BTCC - Oulton Park - Rounds 10, 11, 12

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

So this weekend sees the BTCC circus roll into Oulton Park.

Timetable and other information here:

http://www.btcc.net/calendar/oulton-park/

Qualifying is on Saturday at 15:50, that will be streamed live here:

http://www.itv.com/btcc/qualifying-live

Race action on Sunday, ITV4 live from 11:15 until 6:00, your 3 Sunday BTCC race times:

Race 1: 12:17
Race 2: 14:52
Race 3: 17:02

In between those we have races for all the usual support championships, the final Ginetta Junior race is after the last touring car action so ITV4 may not show that one (Boooo!).

Weather could play a big part, currently looking changeable for Saturday but Sunday clear, obviously early days yet:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2644361

Championship standings after Thruxton, Tom Ingram leads by 17 points from Gordon Shedden:

http://www.btcc.net/standings/drivers/

Latest news:

Has Plato solved the Subaru riddle?
https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2017/05/has-plat...

BTCC turbo boost analysis for Subaru and Motorbase
https://beta.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/racing-new...

BTCC press release
http://www.btcc.net/2017/05/12/btcc-heads-north/

More Vauxhalls set to be on the grid?
https://beta.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/racing-new...

Nicolas Hamilton set to return to Clio Cup
https://beta.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/racing-new...


Looking forward to watching this one, other than Donington I have missed the other rounds. It will be interesting to see if the Subarus have improved pace, this was the turning point last year. The BMWs are bound to show strongly as well going on last years results. Would like to see Josh Cook get some more good results in that Focus, punching above it's weight in the other rounds I felt.

Thinking of going next year if anyone has any tips as well

[ols]

I'm looking forward to this one. Oulton is one of my favourite circuits in the UK.

Interesting reading about the Subarus. I wonder if JP and the team will finally regain the spring in their step this weekend. They did it last year after all...

[AndrewGP]

Neal on pole for the first race tomorrow with a good result for Andrew Jordan who got 2nd place. Rob Collard also did well getting 9th.

Looking forward to watching it tomorrow

[MondeoMan1981]

Some fast drivers further down the grid today so should make for some great racing.

Cannot wait for Knockhill in August its a great day out.

[acer12]

Sutton is on fire, deserved that 3rd place

[rscott]

Sutton certainly showed Plato how to drive that Subaru. I'm sure we'll hear the same old excuses from Jason soon though.
He was already complaining on Twitter earlier this week about the engine equalization - presumably they wouldn't let him have more boost than the rest of the grid.

[37chevy]

rscott said:

Sutton certainly showed Plato how to drive that Subaru. I'm sure we'll hear the same old excuses from Jason soon though.
He was already complaining on Twitter earlier this week about the engine equalization - presumably they wouldn't let him have more boost than the rest of the grid.

Obviously you didn't see the intro bit about Jason driving with a bent car since the brands hatch crash......

[EDLT]

37chevy said:

rscott said:

Sutton certainly showed Plato how to drive that Subaru. I'm sure we'll hear the same old excuses from Jason soon though.
He was already complaining on Twitter earlier this week about the engine equalization - presumably they wouldn't let him have more boost than the rest of the grid.

Obviously you didn't see the intro bit about Jason driving with a bent car since the brands hatch crash......

He said his car was fixed now though and the Subarus got a boost increase.

[rscott]

37chevy said:

rscott said:

Sutton certainly showed Plato how to drive that Subaru. I'm sure we'll hear the same old excuses from Jason soon though.
He was already complaining on Twitter earlier this week about the engine equalization - presumably they wouldn't let him have more boost than the rest of the grid.

Obviously you didn't see the intro bit about Jason driving with a bent car since the brands hatch crash......

Nope, didn't.. Presumably it's straight now though? He didn't seem to make any progress in race one.

[37chevy]

rscott said:

Nope, didn't.. Presumably it's straight now though? He didn't seem to make any progress in race one.

what I took from the interview is they're still not sure if the problem is sorted. Realistically they should have scrapped the chassis but can't afford to. They have probably binned the front sub frame after thruxton but still not working properly yet

Let's put it like this, you don't go from winning races to being outide the points in a few months unless there's a problem especially when your teammate is on the podium. Plato is no mug

[lucido grigio]

Surprise.....carnage in Clios.

[louiechevy]

A friend of mine used to banger race and I swear he had fewer crashes!

[alsaautomotive]

Plato's bodyshell has definitely not been repaired - they've been trying to engineer the damage out (i.e working around the damage).

[lucido grigio]

lucido grigio said:

Surprise.....carnage in Clios.

And again.

Red and red again.

[TeamSloth]

Lets hope the single seaters get round with less incidents.

[anonymous-user]

Another big accident and another red flag, caroline ok though

[swooshiain]

Caroline seems to me to try too hard sometimes - he's immensely talented, but he needs to accept when he's having a bad race. Was like that in Ginetta Junior as well. When things go badly, he starts going off the track and having unneccessary contact incidents. Needs to calm himself down if he wants to make the big leagues.

[louiechevy]

Whoops

[lucido grigio]

What else can go wrong today ,a plague of toads in Cheshire ?.....

[Markbarry1977]

acer12 said:

Sutton is on fire, deserved that 3rd place

And Morgan quite literally, Jesus that went up in flames quick.