2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car ChampionshipTouring Cars

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Oops I've opened a can of worms and the worms are a metaphor for @Holdenhsvgtsr's cryptic answers

It's gonna be a hard one to figure out lol, @Furinkazen you're right about the Morgan Avensis and I remember reading about another one that was rebuilt into something but I forget which Also how many of Eurotech's Civics are former Team Dynamics cars? I know Jordan's was built for him but were any others built? I guess the MGs are still the original ones?....

Edit: I think the Insignias were converted to the Passats
Edit 2: Although do I remember Goff driving the Insignia whilst his Passat was being built mid-season?

The insignias don't exist anymore they were built into the passats.

The eurotechs were new builds from a few years ago only 1 was then new after that after smith wrote one off at rockinham

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Got this on Facebook from Gallagher.

Oh god can Carthrottle just piss off please.

 

[paulmac2k9]

Plato talks about his thoughts on BMR and 2015.



Edit: Since no one else posted this either I'll edit this in.

It's Turks turn .

 

[neljack]

The new Welch Motorsport car looks......absolutely horrific, my eyes are bleeding.

 

[Bo]

Errrrr... it looks like My Little Pony crossed with a mid-00's STaikyu livery.

 

[neljack]

Can't work out why they stick with Proton Least we know who's gonna be finishing 30th and 31st next season

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Can't work out why they stick with Proton Least we know who's gonna be finishing 30th and 31st next season

Cause they can use a 4B11T

 

[cunny17]

Is that the finished article.

somebody needs a slap

 

[neljack]

Is that the finished article.

somebody needs a slap

Would hope not, although judging by his twitter he was begging for sponsors.....

 

[catamount39]

The new Welch Motorsport car looks......absolutely horrific, my eyes are bleeding.

I don't care how much sponsor funding they got...that's revolting.

 

[Valkyr1313]

Well, United Autosports are gone and Power Maxed Racing have a second ca . No driver as of yet, and nothing (officially) on what the second car will be, but it's safe to say that it'll be another Cruze saloon

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/03/02/power-maxed-racing-confirms-second-car-for-2015-season/

 

[Furinkazen]

Well, United Autosports are gone and Power Maxed Racing have a second ca . No driver as of yet, and nothing (officially) on what the second car will be, but it's safe to say that it'll be another Cruze saloon

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/03/02/power-maxed-racing-confirms-second-car-for-2015-season/

That a brand new chassis or built out the hatch?

 

[Valkyr1313]

That a brand new chassis or built out the hatch?

Not sure. The story didn't have specifics(it was just a short little blurb), but if I remember correctly, they still have the hatch, so I'm guessing that it'll be built out of that. Who knows, they could surprise us all, and keep the hatch, and have the saloon as well

--Edit: Autosport is saying that it'll be a second saloon, so that's some more evidence pointing that direction :http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117882

---2nd edit : The official Power Maxed Racing website is saying that it'll be a saloon. Nothing on the chassis. http://www.powermaxedracing.com/home/19-btcc-news/61-power-maxed-racing-confirms-second-car

Sorry for the edits

 

[Malcolm Tucker]

Just read the touringcartimes article, has it been updated? It pretty much confirms they've modified the hatchback to a saloon.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/03/02/power-maxed-racing-confirms-second-car-for-2015-season/

Any twitter followers know much about Speedworks' plans? Last I heard they hired a new engineer and Ingram said he was struggling to find funds but that was last year I think.

 

[Furinkazen]

Two announcements due within 24 hours, first one 8pm tonight. Speculation is Menu to Motorbase, which I don't think is true tbh...

 

[Bo]

Speculation is Menu to Motorbase, which I don't think is true tbh...

If they did, it'd be a bit of a waste of a decent seat. They need a good young guy in there with Jackson.

 

[Clark]

Any further news about what car Motorbase are using, did they do anything about making an F30?

 

[Furinkazen]

Any further news about what car Motorbase are using, did they do anything about making an F30?

Paddock rumour. An update of this:

WSR - BMW 125i
Priaulx / Tordoff / Collard

TRIPLE 888 - MG6
Jordan / Goff / ???

HONDA YUASA RACING - HONDA CIVIC TYPE R
Neal / Shedden

MOTORBASE - FORD FOCUS
Jackson??? / ??? / Martin

TEAM BMR - VW PASSAT
A.Smith / Scott / Plato / Turkington

EUROTECH - HONDA CIVIC
J.Smith / Depper

ROB AUSTIN RACING - AUDI A4
Austin / Abbott

CICELY RACING - MERCEDES A CLASS
Morgan

HOUSEMAN RACING - TOYOTA AVENSIS
???

AmD TUNING - FORD FOCUS
Bushell

LASER TOOLS RACING - MERCEDES A CLASS
Moffat

SPEEDWORKS - TOYOTA AVENSIS
???

HANDY MOTORSPORT - TOYOTA AVENSIS
Belcher

POWER MAXED RACING - CHEVROLET CRUZE
Newsham / Stockton???

WELCH MOTORSPORT - PROTON GEN-2
Welch / Wilmot

SUPPORT OUR PARAS RACING - INFINITI Q50
Hawken / Palmer Jnr

TEAM HARD - TOYOTA
Gallagher / ???



This is updated with 32 cars. Team HARD look set to have 2 Toyotas, Power Maxed have gone to 2 Cruzes. Gow confirmed a while back 32 this year.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Any further news about what car Motorbase are using, did they do anything about making an F30?

Focus and team hard won't have 2 Toyotas as pmr bought ua's second TBL.

 

[Furinkazen]

Focus and team hard won't have 2 Toyotas as pmr bought ua's second TBL.

Interesting. 1 Toyota is still at the UA shop you see, the other one has gone to Gallagher. Speedworks appear to be one of the 2 announcements due.

 

[paulmac2k9]

You forgot Cook with help for hero's.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Ingram at speed works

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

You forgot Cook with help for hero's.

In the second pmr

 

[paulmac2k9]

Well that sorts that out then . So much for Furis prediction of Cook being in the 3rd MG .

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Well that sorts that out then . So much for Furis prediction of Cook being in the 3rd MG .

That's what should have happened but there's a dispute over who owns it.

 

[paulmac2k9]

Oh, sucks a little bit for Cook then, since the MG would have been a better platform for him to get good results.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Interesting news from Matt Neal tonight, NGTC cars were given bigger fuel tanks to allow for 1 hour races like V8 super cars do but most of the teams rejected it.

 

[Furinkazen]

In news to shock nobody, Honda announce a new car which will be shown at Media Day.

 

[paulmac2k9]

Wonder what it'll be, definitely not a Civic type R.

 

[Furinkazen]

Wonder what it'll be, definitely not a Civic type R.

I don't see it being anything else tbh.