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    • TOUGH WEEKEND FOR JAKE HILL AT OULTON PARK
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    • New Archive 2021 >
      • BTCC Rounds 4, 5, 6 - Snetterton
      • BTCC Rounds 1, 2, 3 - Thruxton
    • News Archive 2020 >
      • Hill rounds out 2020 BTCC season in style at Brands Hatch
      • Hill takes superb debut Independant BTCC Win for MB Motorsport
      • Superb Double-Podium for Hill in BTCC blast at Croft
      • HILL TAKES MORE POINTS IN SILVERSTONE SCRAP
      • Hill battles through at Thruxton to take more BTCC points
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        • Hill qualifies in the top-half of BTCC grid at Brands
        • HILL FLYING AT KNOCKHILL BTCC
        • PODIUM AND POINTS FOR HILL AT OULTON PARK BTCC
        • Points and Pace for Hill at Blistering Brands Hatch BTCc
        • HILL FRUSTRATED AT DONINGTON PARK BTCC OPENEr
        • MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square back on track at Snetterton
        • Hill achieves ambition in Historic Action
        • MB Motorsport's Hill stars at Silverstone BTCC Season Launch
        • MB Motorsport welcome Blue Square to 2020 BTCC Programme as Hill enjoys Brands Hatch testing
        • Hill thrilled with MB Motorsport BTCC Debut run
        • 'Crazy' 24 Hours for BTCC Star Hill
        • Hill selected as British Racing Driver's Club Superstar for 2020
        • Jake signs for AmD Tuning for 2020 BTCC Campaign
    • News Archive 2019 >
      • Hill ends on a high in battling Brands Hatch BTCC finale
      • Season-Best Qualifying for Hill at Brands Hatch BTCC Finale
      • Hill splashes to more BTCC points at Silverstone
      • Hill ready to charge forward at Silverstone BTCC
      • Hill takes Stunning Debut BTCC Win at Knockhill
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        • Hill ready for Knockhill BTCC Challenge
        • Hill gets 'Dream Drives' in Holden V8 Supercar and Nissan Skyline GTR at Oulton Park Gold Cup and Mini magic at blazing Brands Bank Holiday
        • 'Dream come True' for Hill to race Calsonic Nissan at Oulton Park Gold Cup AND Mini at Brands Hatch
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill slithers to superb points scoring finishes in BTCC Thruxton battle
        • Points, Pace and Pain for Hill in Snetterton BTCC Thriller
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill qualifies in top-half of BTCC Grid at Snetterton
        • Fenn and Hill take stunning Win at Silverstone Classic Thriller
        • Red Rooster on Pole Postion at Silverstone Classic
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill bang on the Pace at Snetterton BTCC test
        • Victory then Heartbreak for Hill in Oulton Park BTCC Thriller
        • Another Top-Ten qualifying for new BRDC Member Hill.
        • Hill ready to bounce back in BTCC blast round the 'Park
        • Points and Pain for Hill in chaotic Croft BTCC battle
        • Season best qualifying for Hill at Croft
        • Hill heading to Yorkshire for more BTCC action
        • Fenn and Hill take Victory in Pre 66 Touring Car race at Brands Hatch Masters Historic
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      • Hill's Tough Times at Croft BTCC
      • Hill back to where his BTCC Journey began
      • Hill Battles to BTCC points in the Park
      • Hill Shows Fighting Spirit at Thruxton
      • HILL WINS JACK SEARS TROPHY AND DUNLOP FOREVER FORWARD AWARD IN DONINGTON PARK THRILLER
      • Hill Wins Independent Class and Takes Debut Podium in Brands BTCC Thriller
      • 2018 Season
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      • Hill and Wheeler Take Double Win in Brands Hatch CSCC Finale
      • HILL TAKES POINTS IN BRANDS BTCC FINALE
      • Hill Strong in BTCC Qualifying at Brands Hatch finale
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POINTS AND PRAISE FOR HILL AT ROCKINGHAM

A weekend that delivered technical dramas, monsoon conditions and ultimately another superb set of race performances that drew praise from the media and his peers, saw RCIB Insurance Racing driver Jake Hill take a very hard-earned 8th place in the weekend’s final race at Rockingham, Northants in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
 
After the unique anti-clockwise nature of the 1.94 mile part-oval venue at Rockingham caused issues with fuel starvation in practice, torrential rain in qualifying forced the session to be stopped for safety reasons resulting in 19th place on the grid for 22 year-old BRDC Rising Star Hill.

