Jordan fastest in practice
Andrew Jordan snatched the honours in the last moments of Free Practice 2 with a time of 48.383 seconds. He led reigning champion Gordon Shedden by just 0.003 seconds, with Jason Plato in third just 0.145 seconds further back.
The session was interrupted early on, as Will Bratt’s Audi A4 suffered mechanical issues at Clearways which caused a red flag after just three minutes. Bratt also struggled in the opening session with a fuel pump issue, meaning that the WIX Racing driver has so far only completed a total of eight laps this weekend.
The session resumed with 31 minutes left on the clock and immediately Shedden threw down the gauntlet with a time of 48.386 – a time which stood until the final minute of the session. His Honda Yuasa Racing team-mate Matt Neal improved on his time from FP1 to end the session in fourth.
After a strong showing earlier this morning, the eBay Motors team were testing different setups in FP2 and finished the session further down the time sheets. Colin Turkington was again fastest of the BMW trio, scraping into the top ten ahead of teammate Nick Foster. Rob Collard could only manage 19th, as he finished the session over a second slower than his time from the first session.
It was a strong showing from the Toyotas – with Adam Morgan improving greatly on his time from the first free practice session to finish fifth fastest. Frank Wrathall and Dave Newsham also posted top-ten times, ultimately ending up in seventh and eighth respectively.
The Team HARD. cars managed to get some good running on their new cars, with around twenty laps apiece for James Cole, Jack Goff (Vauxhall Insignias) and Tom Onslow-Cole (VW Passat CC). With the cars having only been shaken down in the previous session the times posted were also respectable, moving to within a few seconds of the front-runners.
A fascinating war of attrition developed between the drivers of the S2000 specification cars. Joe Girling (Chevrolet Cruze) set the pace early on, but it became a battle between Lea Wood (Vauxhall Vectra) and James Kaye (VW Golf) for the fastest S2000 time. Kaye, who didn’t set a competitive time in FP1 because of mechanical problems, closed on Wood as the session went on, setting his fastest time on his final lap. Wood held on to be the first of the runners for the Jack Sears Trophy, 1.762 seconds behind Andrew Jordan's fastest time.
As with the previous session, the top ten cars were covered by less than a second, which should make for a fantastic qualifying session later this afternoon.
2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship - Brands Hatch Indy - Free Practice 2
1. Andrew Jordan (Pirtek Racing): 48.383s
2. Gordon Shedden (Honda Yuasa Racing): +0.003
3. Jason Plato (MG KX Momentum Racing): +0.145
4. Matt Neal (Honda Yuasa Racing): +0.342
5. Adam Morgan (Ciceley Racing): +0.595
6. Jeff Smith (Pirtek Racing): +0.657
7. Frank Wrathall (Dynojet): +0.796
8. Dave Newsham (Speedworks Motorsport): +0.823
9. Sam Tordoff (MG KX Momentum Racing): +0.872
10. Colin Turkington (eBay Motors): +0.907
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