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phil1993
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Speaking of those comments from Bartrum, I don't think Plato was too pleased that Autosport ran the story.

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Autosport is a media outlet. Sponsorsing a driver does not mean immunity from negative stories.

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He's good because he has a huge power advantage.
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kals wrote:
Autosport is a media outlet. Sponsorsing a driver does not mean immunity from negative stories.


I know. But I don't think JP was pleased with it!

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Yes but he's never pleased with anything unless it is benefitting him, correct?

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Everyone has to bow down to his 'superiority'
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Fuller going for a spin.
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Plato 0.6s quicker? What a joke.

Of course the rules are so retarded that next time Honda will be given more boost, but due to the nature of the circuit, be quicker and then will get reduced again!

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Plato 0.6s quicker? What a joke.

Of course the rules are so retarded that next time Honda will be given more boost, but due to the nature of the circuit, be quicker and then will get reduced again!


He's only done one run and knows that no one can get near him. The organisers must know this is no way to balance a series
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TOC has had a spin.
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Plato on pole.
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Turned off before we hear Plato gloating about how he's the 'best driver ever' :yuk:
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Are Toby and Tim blind to the obvious?

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I refuse to watch the BTCC again until Plato retires.

Some people seem to think he is a bad boy or hard man, but to me he's a comic book villain. I remember when Matt Neal had a go at him and Daddy Plato was there to protect him.

(Having just said I won't watch, knowing me I probably will.)
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I respect Plato for winning races and championships. I cannot respect him hugely though.

But a lot of blame has to go to the rule makers. A few seasons ago, we were being told of really full grids. Usually as a season progresses, people join.

We're here with twenty cars - and let's be honest, quite a few of them new or backmarkers - and with a joke set of rules. A car that was new at the first race taking pole by six tenths? Fuck off. These equalisation rules have failed. NGTC may well be the future, but the transition period has been one farce after the next.

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Pos  Driver           Team/Car           Time       Gap
 1.  Jason Plato      MG                 1m22.448s
 2.  Gordon Shedden   Honda              1m23.084s  + 0.636s
 3.  Andrew Jordan    Eurotech Honda     1m23.098s  + 0.650s
 4.  Mat Jackson      Motorbase Ford     1m23.178s  + 0.730s
 5.  Andy Neate       MG                 1m23.300s  + 0.852s
 6.  Matt Neal        Honda              1m23.336s  + 0.888s
 7.  Frank Wrathall   Dynojet Toyota     1m23.394s  + 0.946s
 8.  Rob Collard      WSR BMW            1m23.498s  + 1.050s
 9.  Jeff Smith       Eurotech Honda     1m23.653s  + 1.205s
10.  Adam Morgan      Speedworks Toyota  1m23.686s  + 1.238s
11.  Tom Onslow-Cole  WSR BMW            1m23.718s  + 1.270s
12.  Rob Austin       Austin Audi        1m23.763s  + 1.315s
13.  Dave Newsham     ES Vauxhall        1m23.927s  + 1.479s
14.  Howard Fuller    Gilham Honda       1m24.008s  + 1.560s
15.  Nick Foster      WSR BMW            1m24.126s  + 1.678s
16.  Aron Smith       Motorbase Ford     1m24.354s  + 1.906s
17.  Ollie Jackson    AmD Volkswagen     1m24.920s  + 2.472s
18.  Will Bratt       Austin Audi        1m25.146s  + 2.698s
19.  Tony Hughes      Speedworks Toyota  1m25.736s  + 3.288s
20.  Chris James      ES Vauxhall        1m25.829s  + 3.381s

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*Comes in thread*

*Sees Plato on pole*

*tempted to begin paragraphs long rant*

*sighs nonchalantly and leaves thread*
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2 or so years back the LPG Fords had a similar advantage in quali that TOCA kept pegging them back after quali and between races. So what's different now.

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Cash wrote:
I refuse to watch the BTCC again until Plato retires.

Some people seem to think he is a bad boy or hard man, but to me he's a comic book villain. I remember when Matt Neal had a go at him and Daddy Plato was there to protect him.

(Having just said I won't watch, knowing me I probably will.)


There's no need to fight temptation, there will be a perfectly adequate F1 race going on at the same time.

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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.
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