BTCC

[camelspyyder]

On 07/02/2017 at 18:39, camelspyyder said:

Latest Line-up.

 

2017 BTCC LINE-UP SO FAR

AmD Tuning Audi S3 Saloon
Ollie Jackson, Ant Whorton-Eales

BTC Racing Chevrolet Cruze
Chris Smiley, Dave Newsham

Ciceley Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Adam Morgan

Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type-R
Jeff Smith, Jack Goff

Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis
Rob Austin

Laser Tools Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Aiden Moffat

Maximum Motorsport Ford Focus
Josh Cook

Motorbase Performance Ford Focus
Mat Jackson, Luke Davenport, Martin Depper

Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra
Tom Chilton, Senna Proctor

Speedworks Toyota Avensis
Tom Ingram

Team BMR Subaru Levorg
Jason Plato, Ash Sutton, James Cole, TBA

Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type-R
Gordon Shedden, Matt Neal, Matt Simpson

Team Hard VW CC
Will Burns, Michael Epps, Jake Hill

Team Parker Ford Focus
Stephen Jelley

Triple Eight MG MG6
Aron Taylor-Smith, Dan Lloyd

WSR BMW 125i M Sport
Andrew Jordan, Colin Turkington, Rob Collard

 

Edited 22 February, 2017 by camelspyyder

[camelspyyder]

WSR now the BMW works team for BTCC:

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128239/bmw-to-make-factory-btcc-return

[Ally_bassman]

Brilliant news! It's great to have another manufacturer in the BTCC...especially BMW!

[Thomson]

Astra looks good! 

 

[camelspyyder]

5 minutes ago, Thomson said:

Astra looks good! 

 

Does it?

 

I can't see the picture you posted...

[Copey]

simpson had a good test session....

 

[KenONeill]

12 hours ago, Copey said:

simpson had a good test session....

 

Who with? The "Robot Wars" house robots?

[AMD87]

Media day pics

 

More pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/amd87ts/albums/72157679131682192

 

Edited 17 March, 2017 by AMD87

[Copey]

Think i spotted your fabia there yesterday 

[AMD87]

1 minute ago, Copey said:

Think i spotted your fabia there yesterday 

Wouldn't surprise me  Did over 600 miles yesterday!

[Copey]

60 

 

Was annoyed that it took me ages to park on the grass near the dunlop inflatable. Then was told to move to the nice smooth carpark and got on the first row 

[AMD87]

i just went straight down to the end car park! Did park up at the museum first and someone pulled up behind me in a mk3 white monte carlo wondering who it might have been.

[KenONeill]

Love Ford and Subaru holding the "who can get the inside wheels higher?" contest!!

[camelspyyder]

The Honda colour scheme looks like their F1 effort. I expect the civic is more reliable, and probably faster! 

[Paul007]

Poor Matt Simpson and with only a few weeks to the start.

[Thomson]

Not long now till brands hatch. :-).  Anybody have any predictions for the races or season ahead? 

[lol-lol]

I would like to see local man Rob Austin do something.....

 

[camelspyyder]

10 hours ago, Thomson said:

Not long now till brands hatch. :-).  Anybody have any predictions for the races or season ahead? 

 

Neal and Plato bitch about the unfair rules disadvantaging their cars (and each other).  Flash sneaks through under the radar and takes another title from Turk.

[Thomson]

Think the usual people will be there Turks Neal flash and Plato. It's seems it's goin to be mega close all season.  I would like to see mat Jackson win it as he hasn't before. But I think that Turks and sheddon will be in the top three. But my pound goes on Jason Plato.   He will probs get supported by his two teammates and that will help over the season. Reliabity will be key also.  

[KenONeill]

I'd agree "usual suspects", but don't think JP will get that much support from his teammates. Reasoning being that they need to get close enough to him to take points off the other suspects and I'm not sure they're that quick: That's where Flash and Gloss have an advantage. Not only can they do 1-2s, but they have in the past swapped places so they can both get a lap led point if they've had a few s back to 3rd place.

[Thomson]

I just think that they will help when they can.  Both Neal and sheds have to fight each other at some point and so will Turks collard and aj. Jp will be more supported I think.  Team orders as such.  Shaping up to be total unpredictable season and that why I love it. goin to be so close and important to get pole at brands when all the cars are ballest free. 

[camelspyyder]

Neal is just a bit too slow these days; he hasn't outscored Shedden since 2011 and I don't think that'll change. He is the teams #2 now, and no amount of favouritism from Pa will change that (unlike 10 years back when the team was totally focused on Matt). JP's looking a bit over the hill too having been outpaced by Turk last year, and Ash Sutton will probably fancy doing that this year too.

 

Of my favourites for the title I don't think Flash gets the credit he is due as a 3 times champion to be honest, maybe as a 4 time champion people will start to note him as a great driver. The only thing missing from his or Matt's resumes is a demonstrated ability to rack up the wins in a different car. JP and Turk have won in everything they've sat in in BTCC.

 

I think Turk will take the other 2 to the cleaners over a season at BMW.  Jordan should have stuck with Daddy's Honda, he's not impressed since.

 

Mat Jackson and Adam Morgan would be my outside bets.

 

 

Edited 31 March, 2017 by camelspyyder

[camelspyyder]

Well I've been out of the country for a few weeks, so I 've only just noticed Warren Scott is going to Rallycross instead of BTCC and teenager Josh Price from Clios has got the 4th Subaru drive.

[Paul007]

Good because he was something that rhymes with bright anyway

 

[camelspyyder]

Jeff Smith on pole, how many (if any) corners will he stay in front??

 

Subaru look like Mclaren-Honda at the moment. Grid slots 18,22,27,31 (JP fastest - relatively speaking)

 

 

Edited 1 April, 2017 by camelspyyder