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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:18 am 
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Its what the BTCC was like in the 60s though. Some cars (Galaxies etc) being much quicker down the straights and some better through the bends (Minis,Escorts etc)...


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gd49 wrote:
Best races in the support classes so far this year - perhaps helped by the lack of Porsches? Clio race had some of the best laps racing they've had in years.

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I think this weekend its clear that parity has been achieved. No-one bolted away down the straights.


Turbo cars were still clearly quicker down the start finish straight - there were occasions when both the Chevy's and BMWs got better exits off the hairpin but by the 1st corner had dropped behind the turbo cars.

It balanced out because the non-turbos were better through the corners - at the moment I think the parity is similar to WTCC a few years ago where the Seats had the edge down the straights, but the BMWs and Chevys were faster through the twisty bits. I'm not sure this is perfect parity, but I think it's probably as good as it can be.


Who the fuck wants perfect parity? Perfectly matched cars across all areas of the track = no passing. The best recipe for good racing is cars with different strengths.

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Philthy82 wrote:
gd49 wrote:
Best races in the support classes so far this year - perhaps helped by the lack of Porsches? Clio race had some of the best laps racing they've had in years.

phil1993 wrote:
I think this weekend its clear that parity has been achieved. No-one bolted away down the straights.


Turbo cars were still clearly quicker down the start finish straight - there were occasions when both the Chevy's and BMWs got better exits off the hairpin but by the 1st corner had dropped behind the turbo cars.

It balanced out because the non-turbos were better through the corners - at the moment I think the parity is similar to WTCC a few years ago where the Seats had the edge down the straights, but the BMWs and Chevys were faster through the twisty bits. I'm not sure this is perfect parity, but I think it's probably as good as it can be.


Who the fuck wants perfect parity? Perfectly matched cars across all areas of the track = no passing.


Think there's a series in the states like that, its called shitcar.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:08 pm 
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highgroove wrote:
Think there's a series in the states like that, its called shitcar.


Oooh not heard of this series, do they race crapwagons?

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Plato having a twitter session with fans

Matt Neal or Fabrizio Giovanardi....who's the toughest Btcc opponent?”
Gio all day long, great racer and a real man/gent

Where's the bromance gone? :(

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I read that Q & A, which cemented an opinion in me that Plato is not a nice guy.


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Although I kinda like him for this
http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2489

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