BTCC 2018 silly season
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Thanks chaps!
Believe it or not we actually did the deal ages ago, Shaun wanted to announce it as a full team! Having some preseason testing and some proactive car development is definitely a step forward for us!!
Fingers crossed we'll be making more of a step than others and we'll get some good results.
Believe it or not we actually did the deal ages ago, Shaun wanted to announce it as a full team! Having some preseason testing and some proactive car development is definitely a step forward for us!!
Fingers crossed we'll be making more of a step than others and we'll get some good results.
The Wookie said:
No great surprise I know... Shaun did sort of give it away with last week's photo of the shell with my number still on the roof! 
Well done Ollie, here's hoping you have better luck this year...!Out of interest, what was getting done to the shells? Were they stripped chemically or with abrasives, metalwork true'd, welds DPI'd, modifications made, etc.? Or was it a simple cosmetic refresh?
I'm fascinated by the cars but sadly there seems very little out there covering what actually goes into making, running, maintaining and developing one.
Thanks,
Sam
sammo303 said:
Well done Ollie, here's hoping you have better luck this year...!
Out of interest, what was getting done to the shells? Were they stripped chemically or with abrasives, metalwork true'd, welds DPI'd, modifications made, etc.? Or was it a simple cosmetic refresh?
I'm fascinated by the cars but sadly there seems very little out there covering what actually goes into making, running, maintaining and developing one.
Thanks,
Sam
Cheers! Last year wasn’t so bad it just took us a while to get used to the RML kit as it was our first year! Things are looking promising so far, it just depends on everyone else’s progress reallyOut of interest, what was getting done to the shells? Were they stripped chemically or with abrasives, metalwork true'd, welds DPI'd, modifications made, etc.? Or was it a simple cosmetic refresh?
I'm fascinated by the cars but sadly there seems very little out there covering what actually goes into making, running, maintaining and developing one.
Thanks,
Sam
I might be wrong but from my understanding they weren’t chemically stripped or anything like that, just closely inspected, cosmetically repaired, modifications made and checked for true
The Wookie said:
Cheers! Last year wasn’t so bad it just took us a while to get used to the RML kit as it was our first year! Things are looking promising so far, it just depends on everyone else’s progress really
I might be wrong but from my understanding they weren’t chemically stripped or anything like that, just closely inspected, cosmetically repaired, modifications made and checked for true
Thanks for the reply!I might be wrong but from my understanding they weren’t chemically stripped or anything like that, just closely inspected, cosmetically repaired, modifications made and checked for true
That's great news Ollie 
You at ASI on Thursday?
In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
You at ASI on Thursday?In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
alsaautomotive said:
That's great news Ollie You at ASI on Thursday?
In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
Wow, very interesting, I had no idea. You at ASI on Thursday?In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
Having familiarised myself with the touring car register (link below), this sort of information does not seem to be captured?
http://www.touringcarregister.com/NGTC/
Perhaps the build number and date relates to something that is carried over between re-shells? I've certainly been confused as to how the Civic Tourers seemed to be both previously and subsequently civic hatchbacks with the same build/chassis number!
http://www.touringcarregister.com/register/90/
This is the kind of detail I love so thanks for your reply also.
Sam
alsaautomotive said:
That's great news Ollie You at ASI on Thursday?
In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
Cheers! You at ASI on Thursday?In reply to prep on the bodyshells - generally they're only dipped if it's a second hand road car being converted.
Most of the teams will build a new shell every few years (if not every year). When re-freshing 'between seasons unless there's some pretty massive repairs they'll be 'over-painted'.
Yeah that was my understanding too, have to say I didn’t realise other teams were building them into new shells regularly! Mines still the same from when Robb Holland had it as far as I’m aware, apart from some planned (and other unplanned) modifications
swooshiain said:
Dave Newsham has announced his retirement from the BTCC. Shame, always liked him. Hopefully we'll see his son in a touring car before too long.
