Btcc 2015

[P I Staker]

Oh dear.

[P I Staker]

I've just come back and we appear to have gone back in time?

[fatandwheezing]

MGJohn said:

airbusA346 said:

So which support races are missing out on coverage because of the damn tennis?

Some of us enjoy the "damn" Tennis AND the Touring Cars... Win-Win for some of us...

Nasty looking impact just now. Red Flag Race 1.

I think the key point missing here is that the first part of the tennis mens final (I.e. a big event) is being relegated to ITV4 while there is a pointless football friendly on ITV1.

For a house that is pretty much motorsport (me), and tennis (her), it is quite annoying.

[acer12]

the damn tennis is still on. hope the plastic tennis fans are happy

[egor110]

fatandwheezing said:

MGJohn said:

airbusA346 said:

So which support races are missing out on coverage because of the damn tennis?

Some of us enjoy the "damn" Tennis AND the Touring Cars... Win-Win for some of us...

Nasty looking impact just now. Red Flag Race 1.

I think the key point missing here is that the first part of the tennis mens final (I.e. a big event) is being relegated to ITV4 while there is a pointless football friendly on ITV1.

For a house that is pretty much motorsport (me), and tennis (her), it is quite annoying.

This is all quite simple, football gets more viewers than tennis which gets more viewers than touring cars.

The more viewers the more important the sport is for tv companies.

[samvia]

Do we believe the chat about the BMW "aerodynamics" causing it to be slower on the straights, and the VW CC "aerodynamics" allowing them to be really quick down the straights?

Or is it simply that some boost levels are just more equal than others...

[iva cosworth]

That race was much better than the first.

Tordoff was the star.

[rallycross]

Has to be said Plato is driving superbly today if you watch carefully he is using ever single inch of track from turn in to edit there is not a bit of unused Tarmac and was hitting the apexes perfectly very impressive to watch such precision when he had a Honda right on his tail.

[P I Staker]

Just admit you where in the wrong Priaulx, makes you look like a bit less of a knob.

[Pyro_Indigo]

P I Staker said:

Just admit you where in the wrong Priaulx, makes you look like a bit less of a knob.

Exactly, just seen both Collard and Prilaux interviews. Rob was asked if it was Prilaux' fault and he just paused for a second and said "... I'd like to say that, yes." Prilaux, though, did everything he could to avoid admitting fault. "Well we were side by side going into the corner... I've seen the ITV footage but I've got to see the onboards just so I can wrap my head around it..." sigh

[Pyro_Indigo]

Cor, that Ginneta crash was a bit brutal.

[Allyc85]

Finally some decent action at the front!

[emicen]

Can't wait to hear Rob Austin whining about driving standards again after race 3. Ignoring the bit where he shoved Ingram off the track of course.

I think the post race 3 interview from Plato was the highlight of the day though

[cupofbeans]

samvia said:

Do we believe the chat about the BMW "aerodynamics" causing it to be slower on the straights, and the VW CC "aerodynamics" allowing them to be really quick down the straights?

Or is it simply that some boost levels are just more equal than others...

Aero plays a part. The BMW isn't as aerodynamically efficient as last year.

[DanielSan]

The biggest shock for me that Martin in the Focus was allowed to race again at all after race one. He took Belcher out being a dick, and I was stood on the last corner when he took out Lines and sent him into the pit barrier. A fking outrageous piece of driving, completely no need to have done it, nothing more than a complete liability all day long.

Edited by DanielSan on Sunday 7th June 21:44

[iva cosworth]

DanielSan said:

The biggest shock for me that Martin in the Focus was allowed to race again at all after race one. He took Belcher out being a dick, and I was stood on the last corner when he took out Lines and sent him into the pit barrier. A fking outrageous piece of driving, completely no need to have done it, nothing more than a complete liability all day long.

Edited by DanielSan on Sunday 7th June 21:44

I saw both of these moves on telly and agree with you,shocking driving.

[Hamish Finn]

Pyro_Indigo said:

P I Staker said:

Just admit you where in the wrong Priaulx, makes you look like a bit less of a knob.

Exactly, just seen both Collard and Prilaux interviews. Rob was asked if it was Prilaux' fault and he just paused for a second and said "... I'd like to say that, yes." Prilaux, though, did everything he could to avoid admitting fault. "Well we were side by side going into the corner... I've seen the ITV footage but I've got to see the onboards just so I can wrap my head around it..." sigh

I saw Andy Priaulx at Autosport in January and he was hailed as the "conquering hero".

I think he expected to come into the BTCC and wipe the floor with everyone else. He hasn't really had any great success so far and I think he's getting desperate now.

[iva cosworth]

Hamish Finn said:

I saw Andy Priaulx at Autosport in January and he was hailed as the "conquering hero".

I think he expected to come into the BTCC and wipe the floor with everyone else. He hasn't really had any great success so far and I think he's getting desperate now.

I thought he was going to be much better than he has been.

Multiple WTCC champion in previous years winning car,had to be a winner...apparently not.

[MGJohn]

egor110 said:

fatandwheezing said:

MGJohn said:

airbusA346 said:

So which support races are missing out on coverage because of the damn tennis?

Some of us enjoy the "damn" Tennis AND the Touring Cars... Win-Win for some of us...

Nasty looking impact just now. Red Flag Race 1.

I think the key point missing here is that the first part of the tennis mens final (I.e. a big event) is being relegated to ITV4 while there is a pointless football friendly on ITV1.

For a house that is pretty much motorsport (me), and tennis (her), it is quite annoying.

This is all quite simple, football gets more viewers than tennis which gets more viewers than touring cars.

The more viewers the more important the sport is for tv companies.

More viewers so priority goes where the money is ... for the advertisers. Simple basics of commercial TV operation interests.

Say what you like about BBC with all its faults both on sport coverage and perceived "lefty bias", watching their ever fewer sporting events coverage like today's Canadian GP ( which I enjoyed ) free of any pressures from commercial breaks means I will always support the TV Licence/Tax whatever it's called unless it goes uber-greedy like the cartel riddled power and energy supply organs since privatisation.

Back on track. Watched the first two BTCC races and found them more processional than some F1 races. Did not bother to come in from working on the cars for the third race... Did I miss much ?

[iva cosworth]

I thought the 2nd race was okay.

I had to go out so missed the 3rd race too.