Brands Hatch BTCC: Rowbottom takes maiden pole position

Rowbottom, in just his second BTCC season, moved to the top of the times with six minutes remaining, and a couple of minutes later the sister Civic Type R of three-time champion Gordon Shedden joined him on the front row, just 0.005 seconds adrift.
While Rowbottom is running without success ballast, the performance looks extremely impressive in light of established star Shedden carrying just …Keep reading