BTCC @ Knockhill 25th-26th August

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:07 pm

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Track Stats:
Length:      1.2713 miles
No. of laps: 24
Distance:    30.5112 miles
Races held:  46 (since 1992)

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2011 Winners:
Race 1: Tom Chilton
Race 2: Gordon Shedden
Race 3: Tom Boardman

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All-time Winners:

Drivers:
7: Jason Plato
4: Matt Neal
3: Alain Menu, Rickard Rydell, Anthony Reid, Darren Turner, Gordon Shedden
2: Frank Biela, Fabrizio Giovanardi
1: Jeff Allam, Tim Harvey, John Cleland, Julian Bailey, Steve Soper, John Bintcliffe, Derek Warwick, Laurent Aiello, Gabriele Tarquini, Simon Graves, Andy Priaulx, Yvan Muller, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson, Tom Chilton, Tom Boardman

Manufacturers:
9: Honda
8: Vauxhall, SEAT
3: Audi, Ford, MG, Chevrolet
2: BMW, Renault, Volvo, Nissan
1: Toyota

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Championship Standings:
 1. Matt Neal       255
 2. Gordon Shedden  247
 3. Jason Plato     245
 4. Andrew Jordan   218
 5. Rob Collard     178
 6. Mat Jackson     170
 7. Tom Onslow-Cole 161
 8. Frank Wrathall  118
 9. Dave Newsham    114
10. Jeff Smith       95

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kals · PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:59 pm

And John Cleland will be driving / demo'oing one of his old Vauxhall Cavaliers. That must be a highlight of the weekend.

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:46 pm

The Mini's have 32 cars this weekend. Could be fun

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:48 pm

Oh boy, chances of a rollover?

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:55 pm

Gaara wrote:

Oh boy, chances of a rollover?

With the TV cameras there? Probably Zero...

I don't get the "Minis are incredibly exciting" thing, I've watched enough of them on Motors TV to see that only about 1 in three races are great.
They just spend too long at Knockhill so every driver knows that track inside out and how to defend if they get ahead, etc.

Proper Minis, before BMW got their hands on them, are brilliant wherever they race.
Modern minis, not so much.

Still, BTCC at Knockhill, nothing to hate there, particularly if tempers are still flaring after the last meeting.

And great, John Cleland is there, the Plato/Neal of the 90s.
I wonder how many times Harvey will mention him having a chip on his shoulder and Cleland will mention how he wuz robbed.

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:43 am

Ya, the old Minis are awesome. When Snetterton had it's old layout, the slipstreaming down the front and back straights was great. It wasn't unusual to see 3 wide racing for the lead on the final lap. The new ones aren't bad though. Weren't they at Croft? Thought they were decent there. 32 car grid should be exciting enough.

I'll be away for a week, so I'll have to record it, unless the lady is happy to sit in front of a TV all day. Repeat of Plato in the barriers at Duffus Dip, plz :thumbsup:

Codename, I keep expecting something to happen in your avatar, dammit.

kals · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:53 pm

De Cesaris fan wrote:

Codename, I keep expecting something to happen in your avatar, dammit.

Oh at last, someone else has said it.

Codename, please change that awful avatar. Your previous avatar was one of my favourites. Now you're close to getting on my shit list.

As for the Minis, in the 1990's I used to love watching the Mini Se7en and Mini Miglia series. They were always so much fun.

kart99 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:46 pm

Just to add a bit more into the mix. There is a very strong possibility of rain both days, as heavy showers are forecast for Saturday and Sunday looks a bit better but still a chance of the wet stuff.

Which means it will be completely dry for both days.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:23 pm

kals wrote:

De Cesaris fan wrote:

Codename, I keep expecting something to happen in your avatar, dammit.

Oh at last, someone else has said it.

Codename, please change that awful avatar. Your previous avatar was one of my favourites. Now you're close to getting on my shit list.

Awww fine....

I was hoping for some good Yaytree pictures after the last meeting but they were few and far between.

*edit* Couldn't find the original one but here's a classic.

Wow I bow to poster-pressure. Can't have EVERYONE putting me on the block list though, I'd get bored....

kals · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:43 pm

kart99 wrote:

Which means it will be completely dry for both days.

The general rule of thumb is, that unless it is Phil1993 making a prediction it is likely to come true.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:59 pm

BTCC don't need no rain to be good....

ryan86 · PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:09 pm

It rained today.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:35 pm

Austin, Gilham and Ollie Jackson won't be at Knockhill.

kals · PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:50 pm

Damn.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:45 pm

I guess we don't have to worry about most of the field being tempted by the WTCC if Knockhill is too far for them to go.

gd49 · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:04 pm

Looking like its going to be dry for Sunday now, likely to be wet on Saturday. Forecast is still pretty vague though so wouldn't rule out rain on Sunday.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:49 pm

I suppose this was to be expected:

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:30 pm

Can't link to it because I've run out of free articles but Autosport reporting Shedden is fastest in both Friday practice sessions...

Errrr.....guysssss :lol:

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:14 pm

codename_47 wrote:

Can't link to it because I've run out of free articles but Autosport reporting Shedden is fastest in both Friday practice sessions...

Errrr.....guysssss :lol:

How wrong can you be?

ryan86 · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:22 pm

Getting very dark and starting to rain now. Obviously I don't know what the weather is like at Knockhill, but it is only 5 miles north.

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