Huge Super Touring grid for BTCC support bill

A hugely impressive 29 cars have been entered for the second round of the HSCC Super Touring Championship at Oulton Park.

Forming part of the support package for the British Touring Car Championship, the grid includes winners from the season opening Thruxton Easter Trophy, John Cleland and championship leader Patrick Watts, as well as GA Class double-winner Nick Whale.

James and Graeme Dodd are also on the entry list after both suffered early mechanical exits in Thruxton’s opening race of the weekend with their Honda Accord and Nissan Primera. James Dodd can be expected to be at the top of the field again at Oulton, after he took a dominant pair of victories at the 2013 Gold Cup.

Making its first appearance of 2014 will be the Ford Mondeo, with two cars entered, one from Alvin Powell and one from Richard Meins. Kingsley Ingram is also scheduled to make his first Super Touring outing of the year in the Mazda 323F.

Simon Garrad, who debuted his Williams Renault Laguna at Thruxton, will be joined by Mark Jones in a similarly liveried ex-Jason Plato Laguna, while Matt Neal’s 1998 Nissan Primera will once again be driven by series organiser Dave Jarman.

A rare Alfa Romeo 155 has been entered by Paul Andrew, the car which dominated the 1994 BTCC season and changed the face of touring car racing with the introduction of aerodynamic aids.

Finally, Max Goff will switch from his 1991 BMW M3, a car three years older than himself, to compete in a Honda Accord.

Provisional Entry List – Rounds 3 & 4 – Oulton Park BTCC Support

No – Driver – Car
1 – Stewart Whyte – Honda Accord
2 – Neil Smith – Alfa 156
3 – James Dodd – Honda Accord
4 – Graeme Dodd – Nissan Primera
6 – Jim Whelan – BMW
7 – Paul Smoth – BMW
8 – Darren Fielding – BMW
9 – Don Grice – BMW
10 – Daniel Wheeler – Nissan Primera
11 – Steve Dymoke – Alfa 156
12 – Patrick Watts – Peugeot 406
14 – Rick Wood – Honda Accord
15 – Craig Davies – Ford RS500
17 – Mark Smith – BMW M3
23 – Derek Palmer – Nissan Primera
24 – Alvin Powell – Ford Mondeo
25 – Max Goff – Honda Accord
27 – Kingsley Ingram – Mazda 323F
31 – Roger Lavender – BMW
36 – Keith Butcher – Nissan Primera
37 – Simon Garrad – Renault Laguna
55 – Paul Andrew – Alfa 155
60 – Mark Wright – Ford Escort
66 – Nick Whale – BMW M3
67 – Tony Absolon – Vauxhall Cavalier
68 – Richard Meins – Ford Mondeo
70 – Dave Jarman – Nissan Primera
79 – Mark Jones – Renault Laguna
98 – John Cleland – Vauxhall Vectra