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Barrow-upon-Humber
racer Martyn Bell will look to bounce back from a tough weekend at Snetterton as
the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship heads to Oulton Park
for the seventh round of the year this Sunday [27 July].
Martyn
found himself in the wars last time out at the wheel of his Arkas Racing with
Sunshine.co.uk Astra Sport Hatch after a heavy accident in the opening race of
the weekend hit his chances of a good result as the series resumed racing
following the summer break.
Despite
being battered and bruised following the 108mph shunt, Martyn battled his way
to two finishes in the second and third races of the day and is now ready and
raring to go heading to the picturesque Cheshire
venue.
“Following
the accident at Snetterton, I was feeling a bit battered and bruised but
it’ll take more than that to hold us down and I’m ready to go this
weekend,” Martyn said. “If we’ve had any luck this season,
it’s been bad luck and we’ve been involved in other people’s
accidents on more than one occasion. However, justice will prevail and we live
to fight another day.”
Oulton Park has been the scene of some of Bell’s strongest performances since
joining the BTCC back in 2006. In his debut season he qualified on the second
row of the grid in a rain-affected qualifying session and then scored his first
top ten finish of the 2007 campaign in the final race last year.
Now
he will now hope to continue his strong Oulton Park
form to add to his championship tally this time around at the wheel of his
Tech-speed run car.
“Oulton Park
is a very challenging circuit and it is one where I have always gone well in
the past,” he said. “The circuit suits my style and I think it is
one that will suit the Astra more with its undulations and curves, as it is the
long straights at places like Thruxton and Snetterton where the car tends to
struggle.
“The
Astra isn’t getting any younger but we know what it is capable of and we
are working hard to get the best from it. We are working well as a team and if
we can stay out of trouble in the opening laps of the races, then I’d
love to get a good result for the unsung heroes behind the scenes who work so
hard on a race weekend to keep me and Erkut running.
“If
I’d put a bet on them fixing the car for the second race at Snetterton
following the accident then I’d have lost my house, so I’d love to
reward them this weekend for their hard work!”
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