On a weekend where the
BMW teams found the going tough, Steven Kane was able to battle to his best result of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season at
Donington Park.
The Carrera Cup graduate qualified down in 16th place as the low-grip nature of the Donington circuit worked against the rear-wheel drive BMWs
Steven Kane gave Motorbase Performance its best result of the season to date at Donington Park on Sunday (4 May) in the third event of the season in the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship.
However, a storming drive in the opening race saw the Northern Irishman climb up to fifth place and leading Independent runner. On the final lap of the race, Kane came under pressure from Stephen Jelley but when the Team RAC man spun across the front of the Motorbase car at the Old Hairpin, it allowed Andy Jordan to get a run on the BMW and take the Independent win – although sixth was still the best result to date for Kane.
In race two, Kane quickly climbed to third place but with light rain falling, he was forced to switch to wet tyres and could manage only twelfth place and he then picked up a stop/go penalty in race three which meant the team was left to use the race as little more than a test session.
"Stephen Jelley spun across me in race one and I had to hit the brakes, so going up the hill from the Old Hairpin Andy Jordan got the run on me," he said. "There was nothing I could do about it. We could have won the Independents' Trophy.
"The second race was all about tyres. I got a brilliant start and got up to third. Although there was hardly any rain, the track was so slippery; it was like driving on ice. I came in and we put the wets on, and it went a wee bit better. But the front-wheel drive cars are just in a world of their own when the conditions are like that.
