Gordon Shedden
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| Gordon Shedden | |
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| 2008 BTCC driver | |
| Nationality |  |
| Nickname | Flash |
| Car # | 52 |
| Team | Team Halfords |
| Car | Honda Civic TypeR |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Podium finishes | 21 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 16 |
| Debut season | 2001 |
| Best championship result | 4th (2006) |
| 2008 position | 7th (84 points) |
Gordon Shedden of Fife, Scotland is an auto racing competitor, who for 2008 is racing for Team Halfords in their British Touring Car Championship Honda Civic, his third year in the championship with the team.
[edit] Early years
In 2000 Shedden won the Ford Fiesta championship, with 9 wins. He raced in the Seat Cupra Championship, finishing as runner-up in 2003 and 4th in 2004 [1]. He also did a one-off in the Production Class of the BTCC at Knockhill in 2001, and at the same circuit in the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2005[2]. He was entered in the 2002 BTCC by GR Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo, but this never reached the track. He has worked as Business Development Manager for the circuit[[3]], alongside his wife Jillian. He has raced at Macau several times.
[edit] BTCC
Shedden was chosen by Team Halfords for the 2006 BTCC, alongside reigning series champion Matt Neal, noting that "it’s brilliant to have a teammate that I can learn so much from". He took his first win in the series in race 7 at Oulton Park, and added another in round 10 at Thruxton, where he also took his first pole position. He finished 4th overall with five wins in 2006, finishing the season as rookie of the year.
In 2007 he team switched to the Honda Civic, and again took four wins. He was third overall ahead of Neal.
For 2008 he is the de facto team leader alongside Tom Chilton, with Neal joining Vauxhall. He took a 2nd place in the season opener [4], but crashed heavily in race 3 [5]. He didn't take a podium finish at Donington Park [6]. At Thruxton he led races 1 and 3, but suffered punctures on lap 8 of both races.[7]
 Shedden celebrates his first BTCC win at Oulton Park in 2006. |
 Shedden driving the Team Halfords-run Honda Civic at the Oulton Park round of the 2007 British Touring Car Championship. |
 Shedden's Civic leads two of the VX Racing Vauxhalls at the Croft round of the 2008 British Touring Car Championship. |
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