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Calender:

Round/ Circuit/ Date/
1 Thruxton 04/Apr/2010
2 Rockingham 25/Apr/2010
3 Brands Hatch GP 02/May/2010
4 Oulton Park 06/Jun/2010
5 Croft 20/Jun/2010
6 Snetterton 08/Aug/2010
7 Silverstone 22/Aug/2010
8 Knockhill 05/Sep/2010
9 Donington Park 19/Sep/2010
10 Brands Hatch 10/Oct/2010

Current Championship Tables - As of Donington Park

Driver

01 Jason Plato 224
02 Matt Neal 207
03 Gordon Shedden 203
04 Tom Onslow-Cole200
05 Tom Chilton 171
06 Steven Kane 152
07 Mat Jackson 143
08 Robert Collard 122
09 Paul O'Neill 117
10 Andrew Jordan 79
11 Alex MacDowall 75
12 Tom Boardman 47
13 James Nash 43
14 Fabrizio Giovanardi38
15 David Pinkney 12
16 Philip Glew 9
17 Daniel Lloyd 7
18 Andy Neate 5
19 John George 2
20 Martin Johnson 2
21 Matt Hamilton 2
22 James Kaye 2
23 Jeff Smith 0
24 Martin Depper 0
25 Arthur Forster 0
26 Lea Wood 0
27 Shaun Hollamby 0


Confirmed Drivers (23):

Liveries

S2000

Team RML - Chevrolet Cruze
2-Jason Plato 20 - Alex MacDowall


Team Dynamics (Honda Racing) - Honda Civic
4 - Matt Neal 52 - Gordon Shedden


West Surrey Racing - BMW 320
6 - Rob Collard 44 - Andy Neate


Airwaves BMW (Team Motorbase) - BMW 320
5 - Matt Jackson 11 - Steven Kane


Team AON - Ford Focus (LPG)
21 - Tom Onslow-Cole 23 - Tom Chilton


Special Tuning - Seat Civic
22 - Tom Boardman


Forster Motorsport - BMW 320
30 - Martin Depper 37 - Arthur Foster


Pinkney Motorsport - Vauxhall Vectra (NGTC)
55 - Dave Pinkney


Pirtek Race Team (Eurotech) - Vauxhall Vectra (NGTC)
77 - Andrew Jordan


Triple 8 - Vauxhall Vectra
88 - James Nash - Dan Llyod


Team AMB - VW Golf
99 -Shaun Hollamby



BTC

Boulevard Team Racing - Vauxhall Astra Coupe
27 - Martin Johnson


Sunshine.co.uk (Techspeed) - Honda Integra
28 - Jon George 29 - Paul O'Neill


Central Group Racing - Honda Inetgra
43 - Lea Wood


TH Motorsport - Honda Civic
98 - Matt Hamilton


Spotters Guide:
http://www.spotterguides.com/images/stories/guides/btcc_10_v1.jpg

I would predict that:

RAC will retain Turkington and Jelley
Plato and Jackson will stay in Chevrolets, possibly in the Cruze rather than the Lacetti
I would expect Giovanardi to go sadly although I'd like him to stay
Johnny Herbert to try a full campaign, possibly with Dynamics, although they might try and lure Neal back and team him up with Thommo.
Collard and Adam would stay with Airwaves BMW, A privateer team to run Seats with Adam Jones and someone else (Shedden?)

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

TOC will most likely be in the second Focus.

What will happen to the Triple Eight team since Vauxhall withdrawn?

They aren't returning.

Yeah, but what ever happened to Alan '70s' Morrison?

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Could I just ask a mod to change Duscussion to DIcussion please. Cheers.

Just edit the first post mate

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Done.

Still not use to this creating a thread melarchy.

When was this confirmed? Last time I heard something they were talking with other manufacturers...
Optimistic I know, but I guess if they're not getting a manufacturers to pay the bills they CBA finding more sponsorship to not be as compettitive as they were with Vauxhall paying the bills.

I have a sad feeling Vauxhall will be gone from the championship for a lonnnnng time.

But meh, who needs manufacturers when you have awesome BTCC racing

It's in this week's Autosport. They haven't sold the Vectras, they haven't bought any new cars, and there's no indication of any deal to enter the championship next year.

Maybe they'll be back when the new regulations take effect.

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Dan Wheldon ¦ 1978-2011
Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

I know its unlikely, but lets not forget there are still 6 months until the start of the season, and a lot can happen in that space of time, I'm sure one, if not all of the Vectras will be sold in that time - possibly to Jordan, and to Kizilirmak who planned a potential return in 2010, so it isn't impossible, but still unlikely.

What about the whole Kia secnario... or was that just a rumour

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

That's been a rumour for a while now. The only problem was that it was supposed to be entering with Triple 8, do if they aren't entering then I would see a works KIA entry as being unlikely.

Also, updated the first post with some rumours.

Triple 8 are going to be running the cars in the new Caparo Pro 1000 series next year, so I really wouldn't expect them to be back.

WTF is this?

T1000 is the modified version of this.

Isn't that the car that burst into flames when Plato was testing it?

Yep, and had the floor come off when Jeremy Clarkson drove it. I have faith in Triple 8 to build cars that don't try to kill the drivers

http://www.rightfuel.info/RightfuelPro1000Racing.htm

I remember seeing it in Autosport magazine. From what I remember Duncan Tappy is the only driver signed up to the series, but that is because he is the official test driver.