BTCC @ Brands Hatch Indy 2nd/3rd April

kals · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:19 pm

Honda's biggest concern is their new power unit, which is relatively untested / unproven. But I think they may just be purposely down playing their chances like they did pre-2007 when they launched the new Civic. And that car won race 3 that first race weekend.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:23 pm

kals wrote:

Honda's biggest concern is their new power unit, which is relatively untested / unproven. But I think they may just be purposely down playing their chances like they did pre-2007 when they launched the new Civic. And that car won race 3 that first race weekend.

But it was way off of mounting a title challenge

kals · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:38 pm

Oh too true, but the chassis which has been developed as is now (4-5 years in development) will be a viable title contender this season, it will just have a slightly weaker engine first thing.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:39 pm

kals wrote:

Oh too true, but the chassis which has been developed as is now (4-5 years in development) will be a viable title contender this season, it will just have a slightly weaker engine first thing.

They have to be consistent though. IIRC Neal had a horror one weekend last year and it cost him. Plato will be taking 30 points at least a meeting I'd guess so Neal/Shedden need to be finishing on the podium a lot

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:45 pm

Ah but testing has shown the turbo's to be better. Jordan, Nash and Neal were ahead of Plato so who knows? I'm willing to bet no one will be running away with it.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:49 pm

I think the Chevvy is the best package. But on power circuits they might be fucked

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:52 pm

Paul O’ Neill should also go well in last years Chevy.

pimmy · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:54 pm

Gaara wrote:

Ah but testing has shown the turbo's to be better. Jordan, Nash and Neal were ahead of Plato so who knows? I'm willing to bet no one will be running away with it.

You can't really say that the turbos were better. For all we know, they could have been running underweight, not to mention that Silverstone is an ideal track for those cars.

kals · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:55 pm

phil1993 wrote:

kals wrote:

Oh too true, but the chassis which has been developed as is now (4-5 years in development) will be a viable title contender this season, it will just have a slightly weaker engine first thing.

They have to be consistent though. IIRC Neal had a horror one weekend last year and it cost him. Plato will be taking 30 points at least a meeting I'd guess so Neal/Shedden need to be finishing on the podium a lot

Again very true, but you seemingly forgotten about Plato's nightmare day at a wet Brands Hatch which allowed Neal to get in to the title lead and get a big gap.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:00 pm

Very true. I just think that over 30 races, Plato & RML will be very hard to conquer

kals · PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:20 pm

Gaara wrote:

Paul O’ Neill should also go well in last years Chevy.

I'm supporting PON this season. To see him win again after such a long time would be awesome, he'd been in tears once more, after Brands in 2000 (pole), Oulton Park in 2002 (first win) and then Thruxton in 2009 (podium).

ellis · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:15 am

Paulo is awesome. I'm hoping he'll win something again with this Chevy.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:59 pm

Here's James Nash' revised livery

pimmy · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:17 pm

Grid numbers for this weekend:
FRenault - 14
Juniors - 16
Clios - 17
GT Supercup - 19
Porsches - 25

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:38 pm

God hates us.

kart99 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:52 pm

That's better than I expected, tbh.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:54 pm

I read earlier somewhere that Nic Hamilton was 17th, so he must have been last...

pimmy · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:17 pm

Yeah, he was 1.3 off the pace. At least he's gained 4 tenths since this morning.

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:20 pm

phil1993 wrote:

I read earlier somewhere that Nic Hamilton was 17th, so he must have been last...

He was. The timing is somewhere on TSL's site. Not a surprise really - making your racing debut in a series like this is an odd deal. Guess it's all about publicity but the media glare will be hard on a novice.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:33 pm

Personally considering his disabilities I think he's incredible.

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