However he has now signed Dan Cammish - most definitely a winner, but has never raced FWD.

Cammish signing appeared to happen after Dynamics negotiations with Matt JACKSON broke down.  Matt has now been dumped by Motorbase apparently as a result of going after the Honda drive.

 

So once again, a top level BTCC team has a spare seat and is looking for a lead driver, this time for the Focus.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport-btcc/honda-civic-type-r-btcc-racer-lands-ahead-2018-season

 

Matt Jacksons' Shredded Wheat Focus has now got James Cole as it's driver.

 

Latest line up here:

 

2018 BTCC line-up so far

WSR BMW: Colin Turkington, Rob Collard, Andrew Jordan
Team Dynamics Honda Civic: Matt Neal, Dan Cammish
Team BMR Subaru Levorg: Ash Sutton, Jason Plato
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis: Tom Ingram
Eurotech Racing Honda Civic: Jack Goff, Brett Smith, Matt Simpson
Motorbase Performance Ford Focus: Tom Chilton, Sam Tordoff, James Cole
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra: Josh Cook, Senna Proctor
Ciceley Racing Mercedes A-Class: Adam Morgan, Tom Oliphant
HMS Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta: Rob Austin
BTC Norlin Honda Civic: Chris Smiley, James Nash
Laser Tools Racing Mercedes A-Class: Aiden Moffat
Team Hard Volkswagen CC: Jake Hill, Mike Bushell, Michael Caine, Bobby Thompson
AmD Tuning Audi S3: Ollie Jackson, Sam Smelt
AmD Tuning MG: Tom Boardman
Team Parker Racing BMW: Stephen Jelley

 

Thats 30 so only 2 To Be Announced if there's a full field - the second MG and another?

 

 

Looking a lot like last year then; supporting Colin Turkington, Rob Collard, Andrew Jordan, Gloss Neal, Ash Sutton and Aiden Moffat, and as a Briskie Racing fan I've also got to support Team Hard don't I?

Looks like Mat Jackson shot himself in the foot.

2 hours ago, Paul007 said:

Looks like Mat Jackson shot himself in the foot.

 

I think Dave Bartrum pulled the trigger.

 

Seriously though, if you were a long time driver for a team that could win races but not a championship, and a works Honda, BMW or Subaru squad came calling what would you do?  You'd at least investigate the situation regardless of your current contract status.

 

The difference this year at Motorbase is the proven winners already signed for the other 2 cars, as opposed to the make-weights they normally run.  If Chilton and Tordoff weren't already on board, I doubt the boss would have been so keen to dump Jackson.

 

Indeed Sam Tordoff was signed up the day before Mat got the push.

 

 

 

 

Edited 10 March, 20188 yr by camelspyyder

BMR sign Josh Price for 3rd car. Rory Butcher gets other MG.

Full 2018 BTCC line-up

WSR BMW: Colin Turkington, Rob Collard, Andrew Jordan
Team Dynamics Honda Civic: Matt Neal, Dan Cammish
Team BMR Subaru Levorg: Ash Sutton, Jason Plato, Josh Price
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis: Tom Ingram
Eurotech Racing Honda Civic: Jack Goff, Brett Smith, Matt Simpson
Motorbase Performance Ford Focus: Tom Chilton, Sam Tordoff, James Cole
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra: Josh Cook, Senna Proctor
Ciceley Racing Mercedes A-Class: Adam Morgan, Tom Oliphant
HMS Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta: Rob Austin
BTC Norlin Honda Civic: Chris Smiley, James Nash
Laser Tools Racing Mercedes A-Class: Aiden Moffat
Team Hard Volkswagen CC: Jake Hill, Mike Bushell, Michael Caine, Bobby Thompson
AmD Tuning Audi S3: Ollie Jackson, Sam Smelt
AmD Tuning MG: Rory Butcher, Tom Boardman
Team Parker Racing BMW: Stephen Jelley

 

 

OK, so I'm now supporting 11 from 32 drivers! That would be even sillier if Flash hadn't gone to TCR.

Rob Austin fastest in Donington BTCC testing in the new Alfa!

 

Leading times

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1.	Rob Austin	HMS Racing	Alfa Romeo	1m10.074s
2.	Tom Chilton	Motorbase Performance	Ford	1m10.238s
3.	Colin Turkington	WSR	BMW	1m10.354s
4.	Sam Tordoff	Motorbase Performance	Ford	1m10.415s
5.	Andrew Jordan	WSR	BMW	1m10.458s
6.	Josh Cook	Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall	1m10.471s
7.	Jack Goff	Eurotech Racing	Honda	1m10.524s
8.	Adam Morgan	Ciceley Motorsport	Mercedes	1m10.535s
9.	Tom Ingram	Speedworks Motorsport	Toyota	1m10.568s
10.	Chris Smiley	BTC Norlin	Honda	1m10.642s

Edited 27 March, 20188 yr by camelspyyder

Definitely no Matt Jackson then.

