Gordon Shedden will continue his British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) title challenge at Thruxton this weekend after a promising start to his campaign. Rounds 10, 11 and 12 will take place at the Hampshire cuircit on Sunday, May 18th which is also live on ITV 4.
Shedden started his senior racing career in 2001 where he raced at Knockhill in the BTCC Production Class. He was the Production Class winner in Round 14 of the championship, which was a big achievement as he only raced in rounds 13 and 14 of the championship.
He then moved to SEAT Cupra Championship in 2003 and 2004 and finished a successful 2nd and 4th over the two seasons. He moved on in 2005 and raced in a one-off in the Porsche Carrera Cup at Knockhill. He has also had a spell of working as Business Development Manager for his home track at Knockhill.
This is Shedden’s third season in the BTCC, and he is still with the Halfords Team as he aims to improve on his previous seasons. On his debut season in 2006 he managed a 4th placed finish in the championship thanks to wins at Oulten Park, Thruxton and two wins at Donington Park.
In 2007 Shedden kept his seat on the Halfords team and repaid their trust by clinching 3rd place in the championship. Wins at Oulten Park, Donington Park, Snetterton and Knockhill helped the Scot recover from a poor start which prevented him launching a title challenge.
This year, the 29-year-old has managed a win at Rockingham and is currently sitting in 4th place in the championship. However he still has his favourite circuits to race so he will be confident in making up ground to Matt Neal, Jason Plato and Frabrizio Giovanardi. He still needs 29 points to catch championship leader Giovanardi, but with seven racing weekends still to go Shedden will be looking to close the gap and improve on his 3rd place finish of last season.
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