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With a dozen races in the ultra competitive Dunlop-shod Dutch
Supercar challenge completed, Diederik Sijthoff remains the man to
beat having extended his advantage in the championship through the
last three rounds of the season.
Having held a 17 point lead after six races, the Speedtec
Motorsport driver is now 34 points clear of Roger Grouwels in the GT
class standings having taken a second win of the season at Zolder.
Grouwels himself took a first win of the season at Assen but he is
only twelve points clear of Cor Euser, who has brought himself into
contention with victory in three of the last six races at the wheel of his
Marcos.
Bert van der Zweede continues to lead Supersport 1 but despite
adding three more wins to his tally, he is unable to shake of Nathan
Wolf and Jaap van Lagen, who are just eight points adrift after
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winning at Spa and Zolder. Supersport 2 meanwhile continues to be
headed by SEAT Leon Supercopa pair Ferry and Robin Monster who
took a third win of the season at Assen to move 27 points clear of
Koen Bogaerts and Mark van der Aa.
The Sports division continues to see Lotus drivers well ahead at
the top of the standings, with Aart Bosman extending his advantage
over Guillaume Schulz to 30 points, despite the latter following up a
victory at Spa with a double success at Zolder.
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The battle for honours in the Dunlop-backed British Touring Car
Championship continues to be a hard-fought affair with a new name
at the head of the standings after six rounds full of action.
In round five, Honda’s Matt Neal had extended his championship
advantage with a double win at Croft, with Mat Jackson following up
a stunning drive through the field in race one with victory in race three
to become Neal’s closest challenger.
After the summer break, the series headed to the new Snetterton
300 circuit where three different drivers took a turn on the top of the
podium – and at the head of the standings.
A first corner clash in race one between Plato and Neal saw the
latter spin and fail to score as his Chevrolet rival went on to win.
Victory for Gordon Shedden in race two saw him move ahead of Neal
in the standings until Jackson won race three.
That win, his fourth of the year, means Jackson now holds an eight
point advantage over Shedden with Neal and Plato within 20 points
of the lead.
Snetterton was also a historic weekend for the series as cars built
to the new NGTC rules scored for the first time. Frank Wrathall’s
Toyota took a fine fourth in race one – and Independent honours –
while the Audi of Rob Austin took tenth in race three.