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Arron Newby wins Isle of Man Rally for a third time

Congratulations to Cobra Seats stalwart Arron Newby and his TEG Sport team whose victory in the  2019  Pokerstars Rally on the Isle of Man means that he has now won the event three times.

DRIVERS USING COBRA SEATS SWEEP THE BOARD IN THE BTCC ROLL OF HONOUR

As another stunning British Touring Car Championship season drew to a breath-taking close at Brands Hatch it was drivers and teams using Cobra seats who lifted all the trophies.

So, congratulations to all the winners … and commiserations to other drivers and teams using Cobra seats who packed out the top of the listings.

Brands Hatch Race 3

The sun finally made an appearance for Race 3 and it certainly shone on Colin Turkington – eventually!

While Jason Plato was cruising at the front of the field to take a comfortable win ahead of Rory Butcher (whose 2^nd place in his Cobra Sport AMD Honda Civic secured him the Independent Drivers Championship),  all eyes were on the overall Drivers Championship battle that was evolving behind them.

Brands Hatch Race 2

As the start of Race 2 approached the weather was still posing questions.  The first 22 on the grid opted for wet tyres – in the hope that the track wouldn’t dry out too much.

Colin Turkington had a fantastic start – moving from 5^th to 2^nd by Paddock Hill Bend only to be collected by Matt Neal half a lap later – a controversial incident that moved the Championship leader from 2^nd to last.

THE WAY THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS WON: QUALIFYING FIRST BLOOD TO TURKINGTON

The most important qualification of the BTCC season went the way of Colin Turkington as the BMW driver made a massive statement of intent.  Mastering the wet conditions, in a session interrupted by two red flags, Turkington posted ‘purple after purple’ as he set a succession of fastest times to claim pole by over 3 tenths of a second.  Colin’s 20^th BTCC pole of his career also gave him an invaluable bonus point in the Drivers’ Championship.