Dan Cammish:
“Racing a touring car around Croft is something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. It’s great to finally be in the main game, the main show. It is a great circuit and I’ve gone well there in the past. I’ve never driven this car there before, so I’ll only have two practice sessions to try to figure out how to become a front wheel-drive master! Hopefully we can do a very good job for the home crowd, and I see no reason why we can’t pick up some very good points. This is a very steep learning curve for me, but I’ve been in the mix at every race so let’s see what comes. I’ll give it absolutely everything to make sure that I get the best out of myself and the car and that everybody has a great day out. There’s a bit of home advantage before, and you do get a real kick out of knowing that the crowd’s behind you. Being in Yorkshire, I’m sure I’ll have a fair few supporters and I’m really looking forward to it.”
Halfords Yuasa Racing heads north for the fifth weekend on the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship calendar at Croft on 23/24 June with its sights set firmly on maintaining the momentum of its burgeoning title challenge ahead of the summer hiatus.
Dan retained his position inside of the Drivers’ top ten following Oulton Park and a made a return to the summit of the Jack Sears Trophy for rookie drivers. Dan takes renewed optimism to Croft as he bids for more silverware – this time on home soil.
Dan’s Team Dynamics-backed Honda squad recorded its fifth podium in four meetings with Matt Neal’s charge to second place in race two at Oulton Park behind the wheel of the new Civic Type R. The three-time BTCC champion in doing so bolstered his hopes of collecting a record-equalling fourth crown.
Only 26 points shy of the standings lead, Neal heads to Croft poised to make further inroads towards the top of the table. The demanding Yorkshire venue is known for its blend of a twisty ‘complex’ section, tricky flat-out sweepers and arguably the toughest final corner on the BTCC calendar, making it a real test of the Civic Type R’s all-round strength.
It is for this reason Neal credits Honda as having such an excellent record at Croft, with six wins and 12 podiums to his name, and why he anticipates the latest generation Type R will continue that reputation.