WSR Tackle The Fast and The Furious
28 August 2004
As the 2004 MSA Green Flag British Touring Car Championship
reaches is closing stages the WSR team will be happy to put behind
them the disappointing weekend at Brands Hatch and focus on the next
three races at Snetterton.
In contrast to the short, tight configuration
of Brands Hatch, Snetterton is a power circuit on the BTCC calendar.
The Norfolk track provides Revett Straight, where drivers can reach
top speeds of up to 150mph.
Anthony Reid will be looking to return
to his run of good form with a title challenging performance. Following
a recent Dunlop tyre test at Snetterton Anthony said: "The target is
to return to our winning formula which we were enjoying before Brands
Hatch. The car didn't feel as good at Brands and my
retirement in race two (the result of a Vauxhall domino effect)
didn't
help. I've had the opportunity to drive the car at a Dunlop tyre
test and
it feels good. I'm upbeat and optimistic for the next round at
Snetterton."
Colin Turkington will be aiming to avoid the
start line incident which
side-lined him in the opening race of the 2003 Snetterton meeting.
Talking
of his game plan for the weekend Colin said: "The biggest factor
for me
this weekend is that I shall be qualifying with a lighter car
(-24kg) and I
need to capitalise on this for the opening race. Race wins are
certainly
achievable and we proved at Knockhill that the car is also competitive
in
race two and three."
Dick Bennetts said: "We're looking to get back to our winning
ways at
Snetterton. Both of the MG ZS' will be carrying less than the
base weight,
which stands us in good stead for qualifying. Anthony and Colin
are at the
top of the Independent Trophy and both drivers will be looking
to extend
that lead. Anthony is also campaigning towards the more challenging
overall Drivers Championship which mathematically is still achievable."
See 2004 series calendar for British
Touring Car Championship
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