BTCC Rd.1 @ Brands Hatch 4th-5th April 2015

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:46 pm

It's nearly Easter weekend and that can mean only one thing, the start of the British racing season! The Superbikes, GTs and, most importantly, Touring Cars all kick-off this weekend and this season promises to be one of the most unpredictable for some time. Of the 21 drivers who raced last year, seven of them have changed teams and ten have changed cars (including all five former champions). The returning Andy Priaulx will throw a few extra spanners into the works as well.

It's also not too late to enter this year's BTCC game!

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Entry List:

No.  Name                  Nat. Team                               Car                     Cl.
1    Colin Turkington (C)  NIR  Team BMR                           Volkswagen CC           I
4    Mat Jackson           ENG  Motorbase Performance              Ford Focus ST MkIII     I
6    Rob Collard           ENG  Team JCT600 with GardX             BMW 125i M Sport F21    C
7    Sam Tordoff           ENG  Team JCT600 with GardX             BMW 125i M Sport F21    C
11   Simon Belcher         ENG  Handy Motorsport                   Toyota Avensis T270     I
12   Andy Wilmot           ENG  Welch Motorsport                   Proton Persona          I/R
13   Dan Welch             ENG  Welch Motorsport                   Proton Persona          I
14   Alex Martin           ENG  Dextra Racing                      Ford Focus ST MkIII     I/R
16   Aiden Moffat          SCO  Laser Tools Racing                 Mercedes-Benz A-Class   I
17   Dave Newsham          SCO  Power Maxed Racing                 Chevrolet Cruze         I
21   Mike Bushell          ENG  AmD Tuning.com                     Ford Focus ST MkIII     I/R
22   Derek Palmer Jr.      SCO  Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing  Infiniti Q50            C/R
23   Kieran Gallagher      SCO  RCIB Insurance Racing              Toyota Avensis T270     I/R
25   Matt Neal (C)         ENG  Honda Yuasa Racing                 Honda Civic Type R FS8  C
28   Nic Hamilton          ENG  AmD Tuning.com                     Audi S3 8V              G
30   Martin Depper         ENG  Eurotceh Racing                    Honda Civic 2KC         I
31   Jack Goff             ENG  MG 888 Racing                      MG6 GT                  C
33   Adam Morgan           ENG  WIX Racing                         Mercedes-Benz A-Class   I
39   Warren Scott          ENG  Team BMR                           Volkswagen CC           I
40   Árón Smith            IRL  Team BMR                           Volkswagen CC           I
44   James Cole            ENG  Motorbase Performance              Ford Focus ST MkIII     I
52   Gordon Shedden (C)    SCO  Honda Yuasa Racing                 Honda Civic Type R FS8  C
54   Hunter Abbott         ENG  Exocet AlcoSense                   Audi A4 B8              I
55   Jeff Smith            ENG  Eurotech Racing                    Honda Civic 2KC         I
66   Josh Cook             ENG  Power Maxed Racing                 Chevrolet Cruze         I/R
77   Andrew Jordan (C)     ENG  MG 888 Racing                      MG6 GT                  C
80   Tom Ingram            ENG  Speedworks Motorsport              Toyota Avensis T270     I
84   Richard Hawken        ENG  Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing  Infiniti Q50            C/R
95   Stewart Lines         ENG  Houseman Racing                    Toyota Avensis T270     I/R
99   Jason Plato (C)       ENG  Team BMR                           Volkswagen CC           I
101  Rob Austin            ENG  Exocet AlcoSense                   Audi A4 B8              I
111  Andy Priaulx          GUE  Team IHG Rewards Club              BMW 125i M Sport F21    C

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Circuit length:               1.2079 miles
No. of laps:                  3x 24
Race distance:                3x 28.9896 miles
Races held:                   221
First race:                   26/12/1957
First race on current layout: 16/05/1999
Lap record:                   46.855, Jason Plato, Renault Laguna, 1999

2014 winners (Indy):
Race 1: Andrew Jordan
Race 2: Andrew Jordan
Race 3: Colin Turkington

All-time winners:

Drivers:
24: Jason Plato
14: Matt Neal
12: Frank Gardner
8:  Tommy Sopwith, Andy Rouse
7:  Alain Menu
6:  James Thompson
5:  Brian Muir, Stuart Graham, Tim Harvey, Rickard Rydell, Fabrizio Giovanardi
4:  Jack Sears, Roy Pierpoint, Gordon Spice, Jeff Allam, Joachim Winkelhock, Gabriele Tarquini, Yvan Muller, Colin Turkington
3:  John Sprinzel, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Lloyd, Vince Woodman, Robb Gravett, John Cleland, Frank Biela, Anthony Reid, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson, Andrew Jordan
2:  Geoff Williamson, Mike Parkes, Jim Clark, Jackie Oliver, Barrie Williams, Colin Vandervell, Pete Lovett, Steve Soper, Will Hoy, Laurent Aiello, Warren Hughes, Tom Chilton, Gordon Shedden
1:  Tommy Bridger, Gawaine Baillie, Doc Shepherd, Roy Salvadori, Albert Powell, Bob Olthoff, Jack Brabham, Dennis Leech, Gerry Birrell, Bill McGovern, John Hine, Tony Dron, Nick Whiting, Win Percy, Tom Walkinshaw, Mike Smith, Tim Sugden, Paul Radisich, Simon Harrison, Phil Bennett, Luke Hines, Rob Huff, Dan Eaves, Tom Onslow-Cole, Árón Smith, Frank Wrathall, Adam Morgan

Manufacturers:
50: Ford
24: Chevrolet
21: Vauxhall
18: BMW, Honda
15: Jaguar
12: MG
10: SEAT
9:  Rover
7:  Austin, Volvo
6:  Renault
4:  Alfa Romeo, Nissan
3:  Triumph, Audi, Toyota
1:  Borgward, Sunbeam, Mazda, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Mercedes-Benz

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Live Stream

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:06 pm

Wow that snuck up on me quickly!

There may be a lot wrong in other areas of the sport atm, but it's nice to have something to look forward to thats just out and out fun!

Here's to a other great season! :thumbsup:

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:52 pm

WOOHOO IT'S BACK!! ^.^

highgroove · PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:21 pm

I thought Motorbase where taking the first half of the season out to find sponsorship?

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:25 pm

They are, I just posted the full entry list for completeness.

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:14 am

Yay! Been a long winter.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:36 pm

Hoping to find somewhere to watch this on holiday. Glad it's back!

kals · PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:44 pm

Bah! I won't get to see these races until over a week later, maybe longer.

Schumifan · PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:59 pm

I'll be there as usual

Looking forward to it, should be a good one what with the supports having good grid numbers too!

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:45 pm

Apparently Dan Welch won't be racing as he's broken his foot.

kals · PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:40 pm

Could Dan use anyone as a substitute?

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:05 pm

Easily, but haven't heard anything.

Speedworx · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:42 am

Ingram tops FP1

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:29 pm

Damp session, can't really read into the times.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:50 pm

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:14 pm

Scott dinged his car.

Wasn't too late for anyone to replace Welch was it?

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:16 pm

Quite a hit actually.

I think that's him out of quali.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:34 pm

Gaara wrote:

Wasn't too late for anyone to replace Welch was it?

No replacement.

The funny thing is, Scott is being coached by Menu this weekend. Certainly looks like it! :lol:

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:40 pm

Is it just me or is there no sound?

Slam · PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:43 pm

Gaara wrote:

Is it just me or is there no sound?

It's ok for me

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