BTCC Rd. 1 @ Brands Hatch - 30th-31st March 2013

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:43 am

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Track Stats:
Length:      1.2079 miles
No. of laps: 24
Distance:    28.9896 miles
Races held:  208 (since 1958)

2012 Winners (Indy):
Race 1: Rob Collard
Race 2: Matt Neal
Race 3: Jason Plato

All-time Winners:
Drivers:
19: Jason Plato
13: Matt Neal
12: Frank Gardner
 8:  Andy Rouse
 7:  Tommy Sopwith, 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
 3:  John Sprinzel, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Lloyd, Vince Woodman, Robb Gravett, John Cleland, Frank Biela, Anthony Reid, Colin Turkington, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson
 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
 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, Andrew Jordan, Árón Smith, Frank Wrathall

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

2013 Entry List:
No Driver           Team                            Car
--+----------------+-------------------------------+------------------------
1  Gordon Shedden   Honda Yuasa Racing              Honda Civic 2KC
2  Matt Neal        Honda Yuasa Racing              Honda Civic 2KC
4  Michael Caine    Addison Lee Motorbase           Ford Focus ST MkIII
5  Rob Collard      eBay Motors                     BMW 125i M Sport F20
6  Tom Onslow-Cole  PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing      Volkswagen CC
7  Mat Jackson      Airwaves Racing                 Ford Focus ST MkIII
8  Árón Smith       Airwaves Racing                 Ford Focus ST MkIII
10 Daniel Welch     Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Proton Persona
11 Frank Wrathall   Dynojet                         Toyota Avensis T270
12 David Nye*       Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Ford Focus ST MkII
13 Rob Austin       WIX Racing                      Audi A4 B8
14 Will Bratt       WIX Racing                      Audi A4 B8
15 James Kaye*      AmD Tuning.com                  Volkswagen Golf MkV
17 Dave Newsham     Speedworks Motorsport           Toyota Avensis T270
18 Nick Foster      eBay Motors                     BMW 125i M Sport F20
20 James Cole       RCIB Insurance Racing           Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R
22 Howard Fuller    PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing      Volkswagen CC
28 Chris Stockton   BTC Racing                      Chevrolet Cruze (Hatch)
29 Colin Turkington eBay Motors                     BMW 125i M Sport F20
31 Jack Goff        RCIB Insurance Racing           Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R
33 Adam Morgan      Ciceley Racing                  Toyota Avensis T270
39 Warren Scott*    Team BMR Restart                SEAT León
43 Lea Wood*        Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing    Vauxhall Vectra
44 Andy Neate       Team Club 44                    Chevrolet Cruze (Saloon)
48 Ollie Jackson    Speedworks Motorsport           Toyota Avensis T270
55 Jeff Smith       Pirtek Racing                   Honda Civic 2KC
66 Liam Griffin*    Addison Lee Motorbase           Ford Focus ST MkII
77 Andrew Jordan    Pirtek Racing                   Honda Civic 2KC
88 Sam Tordoff      MG KX Momentum Racing           MG6 GT
90 Joe Girling*     M247 Racing                     Chevrolet Cruze LT
99 Jason Plato      MG KX Momentum Racing           MG6 GT
?? TBA              Team Club 44                    Chevrolet Cruze (Saloon)

* - Jack Sears Trophy entry

Hold on to your hats, folks. The new BTCC season is nearly upon us! We've got more cars than you can shake a stick at, with a capacity entry of 32. 28 of them should be at Brands next weekend, which means we'll have the biggest entry for the first round of the season since 2001!

New for this year is the Jack Sears Trophy, named after the series' first champion, for drivers of Super 2000 cars. This'll make the battles at the back of the field even more intense than usual, with the driver earning the most wins in that class being handed the trophy at the end of the season by none-other than the man himself.

The action will be just as hot at the front as the NGTC cars will have more power, more speed and a new soft tyre to spice things up. As if they need any more craziness...

Will Gordon Shedden defend his title, or will his team-mate, Matt Neal, take it back from him? Jason Plato will also be hungry for a third title to add to his impressive CV. We mustn't forget about Colin Turkington who's making his first appearance in the series since 2009, but after a three year break and with an un-proven car, it could be a tough ask. And what about Mat Jackson? He was on fire last year in the new Focus and will be very competitive. Could he win his first crown?

In the support package we've got the full-time return of Formula Ford, last on the package in 2003, and all of last year's series staying on with bigger and more competitive fields, so expect many championships to go down to the wire.

It's shaping up to be a cracking year. Let's go racing!

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Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:53 am

YAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEMENTOR · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:25 am

Hoorahhh!

I was going to go to this, but it gets so bloody busy there during the BTCC weekend. And I hate the fence inside Druids, which is where I always stood.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:59 am

Gaara wrote:

YAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Slam · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:15 am

Yabadabadee!!
Rrrring ding a ding!!
That's what I'm talking about!!

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:17 am

Should be fun.

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:19 am

Clios are up to 23 for this weekend. FFord should have 18, Porsche Supercar will have 16, Ginettas should have 15-18 and Juniors should have 14. These grids may go up this week to as we always see a few drivers enter at the last minute.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:15 pm

Slam wrote:

Yabadabadee!!
Rrrring ding a ding!!
That's what I'm talking about!!

Vettel is not welcome in this thread.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:18 pm

Cool, flicking through EPG I see Virgin has finally acquired ITV4HD

Whofan · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:57 pm

The cold weather we're having is likely to remain this weekend. It might be a chilly one

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:59 pm

Plato will win all three races and TBK will explode with rage.

There.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:04 pm

Oh FFS Phil.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:06 pm

If that does happen then I'm blaming you and permabanning you Phil >.<

phil1993 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:08 pm

I'm thinking worst case scenario. If that doesn't happen, everything is better. Think negatively and everything seems cool

Slam · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:11 pm

RWD cars will win because it will be too cold for the FWD cars to warm their rear tyres and they will all spin off on the first lap.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:24 pm

Phil1993 needs a custom title. Instead of Honorary Member, it should be "Prediction-Queen", "BANNED (from making predictions)" or "I Make Bad Choices". Just a suggestion.

kart99 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:01 pm

I know you'll all be sad but it looks like this one may be a record one for me. I finish work at 8 that morning and I'm back in work 10 that night.

pimmy · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:34 pm

I'm going to be there, so this weather had better fucking warm up!

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:34 pm

Well we've already had the French Plato win the opening WTCC races so we don't need such a shitty start to the BTCC please!

Bet he'll sneak one in though, and he won't have learnt from his issues at paddock last year and will try the same thing again.

Really looking forward to it though!

And exactly HOW was 2001 a big entry? The first race was BTCC only and it had about 8 cars in it!

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:35 pm

kart99 wrote:

I know you'll all be sad but it looks like this one may be a record one for me. I finish work at 8 that morning and I'm back in work 10 that night.

Don't worry there'll be plenty of time to sleep during the Porsche races....

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BTCC Rd. 1 @ Brands Hatch - 30th-31st March 2013

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