Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport and Jake Hill enjoyed a fine weekend at Snetterton, scoring pole position and a double race win to bounce back from the disappointments of Brands Hatch in perfect fashion. The heavy point-scoring weekend maintains Jake’s fourth-place in the Drivers’ Championship but reduces the deficit from thirty-six points to eleven.
Heading into the weekend in determined mood, Jake, engineer Craig Porley and the #24 WSR car crew got straight to work finishing in P1 and P3 respectively in Saturday’s free practice sessions. A dominant qualifying performance then saw Jake top each of his three qualifying groups on his way to recording his third BTCC career pole position – his first in Laser Tools Racing colours.
As Sunday rolled around, changeable weather conditions were the order of the day with tyre strategies and choices giving every team plenty to think about. Jake got his BMW 330e M Sport off to a great start in a wet, race one and controlled the race from start to finish, to claim his first race victory of the 2024 BTCC season.
Looking to double up in race two, Jake was given a ten-second penalty for a jump start off the line alongside fellow WSR stablemate and front-row sitter Bobby Thompson. Not to be perturbed, the Laser Tools Racing man got his head down to try and extend his lead with the field on a mix of wet and slick tyres as the rain continued to play games with the competitors.
With rain falling mid-race, it became clear it was going to be a straight shootout between the wet tyre runners with both Andrew Watson and Dan Cammish trying to keep themselves within a ten-second range of the leading BMW.
