The final round of the BTCC took place at Mendip Raceway located by the seaside in weston super-mare. The track is one of the most challenging of the season due its mixture of high speed and bumps. Heading into the final round both Olly Jefferies and Chris Grainger were tied with two wins each so it set the scene for a winner takes all at the final round with the best three from five scores to count towards the championship. .
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After four rounds of qualifying it was Chris Grainger who took the TQ postion with Olly lining up in second. The final was the highlight of the day with both drivers battling nose to tail for the entire five minutes. Olly took the lead early in the race only for Chris to take the postion back close to the end to take the win and overall Schumacher BTCC championship.
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Modified TC final result:
1. Chris Grainger 2. Olly Jefferies â“ XRAY T4
3. Ben Cosgrove
4. Colin Price
5. Matthew White 6. James Hart â“ XRAY T4
7. Zak Smith
8. Adam Catchpole
9. Chris Ashton
10.Elliott Harper
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Over in the 13.5 class Zak Finlay took TQ honours with his XRAY and went on to dominate the final eventually crossing the line half a lap clear of the chasing pack. The win also gave zak the overall championship. Tom Jefferies had his best result of season crossing the finish line in fifth.
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Pro Stock TC final result:
1. Zak Finlay - XRAY T4
2. Mark Wallace
3. Chris Gunter
4. Nathan Wilson 5. Tom Jefferies - XRAY T4
6. Lee Price
7. Andy Travis
8. Darren Lee
9. Mark Giaquinto
10.Rob West
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The XRAY team now focus on the final round of the BRCA championship with both modified and stock championships still open
