Superb Double-Podium for Hill in BTCC blast at Croft
MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square's Jake Hill drove superbly all weekendat Croft in North Yorkshire, taking a season-best finish of P2 in race one, following up with another podium in race two, and then a battling drive to take P7 in race three, and with it achieve a career-best weekend points haul.
After taking P5 & P3 in practice in dry conditions, a wet circuit in qualifying saw the 26 year-old BRDC 'Superstar' briefly take Pole Position, before an incident put him off the road, and after dropping to P4 was subsequently promoted to P2 as both Ingram and Proctor were excluded from qualifying for technical issues.
"We had a great car from the outset - in both dry practice and the wet - I felt we could have taken Pole but the incident putting me off the road damaged our tyres so that was that. Then we benefitted from Tom and Senna's exclusion so we start P2.
After taking P5 & P3 in practice in dry conditions, a wet circuit in qualifying saw the 26 year-old BRDC 'Superstar' briefly take Pole Position, before an incident put him off the road, and after dropping to P4 was subsequently promoted to P2 as both Ingram and Proctor were excluded from qualifying for technical issues.
"We had a great car from the outset - in both dry practice and the wet - I felt we could have taken Pole but the incident putting me off the road damaged our tyres so that was that. Then we benefitted from Tom and Senna's exclusion so we start P2.
HILL TAKES MORE POINTS IN SILVERSTONE SCRAp
MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square's Jake Hill took points in all three BTCC races at Silverstone, having yet-again qualified in the top-ten, also moving up in both the overall Championship and the Independent Driver's Series.
Hill qualified P10 and at the start of the first of the three 22 lap races lost out to as fast-starting Jackson and Josh Cook, ending the lap in P12.
In a brave move around the outside at Luffield at the end of lap one, Hill passed Cook's Honda, and then set-off after Matt Neal, catching him and Chilton a couple of laps later.
As Chilton locked up and ran wide, Neal got sideways allowing the 26 year-old from Kent to move up to P9.
The BRDC 'Superstar' then made a superb re-start after a Safety Car to remove Creese's car, and swept around the Ford Focus of Jackson at Brooklands and up to P8.
Hill qualified P10 and at the start of the first of the three 22 lap races lost out to as fast-starting Jackson and Josh Cook, ending the lap in P12.
In a brave move around the outside at Luffield at the end of lap one, Hill passed Cook's Honda, and then set-off after Matt Neal, catching him and Chilton a couple of laps later.
As Chilton locked up and ran wide, Neal got sideways allowing the 26 year-old from Kent to move up to P9.
The BRDC 'Superstar' then made a superb re-start after a Safety Car to remove Creese's car, and swept around the Ford Focus of Jackson at Brooklands and up to P8.
Hill battles through at Thruxton to take more BTCC points
Taking yet another top-six qualifying position, MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square's BRDC 'Superstar' Jake Hill yet again showed his fighting spirit and race craft, recovering from a puncture in race one, to take two points scoring finishes in the remaining two races, and with it a solid set of points as well.
After ending practice in second overall, and then taking a superb P5 in qualifying - fastest than the 2019 Pole Position time - Hill headed into race oner confident of taking more points.
"We were a little unlucky not to qualify in the top three, but the car has been great again - so thanks to the MB Motorsport guys & girls for their hard work. We've recovered to P9 overall and P7 in the Independant's class, so I aim to build on that.
At the start of race one, Hill battled with Butcher and Chilton into turn one, with the BTC driver making contact with the #24 Honda, but edging away from both drivers, and closing on Morgan.
After ending practice in second overall, and then taking a superb P5 in qualifying - fastest than the 2019 Pole Position time - Hill headed into race oner confident of taking more points.
"We were a little unlucky not to qualify in the top three, but the car has been great again - so thanks to the MB Motorsport guys & girls for their hard work. We've recovered to P9 overall and P7 in the Independant's class, so I aim to build on that.
At the start of race one, Hill battled with Butcher and Chilton into turn one, with the BTC driver making contact with the #24 Honda, but edging away from both drivers, and closing on Morgan.
