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Summerfield wins 2nd Place in the British Truck Racing Association Championship 2009


BTRC: Bosses eye Croft round for 2010
The British Truck Racing Championship has its sights set on adding Croft to its 2010 calendar after series bosses approved a demonstration run to be held there later this year.
2009 sees the 25th anniversary of the championship. As part of its TruckFest North East celebrations, five trucks will run at the Yorkshire venue on May 30/31 in the hope of paving the way for a full blooded championship round the following year.
Croft’s future is still clouded in uncertainty after local residents won a court action prohibiting its motorsport activities. But, says BTRA vice-chairman Stuart Oliver, such a ruling could play into the
championship’s hands.
“The track is not licensed yet as fully fledged truck racing venue and this is a step towards gaining that approval,” he said. “Truck racing is a viable option for Croft because restricted diesel engines are not as loud as a motorbike, a racing car or even a kart.”
25th anniversary celebrations are also scheduled for the Donington Park round on August 9
where organisers are hoping to bring together drivers who were present for the first ever
BTRA event held there in 1984.
Summerfield shows the fellow drifters how its done
Down at Snetterton Circut on the Sunday 11th October 2009, Mat Summerfield went against one of the top European Drift Champions Phil Morrison. Drifting around the bends along with Phil Morrison right beside him, hanging it out wide leaving plenty of smoke behind him, with over one thousand cheering spectators Mat gets the audiences attention.
"A Truck Drifting"




Summerfield grabs win but championship gap widens - Published on 20-Aug-2009
THE latest rounds of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship took place at the high-speed Thruxton circuit in Hampshire and saw Burton-based driver Mat Summerfield collect more points in his ERF truck.
In an action-packed weekend of racing, Summerfield made an excellent start in the first race to take the lead on the opening lap, but circuit officials deemed his start was too good and he was forced to take a drive through penalty for anticipating the start. Despite this, Summerfield managed to fight back from last place to finish a creditable fifth at the finish.
In the second of the Delphi Championship races, early leader David Jenkins, in his MAN, also suffered at the hands of the officials by earning a 30-second penalty for corner cutting at the chicane, which dropped him out of the leadership battle. It was reigning champion Stuart Oliver who held on for victory ahead of the resurgent Summerfield, who put in another solid performance.
The non-championship Grand Final of the Anglo-French Challenge produced some real excitement, but the foreign visitors did not get a real look-in. In a repeat of the previous weekend at Donington Park, Summerfield kept his best performance until last with a lights-to-flag victory. The mechanical engineer kept his nerve to hold an early lead while under constant threat from Jenkins in the opening laps of the race.
The duo pulled well clear of the rest of the field, but Jenkins’ challenge ended when he collected a drive through penalty for excessive kerb hopping at the chicane.
Fortunately for him, he was so far in front that he still managed to return in second place and hold on for runners-up spot, with Oliver taking the final podium spot ahead of top French runner Philippe Arlaud (Renault).
Speaking after the race, Sumerfield said: “It’s great to score another victory, but it would have been better to get the win in the championship race to close the points gap to Stuart Oliver.” Summerfield still lies in second place in the title race as the drivers head to the next rounds at Pembrey on October 17 and 18.
Summerfield on the podium twice as his MAN ERF storms through the chequered flag
Mat Summerfield was back in the action at Pembrey, South Wales during the penultimate rounds of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship. The driver from the Midlands wowed the Welsh spectators with 2 daring races to the flag.
Mat had strong competition for the position from Rick Collett, driving the other Summerfield built MAN. However, in the end Mat was consistent and smooth as the truck launched towards 100mph on the welsh circuit.
With 2 podium positions in the bag, the signs were good for race three. Sadly during the race, problems with the prop shaft led to an early retirement allowing Collett to come through and take mat’s third place spot.
As a late comer into the 2008 season, Mat has been consistent throughout. Whilst the championship as been decided, all eyes will be on Mat as he enters the final 2 rounds at Brands Hatch. With nothing to lose and no ‘safe game’ to play, Summerfield is sure to pull everything out of the bag and show fellow competitors what they will have to beat in 2009.