Watch 'Flash' Gordon back to his best in the BTCC

SCOTLAND’S Gordon Shedden got his 2022 British Touring Car Championship campaign off to a flying start with a win and a huge haul of points.

The Fife ace and three-time BTCC title winner left Donington Park in the Midlands lying second in the table – adding third and ninth places to his victory during the opening three races.

The series has been revamped this year, with hybrid boost technology introduced to the cars, and Honda Civic Type R driver “Flash” Gordon said: “There was some great racing and the car is mega so I am really, really happy.

“There are so many competitive cars, it is just insane out there. To be in the mix is mega – that is exactly what we want just now.”

Rory Butcher, also based out of Knockhill, had a tough start to the weekend with mechanical problems in his Toyota Corolla. But he managed a 10th and seventh place finishes in the last two encounters.

Infiniti Q50 duo Aiden Moffat, from Dalketih, and Glasgow’s Dexter Patterson had a tough weekend. Moffat had to settle for two 16th-place finishes before an early exit in the finale while Patterson was 18th in all three outings.

In the supporting MINI Challenge UK competition, Fifer Ronan Pearson had a stunning reverse-grid win after finishing sixth and fourth in the opening two races.

Falkirk’s Jack Davidson had two second places before an early retirement in race three, while Peebles-based Robbie Dalgleish just missed out on a podium slot in the last encounter.

Perth’s Ru Clark, Aberdeen’s Hannah Chapman, Fifer Joe Tanner and Alloa’s Ross Marshall all had a mixed set of results – typical of the topsy-turvy MINI race action.

Teenage Ginetta Junior star Fergus Chalmers, from Aberdeenshire, was in the heat of some titanic battles – including a stunning