Btcc 2015

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btcc123

1,243 posts

147 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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VX Foxy said:
Janesy B said:
http://www.btcc.net/2015/05/29/infiniti-ends-backi...

Looks like the team is slowly imploding. I expect Infiniti aren't interested in a team that spends it's time at the back of the grid, which is fair enough.
I suspect the race performance is least of infinity's problems. The whole setup smells fishy. Reminiscent of Neate...
I agree there is something fishy going on.Thee must be some other reason than performance of the car why Infinity have left as they knew that the car would be at the back of the grid with the inexperience of the team and drivers they hired.When Derek Palmer Snr was interviewed at the last race he looked like someone who could not be trusted and lied live in TV.

The team says that all profits go to injured service men but they will never make a penny profit so does that mean that the collection boxes at the races is to fund the team with the charity getting f**k all.

btcc123

1,243 posts

147 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Jimmm said:
Janesy B said:
"Base vehicle must be freely on sale in the UK through the manufacturer's normal dealer network"

That rule would kill the Mk2 Golf entry...
Thanks. Curiosity cured.
There is no reason why the current MK 7 Golf could not run in the BTCC.

VX Foxy

3,962 posts

243 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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btcc123 said:
I agree there is something fishy going on.Thee must be some other reason than performance of the car why Infinity have left as they knew that the car would be at the back of the grid with the inexperience of the team and drivers they hired.When Derek Palmer Snr was interviewed at the last race he looked like someone who could not be trusted and lied live in TV.

The team says that all profits go to injured service men but they will never make a penny profit so does that mean that the collection boxes at the races is to fund the team with the charity getting f**k all.
Couldn't agree more with all of that. What a shifty fker Palmer is. Problem is that the public are very naive...

alsaautomotive

684 posts

200 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Simon should be at Oulton smile


oobster

7,094 posts

211 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Is that the same shell?

alsaautomotive

684 posts

200 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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It is, yes.

shake n bake

2,221 posts

207 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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I know this is a little limited on people who look on here but for those that do, what do you all think of what's his names driving when he joined the track at thruxton and killed his and belchers cars?

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Mike Bushell. I thought it was poor team work all round really, would have thought there would be a call on the radio to say there was a car coming on a hotlap.

Anyone else find it amazing how Bushell's crowd funding went so well, so quicky?

alsaautomotive

684 posts

200 months

Sunday 31st May 2015
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Simon is quite phlegmatic about it, Mike Bushell is a rookie and was on the radio to the team at the time; it's his first season with team radio in the car which must take some getting used to, also Simon had only just started his flying lap so it all culminated very quickly.
I don't think Mike's car was anywhere near as badly damaged as Simon's was - confined to front end/sub assy apparently.
Simon's has had a complete rear end rebuild - chassis legs, arch bowls, floors, rear inner quarter structure & roof panel. The front assy is rebuilt and is ready to be fitted by Speedworks. All the metalwork was beautifully done by Willie Poole's.

Edited by alsaautomotive on Sunday 31st May 22:37


Edited by alsaautomotive on Monday 1st June 14:05

DiscoColin

3,328 posts

214 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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alsaautomotive said:
Simon should be at Oulton smile

I assume that it is just me who looks at that picture and only sees the Countach behind the thing in the foreground? paperbag

DanielSan

18,793 posts

167 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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VX Foxy said:
Couldn't agree more with all of that. What a shifty fker Palmer is. Problem is that the public are very naive...
I missed the interview. What was said?

VictoriaYorks

974 posts

142 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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DiscoColin said:
I assume that it is just me who looks at that picture and only sees the Countach behind the thing in the foreground? paperbag
It's where my eyes got drawn to as well cool

fatboy69

9,372 posts

187 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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VictoriaYorks said:
DiscoColin said:
I assume that it is just me who looks at that picture and only sees the Countach behind the thing in the foreground? paperbag
It's where my eyes got drawn to as well cool
Same here. It was the first thing I noticed!!!

DirrieMore

902 posts

142 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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That's a neat tie in between the posts on this page:

Simon's car, a team doing sterling work to get it (quite literally) back on track.
The Infinit team, a complete Countach in the background...

getmecoat

Hope to hell the Oulton round is at least watchable this year.

VictoriaYorks

974 posts

142 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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I'm hoping there isn't a monsoon this year!

coopedup

3,741 posts

139 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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fatboy69 said:
VictoriaYorks said:
DiscoColin said:
I assume that it is just me who looks at that picture and only sees the Countach behind the thing in the foreground? paperbag
It's where my eyes got drawn to as well cool
Same here. It was the first thing I noticed!!!
And another one! smokin

alsaautomotive

684 posts

200 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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coopedup said:
And another one! smokin


Feeling like I should have posted this photo instead frown
But there was less damage on this side!

Munter

31,319 posts

241 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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jensen interceptor ?

alsaautomotive

684 posts

200 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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Simon's made it to Oulton & doing a sheakedown run pretty much now smile

Munter

31,319 posts

241 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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alsaautomotive said:
Simon's made it to Oulton & doing a sheakedown run pretty much now smile
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