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Eoin Murray says three top six
British Touring Car Championship finishes in his Quest Racing Alfa
Romeo at Thruxton tomorrow are realistic targets even if
results so far this season haven’t yet gone his way.
The
24-year-old Irishman believes his Alfa 156’s sleek aerodynamics
and handling abilities through quick corners will enable him to
show strongly at the high-speed Hampshire circuit. He’s already proved rapid, in practice at Brands Hatch before
a shunt prematurely ended his weekend, and at Rockingham where
he qualified an excellent fifth fastest overall.
But the Dubliner told BTCC.net: “Finishing only one race out
of the first six isn’t quite what I’d had in mind. To not be
able to start the three races at Brands was a big blow and then
to retire from two of the races at Rockingham was very
frustrating. “Finishing ninth and getting a few points in the first
Rockingham race was OK, but after qualifying fifth I’d been
hoping for a lot better than that. Even in that race I had
damage to the steering after another car hit me.
“Thruxton I think will be stronger for us than any of those
circuits. It will suit the Alfa’s engine, aerodynamics and
handling and I love driving the circuit. I’d like to get three top six finishes at Thruxton. It’s a
tall order but if we get the car’s set-up to work for the whole
race distance then that’s possible. I was struggling for grip in
the second half of the first race at Rockingham, but we think
we’ve solved that now.
“Qualifying well is always important and I might be at a
disadvantage as I don’t have a team-mate to give me a tow from
Church up the hill into the chicane. You’ll see the two-car
teams trying that whereas when you’re on your own it requires a
bit of luck to end up in someone’s slipstream. It’s going to be
a very interesting three races, really close.”
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