Solid racing return for Dan Kirby at Snetterton
The team at Trio Leasing are delighted to be partnering with Dan for his TCR Campaign in his Cupra Leon, having enjoyed sponsoring the Lazer Tools team in BTCC this is a winning partnership for both Dan and Trio.
This week Dan Kirby enjoyed a solid return to action after an 18 month hiatus from racing with a brace of top twelve finishes from the opening rounds of the new TCR UK season at Snetterton.
The Essex-based racer was taking part in his first event since the 2021 season finale at Donington Park, having elected to take time off in 2022 to focus on his award-winning businesses.
Having elected to get back behind the wheel for what promises to be the biggest season to date for the TCR UK series, Dan was able to secure a late deal to join the grid with the Zest Racecar Engineering team, putting him behind the wheel of a new Cupra Leon Competición TCR alongside former BTCC racer Carl Boardley.
Dan made the trip to Snetterton with a day of testing under his belt during the season launch event at Donington Park, although wet weather conditions meant he headed into the dry season opener with plenty still to learn about the new car.
Saving his best lap of the session until the end, Dan put his GKR Scaffolding, Trio Leasing, Trade Price Cars and We Are Fortis-backed car in 15th place on the grid for the opening race, although he would make up a spot before the start when the Hyundai of poleman Bradley Kent was excluded from the results.
Undeterred, Dan was able to get his head down and was soon making up places as he worked his way through the field to 13th place by the finish, before being promoted a spot post-race thanks to a penalty elsewhere.
Starting twelfth on the grid for race two, Dan was lucky to avoid the spinning car of Chris Smiley going through turn one, and after a brief safety car period, he was able to work his way forwards into the top ten.
A trip off track whilst dicing for position with the similar Cupra of Jenson Brickley cost Dan five spots but he recovered once again to come back through to twelfth place at the finish.
The double points finish leave Dan 13th in the standings ahead of round two at Croft next month.
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