Chilton sets Thruxton practice pace
Tom Chilton topped the times in the first practice session for the British Touring Car Championship rounds at Thruxton this morning
Chilton's Arena Ford recorded a 1m18.551s to pip the rapid Special Tuning Racing SEAT of Tom Boardman by two tenths of a second.
Donington Park race winners Mat Jackson (Motorbase Ford) and Andrew Jordan (Eurotech Vauxhall) were next as the turbo cars continued to dominate despite their recent boost reduction.
Honda team-mates Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal completed the top six, while Tom Onslow-Cole continued AmD Milltek's improvement in form with seventh in his Volkswagen Golf.
Reigning champion Jason Plato (Chevrolet) was the top normally aspirated runner in eighth, a second behind Chilton.
Championship leader James Nash (Triple 8 Vauxhall) was only 11th fastest, while Frank Wrathall's Dynojet NGTC Toyota Avensis had a fine run to 14th.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Tom Chilton Arena Ford 1m18.551s 2. Tom Boardman Special Tuning SEAT 1m18.764s + 0.213s 3. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 1m19.047s + 0.496s 4. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Vauxhall 1m19.206s + 0.655s 5. Gordon Shedden Honda 1m19.342s + 0.791s 6. Matt Neal Honda 1m19.443s + 0.892s 7. Tom Onslow-Cole AmD Volkswagen 1m19.450s + 0.899s 8. Jason Plato Chevrolet 1m19.497s + 0.946s 9. Rob Collard WSR BMW 1m19.956s + 1.405s 10. Alex MacDowall Chevrolet 1m20.062s + 1.511s 11. James Nash Triple 8 Vauxhall 1m20.092s + 1.541s 12. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 1m20.519s + 1.968s 13. Jeff Smith Eurotech Vauxhall 1m20.615s + 2.064s 14. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 1m20.680s + 2.129s 15. Paul O'Neill Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m20.786s + 2.235s 16. Tony Gilham Triple 8 Vauxhall 1m21.097s + 2.546s 17. Andy Neate Arena Ford 1m21.156s + 2.605s 18. Nick Foster WSR BMW 1m22.019s + 3.468s 19. John George Tech-Speed Chevrolet 1m22.595s + 4.044s 20. Chris James ES Chevrolet 1m25.795s + 7.244s 21. Rob Austin Rob Austin Audi
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