Cupra Champion Tom Back on Board for Oulton Park

15 June 2007

Tom Boardman, the 2005 SEAT Cupra Champion, will return to the series at Oulton Park (June 23/24) in a New Leon Cupra. Racing for the Triple R team, Boardman will be eligible to score points as he looks to compete in all of the remaining rounds in the 2007 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship.

“Tom’s missed four race weekends and eight races, so knows he won’t be able to win the Championship, but that’s not his aim,” said team manager John Boardman. “He’ll certainly be looking to get a few race wins, and as Oulton Park is his local circuit he’s feeling confident.”

CMS Motorsport will also run a new driver, Andy Neate. The 32-year old driver from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshirewill compete in the Leon Cupra R Class – which means he’ll be in a car he’s familiar with, having raced in the 2004 SEAT Cupra Championship. This also means that the Cupra starting grid at Oulton Park looks set to be a record breaking 23 cars.

Jonathan Adam (Total Control Racing) continues to impress in the New Leon Cupra Class, having recorded a race victory at every race meeting so far. With 51 points between him and second placed Fulvio Mussi (Total Control Racing), the other drivers have their work cut out to stop him running away with the title. But as Croft proved, Adam is not invincible with Oli Wilkinson (Sureterm Direct/CMS Motorsport) having taken a victory in Round 7. Alan Blencowe (Triple R), Carl Breeze (Norfolk Blue Chip/CMS Motorsport), Neil Waterworth (Total Control Racing) and Gareth Nixon (Nixon Motorsport) are all waiting in the wings too, ready to pounce on any mistake by Adam and climb closer to him in the standings. It’s only the half way point of the season so there’s everything left to fight for.

Ian Churchill (Churchill Motorsport) tops the Leon Cupra R Class. Statistically young Freddy Nordstrom (Advent Motorsport) is the pace setter though, having set an unequally four fastest laps so far this season, although the likes of Harry Vaulkhard (Volkis Boozer'z/Triple R) and Mike Doble (Doble Motorcycles) current sit just ahead of him in the standings. Adrian Churchill (Churchill Motorsport) is also within touching distance of the leading pack and barring any incidents at Oulton Park should be looking for a decent number of points to get right back amongst them.

Oulton Park is a circuit most drivers enjoy with plenty of scope for all out racing. Both classes will provide the crowds with an exciting spectacle, especially if Tim Bevan (Beaver Metals/Pyro Motorsport) has anything to do with it. His Leon Cupra R sported a new orange paintjob at Croft making it impossible to miss, although his gung-ho style of driving often proves enough to get all eyes on him.

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