Priaulx and the BTCC head to Thruxton
ANDY PRIAULX will be as close to home as he can get when the British Touring Car Championship descends on Thruxton this weekend.
The popular Hampshire circuit has been welcoming the BTCC for almost half-a-century – with the first race taking place there in 1968 – and it boasts the highest average speed of any track on the calendar, with the tin-top brigade reaching in excess of 160mph through flat-out Church Corner.
The demanding layout calls for nerves of steel and maximum commitment, and victories at Thruxton are always hard-fought.
It will be the first time Priaulx has raced there in over a decade.
'I'm very motivated for Thruxton, as I really want to make some progress in the championship and close the gap to the leaders,' said the three-time World Touring Car Champion, a high-profile BTCC returnee this year.
'While I may not have raced there for 13 years, it is a track I remember with affection, even though the racing there is pretty challenging.'
More in Thursday's Guernsey Press.
