Btcc 2015

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Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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rubystone said:
designndrive62 said:
Shocking 'overtake' for the win in clios there. Just barged poor ash sutton out the way. I hope that is called back and he gets penalised for that.
counted 3 impacts to the side as he pushed him wide didn't count how many to the rear....

Erdy

100 posts

126 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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rubystone said:
Total cock. Shame, because he's clearly a talented driver. I trust the stewards will punish him.

Did Austin throw the race deliberately? Seemed a soft concession of position to me...
Tbh he got through (white car passing black-sorry cant remember the names)clean at paddock then was then push sideways all the way up the hill losing the place again so probably a bit of payback.

Also after the race the black car swerved to try to hit the white one

airbusA346

785 posts

154 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Mojocvh said:
counted 3 impacts to the side as he pushed him wide didn't count how many to the rear....
It happens in all the races on the BTCC package, so it is seen as an OK way to pass. Sutton can't have watched previous Clio races from his comments on the TV.

airbusA346

785 posts

154 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Erdy said:
Tbh he got through (white car passing black-sorry cant remember the names)clean at paddock then was then push sideways all the way up the hill losing the place again so probably a bit of payback.

Also after the race the black car swerved to try to hit the white one
Black car was Ash Sutton and White car was Ant Whorton-Eales.

marshall100

1,124 posts

202 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Good set of races, not sure why they've buggered about with the rules as it just seems more confusing to try and explain.

Not sure there's a decent livery on any of those cars tbh...

Janesy B

2,625 posts

187 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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A couple of my pics, I'll put more up as I go through them.

IMG_4706 by Bryan Janes, on Flickr

IMG_6118 by Bryan Janes, on Flickr

IMG_5965 by Bryan Janes, on Flickr

ols

118 posts

136 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Nice photos smile

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

164 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Janesy B said:
A couple of my pics, I'll put more up as I go through them.

IMG_4706 by Bryan Janes, on Flickr

r
That's a good one ,a bit crowded,3 abreast into Surtees really isn't going to work.

AlexS

1,552 posts

233 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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marshall100 said:
Good set of races, not sure why they've buggered about with the rules as it just seems more confusing to try and explain.

Not sure there's a decent livery on any of those cars tbh...
I believe that they won't be buggering about with the boost levels in the background this year (and not officially telling people what is happening), so it will be far more obvious what is going on.

djroadboy

1,175 posts

237 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Willhire89 said:
MG CHRIS said:
hahahah brilliant whats the chances of that happening.
1 in 5?
Touche! hehe

Dan

CaptainMorgan

1,454 posts

160 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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marshall100 said:
Good set of races, not sure why they've buggered about with the rules as it just seems more confusing to try and explain.

Not sure there's a decent livery on any of those cars tbh...
I was thinking that, plus I dont like team mate cars being largely different colours/liveries. I know sponsors dictate but still, kinda annoys me

9.3

1,134 posts

193 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Squawk1066

2,941 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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I enjoyed the racing today.

What has happened to Motorbase?

One of my shots from the testing during the week.


MG CHRIS

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9,085 posts

168 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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iva cosworth said:
iva cosworth said:
MG CHRIS said:
Plato up to 20th, collard of along with josh cook. Austin still first.

Plato to get up to 6th I say by end of race.
16th wasn't it ?.....epic prediction fail......wobble
25 seconds behind 6th place
Got up to 13th at one point then went backwards then again had the soft tyre which didn't help him.

First meeting of 2015 nice to see new drivers up there and a mix of podium finishers and winners 3 different winners in 3 races hopefully that will continue to the next round.
The weight well it effected collard but not plato until the crash so hard to see what effects the weight will have on various teams/cars.

Support races were good to see higher grid numbers in all series some moves where um very btcc like unlike the btcc today which was pretty clean apart from a few incidents.

The new 2nd race rule I like stops the race 1/2 domination and also helps drivers that have had a bad race 1.
Things should settle down by thruxton where teams and drivers settle into the new year/car/teams etc.

MG CHRIS

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9,085 posts

168 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Squawk1066 said:
I enjoyed the racing today.

What has happened to Motorbase?

One of my shots from the testing during the week.

r

Motorbase has entered the championship but due to losing airways sponsers haven't raised the budget and should be out later on in the year along with nick Hamilton in the amd s3 audi.

7/11

217 posts

211 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Great to see a decent grid of Porsche's even if they were somewhat second hand after the meeting with 3 written off!
Shame they will not be on the programme for Donington, Thruxton and Rockingham.

Squawk1066

2,941 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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MG CHRIS said:
Motorbase has entered the championship but due to losing airways sponsers haven't raised the budget and should be out later on in the year along with nick Hamilton in the amd s3 audi.
Shame that, they are a solid team. Thanks for the info mate.

MG CHRIS

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9,085 posts

168 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Squawk1066 said:
MG CHRIS said:
Motorbase has entered the championship but due to losing airways sponsers haven't raised the budget and should be out later on in the year along with nick Hamilton in the amd s3 audi.
Shame that, they are a solid team. Thanks for the info mate.
Its a big lose of sorts I still think they be out earlier though just a shame to be down 2 competitive cars on top of what we already have.

Impressed by goff to day was there to pick up the points and was hussling neal at the end. Think this year will be the one just to score plenty of point coincidently will be up there at the end. Going to be very interested year as always with the btcc.

Agent Orange

2,194 posts

247 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Was at Brands today. Great racing all through out the day and a perfect day for it.

But what happened to Plato in the last race? He was working his way up through the field but then seemed to start going backwards. Tyres gone? Mechanical? He seemed to be noticably slower in the second half of that race.

VictoriaYorks

974 posts

143 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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Just an aside on the Motorbase issue, has anyone noticed that Airwaves are running the "normal Focus turns into a BTCC car" advert again? They've just removed the Jackson name from the window rolleyes