surrey Racing MG ZS +0.113s 3. Tom Chilton VX Racing Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch +0.236 4. Mike Jordan Team Eurotech Honda Integra Type-R +0.256 5. Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch...

Well looking good so far, in wet/damp conditions, Jason and James have put the Leon's 1st and 2nd respectively, in first free practice. I was hoping today would be wet damp, for this very reason, i think the Leon's chassis is working well in these conditions, and if it stays like this through...

Leons Second and Third. Chilton's Vauxhall on pole. http://www.msttiming.com/singlesession.asp?table=61403qu1trg&round=round01.gif