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| Author: | phil1993 [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Awesome news about Triple 8 |
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| Author: | De Cesaris fan [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
kals wrote: The season should not start or finish on the Indy circuit, it always underwhelms. The season should start at Thruxton with Indy being round 2 or 3. I agree with you, but there are some exceptions to the rule. Good news about Triple 8 indeed. Absolutely no idea what car they'll go for though. Volvo please? 
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| Author: | kart99 [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
kals wrote: Definitely great news about 888. So what do people reckon 888 will build for 2012? They've always been the Vauxhall team in BTCC but without the ties now will they venture over to another manufacturer? I would say it would have to be a Vauxhall. Either an Astra or an Insignia. |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Insignia, makes sense and maybe they could offer Thorney Motorsport some help to get their Insignia out at the end of this season. |
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| Author: | kals [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
De Cesaris fan wrote: I agree with you, but there are some exceptions to the rule. Oh no doubt, the late season 1993 race springs to mind. But sadly good races on the Indy circuit are few and far between. |
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| Author: | De Cesaris fan [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Wow, I'd not seen that one before. Cheers. 
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| Author: | kart99 [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Eurotech are definitely going to be back next year as Andy Jordan confirmed that the Vectra's are for sale and that they were looking into full NGTC options for next year. Pirtek will remain as title sponsor. |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
So Chevy will be backwards yet again and be the only top team without an NGTC-spec car? Let the moaning begin. |
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| Author: | kals [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Silverline are mostly funding the RML BTCC operation and have done so since putting Plato into the Lacetti in 2009. So if the money isn't there for RML to fund building an NGTC car that is no-ones fault really. RML are working with the equipment directly handed down from the WTCC right? This probably means it's the cheapest way for them to run the BTCC team they have right now using that Silverline money. I think it would unfair to accuse RML of going backwards compared to other teams, it's just they are only able to exist and continue with the equipment and money they have available to them. Then again I might be talking a whole load of bollocks. |
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| Author: | kart99 [ Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
RML are using last years WTCC cars. I think if memory serves me correctly they get money from 3 sources - Silverline, Chevy UK and MacDowell pays for his seat. |
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| Author: | Philthy82 [ Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
As long as Gow doesn't say anything that Plato could construe as a promise of parity next season, they'll have nothing to complain about. That won't stop Plato of course. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Would be great if Triple 8 stuck with Nash. They've come on really strongly this year, and he's only 45 points behind the championship leader which is highly commendable. Martin Byford wrote: 2012 BTCC budget search. I'm on the sponsor trail today. Now I've got a foot in the BTCC door, I'm not leaving without a fight. Quote: ChrisJamesBTCC Chris James
When I'm over this sodding Flu I'll give all of you @TeamESRacing & #btcc fans something to shout about for 2012!!.... All good! |
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| Author: | kals [ Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Jason Plato says RML will only be in the BTCC next year if the team can secure the investment to develop an NGTC-specification car for the championship Full article here - http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=6762 |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Michael Caine says he is only focusing on getting the budget for BTCC in 2012
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| Author: | highgroove [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Can't wait to see that Octavia VRS!! |
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| Author: | kals [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Alan Gow has said he believes that it is possible for 50% of the grid next year to be full NGTC cars. |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
So 16 NGTC cars then? 
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| Author: | De Cesaris fan [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
20, surely. Pre-qualifying! |
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| Author: | phil1993 [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
What I'm optimistic about is the fact that a lot of teams have used 2011 as a transitional year. Therefore it'd be daft for them not to do the next year, so Austin, Wrathall etc should be back Also, expect to see Nick Foster as he told ITV during the programme that he's on a 3 year program. Chris James is looking for an NGTC entry Has the Ginetta supercup been won by someone yet? If so, thats them in And this is intruiging http://www.motorsportads.com/sponsorshi ... 22313.html Rumours elsewhere say they're looking at the MG |
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| Author: | kals [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2012 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) |
Well TGR Motorsport been involved with in an MG championship so it is a logical link. Thinking about the NGTC car numbers, let's look at it this way... 2 x Dynamics Honda 2 x RAR Audi 1 x Dynojet Toyota 1 x Speedworx Toyota 1 x Welch Proton 1 x Thorney Vauxhall 1 x TH Skoda Then there's probable entries from... 1 x Eurotech NGTC 1 (or 2) x 888 NGTC So we're already at 11 or 12 NGTC cars in 2012. And the unknowns will be what happens with RML, Motorbase and Arena. Motorbase have put their (new for 2011) Focus' up for sale, Arena are waiting to find out if they'll go WTCC for 2012 and RML are looking at either fitting NGTC engines for 2012 or building an NGTC car. |
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