Solid results net CBT man Jordan plenty of points / British Touring Cars

CBT Motorsport-backed Andrew Jordan produced a battling display in the British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill to close in on his title rivals as the series heads towards its conclusion.

In race one and using the softer tyre from his eighth place on the grid, Jordan held station to the end of the race in eighth, thanks to a gutsy, defensive drive.

With temperatures rising at the picturesque Fife circuit, race two brought with it great optimism for Andy as he lined up fifth after setting a strong lap time in race one. Jordan kept Sam Tordoff at bay in the early exchanges before the BMW driver suffered damage at Scotsman on lap three, removing him from proceedings, and Andy went on to secure fifth at the line.

The reverse grid race produced yet even more action, with Jordan lining up seventh. Andy had to defend all race long to hold on to seventh, sniffing at sixth place on a couple of occasions, but more often than not batting away the advances of Mat Jackson’s Ford Focus and a host of others throughout the race.

By virtue of his trio of consistent finishes, Jordan has closed the gap by 11 points to series leader Jason Plato, who now leads by a mere 30 points.

The British Touring Car Championship heads to Corby in Northamptonshire next, where rounds 22, 23 and 24 see the series tackle the high-speed banking and twisty infield of Rockingham on 5-6 September.

Andrew Jordan: “It was a good weekend all things considered. I absolutely got the most out of the car I could and that is probably the best I have driven all year over a whole weekend. It is a little frustrating that the car wasn’t where we wanted it to be in race three as opposed to race one or two. There are a few issues we need to iron out, but this circuit really doesn’t suit long-wheelbase cars, so coming here was always going to be a lesson in damage limitation. Race three again was just about sitting there and defending; there was nothing more I could do. Again though, considering we are a little closer in terms of points we can feel confident heading to Rockingham now.”