Pickford finds his feet
James was the SEAT star of Round 5 when he powered his way to 4th place after starting from 7th on the grid and also recorded the fastest lap of all the manufacturer-entered cars in the race. Sixth and 7th place finishes in Rounds 4 and 6 respectively rounded up a gutsy performance from the Macclesfield driver.
 James said: "All in all it's been a cracking race weekend - the team has got all three cars to the finish of every race again, I've collected more points and so has SEAT. I've made a lot of progress since my BTCC debut at Donington and I'm really looking forward to Brands Hatch as hopefully I'll be better there again."
2005 BTCC points (after Round 6)
Drivers'
1. Dan Eaves ….80pts
2. Matt Neal ….72pts
3. Yvan Muller….65pts
4. Jason Plato….44pts
5. Rob Collard….35pts
6. Colin Turkington….34pts
7. James Pickford….27pts
8. Luke Hines….19pts
9. Gavin Smith….17pts
10. Tom Chilton….9pts
Manufacturers
1. Vauxhall….173pts
2. SEAT….153pts
Teams'
1. Team Halfords….145pts
2. VX Racing….103pts
3. SEAT Sport UK….69pts
4. WSR….36pts
5. Arena Motorsports….8pts
Rounds 7, 8 and 9 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship take place at Brands Hatch on
Sunday 4th June.
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