SUPERB ROCKINGHAM TOP 10 FOR ERKUT KIZILIRMAK

HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship racer Erkut Kizilirmak declared himself a new-found fan of the UK’s less than favourable climate at Rockingham International Sports Car Circuit today after conquering atrocious conditions to claim his first overall top 10 finish of the season during round six. The 38-year-old, from Istanbul in Turkey, had taken part in just two wet races prior to this afternoon’s rain-lashed encounter – which was screened live on ITV4 – but he produced a virtuoso performance at the Northamptonshire venue to lap within half a second of Vauxhall’s reigning BTCC Champion Fabrizio Giovanardi.