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2016 BTCC Calender

Round 1 - Sat 2/Sun 3 April - Brands Hatch (Indy)


Round 2 - Sat 16/Sun 17 April - Donington Park


Round 3 - Sat 7/Sun 8 May - Thruxton


Round 4 - Sat 4/Sun 5 June - Oulton Park Island


Round 5 - Sat 18/Sun 19 June - Croft


Round 6 - Sat 30/Sun 31 July - Snetterton


Round 7 - Sat 13/Sun 14 August - Knockhill


Round 8 - Sat 27/Sun 28 August - Rockingham


Round 9 - Sat 17/Sun 18 September - Silverstone


Round 10 - Sat 1/Sun 2 October - Brands Hatch



BTCC 2016 entry list:

No Name Nationality Entrant Car Team/driver status
4 Colin Turkington GBR Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
7 Mat Jackson GBR Motorbase Performance Ford Focus Independent
11 Rob Austin GBR Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis Independent
12 Mike Epps GBR RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis Independent/Rookie
14 Alex Martin GBR Dextra Racing with Team Parker Ford Focus Independent
16 Aiden Moffat GBR Laser Tools Racing Mercedes Benz A-Class Independent
17 Daniel Welch GBR Goodestone Racing Proton Persona Independent
20 James Cole GBR Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
22 Chris Smiley GBR TLC Racing Toyota Avensis Independent/Rookie
24 Jake Hill GBR RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis Independent
25 Matt Neal GBR Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R Manufacturer
30 Martin Depper GBR Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R Independent
31 Jack Goff GBR Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport Constructor
33 Adam Morgan GBR WIX Racing Mercedes Benz A-Class Independent
38 Mark Howard GBR BKR Volkswagen CC Independent/Rookie
39 Warren Scott GBR Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
40 Aron Smith IRL BKR Volkswagen CC Independent
48 Ollie Jackson GBR AmD Tuning Audi S3 Independent
52 Gordon Shedden GBR Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R Manufacturer
54 Hunter Abbott GBR Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze Independent
55 Jeff Smith GBR Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R Independent
66 Josh Cook GBR MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6GT Manufacturer
77 Andrew Jordan GBR Motorbase Performance Ford Focus Independent
80 Tom Ingram GBR Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis Independent
84 Kelvin Fletcher GBR Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze Independent/Rookie
95 Stewart Lines GBR Maximum Motorsport Ford Focus Independent
99 Jason Plato GBR Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
100 Robert Collard GBR Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport Constructor
116 Ashley Sutton GBR MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6GT Manufacturer/Rookie
303 Matt Simpson GBR Speedworks Motorsport Honda CIvic Type R Independent/Rookie
600 Sam Tordoff GBR Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport Constructor

Warren Scott will have at least one decision to make.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121302

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Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

I think Plato & Turkington are on 2/3 year deals, aren't they? Smith can take Daddy's money to another team, leaving space for Ashley Sutton.

TOCA need to fix the race 2 grid procedure. Either split qualifying into two parts and have the fastest time in each set the grid for races 1 & 2, or have a driver's second fastest time determine their race 2 position. Effectively using race 1 as a qualifying session this year didn't work and was detrimental to the racing.

I wouldn't mind if they introduced some sort of FIA Superlicence points system. Some of the hacks at the back ruin races by their inability to stay on the track. You could get rid of Belcher, Lines, Martin, Hamilton and the hilariously mis-named PRO Motorsport and no quality or value would be lost. Since I mentioned Martin, his Dad can piss off from the Porsches as well. He's as dangerously unaware of his surroundings as Andy Neate.

The races could do with being longer as well. IMO, professional level races should take at least 30 minutes to complete.

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Belcher will be back next year it seems, so no luck there.

Jordan is 99% likely to leave 888 as he is looking about. Motorbase or Eurotech is the destinations. We are looking like we may see some new cars on the grid as well, so keep an eye out on that. It's possible 2 other manufacturers may appear on the grid in some form.

Dan Welch will be back in 2016 but it will be with a new car. The Proton's wont be back.

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Grand Prix Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 20 March
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 3 April
3 Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 17 April
4 Russian Grand Prix Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 1 May
5 Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 15 May
6 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 29 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 12 June
8 Baku European Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku Street Circuit, Baku[N 3] 19 June
9 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3 July
10 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 10 July
11 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 24 July
12 German Grand Prix Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim[34] 31 July
13 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 28 August
14 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 4 September
15 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 18 September
16 Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 2 October
17 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka[35] 9 October
18 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 23 October
19 Mexican Grand Prix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 6 November
20 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 13 November
21 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

So by my quick glance only 2 meetings don't clash this year.

I honestly think this is an itv/gow plan now to harm bbcf1s viewing figures

Stupid. I just want to be able to follow both series without clashes. This used to be the way it was but for some reason they're deliberately clashing mow.

THIS. MUST. STOP.

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Welch Motorsport will use Hyundai i30's next year

Motorbase have a list of 7 drivers for 2016. They also have sponsors so they might be going for a better driver than James Cole. Matt Jackson may not be back however.

Mike Bushell may also not be back.

Return of the TT?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121329

It's great that figures within the series are looking for ways to do something additional for the entrants and fans. Would love to see either the heats format and / or an endurance event. Would prefer the endurance with guest drivers.

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I think it's a great idea too, but I am a tad worried that with budgets tights as it is, it would need to be done in a way where it dosen't cost an arm and a leg to do it. I would prefer 2 heats followed by a two driver 2 hour endurance or something, with each driver doing 1 heat before joining forces for the endurance. It also can't be just be 10 cars. Could maybe get some guest entries.

Bring back the Donington 500.

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Very short heat races rallycross style.

Fuck pit stops

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

And it looks like a decision is imminent then, unless as the article states, the situation is now closed.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121333

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Formula Fun Cup Champion 2013
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Yes please. On the long circuit.

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Formula Fun Cup Champion 2013
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk

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Motorsport playlists on YouTube

I wonder if teams realise that publicly enforcing team orders never makes anyone look good. Sure it may be considered smart strategy, but once it doesn't work out IMO the worst thing to do is publicly whinge about how your teammate not pulling over for you robbed you of the championship, or even release a press release saying as much.

The only reason these teams and this series have the money to go racing at this scale is because of fan interest, and no fan is interested in seeing one driver pull over for another. Refusing to just give up a position you have earned should be seen as a desirable characteristic in a racing driver, not something to apologise for. I've come to accept that this will probably never change in FIA run sports like F1, but BTCC is now arguably the best racing on the planet and people aren't tuning in to it to watch teammates politely let eachother past. For all its critics, NASCAR deserves respect for this never really being an issue.

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god damn. taking advantage of any chance, no matter how meaningless, to say something positive about nascar. that's commitment.