BTCC @ Snetterton 6th-7th Aug *let the Plato hating begin*

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:56 pm

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Track Stats:
Length:      2.9689 miles
No. of laps: 12
Distance:    35.6268 miles
Races held:  71 (since 1959)

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2010 Winners:
Race 1: Jason Plato
Race 2: Jason Plato
Race 3: Gordon Shedden

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All-time winners:

Drivers:
9:  Jason Plato (1997, 2000, 2005, 2006 x2, 2008 x2, 2010 x2)
5:  James Thompson (1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004)
4:  Andy Rouse (1974, 1984, 1985, 1988)
3:  Gawaine Baillie (1959, 1960, 1961), Jack Brabham (1963, 1964, 1966), Will Hoy (1991, 1992, 1995), Fabrizio Giovanardi (2007, 2009 x2)
2:  Mike Parkes (1961, 1962), Stuart Graham (1974, 1975), Robb Gravett (1989, 1990), Alain Menu (1997, 2000), Yvan Muller (2001, 2002), Matt Neal (2003, 2006), Tom Chilton (2005 x2), Gordon Shedden (2007, 2010)
1:  Jack Sears (1960), Roy Salvadori (1963), Mike Salmon (1965), Jackie Oliver (1967), Roy Pierpoint (1969), Frank Gardner (1970), Brian Muir (1971), Win Percy (1976), Gordon Spice (1976), Jeff Allam (1979), Pete Hall (1986), Mike O'Brien (1987), Steve Soper (1993), Gabriele Tarquini (1994), Kelvin Burt (1995), Joachim Winkelhock (1996), Anthony Reid (1998), David Leslie (1999), Peter Kox (1999), Paul O'Neill (2003), Luke Hines (2004), Rob Huff (2004), Tom Onslow-Cole (2007), Mat Jackson (2008), Colin Turkington (2009)

Manufacturers:
15:  Ford (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000)
12:  Vauxhall (1996, 2000, 2001 x2, 2002 x2, 2003, 2004 x2, 2007, 2009 x2)
8:  Honda (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 x2, 2006, 2007, 2010)
7:  Jaguar (1959, 1960 x2, 1961 x2, 1962, 1963)
6:  BMW (1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009), SEAT (2004, 2005, 2006 x2, 2008 x2)
5:  Chevrolet (1971, 1974, 1975, 2010 x2)
3:  Renault (1995, 1997 x2)
2:  Toyota (1976, 1992), Rover (1984, 1986), Nissan (1998, 1999)
1:  Triumph (1974), Holden (1987), Alfa Romeo (1994)

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Championship Standings:
1.  Matt Neal      140
2.  Mat Jackson    131
3.  Gordon Shedden 120
4.  Andrew Jordan  111
5.  James Nash     104
6.  Jason Plato    100
7.  Rob Collard     66
8.  Tom Chilton     64
9.  Alex MacDowall  47
10. Paul O'Neill    32

Timetable
Pick Em's

bigears · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:59 pm

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:10 pm

Some good news.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93600

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:45 pm

Yay, it's that time of year again!

Sorry, I know it's very poor.

Might go up to the track on the Saturday and then enjoy the mature intellectual discussions here on the Sunday.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:11 pm

I shall be absent on Sunday afternoon, might be here for Race 1. Twice in a row I miss Snetterton

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:22 pm

De Cesaris fan wrote:

Yay, it's that time of year again!

Sorry, I know it's very poor.

Might go up to the track on the Saturday and then enjoy the mature intellectual discussions here on the Sunday.

That is awesome.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:24 pm

De Cesaris fan wrote:

Yay, it's that time of year again!

Sorry, I know it's very poor.

Might go up to the track on the Saturday and then enjoy the mature intellectual discussions here on the Sunday.

Awesome. Oh hang on, needs more things - Porsches and Ben Edwards exploding

She weren't hit by the ugly stick, the whole damn branch fell off and hit her

gd49 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:42 pm

Expecting a lot of first lap incidents at the hairpin after Riches, especially in some of the support categories.

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:49 pm

I've just realized you've made a major mistake on that image, Alex. MacDowell's smiling and we know he doesn't do that.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:51 pm

He wasn't smiling, it was photoshopped in so he wouldn't scare people.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:46 am

Yeah, it was my awesome photoshop skills.

Has anyone been to a BTCC meeting on the Saturday? Hoping that the crowds are non existant until Sunday.

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:05 am

Yeah, but not for a few years. It's quieter but not too quiet.

edit: Shoulda added, went to Thruxton & Brands Hatch (I think!, although that might have been WTCC, so long ago I can't remember

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kart99 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:09 am

I've been to the Saturday at Knockhill for the last few years. It really wasn't very busy so you should be alright.

Slam · PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:23 am

That picture is awesome. De Cesaris fan you are my hero.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:29 am

Yeah it's great, but remember how excited we got last year and probably because we got all our hopes up the races were disappointing

Oh well, finally my Avatar is coming to life....still gonna keep it after this weekend though!

It'll be nice seeing some Touring Car racing where there are other manufacturers apart from Chevy at the front of a field, seems like a complete AGE since the BTCC was last in action!

(Don't forget Qualifying on the Sat too....)

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:37 am

Much too long, we want more BTCC weekends

The only good Chevy is a Plato Chevy upside-down in the gravel...

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:40 am

Gaara wrote:

Much too long, we want more BTCC weekends

The only good Chevy is a Plato Chevy upside-down in the gravel...

I dunno, I kinda like Menu, not really sure why, but to use a comparison from his last BTCC year, he's kinda being the "Rydell" of Chevy's WTCC team this year.

Anyway, wrong thread!

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:38 am

Current forecast suggests heavy rain on Saturday, and light showers on Sunday. So expect sunny and 25 degrees.

kart99 · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:23 pm

If it does rain, it could certainly spice things up.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:26 pm

Very importantly, how are the crops? :lol:

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BTCC @ Snetterton 6th-7th Aug let the Plato hating begin

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