Henley-in-Arden's Mat Jackson has thanked racing rival and fellow West Midlander Adam Jones for helping his Jacksons MSport team repair its damaged BMW in time for this weekend's penultimate Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at Knockhill in Scotland.

Mat's #48 BMW was left badly damaged after becoming involved in a multi-car pile-up at Brands Hatch. Mat drove the hastily patched-up car to fourth and then third places to consolidate his sixth place in the table and regain the Independents Drivers lead.

But his participation at Knockhill was still in doubt until replacement parts arrived in time from BMW's motorsport division in Munich, Germany.

Mat says: "Even then it was going to be very tight - we had to cancel all bank holiday weekend leave for the team and everyone's been flat out stripping down the car, straightening it out and rebuilding it. It's been an almighty effort from involved. Everyone has pulled their weight and it's just been a great team effort.

"On behalf of our team a big thank you to Adam Jones's family who run Boywork Solihull and have put on shift workers over the weekend to get the car back into shape. Their help has been invaluable. Nick Whale BMW have also been of great support and managed to supply the parts we needed in time."

Mat is hopeful of strong results in all three BTCC rounds at Knockhill. He's won three times at the Scottish track in wet and dry conditions - the circuit is notorious for its inclement weather - the last two years including twice last year on his way to the SEAT Cupra title. However these will be his first races on the track as a BTCC driver.

His races will all be shown in full with some three and a half hours of coverage on ITV4 and ITV1. Subscription channel Setanta Sports 2 is also showing live all-day coverage (see details below).

Mat adds: "We don't want it too wet - the BMW's rear-wheel-drive is fine if its greasy, but a really wet surface hurts us. The kerbs at Knockhill in some places are also very severe so it'll be important not to overstep the mark on them in a RWD car.

"From a pure driving point of view, Knockhill is my favourite on the calendar along with Oulton Park. The dips and hills and off-camber corners make it very challenging and also very rewarding when you piece together the perfect lap. The crowds there also are very enthusiastic and among the most welcoming. I also enjoy the fact they've kept the track as it is and not put in huge run-offs - some sections really catch your attention and it means the crowds feel much closer to the action which is very important from an atmosphere point of view.

"My goals at Knockhill are simple. Three solid points finishes, hopefully on the podium a couple of times, and challenge for fifth in the championship and, now we've got it back, to build on our lead in the independents championship."