Demonstrating the race-craft and determination that has regularly drawn praise from the media this season, Hill immediately gained places at the start of race one, passing Simpson and Cole off the line , then passing Scott and Jeff Smith early in the lap, Abbott and Newsham as they tangled and Depper as he was taken out, so ended a frantic opening lap in a superb 12th place!
After a safety car period Hill immediately tagged onto the battle between Morgan, Jordan and Neal - all race winners this year - and in one of the most exciting moves of the season so far sat side-by-side with triple champion Neal for four corners, eventually out-braking the Honda into the chicane at the end of the lap to move into 11th place.

“A crazy first lap and then I got a run at Matt and just held my ground - I was on the inside, then the outside and then inside again and got it done eventually, but that was mega!” smiled Hill.

Neal commented later “Jake’s a really good little racer, tough but fair, he earned that position fair and square”
Frustratingly though it wasn’t to last as part of the air intake on Hill’s Toyota Avensis came loose and caused the car to overheat and lose power, forcing retirement on lap 7.

“The car was handling brilliantly. Thanks to the team for a great job - I was catching the group ahead and know I would have made up more places. So frustrating that this stopped us”
 
Starting race two in 29th place Hill dropped to last place after he almost stalled at the start, but this prompted the drive of the race as he carved his way past car after car, passing Lines, Martin and Jeff Smith on the final lap to take a remarkable 16th place from 31st place on lap one. Hill also survived a scare when contact from Alex Martin saw the car cut out, only for a quick reset to start it up again and allow him to charge back into action!

“That was tough as we were using the hard ‘option’ tyre which isn’t as quick as the standard tyre. The car was still really well balanced and I benefitted from a few others having problems but passed a fair few too even though they made it tough. On top of that the car cut-out mid-race thanks to Martin hitting me otherwise we would have got in the points”

From 16th on the grid for race three Hill immediately gained a place as Austin ran wide, then passed Cole’s Subaru Levorg before the safety car intervened. At the re-start Hill closed on the pack ahead and gained a place when Tordoff ran wide, soon after pulling off a brave double-pass on Ollie Jackson and Aiden Moffat and into the top ten.

Another safety car intervened after Newsham and Sutton tangled and later in the race Hill first had to fight off old-rival Ingram - who hit Hill at the chicane and broke his suspension - and late-on almost passed Morgan, in the end taking a superb 8th overall and more points.

Kent-based Hill was beaming after three very strong displays in each of the 16 lap races “The car was really strong here, it’s a shame we didn’t have dry qualifying as I think we’d be near the top-ten and maybe challenging the top six in the races. I had some great battles, and I’m extremely grateful for RCIB Insurance and our fantastic partners from Brisky Racing, Sportif Motor Group, AW Supply Services, BAK Cladding, Zynth, BTS Consultants, JEP, Omologato and loads of other great people who have supported us at various stages in the season. We have a battle to get the funds to finish off my first full season and as we finish at Brands Hatch GP Circuit which is my favourite circuit I am determined to get there and see what we can do”
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Next race; Silverstone 17th & 18th September
Jake Hill at BTCC Rockingham 2016
Jake Hills Toyota Avensis at Rockingham for the 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship

