Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant saw his hopes of a podium go unrewarded at Snetterton as the British Touring Car Championship took centre stage in front of spectators.
The Team BMW driver – back behind the wheel five weeks on from a bruising curtain-raiser at Thruxton – was left to rue what might have been after being spun out of second place in the reverse grid contest.
British GT Championship race winner Jordan Witt heads to Silverstone this weekend for the grand finale of the 2020 season.
And the Nantwich driver is determined to give his all in his bid for the coveted Silver Cup title.
Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant found himself in the wars and out of luck at Snetterton in a British Touring Car Championship meeting to forget.
He had hoped to close the gap on the top five but found himself on the receiving end of collisions in each race, scuppering his chances of a top result.
Tarporley racing driver Tom Oliphant believes hopes of finishing in the top five of the BTCC Championship is “very much alive”.
Oliphant has just races left in the British Touring Car Championships after picking up valuable points at Croft last weekend.
Nantwich racing driver Jordan Witt said he was “absolutely ecstatic” after winning his first overall British GT triumph with a stunning drive at Snetterton.
He produced a remarkable opening lap in the 60-minute race to surge from third on the grid into the race lead – one he and team-mate Jack Mitchell would never relinquish.
Silver Cup challenger Jordan Witt aims to keep his 2020 title ambitions on track in the penultimate event of the British GT Championship season at Snetterton this weekend.
Nantwich man Witt is fourth in the class standings ahead of the two one-hour races at the Norfolk track.
Team BMW’s Tom Oliphant scored a trio of top 10 finishes in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton to clinch the Jack Sears Trophy.
Tarporley-born Oliphant bounced back from a frustrating event at Snetterton in style in his BMW 330i M Sport.
Tarporley motor racing driver Tom Oliphant was left to endure a frustrating return to Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship action as the series roared back into life at Snetterton.
Tom Oliphant hailed an “awesome” team performance after he secured his highest finishes in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton.
The Tarporley-born racer finished with a pair of eighth place finishes in Norfolk, and now looks to build on that when the championship moves to Rockingham Motor Speedway on August 11-12.
Tom Oliphant enters a five-week break from his maiden Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign on a high after strong finishes at Croft.
The Tarporley racer enjoyed his strongest overall race-day so far with a hat-trick of top 16 finishes, having included his fourth and fifth points scoring results of the season.
Nantwich MINI Challenge driver Rob Smith powered to a top four finish at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk in a weekend of mixed fortunes.
The MINI UK VIP Customer Team driver just missed out on silverware by 0.3 seconds in Saturday’s race before contact early in race two on Sunday ended a potential challenge for victory.
Nantwich racing driver Rob Smith’s bid to end the season with silverware were dashed in the final race.
Smith, racing in the Mini Challenge, suffered gearbox problems in the last race at Snetterton 300 Circuit in Norfolk.
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