Speedworks boss says O’Neill the best man for the job
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, BTCC, Christian Dick, Croft, NGTC, Paul O'Neill, Speedworks, Tony Hughes, Toyota Leave a comment
Speedworks team boss Christian Dick says he is delighted to have Paul O’Neill on board for the next BTCC round at Croft, saying that the Widnes ace was the ideal candidate for the drive.
Paul O’Neill to make BTCC return with Speedworks at Croft
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: 2012, BTCC, Croft, Paul O'Neill, Speedworks Leave a comment
Paul O’Neill will be back behind the wheel of of British Touring Car when the series heads to Croft next weekend, replacing Tony Hughes in the Speedworks Toyota Avensis.
Tim Harvey takes popular Ginetta win as Freke does double
Posted: June 22, 2011 Filed under: Ginetta Cup | Tags: Aaron Williamson, BTCC croft 2011, Carl Breeze, Croft, Ginetta GT Supercup, nathan freke, Stefan Hodgetts, Tim Harvey, Tom Ingram, Tom Sharp Leave a comment
A dramatic three races at Croft last weekend for the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup saw three different winners including a popular win for the wildcarding Tim Harvey, while Carl Breeze took over the lead in the championship for the first time.
Robertson shows his quality for first Ginetta Junior win
Posted: June 21, 2011 Filed under: Ginetta Junior | Tags: BTCC croft 2011, Charlie Robertson, Croft, George Gamble, Ginetta Junior, Max Coates, Seb Morris, William Foster Leave a comment
Gamble (leading) won the first race while Robertson (second here) took the spoils in the second
14 year-old Charlie Robertson finally picked up his first pole position and race victory in Ginetta Juniors, while championship leader Seb Morris struggled at Croft.
Hawksworth takes first win before Lynn secures his eighth victory
Posted: June 21, 2011 Filed under: Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Tags: Alex Lynn, Atech Reid gp, BTCC croft 2011, Croft, Jack Hawksworth, Josh Hill, Oliver Rowland, Tio Ellinas Leave a comment
Lynn won again, while Hawksworth (white car) took his first
Jack Hawksworth made a dream start to life with his new team as he picked up his first win in Formula Renault UK 2.0 at Croft last weekend, while Alex Lynn was faultless in difficult conditions in race two.
Double Clio win caps off perfect weekend for Allison
Posted: June 21, 2011 Filed under: AirAsia Clio Cup UK | Tags: 2011, BTCC croft 2011, Clio Cup UK, Croft, James Colburn, James Dixon, Luke Wright, Matt Allison, Paul Rivett Leave a comment
Matt Allison finally tasted success in the 2011 AirAsia Clio Cup UK championship with two wins at Croft last weekend, while the championship contenders were in all the wrong places at the wrong time.
Jackson beats BMWs to take reverse grid win at Croft
Posted: June 19, 2011 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: Andrew Jordan, BMW, BTCC 2011, BTCC croft 2011, Croft, James Nash, Mat Jackson, Matt Neal, Nick Foster, Rob Collard, WSR Leave a comment
Mat Jackson continued his habit in 2011 of winning the third and final race of a BTCC weekend by taking his third win of the season in the reverse grid race at Croft this afternoon.
Runaway Neal wins again in race two
Posted: June 19, 2011 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: Andrew Jordan, BTCC 2011, BTCC croft 2011, Croft, Gordon Shedden, Jason Plato, Mat Jackson, Matt Neal, Paul O'Neill, Rob Collard, Tom Chilton Leave a comment
Matt Neal extended his championship lead by repeating his earlier performance at Croft this afternoon with a more comfortable victory in the second race of the day.
Plato halts Honda dominance with first pole of 2011
Posted: June 18, 2011 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: Alex macDowall, BTCC 2011, BTCC croft 2011, Croft, Jason Plato, Matt Neal, Rob Austin Audi, Rob Collard, Tom Onslow-Cole Leave a comment
Jason Plato took his first pole position of the 2011 season with a scorching lap at Croft in qualifying this afternoon to stop Honda’s run of pole positions this year.
Classic BTCC races – Croft
Posted: June 18, 2011 Filed under: British Touring Cars | Tags: BTCC, Classic BTCC, Croft Leave a commentCroft is the venue for this weekend’s fifth round of the 2011 British Touring Car Championship, a track that always brings out the attitude in touring car racing and has produced some classic BTCC races over the years…
2006 – Neal and Plato’s day long door-banging thriller:
The 2006 meeting at Croft provided a perfect and somewhat stereotypical British Touring Car weekend of racing. It featured two championship contenders glued together over the weekend and all drivers finding their own ways to pass people throughout Sunday, with a bit of contact being the favourite option to overtake among many.
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