Racing’s quintet of Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship drivers had a mixed weekend at the squad’s local circuit of Brands Hatch last weekend (14/15 May), with Bobby Thompson rounding off the day with a maiden podium at the Kent circuit. In race three we were able to take it to the factory BMWs which proved in qualifying to be the car to beat this season. “We didn’t quite maximise our qualifying on Saturday, but race day is where the points are won, and now we know we have a very strong race car in both the wet and dry. Having said that we learned a lot about my own driving and what I need from a car in those conditions to make it quick. “Getting the feeling with the new brake pedal in the rain during race one was a challenge as I’d never pressed the pedal before in the wet.

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