Dan Cammish:
“It’s been a run of bad luck and disappointment for a couple of races, which is a shame because we’ve certainly had speed, we just haven’t had a way of showing it. I was involved in three incidents at Silverstone, none of which I can say were particularly my fault. In race one Colin span and I had nowhere to go, so I hit him, which damaged the radiator. In races two and three I drove very well from the back of the grid only to have tyre failure, twice, which we’re still looking into. It’s a shame, because in race two, I got to 12th from last and then Ash pulled out ball 12, so I should have started on pole.
“It’s disappointing, but I’m trying to stay positive. It’s been a really tough few months. I haven’t really scored any meaningful points since Croft, which is quite hard to get my head round, but I still sit sixth overall, which shows how good a job we did in the first half. I’m keen to get to Brands and try and finish strongly, because there’s been some serious positives this year. I go there feeling like we can do a good job, because I think we have a fast car. I’m looking forward to qualifying, I have a nice amount of hybrid, so I’m confident we can do a really good job and fingers crossed we can have a strong weekend to finish the season.”
Dan Cammish heads to Brands Hatch this weekend (October 7/8) for the final rounds of the 2023 British Touring Car Championship season, aiming to finish on a high note after some terrible luck in recent races.
The Yorkshireman suffered a front brake failure at Donington Park which sent him into the barriers at high speed, moments after topping the times in FP1 and, with his NAPA Racing Ford Focus ST damaged beyond repair in the incident, he was forced to sit out the rest of the weekend’s action.
At Silverstone last time out, Dan was unable to finish any of the three races, being caught up in a moment for Colin Turkington, who spun across the front of his car leaving him nowhere to go and causing damage to the radiator, while in both races two and three meanwhile, he twice had tyre failures, again through no fault of his own.
Coming into Brands Hatch, Dan knows the car is still quick and those non-finishes were unusual events out of his control. He boasts an impressive track record at the circuit, having clinched his inaugural BTCC victory there in 2018, followed by a second triumph during the same weekend and wins in both 2019 and 2020.
As ever, coverage of all three races will be broadcast live on ITV4 on Sunday October 8th, while qualifying will also be shown on the ITV Sport YouTube channel on Saturday afternoon in the UK.
