RAWDON'S Sam Tordoff claimed a victory on his 'local' circuit of Croft as his West Surrey Racing team notched an historic hat-trick in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Team-mates Andy Priaulx and Rob Collard also notched victories, and they set the tone in race one when Priaulx, pole man Tordoff and Collard secured a 1-2-3 – the first squad to gain a clean sweep for six years.

Tordoff, who is now back in the title race in fourth, then notched a lights-to-flag victory in the second race, with Collard and Priaulx leading the way in the final race, Tordoff finishing sixth.

Yorkshireman Tordoff, who has 162 points and is ahead of team-mates Collard (eighth, 127) and Priaulx (ninth, 126), said: “It’s been a fantastic day. A win, a second and a hard-fought sixth on soft tyres is a great set of results, and our position in the championship reflects this.

"It’s been a great home weekend and the crowds have been brilliant. There was pressure on us coming in, but we more than delivered as a team with three wins.

"I envisaged I’d be in the championship challenge, and this weekend has put us right up there.

"We’ll be working hard over the summer break – I’ve got fond memories of Snetterton (the next round on August 8-9) from the last few years, so I’m confident going there.”