Mg 1-2

rdjones · 26 Aug 2002, 12:21 (Ref:365938)

The sprint race has just finished and its an MG 1-2 and win in the inderpendents as well .............

WELL DONE TO MG - TIME FOR A FEW

I THINK

Steven Gray · 26 Aug 2002, 13:08 (Ref:365959)

I am really glad Thommo didnt finish so that gives Muller another chance at the title. Good old BTCC!!!

MGF · 26 Aug 2002, 13:47 (Ref:365967)

Yahoo!!!

Well Done MG/Reid/Hughes/WSR...

rdjones · 26 Aug 2002, 16:08 (Ref:366027)

and now Hughes has just gone and won the feature, fantastic..................

Watch those MG's fly next season

Speedworx · 26 Aug 2002, 17:58 (Ref:366104)

Complete disaster for Thompson. 0 points from the weekend.

Thompson 161
Muller 157 (doesn't deserve title)
Neal 135
Reid 125
Priaulx 99
Hughes 93

**touringlegend** · 26 Aug 2002, 18:07 (Ref:366108)

Why doesn't Yvan deserve it? He's worked as hard as anyone else, personally I don't mind who's champ, Muller or Thommo are good guys.

kmchow · 26 Aug 2002, 18:24 (Ref:366114)

Wow, that's a nice suprise. So now only Proton needs to score a win and we'll be complete. I guess this puts a lot of pressure on Proton now?

paulzinho · 26 Aug 2002, 18:56 (Ref:366143)

Don't forget the Pugs. Though they did have a podium today and weren't too far off the lead in the feature race.

Fantastic racing, Muller putting Tommo in the gravel at Druids in the Feature race as he exited the pits. Safety car played havoc with some peoples strategies, Reid lost out big time as he had to wait another lap after Warren pitted. Highest placed Asta was only 4th, makes a change doesn't it!

As for the proddies, Simon sweeped it up for Edenbridge, got a nice tap from a Proton around paddock which he held brilliantly...somehow! Managed to recover from losing the lead though! Boardman ran strongly in the feature before being punted off by a Tourer.

Hyla Breese had an engine blow in race one.... didn't make race 2, Jim got a great view of the Barwell Astras getting in a tangle, apparantly Chilton got sideways, Slight backed off suddenly and Jim touched him...or something, amyway Aaron wasn't too happy it seems and there was a garage confrontation. Funnily enough the two teams pits were side by side... Ooer! Jim had a pretty good 2nd race, made a couple of moves going into Druids which kept us happy, ended up 5th I think.

AndyF · 26 Aug 2002, 19:08 (Ref:366157)

Reports make it sound good - am looking forward to the TV coverage next weekend.

Carrie · 26 Aug 2002, 19:20 (Ref:366172)

Thanks for the race report, Paul. Sounds like it's been a good day

So, down to the final rounds for the title decider then. Should be interesting!!!

paulzinho · 26 Aug 2002, 19:26 (Ref:366179)

Sorry its not the most complete report, I'm a bit tired at the moment and there's so much to remember!

MGF · 26 Aug 2002, 19:33 (Ref:366185)

Sorry if I tread on anyone's toes here but I agree with Hakkiman.... I just think that Thommo Deserves the title more.....

There has been a lot of hype surrounding Muller for a long time now, and while I aknowledge his abilities as a driver, I just think that he is over rated when compared with James Thompson, Matt Neal or Anthony Reid..... Sorry, but there it is.

rdjones · 26 Aug 2002, 19:42 (Ref:366192)

Listen to the whole of the first race, which sounded really good, didn't here too much of the 2nd too busy setting up new PC but I can not wait to see the TV coverage

redshoes · 26 Aug 2002, 19:58 (Ref:366204)

Quote:

Originally posted by hakkiman
Complete disaster for Thompson. 0 points from the weekend.

Worse than that. He lost 5 points for an engine change.

Carrie, you should have been there. It was probably the best pair of races all year. Hopefully they've managed to catch most of it on the TV.

**Craig** · 26 Aug 2002, 20:01 (Ref:366205)

The Muller/Thompson clash was a pure racing accident. Muller came out of the pits on cold tyres a nano second ahead of his team mate. James tried to go around the outside of Yvan at Druids and came unstuck when Yvan locked his wheels and the two collided. I have always been a Muller fan and I may have given James a hard time in the past but I genuinely don't mind which of the pair wins this year - they BOTH deserve it. I don't see why Thommo deserves it more than Muller - could that be a bit of nationalism creeping in there folks ? Whoever wins I am looking forward to the battle commencing at Donington - bring it on!

It was also fantastic to see the MG running the whole weekend at the front and realising that Vauxhall have not had a win for three races! Next season really promises to be special.

Shame obviously for Hyla - this time a conrod through the block - but at least he got a decent amount of time in the car at last. Jim was suffering with a fuel surge problem in race one and was caught up in an accident started by Tom Chilton and Aarron Slight. The latter came to ask what happened and left with a flea in his ear... all good fun.

paulzinho · 26 Aug 2002, 20:01 (Ref:366206)

Ah yes, redshoes your mental arithmetic was spot on earlier!

Carrie · 26 Aug 2002, 20:03 (Ref:366208)

Quote:

Originally posted by redshoes

Carrie, you should have been there. It was probably the best pair of races all year.

I wanted to be there, believe me

Steven Gray · 26 Aug 2002, 20:39 (Ref:366228)

Yvan for champion!!
Might I just add this will be one of the first times Yvan will qualify this year with no ballest YESSSSSS!!!

**touringlegend** · 26 Aug 2002, 20:43 (Ref:366234)

And also Thompson's, Steven..

So at least for the Sprint Race at Donington it's all equal for Muller and Thompson...
bring it on!

**Stephen Green** · 27 Aug 2002, 13:04 (Ref:366590)

Craig, from where I was it looked like Muller ran Tommo off the track at Druids. I went over to look at the tyre marks after the race and there are only skids for Tommo, very little for Muller. Sorry, but I honestly believe Tommo was taken out by his team mate.

Tommo was in a foul mood after the off and left the car in the gravel and stormed off back to the pits.

MGF · 27 Aug 2002, 14:01 (Ref:366623)

Perhaps its something that he (Muller) caught off of Plato??

**Craig** · 27 Aug 2002, 14:10 (Ref:366630)

I am not surprised he was in a foul mood! I may be wrong - and I am more than happy to admit it if the TV coverage says otherwise - but from where I was standing I am 99% certain that there was a huge plume of tyre smoke from the number 2 car. His post race comments back this up.

**Stephen Green** · 27 Aug 2002, 14:13 (Ref:366634)

Well it looked like the tyre smoke came from Tommo's car Craig as his were the longest of the skids by far. I only saw the last part as you can imagine from where I was standing but when I chatted to Don over at post 5 afterwards, it certainly looked like Muller took Tommo out. Whether it were on purpose or not is another matter

**Craig** · 27 Aug 2002, 14:30 (Ref:366647)

Well that point I am not arguing - everyone who was there could see that Muller had him off! But it was an accident in my mind and not reminiscent of the Plato/Muller incident at Silverstone last year.

I am sure that Yvan feels bad about it and has apologised to James. This will not help his championship bid of course but I hope it is accepted that it was an accident - not some re-enactment of a Senna/Prost manoueveure.

**Stephen Green** · 27 Aug 2002, 15:28 (Ref:366688)

It would be interesting to klnow what the stewards made of it after the written reports from the Observers on post. Needless to say, taking your team mate out never looks good on the telly the week afterwards and I'm sure there will be more said on the matter, probably behind closed doors at 888 racing