TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK’s Rory Butcher collected his 11th career triumph in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park last weekend (26/27 August), to the delight of the many attending guests from nearby Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK).It was Ricky Collard who spearheaded the Speedworks Motorsport-run outfit’s challenge in qualifying, as he threw his British-built Toyota Corolla GR Sport around the Leicestershire circuit’s legendary ‘GP’ layout with brio, earning third on the grid.There was disappointment, however, for team-mates Butcher and George Gamble. Butcher and Gamble made positive progress through the pack to take the chequered flag in close company in 11th and 13th.In dry conditions in race two, Collard produced another strong drive to wind up sixth, two spots in front of Butcher, who continued his upward momentum by battling his way to eighth. I was in and amongst it, which is where I want to be, and it was the same in race two.“We then had a proper ‘old-school’ race three. Going from an old tyre to a new tyre seemed to unsettle the balance of the car, but we knew we could still do some damage in the races.“It was nice to have a wet race in the first of them, and we made good progress to gain five places.

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