1 hour ago, camelspyyder said:

 

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

Too much time spent presenting 5th Gear on TV perhaps.

11 hours ago, Paul007 said:

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

 

10 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

 

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

Agreed; When your team mate blows you away that comprehensively 2 years running (including taking the title in his sophomore year in class) you should probably retire.

https://www.evo.co.uk/news/22273/mark-blundell-to-star-in-2019-btcc-series

 

Wow. Serious ballast added to that Audi.

2 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

Wow. Serious ballast added to that Audi.

Hope he has been on a CRASH diet. At least he should be able to beat his team mate. Problem for the Audi saloon think it starts with extra 15kg of ballast before it turns a wheel in anger, so not helped by Mark's considerable extra ballast.

3 hours ago, vrskeith said:

https://www.evo.co.uk/news/22273/mark-blundell-to-star-in-2019-btcc-series

 

Thought he was dead not retired.

Senna Proctor signs for Subaru. Is that Plato out? You have to think that Sutton will drive for BMR as well, there are no other top drives vacant.

Edited 19 February, 20197 yr by camelspyyder

14 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

Senna Proctor signs for Subaru. Is that Plato out? You have to think that Sutton will drive for BMR as well, there are no other top drives vacant.

Could well be. Ash has been making JP look more than a little ordinary for 2 years now.

14 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

Senna Proctor signs for Subaru. Is that Plato out? You have to think that Sutton will drive for BMR as well, there are no other top drives vacant.

 

Yes it is, He has signed for PMR...  A great move into a well established team, can only see good things from the relationship IMO

Back in a Vauxhall. Good. No longer at the back then.

 

42 minutes ago, Paul007 said:

Back in a Vauxhall. Good. No longer at the back then.

 

SP (in a V@uxh@11) and AS (in the other Grovel) were both blowing JP off last year. As were most of the BMWs, Hondas, Mercedes...

Yeah. He's been slow in the Levorg which wins literally loads of races in other hands. I think it's a bit sad when top drivers don't realise they've reached their sell by, even greats like Graham Hill. There's a new generation now. Time for JP (and Matt?) to go to historics or GTs?

Edited 20 February, 20197 yr by camelspyyder

13 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

Time for JP (and Matt?) to go?

Maybe in Matt's case; I'll agree if Dan C starts beating him regularly this year,

21 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Maybe in Matt's case; I'll agree if Dan C starts beating him regularly this year,

Matt had an awful second half. After winning the Snetterton anniversary race he only picked up half a dozen more points by season's end. He should have destroyed a guy with no fwd experience IMO.

Edited 21 February, 20197 yr by camelspyyder

1 minute ago, camelspyyder said:

Matt had an awful second half. After winning the Snetterton anniversary race he only picked up half a dozen more points by season's end.

Wonder whether Honda will withdraw after 2021 when the Swindon plant closes. Long way to ship a couple of Civic shells so they can fit the roll cages.

Maybe. They'll still be selling civics here mind.

 

Sutton has re-signed for Subaru. No surprise when he's winning 6 times a year in it.

2019 BTCC line-up so far

WSR BMW: Colin Turkington, Tom Oliphant, Andrew Jordan
Team Dynamics Honda: Matt Neal, Dan Cammish
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall: Jason Plato
Motorbase Perfromance Ford: Tom Chilton, Ollie Jackson, Nic Hamilton
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota: Tom Ingram 
Ciceley Motorsport Mercedes: Adam Morgan, Daniel Rowbottom 
BTC Racing Honda: Josh Cook, Chris Smiley 
Team BMR Subaru: Ash Sutton, Senna Proctor
AmD Tuning Honda: Sam Tordoff, Rory Butcher 
Laser Tools Racing Mercedes: Aiden Moffat 
Simpson Racing Honda: Matt Simpson 
Team Hard VW: Mike Bushell, Carl Boardley, Bobby Thompson, Michael Crees 
Excelr8 Motorsport MG: Rob Smith 
Trade Price Cars Audi: Jake Hill, Mark Blundell

 

Courtesy: autosport.com

Jack Goff has been unable to get a drive. Only 3 seats left I think, Alan Gow reducing maximum number of entries from 32 to 30 this year. I think one of the Honda teams has closed and Alfa Romeo.

Edited 23 February, 20197 yr by camelspyyder

No Rob Austin then, yet, so far anyway.

HMS and Rob announced 2 months back they were taking a a sabbatical. I don't think they could commit by the championship entry date in December. Their entry licence has been loaned to another team.

 

 

WSR have built new 3 series cars for this season, so that ugly little Beemer hatchback is gone too.

Edited 27 February, 20197 yr by camelspyyder

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/new-2019-toyota-corolla-btcc-racer-has-first-test

 

13 hours ago, vrskeith said:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/new-2019-toyota-corolla-btcc-racer-has-first-test

 

Looks a lot sportier than a standard Corolla.

Final 30 car line up:

 

2019 BTCC line-up

WSR BMW: Colin Turkington, Tom Oliphant, Andrew Jordan
Team Dynamics Honda: Matt Neal, Dan Cammish
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall: Jason Plato, Rob Collard
Motorbase Performance Ford: Tom Chilton, Ollie Jackson, Nic Hamilton
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota: Tom Ingram
Ciceley Motorsport Mercedes: Adam Morgan, Daniel Rowbottom
BTC Racing Honda: Josh Cook, Chris Smiley
Team BMR Subaru: Ash Sutton, Senna Proctor
AmD Tuning Honda: Sam Tordoff, Rory Butcher
Laser Tools Racing Mercedes: Aiden Moffat
Simpson Racing Honda: Matt Simpson
Team Hard Volkswagen: Mike Bushell, Carl Boardley, Bobby Thompson, Michael Crees
Team Parker Racing BMW: Stephen Jelley
Excelr8 Motorsport MG: Rob Smith, Sam Osborne
Trade Price Cars Audi: Jake Hill, Mark Blundell

 

Latest announcements in Red. Good to see Collard back.

 

courtesy autosport.com

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