A battling performance on track saw BRISTOL STREET MOTORS with EXCELR8 secure victory as it made its first Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship appearance on the Donington Park GP circuit. The opening race on Sunday would be held in wet conditions, with Ingram taking the lead from Sutton at the start before his rival battled back ahead on the second lap. Despite being forced to start from the back, and with his car experiencing some technical issues, Halstead showed solid pace in the worst of the conditions and would take the flag in 24th place. Battling his technical issue, Halstead would take the flag in 20th place. “We managed to get ahead of Ash [Sutton] at the start of the opening race but he was able to reclaim the place. Ronan Pearson said: “I was delighted after qualifying as I knew we had more to come with the car, but the rain in race one made it a tough start.

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