Northern Irelands Colin Turkington dominated the seventh round of the British Touring Car Championship by winning the first two races at Knockhill in Fife. He guided his BMW 1 Series home by a three-second winning margin in race one, taking the lead from lap two and then setting a scorching pace. Worcestershire driver Rob Austin, who held pole position, had to settle for third following a thrilling battle with runner-up Gordon Shedden, the reigning champion, who hails from Fife. Turkington took pole for race two, and after building a steady early lead he never looked back. Austin and Shedden, meanwhile, swapped finishing positions from race one. Race three saw Turkington complete a fine day with fourth place as Andrew Jordan led from start to finish. Jordan produced a flawless drive ahead of series leader Matt Neal to now trail him by nine points in the standings. The final podium place went to Rob Collard. To buy any DC Thomson photograph phone 01382 575002 or email webphotosales@dcthomson.co.uk.
Northern Ireland’s Colin Turkington dominated the seventh round of the British Touring Car Championship by winning the first two races at Knockhill in Fife.
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