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Kirkistown Report rounds 8 & 9
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Barry-John | Thursday 13th May 2010, 2:58pm
After an excellent start to the season in Kirkistown where Barry-John finished 2nd and 4th, BT Racing moved closer to home for rounds 3 and 4 of the Dunlop Abarth Cup in Mondello Park. Barry-John's confidence was high and he was keen to get on track in Saturday morning testing. Testing went well and the Tom Kane Recovery backed car was handling better then ever.
Qualifying was Saturday at 4 o'clock and the cars headed out on a dry track with a gleaming sun, in fact the weather all weekend was beautiful and it was a great weekend for the spectaters. After just 4 laps Barry-John's oil temperature went very high up to 150 degrees and he came into the pitts. He had been lying in 4th place but by the end of the session he dropped to 8th. The top 9 thow were all within 0.5 of a second so the team new the speed was certainly there and that if they could sort the oil temperature problem then thay would have a great chance of podiums.
Sunday was race day and Barry-John started the first race in 8th place, he got a good start and moved up to 7th straight away. As the race went on the oil temperature rose again but Simon Quinn who was in 12th place went off and the safety car was brought out. This was great for Barry-John as it gave him a chance to cool down his hot engine. When the safety car went in Barry-John hadn't seen it turn off his lights so he was caught sleeping and didn't get the restart he wanted. He eventually caught Paul Copeland and forced him into a mistake and moved up to 6th place. This is where he finished a solid start to the day.
In race two Barry-John had qualified in 6th he got a good start and was up to 3rd side by side with the leaders up to the first corner but was pushed wide and dropped back to 9th. He eventually finished a decent 6th. He Struggled to get past Nigal Pratt lap after lap who he undoubtedly had the pace off. In the end a solid result which leaves him 4th in the championship.
Next round is Anglesea in Wales on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of July, probably Barry-John's favorite track, one that he was seriously competitive at last year. BT Racing are rebuilding the engine so that the car is back to 100% for this all important weakend.
BT Racing jackets are available from Barry-John at just €70 each or Bini hats for just €10. Support your team in style.
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McHenry Starts Season On a High
Barry-John | Wednesday 31st March 2010, 2:05pm

