BTCC - Round 1 - Brands Hatch

[Allyc85]

Chilton apparently spinning off on his lap to the grid!

[Munter]

Well that went well.

[Crafty_]

Harvey is rattling on about going for the same gap, rubbish, Neal was trying to shut the BMW down, he had no reason to go right. Same old BTCC...

[Dinoboy]

What a great start to the year, Neal out

[rscott]

Crafty_ said:

Harvey is rattling on about going for the same gap, rubbish, Neal was trying to shut the BMW down, he had no reason to go right. Same old BTCC...

Indeed. Harvey never seems to be able to admit when one of the Honda boys makes a mistake.

Seemed like an unnecessary and stupid move by Neal - he was well behind Turkington when he made the move.

[l354uge]

Wheel #1.

Uh oh RML.

[l354uge]

Wheel #2?

[Samwich]

Was that wheel #3 (+1 from Moffat yesterday) on the MG at the end there?

[l354uge]

Looked like the Bodywork was folded in but I wouldn't be surprised

[lucido grigio]

Colin was clearly quicker away than Shedden and Neal decides to turn right.

My next prediction was a win for Shedden.

I'm giving up predictions.

I hope Ingram doesn't kiss any unfortunate presentation girl with all those germs.

[EDLT]

Didn't know the Subarus have had a centre of gravity adjustment to bring them up to the same as the rest of the grid, all I can say is

[swooshiain]

I wish they'd leave the poor bugger alone, I'm starting to feel ill just listening to him!

[Dinoboy]

swooshiain said:

I wish they'd leave the poor bugger alone, I'm starting to feel ill just listening to him!

I had to mute the TV, sounded like nails on a blackboard when he was talking.

[Crafty_]

Best bitof that was the redhead in the pits.

Ginettas only a few laps in and already more interesting!

[99hjhm]

Three wheels off? How can they run this standard of racing with that happening?

[rscott]

EDLT said:

Didn't know the Subarus have had a centre of gravity adjustment to bring them up to the same as the rest of the grid, all I can say is

What's so funny?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126972

[Robmarriott]

99hjhm said:

Three wheels off? How can they run this standard of racing with that happening?

3? Neal's was his fault, I assume the third was Cook? From where I'm sitting on the pit stop straight bank it looked like someone had punted the back of the car so that doesn't count either, obviously I don't have commentary to go from so correct me if I'm wrong.

Who was number 2? Smith? I'm sat opposite his garage and his crew were looking at the left front, is that what the issue was? Again, nothing mentioned over the tannoy other than he retired...

[EDLT]

Robmarriott said:

99hjhm said:

Three wheels off? How can they run this standard of racing with that happening?

3? Neal's was his fault, I assume the third was Cook? From where I'm sitting on the pit stop straight bank it looked like someone had punted the back of the car so that doesn't count either, obviously I don't have commentary to go from so correct me if I'm wrong.

Who was number 2? Smith? I'm sat opposite his garage and his crew were looking at the left front, is that what the issue was? Again, nothing mentioned over the tannoy other than he retired...

Smith also got hit going around the last corner, if anything broke it could have easily been there.

[Crafty_]

Robmarriott said:

Who was number 2? Smith? I'm sat opposite his garage and his crew were looking at the left front, is that what the issue was? Again, nothing mentioned over the tannoy other than he retired...

As you saw he had a train of cars behind who couldn't pass. The lap he retired on he was slow in to the first corner, car looked a bit fidgety on the brakes, then around that lap he gave up and others got past, pitted at the end of it. I was wondering if it was a brake issue.

[lucido grigio]

Newsham was the first to lose a wheel,came off at Graham Hill bend.