Getting an invite to Thruxton race circuit for the qualifying of the BTCC is always welcomed. A good friend of mine has promised me for a few months that we can get access to the paddock as well as meeting some of the drivers, so with that in mind, the car was packed early on a Saturday morning, and off we went.

Many years ago I use to watch the BTCC relentlessly but have lost touch over the last decade due to family life etc… The experience starts with the smell of petrol, the screeching of tires, and the roar of these fantastic machines.

One advantage of going with my friend Danny is that his daughter Daisey is also a massive fan. This makes getting the driver’s pictures and signatures far easier, not many will turn down giving a signature and a picture to a thirteen-year-old girl.

We parked up and headed for the paddock. 1st stop was to see Jason Plato at Rich Energy BTC Racing, partnering with Josh Cook and Jade Edwards in a Honda Civic Type R. Josh Cook claimed his tenth BTCC career victory at Thruxton as the Rich Energy BTC Racing star ended a challenging mid-season run on a high at his favorite circuit.

I am a huge fan of Porsche cars, so it was great to be able to see the track-ready Porsches in the paddocks but obviously not taking part in the BTCC.

We had a good look at the APEC RACING WITH BEAVIS MORGAN. Managed to get a few pictures. Not a massive BMW fan but it was nice to observe CAR GODS WITH CICELEY MOTORSPORT

After running around the paddock for a while we headed out to the track. The weather was scorching and with no shade, it was pretty difficult to get comfy. Saying that it must have been so hot for the drivers in their racing gear, helmets, and heat given off by the cars.

All in all a great day, with good friends. Let’s now see if I can get a photography gig at this venue in the future.

Regards

Scott

Full race results of round 24 of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship from Thruxton.

1 Josh Cook Rich Energy BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R
2 Colin Turkington Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport
3 Stephen Jelley Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport
4 Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla
5 Ashley Sutton Napa Racing UK Ford Focus ST
6 Daniel Rowbottom Halfords Racing with Cataclean Honda Civic Type R
7 Tom Ingram EXCELR8 Motorsport Hyundai I30N
8 Michael Crees CarStore with Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra
9 Gordon Shedden Halfords Racing with Cataclean Honda Civic Type R
10 Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST
11 Dan Lloyd EXCELR8 Motorsport Hyundai I30N
12 Jake Hill ROKiT MB Motorsport BMW 330e M Sport
13 Ricky Collard Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla
14 Ollie Jackson Apec Racing with Beavis Morgan Ford Focus ST
15 Jack Butel EXCELR8 Motorsport Hyundai I30N
16 Tom Chilton EXCELR8 Motorsport Hyundai I30N
17 Ash Hand Car Store with Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra
18 Aron Taylor-Smith Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing Cupra Leon
19 Dexter Patterson Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50
20 Tom Oliphant Team HARD Cupra Leon
21 Jade Edwards Rich Energy BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R
22 Rick Parfitt Team HARD Infiniti Q50
23 Bobby Thompson Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing Cupra Leon
23 Adam Morgan Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport BMW 330e M Sport
25 Jason Plato Rich Energy BTC RacingHonda Civic Type R
26 Aiden Moffat Laser Tools RacingInfiniti Q50
27 Nicolas Hamilton Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing Cupra Leon
28 George Gamble Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport BMW 330e M Sport
29 Sam Osborne Apec Racing with Beavis Morgan Ford Focus ST