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It's still a pretty good chassis for somebody to get their hands on. It's sad to lose a big team, but I'm confident that we'll still have a decent grid size.

By the way Kieran, have you seen about our charity Karting race, in the meet up thread? I know you're a very capable racer...

LOL yes thanks. I spoke with PTRACER about it last week. What limits me from attending is the long round trip.

Hmm, I'm sure them dominating the WTCC with no real competittion whereas they don't quite have things all their own way in the BTCC had nothing to do with it.

Plato obviously saw the writing on the wall and was probably offered a WTCC drive and looked into staying in the BTCC instead, can't fault him for that one!

(Shhh, said something positive about Plato, lets not make a big deal of it!)

You been drinking again?

Perhaps if you jumped on Concord and flew back for the race.. We could arrange a helicopter from heathrow to Thruxton for you...you'd be back in NYC in time for work on Monday morning!!!

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I think you should do what you want.

It's your forum and I paid the bills this year..

and if people don't like it they shouldComplain here

lawl.

Tony Gilham will be back this year. We will find out what car and team it will be shortly.

Well, no Thompson
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97270

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Thats only two races remember, so he could do a few guest drives.

And not all races clash anyway.

Morgan's livery

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Watching these races on SPEED during this winter break, I have fallen in love with this series... and since I don't know anywhere else to pose these questions, I will pose them here.

1. Is there usually anyway to watch these races live on stream or some other method in the states, and if not, how can I download current and past races? I think I have checked darcy's site and didn't have any luck there.
2. What's some of the history of the series... biggest crashes? Best races? Best finishes, etc.?
3. What track is the Yay Tree on and what is the story behind it?

Thanks.

1. There are usually Justin TV streams, but we have a few over here http://www.f1zone.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=132&t=6771
2. The 1992 finale is often cited as legendary, the race involving Mansell too
3. Snetterton; in 2009 we were all watching the races here and someone (I think codename_47) said something like 'that tree looks like it's applauding the action' and thats how it started.

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

I would recommend Rd 12 at Donnington as that is an amazing race, too.

Nice, I like

Basically because something exciting was happening in Boresches for a change

I would recommend you find copies of the season reviews, if you have access to RFM or another torrent site. 1998 is one of the finest seasons, 1992 also.

As for biggest crashes I would say:

- 1992 TOCA shoot out, Keith O'dor
- 1993 TOCA shoot out, Nigel Mansell
- 1994 British GP support race @

silverstone, half the field
- 1995 Oulton Park, Richard Kaye
- 1996 Oulton Park, Kelvin Burt
- 1996 Brand Hatch (final round), half the field

That's all I can think of right now.

The 2007 start at Brands Hatch & Plato's roll last year

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Dan Wheldon | 1978 - 2011

Aaron Slight had a couple of big crashes at Donington Park, neither were caught on camera though. First was in 1997 at the TT when making his BTCC debut in a works Honda Accord, which was post season and not televised (if I remember correctly). The next was at the final round in 2002 when he was fighting for the indy title in a Barwell Vauxhall Astra Coupe.

Did Slight go off at the top of the Craner Curves? If so, I am positive I saw footage of that.