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Rockinghams Turn 1 Awaits BTCC Grid |
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
Rockingham’s high-speed, banked Turn 1 corner will be part of its circuit lay-out when the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship races there on 22 April.
The BTCC drivers will race around the Northamptonshire venue’s International Super Sports Car configuration – a mix of its oval and infield courses that includes the fearsome Turn 1 as part of its lay-out.
It will create the first new track lay-out for the BTCC since the championship last raced at Rockingham in 2003 when the field tackled the International circuit.
“The BTCC field jostling for position through Rockingham’s Turn 1 will
make for one of the season’s great spectacles,” says BTCC Series
Director Alan Gow.
“It’s not uncommon for our drivers to run side-by-side through corners
at most circuits and at Turn 1 we could even see as many as five
abreast. With a flat-out approach and a high wall on the edge of the
track it will not be for the feint-hearted.
“Furthermore this corner boasts great viewing for the public with an
enormous grandstand. With three BTCC rounds to savour on race day, plus
action from four supporting championships, our crowds are in for a real
treat.”
Meanwhile, the BTCC can confirm it will race around Brands Hatch’s
short, action-packed Indy circuit on both its visits to the
world-famous Kent venue on 1 April and 9 August.
Elsewhere, the BTCC will continue to race around the Island lay-out at
Oulton Park, Cheshire (24 June) and the National circuit at Donington
Park (Leicestershire) on 15 July.
For more information about the BTCC visit the championship's official website http://www.btcc.net/.
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