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After an enthralling opening round of the British Touring Car championship, Damien Smith ponders whether the series is heading back to the golden days of the mid-'90s...
What a story to kick off the new season. Before Brands Hatch, the best that two-time British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal was hoping for was a modest top-six finish. No-one could expect his hastily built-from-scratch Honda Civic to be on the pace. This was going to be a weekend simply to get through.
During the Autosport podcast, recorded a few days before Brands, I questioned whether Neal might even be facing a win-less season. That's how up against it he looked. Well, my question was answered! In the last of the three races at Brands, Neal took the lead at the start - and won. Incredible!
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