BTCC Rd.3 @ Thruxton 9th-10th May 2015

pimmy · PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 4:43 pm

After last week's motorsport marathon, the BTCC returns for its third round on a much quieter weekend. No Porsches again but Clios & Juniors will have both of their races on Sunday to pump up the excitement.

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Circuit length:               2.3560 miles
No. of laps:                  3x 16
Race distance:                3x 37.6960 miles
Races held:                   108
First race:                   15/04/1968
First race on current layout: 15/04/1968
Lap record:                   1:13.272, Jason Plato, Vauxhall Vectra 16v, 2000

2014 winners:
Race 1: Andrew Jordan
Race 2: Gordon Shedden
Race 3: Colin Turkington

All-time Winners:

Drivers:
7: Yvan Muller, Fabrizio Giovanardi
6: Gordon Spice, Andy Rouse, Gordon Shedden
5: Jason Plato
4: Frank Gardner, Vince Woodman, Matt Neal
3: Richard Lloyd, Steve Soper, David Leslie, Alain Menu, James Thompson, Frank Biela, Laurent Aiello, Dan Eaves, Mat Jackson, Colin Turkington
2: Brian Muir, Tom Walkinshaw, Pete Lovett, John Cleland, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell, Tom Onslow-Cole
1: Roy Pierpoint, Stuart Graham, Chris Craft, Tony Dron, Jeff Allam, Dave Brodie, Mike Newman, Dennis Leech, Tim Harvey, Robb Gravett, Joachim Winkelhock, John Bintcliffe, Anthony Reid, Steven Kane, Andrew Jordan

Manufacturers:
25: Ford
23: Vauxhall
16: Honda
10: Chevrolet
7:  BMW
6:  Rover
5:  Nissan
4:  Audi
3:  Renault, SEAT
2:  Volvo
1:  Triumph, Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, MG

Championship Standings:
1.  Matt Neal         75
2.  Colin Turkington  73
3.  Gordon Shedden    67
4.  Andrew Jordan     63
5.  Jason Plato       58
6.  Jack Goff         54
7.  Rob Collard       53
8.  Adam Morgan       53
9.  Árón Smith        50
10. Andy Priaulx      44

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kals · PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 4:57 pm

How many front tyres will fail?

How many cars will end up in the hedges at Church?

Schumifan · PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:51 pm

Anyone know if they've done what they said they were going to do and made changes to the barrier at Church?

Mattzel89 · PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:29 pm

nope

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116194

Quote:

But because the work requires planning permission and has implications for Thruxton village's flood defences, it will have to be done in two stages and will not be complete until the start of the 2016 season.

bigears · PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:46 pm

I am assuming there will be some extra tyres chucked in to make the tyre wall thicker?

kals · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 4:08 am

Well let's hope they've at least competently prepared the tyre walls this year, rather than just haphazardly throw some tyres in front on the trees like safety is an afterthought.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:52 pm

Martin Donnelly is racing after all

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118856

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 9:57 pm

It's really all kicking off in Infiniti Land.
quote from Richard hawken's fb page

Quote:

PERSONAL STATEMENT
I was shocked and surprised to learn from a fan on Facebook earlier that I am being replaced as a driver for the remainder of the 2015 BTCC season. Having been made aware of rumours earlier this week, they were vehemently denied by the team, yet here we are with a change of driver.
To say I am disappointed and disillusioned by the unprofessional, dishonourable manner in which this has been handled, is an understatement. For those who know me, you'll be aware of how much time and effort I dedicated to building this. The next one however will be bigger and better!
I have been advised to make no further comments on the situation at this stage

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:06 pm

Sauber all over again.

kals · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:11 pm

We don't know what was / is happening behind closed doors. Perhaps Hawken was in breach of contract (sponsorship or other obligations) so Palmer Snr sought to replace him, perhaps Palmer Snr is in breach of contract for signing a third driver (we've seen that somewhere before recently, haven't we...?), perhaps Support our Paras requested a name driver be put into a car to get some needed positive exposure for their cause or they'd cut funding of an already poorly performing project...

Who knows.

pimmy · PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 11:12 pm

The team has come across as being at bit unprofessional from the start, tbh.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:20 pm

Plato had an off:

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 2:25 pm

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 3:08 pm

gd49 · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:05 pm

Was a tyre failure for Plato in FP1, hope we don't have too many more through the weekend

gd49 · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:12 pm

Big crash between Belcher and Bushell

MotoKris1 · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:13 pm

Big crash!

Toto87 · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:13 pm

Woah that was massive !!!

gd49 · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:13 pm

Massive hit. Belcher collected Bushnell coming out the pits. Wouldn't be surprised if they're both done for the weekend.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2015 4:33 pm

Bushell's car looks fixable, it's Belcher's car that will be the question mark.

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BTCC Rd.3 @ Thruxton 9th-10th May 2015

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