BTCC - Round Three - Thruxton

BTCC - Round Three - Thruxton

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EDLT

15,421 posts

206 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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The Subaru was only chosen to exploit loopholes. Everyone involved has been around touring cars long enough to know that TOCA tends to change rules that give one car an advantage, changing the first gear ration on RWD cars and boost adjustments are two examples Plato was constantly complaining about when he felt someone else had a better car than him. The team really should have seen it coming.

MitchT

15,863 posts

209 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Loving this F4. Reminds me of watching superbikes - miles more entertaining than F1!

Wh00sher

1,590 posts

218 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Sutton yet again far quicker than Plato!

I usually fast forward through the F4, they are pretty dull to watch on TV but that race was fantastic!

Derek Smith

45,647 posts

248 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Wh00sher said:
Sutton yet again far quicker than Plato!

I usually fast forward through the F4, they are pretty dull to watch on TV but that race was fantastic!
It's a shame they haven't shown yesterday's F4 race. That was edge of the seat stuff as well.

F3 at Monza was a thriller. The FIA seem to be doing something for the lower formulae. Good on them.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAkO61b3l0

37chevy

3,280 posts

156 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Sebring440 said:
You seem unsure of what the term "performance-balanced race series" means.

But how then do you explain the Subarus being given more boost for Thruxton?
I understand perfectly what performance balanced series means....doesn't mean I agree with it :-)

If the performance is so well balanced how do you explain suburus lack of performance even given the boost they have been given?

markcoznottz

7,155 posts

224 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Why does it take so long to move a crashed car? Why do 8 marshalls stand around looking whilst the jcb sits idling with the operator in the driving seat? Any ideas? Is it just the 'way it's always been?'

acer12

961 posts

174 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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markcoznottz said:
Why does it take so long to move a crashed car? Why do 8 marshalls stand around looking whilst the jcb sits idling with the operator in the driving seat? Any ideas? Is it just the 'way it's always been?'
It's the barrier repair that is delaying things

louiechevy

645 posts

193 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Yep the big hole in the armco isn't helping! I used to do recovery at Thruxton and they never had armco there just a huge amount of run off.

ols

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118 posts

135 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Lloyd not happy with the new barrier setup at Church. He is right - nowhere near enough run off straight into armco. Most cars will be doing 100mph+ around Church and if everything goes pear shaped, an off is going to hurt (at best). Better than the "launch ramp" we have seen over the last couple of years, but considering that over the last couple of years, many cars have left the circuit at church, it would make sense to have something a little bit softer to hit when a car inevitably leaves the circuit.

ONtheROCS

767 posts

104 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Dan wasn't happy there about the run off and Armco was he?!

Re. the F4 race, totally agree, it was absolutely fantastic. Great racing.

louiechevy

645 posts

193 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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It looks more dangerous than no barriers to me eyes! Tyres would of helped he was lucky it went in backwards, and in fairness to the marshalls and tyre wall crew I've helped fixed the armco at Thruxton before now and it's a time consuming job.

covboy

2,575 posts

174 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Notice how the TV people are not lingering on the accidents until they are sure everyone's OK ?

swooshiain

377 posts

97 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Depper is fast becoming this year's rolling liability.

Crafty_

13,283 posts

200 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Harvey was wittering on about how the changes have made it better and cars won't be in the trees etc.. no, instead they get thrown in the air by the barrier - hardly an improvement.

I can see the track being dropped from the calendar and eventually it'll have a housing estate on it, they only have BTCC and BSB left now.

Shame for what is a great track.

I can't help but feel these cars are too fast for some of the drivers in them.

louiechevy

645 posts

193 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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And here come the clios and no surprise there!

markcoznottz

7,155 posts

224 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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What about 70's style nets? Would work ok with drivers using hans now

Crafty_

13,283 posts

200 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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louiechevy said:
And here come the clios and no surprise there!
Like the good old days of Cilos!

markcoznottz said:
What about 70's style nets? Would work ok with drivers using hans now
Villenuve ? ok, not nets, but nets and single seaters doesn't sound like a great combination.

If that barrier had been clad with tyres it wouldn't have been so big. You could go further with tecpro / SAFER

I'd need to see it again, but from what I saw it seemed in front of the barrier was just loose dirt rather than an actual gravel trap?

rscott

14,751 posts

191 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Crafty_ said:
louiechevy said:
And here come the clios and no surprise there!
Like the good old days of Cilos!

markcoznottz said:
What about 70's style nets? Would work ok with drivers using hans now
Villenuve ? ok, not nets, but nets and single seaters doesn't sound like a great combination.

If that barrier had been clad with tyres it wouldn't have been so big. You could go further with tecpro / SAFER

I'd need to see it again, but from what I saw it seemed in front of the barrier was just loose dirt rather than an actual gravel trap?
Paul O'Neill confirmed it's not actually gravel in front of the barriers.

louiechevy

645 posts

193 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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Clios take two any takers on another red flag?

slipstream 1985

12,219 posts

179 months

Sunday 7th May 2017
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why did he brake before the line?