Team Dynamics 2019 Season Guide

14/15 September 2019
three-time champion showcased his skill to
rise to 17th in race two and a points-scoring
15th in the finale.
The results leave Neal ninth in the Drivers’
standings and Cammish tenth, with Honda
and Halfords Yuasa Racing second in the
Manufacturers’ and Teams’ tables
respectively ahead of the remaining two
outings at Silverstone (15/16 September)
and Brands Hatch GP (29/30 September).
Dan Cammish on Knockill
“If you’d offered me two top three finishes
before the start of the weekend, I would
have snapped your hand off! I was over the
moon to secure my first BTCC pole position,
although I don’t think anybody really gave
me a prayer of getting to the first corner still
in front in race one – at the end of the day,
physics are physics and rear wheel-drive
cars launch better than front wheel-drive
cars do. I got away very well, though, and I
did arrive there first and then made hay for
the opening few laps while the RWD boys
brought their tyres up to temperature.
Eventually, that advantage was negated, but
to hold onto third I thought was a really
good effort – for me, that was effectively a
win. Race two was a pretty sensible job too
in very difficult conditions – it would have
been so easy to put the car in the barriers
trying to be a hero for just one more place.
It was obviously a shame to conclude the
weekend with the problem in race three, but
that doesn’t take the overall shine away.”
Matt Neal on Knockill 2018
“This weekend has just gone to emphasise
how important qualifying is in the BTCC,
and it’s always incredibly tight at Knockhill –
I was barely six tenths-of-a-second adrift of
Dan, and that equated to 20 places! Yes, I
was carrying a bit more weight, but that
didn’t explain the whole time loss – we tried
a different tyre strategy to Dan, which
evidently didn’t pay off. That was then
compounded by the rain, because the
problem with being down the order in those
conditions is visibility – you literally cannot
see a thing. It got pretty lively out there,
although my fun in race one ended when I
was helped off the track at the final hairpin.
Race two was another adventure – I almost
went into the end of the pit wall at one stage
– and we just lost the front tyres halfway
through race three, like a lot of the front
wheel-drive cars did. You need a bit of luck
in the BTCC, and that’s clearly been lacking
for us this weekend but on the positive side,
we’ll be lighter going to Silverstone and we
will bounce back.”
OK, prediction time. I don’t think weather
will be an issue just purely because
everyone has to deal with it. Matt has all
the experience in the world to do well here,
Dan has also proved that he can do well
here, very well. So there is every chance of
a good result. Our one concern would be
the X Factor, no, not Simon Cowell standing
in the middle of the track, although that
could sort out a few problems, it’s the
unknown. There are three areas that are
totally blind and with the possibility of rain
here and very poor visibility, well I won’t
curse it anymore but you get the picture.
For you spectators, I have one piece of
advice. Take an umbrella.
Team Dynamics Results 2018
Knockhill
Drivers Championship
Matt Neal 9th 177 points
Dan Cammish 10th 161 points
Team Championship
Halfords Yuasa 2nd 329 points
Constructors Championship
Honda 2nd 614 points
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