BTCC Rd. 8 @ Rockingham 14th-15th September 2013

pimmy · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:09 pm

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Track Stats:
Length:      1.94 miles
No. of laps: 16
Distance:    31.04 miles
Races held:  20 (since 2003)

2012 Winners:
Race 1: Jason Plato
Race 2: Gordon Shedden
Race 3: Gordon Shedden

All-time Winners:

Drivers:
5 Jason Plato
4: Matt Neal, Gordon Shedden
2: Fabrizio Giovanardi, Stephen Jelley
1: Yvan Muller, Mat Jackson, James Nash

Manufacturers:
7: Honda
5: Vauxhall
3: BMW, Chevrolet
1: SEAT, MG

Championship Standings:
1.  Matt Neal        293
2.  Andrew Jordan    287
3.  Gordon Shedden   266
4.  Colin Turkington 263
5.  Jason Plato      239
6.  Sam Tordoff      197
7.  Adam Morgan      180
8.  Árón Smith       126
9.  Mat Jackson      119
10. Jeff Smith       116

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hedgey666 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:30 pm

Hope it rains. The Rock is always fun in the wet.

kals · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:34 pm

I'm not a fan of the circuit but it does often produce good races.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:37 pm

Do love the oval part though.

gd49 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:12 pm

Forecast is for showers on Saturday and Sunday currently. First BTCC round I'll be able to watch live in a little while, looking forward to it.

kart99 · PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:51 pm

Willmot's livery

kals · PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:26 am

I see Andy Willmot, I think Gary Willmot. A few of us oldies will know who that is.

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:28 am

Wasn't he in some terrible comedy show with Hale & Pace in the 80s?

kart99 · PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:53 am

Believe it or not, even I know who you are talking about. Used to appear on Noel's House Party too.

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:39 pm

And kids TV as well, I'm sure of it.

kals · PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:28 pm

That's how I remember Willmot, from kids TV.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:10 am

I've just had a look at today's support series practice results to find a gigantic field of 6, yes SIX, Porsches entered. Oh what fun it will be on Sunday.

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:11 am

This time it's partly their own fault for banning Stoneman.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:26 am

I'm still wondering just how the grid numbers dropped away so fast. Wasn't it in the twenties last year? Or somewhere near at least.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:52 am

There were around 18 cars at most rounds last year. The fact that the current car is in its last year of competition and the strength of GT racing at the moment have really hurt the entries.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:39 am

The good news is The first Porsche race takes place BEFORE BTCC race 1 so with any luck ITV won't bother showing it.

The bad news is Porsche will probably open the wallet and get them to show it in full

And The Rock is easily the most boring track for the Porsches, the tight twisty stuff is not their friend.
Trust me, I know. And TOM knows. And Schumifan knows....zzzzz

Still, might rain, maybe we can smash a couple of them against the wall of The Rock and have the final couple of rounds cancelled due to low grid numbers?

hedgey666 · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:53 am

Gaara wrote:

I'm still wondering just how the grid numbers dropped away so fast. Wasn't it in the twenties last year? Or somewhere near at least.

There was some mention that Porsche doesn't subsidize the teams anything like as much as they used to.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:58 am

If only they stopped subsidising the TV broadcast too... :cry:

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:38 pm

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:31 pm

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