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  • Home
  • About
  • News
    • JAKE HILL CLAIMS 3RD IN THE DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
    • JAKE HILL CLAIMS VICTORY AND BIG POINTS AT SILVERSTONE
    • SOLID POINTS HAUL FOR JAKE HILL AT THRUXTON
    • TWO PODIUM FINISHES FOR HILL AT SNETTERTON
    • THREE TOP-FIVE FINISHES FOR HILL AT CROFT
    • TOUGH WEEKEND FOR JAKE HILL AT OULTON PARK
    • PODIUM BRACE FOR HILL AT THRUXTON
    • PODIUM-SCORING PERFORMANCE AT BRANDS HATCH FOR ROKiT MB MOTORSPORT
    • POLE AND VICTORY FOR JAKE HILL AT THRILLING DONINGTON PARK BTCC SEASON-OPENER
    • New Archive 2021 >
      • BTCC Rounds 4, 5, 6 - Snetterton
      • BTCC Rounds 1, 2, 3 - Thruxton
    • News Archive 2020 >
      • Hill rounds out 2020 BTCC season in style at Brands Hatch
      • Hill takes superb debut Independant BTCC Win for MB Motorsport
      • Superb Double-Podium for Hill in BTCC blast at Croft
      • HILL TAKES MORE POINTS IN SILVERSTONE SCRAP
      • Hill battles through at Thruxton to take more BTCC points
      • Other >
        • Hill qualifies in the top-half of BTCC grid at Brands
        • HILL FLYING AT KNOCKHILL BTCC
        • PODIUM AND POINTS FOR HILL AT OULTON PARK BTCC
        • Points and Pace for Hill at Blistering Brands Hatch BTCc
        • HILL FRUSTRATED AT DONINGTON PARK BTCC OPENEr
        • MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square back on track at Snetterton
        • Hill achieves ambition in Historic Action
        • MB Motorsport's Hill stars at Silverstone BTCC Season Launch
        • MB Motorsport welcome Blue Square to 2020 BTCC Programme as Hill enjoys Brands Hatch testing
        • Hill thrilled with MB Motorsport BTCC Debut run
        • 'Crazy' 24 Hours for BTCC Star Hill
        • Hill selected as British Racing Driver's Club Superstar for 2020
        • Jake signs for AmD Tuning for 2020 BTCC Campaign
    • News Archive 2019 >
      • Hill ends on a high in battling Brands Hatch BTCC finale
      • Season-Best Qualifying for Hill at Brands Hatch BTCC Finale
      • Hill splashes to more BTCC points at Silverstone
      • Hill ready to charge forward at Silverstone BTCC
      • Hill takes Stunning Debut BTCC Win at Knockhill
      • Other >
        • Hill ready for Knockhill BTCC Challenge
        • Hill gets 'Dream Drives' in Holden V8 Supercar and Nissan Skyline GTR at Oulton Park Gold Cup and Mini magic at blazing Brands Bank Holiday
        • 'Dream come True' for Hill to race Calsonic Nissan at Oulton Park Gold Cup AND Mini at Brands Hatch
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill slithers to superb points scoring finishes in BTCC Thruxton battle
        • Points, Pace and Pain for Hill in Snetterton BTCC Thriller
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill qualifies in top-half of BTCC Grid at Snetterton
        • Fenn and Hill take stunning Win at Silverstone Classic Thriller
        • Red Rooster on Pole Postion at Silverstone Classic
        • Trade Price Cars Racing's Hill bang on the Pace at Snetterton BTCC test
        • Victory then Heartbreak for Hill in Oulton Park BTCC Thriller
        • Another Top-Ten qualifying for new BRDC Member Hill.
        • Hill ready to bounce back in BTCC blast round the 'Park
        • Points and Pain for Hill in chaotic Croft BTCC battle
        • Season best qualifying for Hill at Croft
        • Hill heading to Yorkshire for more BTCC action
        • Fenn and Hill take Victory in Pre 66 Touring Car race at Brands Hatch Masters Historic
    • News Archive 2017/18 >
      • Hill's Tough Times at Croft BTCC
      • Hill back to where his BTCC Journey began
      • Hill Battles to BTCC points in the Park
      • Hill Shows Fighting Spirit at Thruxton
      • HILL WINS JACK SEARS TROPHY AND DUNLOP FOREVER FORWARD AWARD IN DONINGTON PARK THRILLER
      • Hill Wins Independent Class and Takes Debut Podium in Brands BTCC Thriller
      • 2018 Season
      • Hill ready for BTCC Brands Hatch opener
      • BTCC 2018 Media Day (2018)
    • News Archive 2016/17 >
      • Jake Hill 2017 VW CC Scalextric Model
      • Hill and Wheeler Take Double Win in Brands Hatch CSCC Finale
      • HILL TAKES POINTS IN BRANDS BTCC FINALE
      • Hill Strong in BTCC Qualifying at Brands Hatch finale
      • HIGHS AND LOWS FOR HILL AT SILVERSTONE BTCC
  • History
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    • Gallery 2019 Archive
    • Gallery 2017/18 Archive
    • Gallery 2016 Archive
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