Hill Wins Independent Class and Takes Debut Podium in Brands BTCC Thriller
In a frantic and thrilling Dunlop MSA British Touring Car race two at Brands Hatch, BRDC ‘Rising Star’ Jake Hill ‘rolled the dice’ and took the decision to put ‘slick’ dry weather tyres on, gambling on a drying track, a gamble which resulted in tTrade Price Cars Brisky Racing’s 24 year-old star driver charging from 25th on the grid to a career-best Podium finish.
The opening weekend of the 60th Anniversary season of the UK’s premier motorsport season provided three different winners in three races, and in race two all three drivers took their debut podiums…arguably the happiest and most unpredictable result, and a huge turnaround for Hill and his team after a tough race one.
“Qualifying was frustrating, and race one saw contact with my team mate Mike (Bushell) which was tough. But on the grid for race two my team manager Jamie and I said over the radio ‘On three say which tyres…3-2-1- ‘SLICKS’….!!!! So we went for it…from 25th on the grid we didn’t have much to lose, and very quickly I realised we had made the right choice”
Hill and the other drivers that had chosen slick tyres had to be patient as in the early laps of the 27 lap race the track still favoured the wet-tyred runners, but by lap 11 - still in 26th place - Hill set the fastest lap of the race.
Both Hill and his Trade Price Cars Brisky Racing team-mate Mike Bushell were setting fastest laps of the race, and as the track continued to dry they started to make huge progress . along with the other ‘slick’ runners like Moffat, Procter and Boardman.
The opening weekend of the 60th Anniversary season of the UK’s premier motorsport season provided three different winners in three races, and in race two all three drivers took their debut podiums…arguably the happiest and most unpredictable result, and a huge turnaround for Hill and his team after a tough race one.
“Qualifying was frustrating, and race one saw contact with my team mate Mike (Bushell) which was tough. But on the grid for race two my team manager Jamie and I said over the radio ‘On three say which tyres…3-2-1- ‘SLICKS’….!!!! So we went for it…from 25th on the grid we didn’t have much to lose, and very quickly I realised we had made the right choice”
Hill and the other drivers that had chosen slick tyres had to be patient as in the early laps of the 27 lap race the track still favoured the wet-tyred runners, but by lap 11 - still in 26th place - Hill set the fastest lap of the race.
Both Hill and his Trade Price Cars Brisky Racing team-mate Mike Bushell were setting fastest laps of the race, and as the track continued to dry they started to make huge progress . along with the other ‘slick’ runners like Moffat, Procter and Boardman.
snaps from jakes BTCC podium joy
Hill ready for BTCC Brands Hatch opener
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Based at Goudhurst just 20 miles from Brands Hatch, 24 year-old BRDC ‘Rising Star’ Jake Hill completed further useful mileage at his local circuit Brands Hatch today, in the final official pre-season test on board his Trade Price Cars Brisky Racing VW CC 2018 Edition just a week before the opening round of the 2018 BTCC Series.
During the morning session, Hill instantly recorded strong times, within a few laps moving into the top-three when all the cars were on track, just 0.1 seconds away from the fastest time, this whilst all the cars were running on ‘old’ tyres. |
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"Jake is one of UK Motorsport’s brightest young prospects"
- Matt James - Editor - Motorsport News
