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By MJP Media | 22 March 2013
The waiting is nearly over as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship revs up for the start of the 2013 season next weekend.
Matt Neal and defending champion Gordon Shedden with their Honda Civics
As we approach the opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent next weekend (March 30th and 31st) fans can look forward to an exciting and interesting spectacle as there is relatively little knowledge about where each of the teams are compared to the competition.
Last year we were treated to a fabulous weekend of racing at the opening round including the memorable debut of the MG KX Momentum Racing Team and Dave Newsham's shock pole position for the first race of the season. This year is likely to be even more exciting following the announcement that there will potentially be 32 cars on the BTCC grid. Wow!
Andrew Jordan topped the timesheets in the official test session yesterday
Most of the teams showed off their 2013 cars at this week's Media Launch at Donington Park, with 2012 Independents Trophy winner Andrew Jordan topping the official time sheets in his Pirtek Racing Honda Civic. Jason Plato was second fastest in the MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 with reigning BTCC Champion Gordon Shedden third in the Honda Yuasa Racing Civic. Toyota Avensis drivers Adam Morgan and Dave Newsham fired their own warning shot to the rest of the field by claiming fourth and fifth respectively. Addison Lee Motorbase driver Liam Griffin damaged the front end of his Ford Focus after a spin but still ended up fastest of the S2000 competitors.
Andrew Jordan said: "It has been a really good day. We completed a lot of running and if qualifying for Brands Hatch was happening tomorrow, then we'd be really confident. We're not overly concerned by the times at this stage of course, but I'm really happy with the changes we made to the car which definitely improved things towards the end of the day."
Jason Plato in the MG KX Momentum Racing MG6
For tickets visit the Brands Hatch web site or ring the ticket hotline on 0843 453 9000.
WIN TICKETS
In association with MJP Media we have two pairs of weekend admission tickets to give away for the opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on March 30th and 31st. To be in with a chance of winning and for full entry details, click here and answer a simple question based on this preview. Competition ends at 12:00 on March 26th.
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