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BTCC Latest: Less than two weeks to go before title-decider |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
There are now less than two weeks to go before the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire plays host to the final, title deciding
rounds of Britain’s biggest motor racing series – the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
One
of two drivers, Jason
Plato or Fabrizio Giovanardi, will be crowned the new BTCC Drivers’
Champion in front of an anticipated huge race day crowd. Thruxton, the
fastest track on the BTCC calendar, confirmed last month that all its
grandstand seats for the event were sold out and the circuit has today
said
that general admission ticket sales are booming.
Adult race day tickets cost just £20 if booked in advance on the Thruxton website www.barc.net or ticket hotline 01264 882200 – that’s a saving of 20 per cent.
Admission for children aged 15 and under is FREE.
In
addition to the final three BTCC rounds of 2007, fans will be able to
meet the star drivers for autographs and give-aways when they are
invited to cross the track for the hugely popular Pit Lane Walkabout
session. Also
included on the race bill are the culminating rounds of the supporting
Porsche Carrera, Formula Renault, Renault Clio, SEAT Cupra and Ginetta
series.
After more than a thousand miles of racing since the
BTCC season started six months ago in April, SEAT superstar Plato will
go into
Thruxton’s final rounds just nine points ahead of Vauxhall’s Italian
ace Giovanardi. But with a maximum of 52 points on offer from the
three races, it is far from certain who will ultimately lift the
Champion’s trophy – the most coveted piece of silverware in British
motor sport.
Adding to the unpredictability is the fact that
this year’s season finale will be one of the most intensely-fought on
record, with a dozen or so drivers from the 26-strong grid capable of
winning races or getting in among the title protagonists, SEAT and
Vauxhall
still battling to win the BTCC’s coveted Manufacturers’ and Teams’
titles, plus a four-way fight for Independents
Drivers’ honours.
For all the latest news during the final countdown to BTCC Finals Day visit the championship’s official
website www.btcc.net.
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