Honda returns to Thruxton circuit this weekend for BTCC

Halfords Yuasa Racing is bidding to bounce back from the Donington Park disappointment this weekend (6^th and 7^th May) with a return to its winning ways in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship around the fastest circuit in the U.K. - Thruxton.

Gordon Shedden looked to have consolidated his championship lead with a race three triumph last time out, only for a technical infringement to deny the defending title holder his second victory of the season.

Consequently slipping to fourth in the standings, the Scot is fired up to fight back around a track that has always played to Honda's strengths - with an impressive 50 percent strike rate over the past seven years.

Halfords Yuasa Racing teammate Matt Neal, for his part, has his sights set on drawing level with touring car legend Andy Rouse on 60 BTCC wins - and the three-time champion feels there could be no better place to mark that momentous milestone than on Honda's home turf, with the Civic Type R being assembled just up the road in Swindon.

Shedden and Neal laid down a marker during last week's pre-event test at Thruxton, when they served signal of intent by lapping second and fourth-quickest, respectively, as Hondas swept the top four positions on the timing screens. Both men are confident of maintaining that positive momentum over the course of the race weekend.