Mikey Doble lost for words following breakthrough BTCC victory

Mikey Doble has shared his delight after claiming his first British Touring Car Championship race win at Snetterton this past weekend.

The Power Maxed Racing driver produced a commanding performance in reverse grid encounter to lead from lights-to-flag, fending off the late advances of four-time champion Ash Sutton in the process.

Qualifying in fourth on Saturday, the Vauxhall Astra driver elected to roll the dice on strategy on race day and ran the hard tyre in race one – which ultimately set him up for his milestone moment later in the day on the more preferable soft tyre.

Not only was the win Doble’s first in the series but it was also the first of any Independent in the BTCC in a staggering 1001 days. It was also the for Power Maxed Racing since Jason Plato triumphed in 2019.

“I’m lost for words really,” said Doble. “I’ve never been one to show too much emotion but I think everyone that’s been on this journey with me has demonstrated just how much this means. To now be able to call myself a BTCC race winner is absolutely incredible.

“I come from a racing family and simply being in this championship is a feat in itself. We don’t take anything for granted so this win means the world to us; coming into this season this was always the aim and I’m so proud to have got it done.

“Qualifying in P4 I sort of knew that I probably wouldn’t have the outright pace to run with the three in front of me so I thought let’s be a bit different and run the hard tyre in race one – all in the hope of playing the long game.

“Hanging onto P9 was a great result in race one and then to move up to P6 on the soft tyre set us up perfectly for race three, especially when we got drawn onto pole position. I just got my head down and tried to build a gap as those on hard tyres provided that buffer to the other soft runners.

“I’ll admit that those last few laps were a bit nerve-wracking but that’s to be expected when arguably the best driver of this generation is chasing you down. Thankfully I just focused on the job in hand, hit my marks and brought it home.

“It’s going to take a little while to sink in but I’ve got say a massive thank you to everyone at Power Maxed Racing as they truly deserve this win. I’ve also got to thank my family, friends and sponsors for their continued support on this journey.”