BTCC MEN TARGET FULL BriSCA F1 OUTINGS AFTER SKEGNESS SHOWDOWN
Parfitt and Collard want to tackle a headline meeting in the future
Touring car stars Ricky Collard and Rick Parfitt are planning to enter a full BriSCA F1 race meeting after sampling the machines in a standalone showdown race last weekend.
Ten tin-top stars went to Skegness Raceway last weekend for a BTCC showpiece event. They shared the track together and used borrowed cars, bur Parfitt and Collard have both set their sights on a full meeting in the future.
Infiniti Q50 BTCC driver Parfitt, who drove the machine regularly used by Mark Sargent, said:
“I am genuinely buzzing, and I have already said I will come and to the main meeting next season. I want to come and do a couple of days’ testing and I want to do a proper full-on meeting. I am not brave enough for shale, but I would come back here: why not?”
Collard was in Jason Cull’s car and was in contention for the win until he was bumped out of the lead by Bobby Thompson.
“The cars were fantastic, such good fun. I want to come back and have another go in a full meeting,” said Collard. “These machines are mental and the racing is a case of getting stuck in. With more time in the car, I would certainly enter a meeting in the future.”
For a full report of the event, see pages 30-31
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