A cool overcast Thursday with a brisk breeze blowing and occasional light rain plus the recent tragic Donington Park F4 accident involving Billy Monger still very fresh in the minds of drivers, conditions were perhaps not perfect for a test day at Thruxton but when the date is in the diary you still have to turn up.
With a test day reserved especially for Dunlop BTCC teams and their support races the opportunity to get a few laps in at Thruxton circuit was enough to attract a good selection of teams from the current Dunlop BTCC, the Clio Cup, F4 British Championship and the Michelin Ginetta GT4 Supercup.
On a track test day things seem a little more relaxed in the paddocks with cars being quietly worked on, tyres checked and engine tweeks made. Many cars are still sporting wounds from their most recent races, for a photographer it is a chance to mix in the paddocks and take a few pictures without the massive crowds or pressure on the drivers of a full race day.
(For more information regarding F4 racing driver Billy Monger and to help support him with his future please visit this crowdfunding page or check out the hashtag #billywhizz on twitter)
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Working on the hub of a Honda
Formula 4
Halfords Yuasa Honda of Gordon Shedden sits quietly in the garage ahead of BTCC testing at Thruxton
Dyson In Pit Board
Clio Cup Cars on Axle Stands
Clio Cup Drivers Chatting
Clio Cup Harrison in the Thruxton Chicane
Clio Cup Cars in Thruxton Chicane
Renault Clio Pushing Hard Through Thruxton Chicane
Clio Cup Cars in Thruxton Pits
BTCC Driver Rob Collard
Simpson Honda Sporting a Few Dented Panels
Clio Cup Driver Pidgley in the Chicane, Thruxton
Formula 4 Car at Thruxton Chicane
Working on a Clio Cup Car in the Paddock Thruxton
Matt Neal Climbs in to His BTTC Honda Type R
Formula 4 Car in Thruxton Chicane
Ginettas Power Down Thruxton Pit Straight
Ginetta in the Paddock Thruxton
Ginettas Racing Down the Pit Straight Thruxton
Checking Ginetta Tyre Pressures
Halfords Yuasa Honda
HHC Motorsport Ginetta
Ginetta at the Chicane Thruxton
Duo Ginetta at the Chicane Thruxton
Simpson Ginetta
Ginetta Entering the Pit Straight, Thruxton
Working on a Formula 4 Car, Thruxton Paddock
Formula 4 Car in the Paddock Thruxton
Formula 4 Car Front
Formula 4 Body Panels
Fitting the Wheels Formula 4
Formula 4 Driver Jacky Liu
Formula 4 Cars Thruxton
Formula 4 Nose Cones
Down Time, Formula 4 Thruxton
Ginetta, Pits, Thruxton
BTCC Driver Tom Chilton
team Chat in the Pits Thruxton
Team Shredded Wheat BTCC Car
Waiting for Another Wheel
BTCC Driver Martin Depper
BTCC Cars in the Pit lane Thruxton
Pushing Out Colin Turkington’s BMW Thruxton
Andrew Jordan Pirtek BMW in the Chicane at thruxton
Andrew Jordan’s BMW Approaches the Pit Straight Thruxton
Checking a Few Things on Colin Turkington’s BMW
Pirtek BMW in the Paddock Thruxton
Working on the Simpson Honda
Working on the Pirtek BMW of Andrew Jordan
Rob Collard in the Chicane at Thruxton
Fitting a Wheel to a Clio Cup Renault
Passing Down the Thruxton Pit Lane
Shredded Wheat Ford Entering Thruxton Pit Straight
Team Shredded Wheat BTCC Ford
Marking Tyres on the Team Parker Ford
Team Parker BTCC Ford in the Pit Lane Truxton
Eurotech Honda Lights On at the Chicane Thruxton
Rob Collard in his BMW Thruxton Pit Lane
Norlan BTCC Chevrolet in the Thruxton Chicane
Team Chat
Halfords Yuasa Honda Camped out at the end of the Pit Lane Thruxton
Handy Motorsport Toyota exits Thruxton Pit Lane
Speedworks BTCC Car in Thruxton Pit Lane
WSR Check a Few Things on their BMW
Eurotech Honda in Thruxton Pit Lane
Brisky Racing Clio Cup Cars on Stands
Handy Motorsport Working on their Car in the Thruxton Pits
Rob Austin About to Regret Going Straight on in the Chicane
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