2016 BTCC silly season

[rubystone]

Janesy B said:

Aron Smith must have a drive this year, surely?

Josh Cook and Smith in the Chevrolets would be a good pairing.

Edited by Janesy B on Thursday 11th February 14:10

At ASI someone who ought to know told me that Aron will be driving for BMR this year. I'm not sure what he'll be in.

[MG CHRIS]

Good to see wsr line up sorted with collard returning and the car looks good in silver. Motorbase has a strong line up this year Jackson and Jordan should be a force to be reckoned with.

Still have 888/pmr to find out there line up alongside amd tuning welch/ sop if they do return 3rd eurotech seat and a few other odds and sods.

[Hamish Finn]

Still a RAR TBL floating about in the ether?

(Now that RA has sold his soul.)

No, I said, "soul".

[GbGaz]

DanielSan said:

From that article it looks like there's only the 2 Motorbase cars this year, could be a possibly of Cole in an MG?

Edited by DanielSan on Thursday 11th February 14:23

Yes, beginning to think that too

[DanielSan]

Can't say I'm expecting much of the MG's this year, all the focus in that building is going to be on the 4 Subaru's.... While the 888 bit just goes through the motions.

[MG CHRIS]

DanielSan said:

Can't say I'm expecting much of the MG's this year, all the focus in that building is going to be on the 4 Subaru's.... While the 888 bit just goes through the motions.

well new shells for this year and the rml parts as well just got to wait on the line up I do recon we see aron smith there alongside josh cook.

[btcclee]

MG CHRIS said:

well new shells for this year and the rml parts as well just got to wait on the line up I do recon we see aron smith there alongside josh cook.

They're not new shells though? Just old ones with facelift I thought.

[DanielSan]

That's more likely, quite a few teams in the BTCC claim to have new shells at times and it's just a facelift of their old car.

Think I've found the reason why it's Andy Neate in the 3rd Honda as well, well 650,000 reasons actually. Before any damage...

[eastlmark]

rubystone said:

At ASI someone who ought to know told me that Aron will be driving for BMR this year. I'm not sure what he'll be in.

well, Ashley Sutton did not take part in the Clio cup test last week and I cannot see him sitting out the season somehow.

[MG CHRIS]

btcclee said:

MG CHRIS said:

well new shells for this year and the rml parts as well just got to wait on the line up I do recon we see aron smith there alongside josh cook.

They're not new shells though? Just old ones with facelift I thought.

Well we see how many mgs end up in the new btec series if its just 1 the ex marc hynes car then we can assume no new shells if 2 or more mgs then we can safely say new shells for 2016. Also pretty sure ian harrision said new shells for this year.

[Roo]

DanielSan said:

That's more likely, quite a few teams in the BTCC claim to have new shells at times and it's just a facelift of their old car.

Think I've found the reason why it's Andy Neate in the 3rd Honda as well, well 650,000 reasons actually. Before any damage...

He certainly knows how to spend his/has dads money.

[DanielSan]

If this season is like his past seasons, and after a couple of years out its hardly likely to be an improvement there's a very good chance that could be a million quid bill by the end of the year.

[Roo]

Wasn't his own team a foundation set up by the family firm? I.e. written off as a donation from pre-tax profits?

If I could do it I know I would.

[turbo9111]

eastlmark said:

well, Ashley Sutton did not take part in the Clio cup test last week and I cannot see him sitting out the season somehow.

Mark, There wasn't a clio cup test last week the first test is this week at Thruxton !! Which gives a good insight to who's in what having said that not all the drivers do the Thruxton test ....

[turbo9111]

eastlmark said:

well, Ashley Sutton did not take part in the Clio cup test last week and I cannot see him sitting out the season somehow.

Mark, There wasn't a clio cup test last week the first test is this week at Thruxton !! Which gives a good insight to who's in what having said that not all the drivers do the Thruxton test ....

[eastlmark]

turbo9111 said:

eastlmark said:

well, Ashley Sutton did not take part in the Clio cup test last week and I cannot see him sitting out the season somehow.

Mark, There wasn't a clio cup test last week the first test is this week at Thruxton !! Which gives a good insight to who's in what having said that not all the drivers do the Thruxton test ....

Maybe, but a good few cars were out including BMR backed Proctor.

What you up to this year then?

[Save Ferris]

James Cole just been announced for the seat in the last BMR Subaru

Edited by Save Ferris on Tuesday 16th February 17:37

[turbo9111]

eastlmark said:

Maybe, but a good few cars were out including BMR backed Proctor.

What you up to this year then?

Mark, check out the clio cup website !!!

[eastlmark]

turbo9111 said:

Mark, check out the clio cup website !!!

Wooha! I missed that news. nice one. Did you sell ex Josh Files Clio then?

[eastlmark]

Save Ferris said:

James Cole just been announced for the seat in the last BMR Subaru

Edited by Save Ferris on Tuesday 16th February 17:37

well a surprise! My theory out the the window then.