Billy Monger on podium in single seater (F3) comeback race at Oulton Park  

 

 

 

Edited 31 March, 20188 yr by camelspyyder

Honda, BMW, Ford, dominate qualifying. Subaru miles away, like last year.

But Ash won !

21 hours ago, Paul007 said:

But Ash won !

 

...I mean't like qualifying last year at Brands Hatch for the opener.

 

Last year the Subarus qualified positions 19 22(Sutton) 27 31. And Sutton gained grand total of 0 zero points from the 3 races.

 

This year 18(Sutton) 29 31 - the car is slow again. This time Plato got the 0 points.

 

Anyway, on this weeks evidence the new Honda is terrible too, Norlin are probably running 5 year old Civics and are still faster in race trim.

 

I'd say Ingram, Turkington, Morgan and Sutton are the best out there this week. Neal and Plato look even more past it than they did last year.

 

Mind you, after those 3 races it should be compulsory to have a damp track at BTCC meetings

 

 

Edited 10 April, 20188 yr by camelspyyder

Thruxton Testing:

 

Leading times

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1.	Ash Sutton	Team BMR	Subaru	1m15.717s
2.	Mike Bushell	Team Hard	Volkswagen	1m15.743s
3.	Matt Neal	Team Dynamics	Honda	1m15.811s
4.	Jack Goff	Eurotech Racing	Honda	1m15.960s
5.	Sam Tordoff	Motorbase Performance	Ford	1m15.962s
6.	Tom Chilton	Motorbase Performance	Ford	1m15.979s
7.	Josh Cook	Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall	1m15.981s
8.	Dan Cammish	Team Dynamics	Honda	1m15.997s
9.	Aiden Moffat	Laser Tools Racing	Mercedes	1m16.043s
10.	Senna Proctor	Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall	1m16.109s
11.	Brett Smith	Eurotech Racing	Honda	1m16.187s
12.	Colin Turkington	WSR	BMW	1m16.201s
13.	Adam Morgan	Ciceley Racing	Mercedes	1m16.239s
14.	Andrew Jordan	WSR	BMW	1m16.241s
15.	Matt Simpson	Eurotech Racing	Honda	1m16.412s

Just caught up with Donington, great racing but aren't the old guard are looking past it, apart from Turk who's having terrible reliability instead.

 

Flash has gone, Plato should retire, Neal getting battered by his rookie team-mate, Collard and Jordan not getting any decent results.

 

The new age is here, Ingram, Morgan and all the others are going to give us a great title fight.

Well done Matt, somehow Honda always fly at Thruxton, even though they , just like RedBull, constantly moan about having no power.

On another front, just when is Plato gonna quit? 

What's the point of hundreds of driving standards warnings when Josh Cook deliberately missed the chicane and was allowed to keep the win?

Bull5h1t stewarding Mr Gow.

I rewatched that, Josh Cook had to miss the chicane to avoid an accident. He clearly had the faster car.

 

Honda do well at Thruxton as its a handling circuit and the Hondas carry speed through the bends

 

I think I'll have to book tickets for Snetterton and Knockhill

 

Are you going to the 60th anniversary at Silverstone? the Volvo 850 Estate will be there

 

 

Just watched Croft, and the championship suddenly has all the Usual Suspects at the top again.  It's taken half a season but Turk Neal and Jordan are in the top four.  Of the youngsters that dominated the early rounds only Ingram is staying the pace (in the Toyota that must be the oldest NGTC car out there - the first NGTC prototype was an Avensis back in 2010)

Did  you know that the minimum weight of a BTCC car including driver is 1,280kg before success ballast is added. Due to air restrictors they each produce about 370bhp from their 2.0litre turbo engines,

BTCC down to 30 cars next year. Alan Gow thought 32 was too many.

 

Also the HMS Alfa team are not racing next year.

 

Eurotech look to have gone too.

 

2019 TBL allocation

Aiden Moffat Racing 1
AmD/Cobra Exhausts 2
AmD/Trade Price Cars 2
BTC Racing 2
Ciceley Motorsport 2
Excelr8 Motorsport 2
Motorbase Performance 3* 
Power Maxed Racing 2
Simpson Racing 1
Speedworks Motorsport 1
Team Parker Racing 1
Team BMR 2
Team Dynamics 2
Team Hard 4
West Surrey Racing 3

*including one TBL on loan from HMS Racing

Edited 3 December, 20187 yr by camelspyyder

And hopefully JP won't be at the back for most of it 

1 hour ago, Paul007 said:

And hopefully JP won't be at the back for most of it 

 

Will he get a drive? He really should pack it in. Sutton has destroyed him 2 years running.