I've just seen that on touring car times, i'm disappointed as i had hoped in the Civic he would have been in the top 10 regularly
Andrew Jordan - WSR - BMW 1 Series
Rob Austin - HMS Racing - Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Bobby Thompson - Team HARD - VW CC
Mike Bushell - Team HARD - VW CC
Jake Hill - Team HARD - VW CC
Michael Caine - Team HARD - VW CC
Matt Simpson - Eurotech - Honda Civic Type R
Jack Goff - Eurotech - Honda Civic Type R
Tom Chilton - Motorbase - Ford Focus
Ollie Jackson - AMD Tuning - Audi S3
Sam Smelt - AMD Tuning - Audi S3
Chris Smiley - BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type R
BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type
Still 19 drivers to be announced! Thursday will be busy I reckon.
Rob Austin - HMS Racing - Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Bobby Thompson - Team HARD - VW CC
Mike Bushell - Team HARD - VW CC
Jake Hill - Team HARD - VW CC
Michael Caine - Team HARD - VW CC
Matt Simpson - Eurotech - Honda Civic Type R
Jack Goff - Eurotech - Honda Civic Type R
Tom Chilton - Motorbase - Ford Focus
Ollie Jackson - AMD Tuning - Audi S3
Sam Smelt - AMD Tuning - Audi S3
Chris Smiley - BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type R
BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type
Still 19 drivers to be announced! Thursday will be busy I reckon.
sammo303 said:
Wow, very interesting, I had no idea.
Having familiarised myself with the touring car register (link below), this sort of information does not seem to be captured?
http://www.touringcarregister.com/NGTC/
Perhaps the build number and date relates to something that is carried over between re-shells? I've certainly been confused as to how the Civic Tourers seemed to be both previously and subsequently civic hatchbacks with the same build/chassis number!
http://www.touringcarregister.com/register/90/
This is the kind of detail I love so thanks for your reply also.
Sam
The Civic Tourer’s aren’t an error, they were the same cars. Dynamics stuck a different roof, 3/4 panels, boot etc onto a hatchback. Apparently wasn’t that tricky to do, with how shells mount to the NGTC subframes and roll cage.Having familiarised myself with the touring car register (link below), this sort of information does not seem to be captured?
http://www.touringcarregister.com/NGTC/
Perhaps the build number and date relates to something that is carried over between re-shells? I've certainly been confused as to how the Civic Tourers seemed to be both previously and subsequently civic hatchbacks with the same build/chassis number!
http://www.touringcarregister.com/register/90/
This is the kind of detail I love so thanks for your reply also.
Sam
WSR - Rob Collard - BMW 1 Series
WSR - Colin Turkington - BMW 1 Series
WSR - Andrew Jordan - BMW 1 Series
HMS Racing - Rob Austin - Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Team HARD - Bobby Thompson - VW CC
Team HARD - Mike Bushell - VW CC
Team HARD - Jake Hill - VW CC
Team HARD - Michael Caine - VW CC
Eurotech - Matt Simpson - Honda Civic Type R
Eurotech - Jack Goff - Honda Civic Type R
Motorbase - Tom Chilton - Ford Focus?
AMD Tuning - Ollie Jackson - Audi S3
AMD Tuning - Sam Smelt - Audi S3
BTC Norlin - Chris Smiley - Honda Civic Type R
BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type
Unsurprising update from WSR and awesome news from Eurotech, wonder who their last driver will be if they're running three cars.
WSR - Colin Turkington - BMW 1 Series
WSR - Andrew Jordan - BMW 1 Series
HMS Racing - Rob Austin - Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Team HARD - Bobby Thompson - VW CC
Team HARD - Mike Bushell - VW CC
Team HARD - Jake Hill - VW CC
Team HARD - Michael Caine - VW CC
Eurotech - Matt Simpson - Honda Civic Type R
Eurotech - Jack Goff - Honda Civic Type R
Motorbase - Tom Chilton - Ford Focus?
AMD Tuning - Ollie Jackson - Audi S3
AMD Tuning - Sam Smelt - Audi S3
BTC Norlin - Chris Smiley - Honda Civic Type R
BTC Norlin - Honda Civic Type
Unsurprising update from WSR and awesome news from Eurotech, wonder who their last driver will be if they're running three cars.
DanielSan said:
The Civic Tourer’s aren’t an error, they were the same cars. Dynamics stuck a different roof, 3/4 panels, boot etc onto a hatchback. Apparently wasn’t that tricky to do, with how shells mount to the NGTC subframes and roll cage.
That's amazing. Must be perspective that makes it look like it has a longer wheelbase then. Would love to see pictures of this work! Gassing Station | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff