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VECT001 - Edition 2,000
1:43 Scale
With just 9 points between Jason Plato (SEAT) and Fabrizio Giovanardi
(Vauxhall Vectra), Thruxton was an exciting finale to the BTCC season
last year. It was nail-biting to the very end, as the first two races
saw Giovanardi taking first place whilst Plato closely followed. And
although Plato worked hard to gain ground from his sixth-place position
in the final race, Giovanardi showed spectacular skills to get a great
start from seventh position to second - enough to crown him as the new
Dunlop MSA Touring Car Champion 2007. Giovanardi said: "This is
incredible. It has been an amazing fight all year and Jason has always
kept ahead until this, the final race. I have won touring car titles
before, but this has been the toughest. Even on the last lap I knew
Jason was close. It's been like this all year. He has been a great rival
and what he has done today with the injuries he suffered this week was
really brave - a real fighting spirit." Plato who was also celebrating his 40th birthday, went into the race with burn injuries he'd gained from an accident earlier in the week whilst filming for Channel 5's Fifth Gear. Paying tribute to Giovanardi, Plato said: "It's been a great championship and Fabrizio is a great champion.
This is a 1:43rd scale model with the full 2007 Holiday Inn livery. 2008 liveries will be available around August/September
