BTCC 2012 - Nutters in ordinary family cars.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:04 pm

Well I guess RML will stay, Plato is top drawer for the BTCC even if he is, well, undesirable in our opinions.

Where will the Ginetta Supercup champ go? I'm thinking maybe Dynojet might expand to two cars?

It'd be a terrible shame to lose Motorbase - really hope they stay. It'd seem odd meanwhile for Arena to pack up and leave after just one season with the new Focus. Although maybe they'll take Chilton & TOC into WTCC and leave Neate in the BTCC with a second driver?

kart99 · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:27 pm

The Ginetta Supercup champion gets a seat at Pirtek, so they definitely will have two cars on the grid next year

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:29 pm

I guess that could leave Jeff Smith without a drive, unless he brings money for a third car?

phil1993 · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:31 pm

Who's in with a shout of that seat then? Ingram, Breeze?

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:34 pm

Ingram won I believe.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:35 pm

Breeze vs Adam Morgan.

Sharp and Freke still have an outside shot, I think.

Ingram won the G50 championship, so I think his prize is a G55.

kals · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:14 pm

phil1993 wrote:

It'd be a terrible shame to lose Motorbase - really hope they stay.

Nobody has said they'll be leaving the series. They've just put their cars up for sale. Ford are interested in Motorbase running the Global Focus in 2012, which would be a good step for keeping Ford in the series if Arena go off to WTCC.

kart99 · PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:57 pm

And I believe that can be modified to NGTC regulations so they could be full NGTC next year

RtN · PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:56 am

Pirtek are to run full NGTC Civics bought from Dynamics next year.

http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2690

The article also confirms that both Jordan and Smith will continue as drivers.

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:29 pm

That's good for them.

kals · PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:39 pm

Excellent news. So that means 12 or 13 NGTC cars then for 2012. The Civic in Pirtek livery will look very nice.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:30 pm

Awesome!

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:11 am

Sweet, the best livery on the best looking touring car.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:36 am

Hang on, weren't Pirtek meant to field the Ginetta champion? So is there a possibility they will keep one Vectra for him and the two Civics for Jordan/Smith. Seems unlikely, unless the Ginetta plan fell through.

Collard (speaking on Tin Top Tuesday) said he's hoping to stay with WSR and they're looking at an NGTC machine

Didn't take long for someone to do a photoshop

RtN · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:19 am

I'm almost positive that it was mentioned at Rockingham that the G55 champion will get a Dynojet car.

This being the reason why Dynojet run an orange car with Ginetta sponsorship on the quarter panels.

kals · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:34 pm

Well Jordan has been running with Ginetta branding this season. It's on his helmet visor and barely noticeable but it is there.

RtN · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:21 pm

I don't see it on the cars though, maybe it's a personal sponsor.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:06 pm

Thorney Insignia

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:13 pm

Batman!

I like the look of that.

kals · PostPosted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:15 pm

Wow, I love that!

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