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I wonder if Team Hard will run 2 of the VW's and sell the other 2 once made to AmD who were planning to go to NGTC.
Total speculation from me /Disclaimer
Total speculation from me /Disclaimer
Strawman AndyLots of teams without cars, wsr still no news on what they'll be running, es racing might upgrade to ngtc, amd have no car, so many possibilitys
FurinkazenHonda perhaps?
Hopefully 2013 will get O'neill back behind the wheel, and not mincing about the place with a microphone lol.
FurinkazenWsr? Gilham surely would sell his Honda with the size of this new operation?
Possibly, but wsr haven't said much so they could turn up with anything or many stick with s2000 for one more year
WSR choice, I agree with that they do need a new car, they do need a NGTC to have any hope for the championship, and they know that, but I think it depends on funding and if they can make three NGTC cars or buy three, or will they have to cut down to two drivers?The beemer has had it's day fo me. It was very good indeed. WSR/EbayMotors were never outside the top 3 in the Independent Teams Championship and was very competitive with Pirtek the whole way through. WSR took 2nd and 3rd in the Independent Drivers Championship with Rob Collard and Tom Onslow Cole who were also 5th and 6th in the Drivers Championship. Notable success at individual races was a common occurrence through 2012. But for me the team just needed that bit extra consistency and they would have done so much better.
I think a new car to replace the 7 year old 320si is needed. One they can work on and be successful in the future with. They won't be dominant straight away I shouldn't imagine but in about 2-3 years time I like to think they will be. Short term pain for long term gain if you will.
Also, BMW don't have to fully fund the development of an NGTC car, they can do what Toyota do (supply a bit of budget and the shells) or just provide the shells for free/cheap.
There are actually quite a few active NGTC cars active now, enough for a decent grid without the S2000 cars:
-2 MG6
-4 Honda Civics
-2 Audi A4s
-2(4?) VW Passats
-2 Vauxhall Insignias
-1(2?) Proton Gen-2
-2(3?) Ford Focus
-3(4?) Toyota Avensis
Thorney has said he wants to run 2 Insignias himself or at least sell more to customers...but I made that list based on cars that we know definitely exist...I take stuff to do with Thorney with a pinch of salt.
Every year we get people talking about taking part and they don't appear. Several teams have talked about running extra cars if they can..but its unlikely all of them will be.
At this point I think Gilham is being optimistic about running 6 cars and the way he worded the press release makes it sound like he'll only be running 1 Passat at least from race 1.
Of course, WSR might run the S2000 BMWs again and have a run at the S2000 "Jack Sears" trophy. They would surely win it by miles.
F30 3 Series is too big, 1 series is perfect size.