BTCC 2020 Rumour Mill

[BMR]

Some of these team names are ludicrously long. By trying to give sponsors some airtime they are in a way actually detracting from it in my eyes

[Kraken]

Hamilton with Team HARD. No great shock there.

[shake n bake]

Kraken said:

Hamilton with Team HARD. No great shock there.

Money talks

[Munter]

shake n bake said:

Kraken said:

Hamilton with Team HARD. No great shock there.

Money talks

Sure does. If I had the money is be doing the same thing.

[DanielSan]

Munter said:

Sure does. If I had the money is be doing the same thing.

Go to one of the Team HARD 'test' days, swipe your credit card have a go in a touring car

[ninepoint2]

shake n bake said:

Money talks

If you are suggesting his brother is funding, then I suspect you are very wrong, unless of course you have proof otherwise

[agent006]

Really glad Hamilton is back this year. He has huge potential and has flashes of proper speed. If the team can line up some proper coaching for him then things could get interesting. Not for a moment claiming he's a championship contender, but he's got a good shout at being consistently mid grid if he can dial out the mistakes.

[stevemcs]

They only time he seems to pick up speed is when he is on the grass

[The Wookie]

To be fair to Nick he’s a nice lad and actually got some talent, he’s better than most people give him credit for and he’s massively hard on himself.

Can’t help but think the entourage isn’t helping him and he’s in the wrong place this year though.

[Kraken]

shake n bake said:

Money talks

The majority of the grid are paying for their racing either through family funds or sponsorship that they have worked for. So your point is?

[shake n bake]

Kraken said:

The majority of the grid are paying for their racing either through family funds or sponsorship that they have worked for. So your point is?

That there are hundreds of better drivers out there that don’t spend every racing weekend bouncing off anything in range but he got the sponsorship required due to the surname.

[MG CHRIS]

Nick is a team dream specially for team hard let's be honest they not the best team and run the least prepared cars so it doesn't really matter who is in the last hard car. May as well have nick who is great with the crowds also got the disabled part which is great for media side too. I'm sure wookie was very open about nicks driving when at motor based and had a lot of time for him.

[Drumroll]

shake n bake said:

That there are hundreds of better drivers out there that don’t spend every racing weekend bouncing off anything in range but he got the sponsorship required due to the surname.

Then those "hundreds" of better drivers need to up their game then. Being a good racer is not enough in this day and age, they need to be able to bring "money to the table" How they do it is up to them, but please don't decry Nick, because he has got there and they haven't.

[MG CHRIS]

Does anyone know what chassis 1 series team hard are running for boardley im really surprised wsr would allow one to be sold knowing team hard is running it unless its the team parkers 1 series and they are upgrading to the 3 series as they have been extremely quiet.

Just checked its a different 1 series boardley has.

Edited by MG CHRIS on Sunday 23 February 11:46

[Kraken]

MG CHRIS said:

Does anyone know what chassis 1 series team hard are running for boardley im really surprised wsr would allow one to be sold knowing team hard is running it unless its the team parkers 1 series and they are upgrading to the 3 series as they have been extremely quiet.

Just checked its a different 1 series boardley has.

Edited by MG CHRIS on Sunday 23 February 11:46

It's an ex WSR one. I don't see why WSR would give a monkeys who runs it once they've sold it.

[airbusA346]

Shedden is taking Neal's place in testing.

https://www.motorsport.com/btcc/news/shedden-sub-i...

[fcuk1_6]

airbusA346 said:

Shedden is taking Neal's place in testing.

Long shot but would be good to see him get a seat with Team Dynamics for the 2020 season, wonder if there's any chance Neal will sit the season out or that Shedden could steal Cammish's seat if he proves to be quicker in the testing?

[rallycross]

fk1_6 said:

Long shot but would be good to see him get a seat with Team Dynamics for the 2020 season, wonder if there's any chance Neal will sit the season out or that Shedden could steal Cammish's seat if he proves to be quicker in the testing?

How badly bashed up was MN? I’d guess its highly unlikely as MN has an ego the size of Northamptonshire and it’s dads own team so unless Sheddon pushes Cammish down some stairs soon he does not have much hope of a 2020 season ride ( would be nice if he was back in that car for a year he’d be at the front but very unlikely)

[MG CHRIS]

rallycross said:

fk1_6 said:

Long shot but would be good to see him get a seat with Team Dynamics for the 2020 season, wonder if there's any chance Neal will sit the season out or that Shedden could steal Cammish's seat if he proves to be quicker in the testing?

How badly bashed up was MN? I’d guess its highly unlikely as MN has an ego the size of Northamptonshire and it’s dads own team so unless Sheddon pushes Cammish down some stairs soon he does not have much hope of a 2020 season ride ( would be nice if he was back in that car for a year he’d be at the front but very unlikely)

Unless they have bought simpsons tbl to run a 3rd car. Neal jr won the uk tcr so if matt isn't ready and they run shedden in a 3rd car he could quiet easily fill snr role.

[GbGaz]

MG CHRIS said:

Does anyone know what chassis 1 series team hard are running for boardley im really surprised wsr would allow one to be sold knowing team hard is running it unless its the team parkers 1 series and they are upgrading to the 3 series as they have been extremely quiet.

Just checked its a different 1 series boardley has.

Edited by MG CHRIS on Sunday 23 February 11:46

It’s chassis number 1 the car used by Nick Foster in 2013/2014
Sam Tordoff in 2015
Rob Collard in 2016/2017/2018 (back end of 2018 season by Ricky Collard)

There were four 1 series built, the two chassis that Turkington used to win his championships (numbers 2 and 4) are own by private collectors... I assume that’s code for ‘BMW motorsport’!

Team Parker have chassis number 3.