2024: BTCC chat & discussion

2024: BTCC chat & discussion

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greeny12

312 posts

227 months

Monday 10th June
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Mini 7s at every BTCC meeting please! The most fun in a small package since Jo Guest.... wink

bigothunter

12,199 posts

68 months

Monday 10th June
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greeny12 said:
Mini 7s at every BTCC meeting please! The most fun in a small package since Jo Guest.... wink
Especially when scheduled immediately after BTCC races - superb entertainment with the Jordons forging a link between both series thumbup

Dashnine

1,498 posts

58 months

Monday 10th June
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fourstardan said:
Organisation into the event was good, although it was Saturday. Parking good.
And how was it out of the event? The one and only time I went to Thruxton parking was neatly marshalled into the venue, but come the end of the day it was a free for all like Mad Max as people made their own and any route with all the cars converging at the gate.

Never went again.

covboy

2,592 posts

182 months

Monday 10th June
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Dashnine said:
fourstardan said:
Organisation into the event was good, although it was Saturday. Parking good.
And how was it out of the event? The one and only time I went to Thruxton parking was neatly marshalled into the venue, but come the end of the day it was a free for all like Mad Max as people made their own and any route with all the cars converging at the gate.

Never went again.
I think thats common at most organised events. It's easy to park people up in nice neat rows gradually as the event start gets closer , but come the end of the day at the end of procedings it's everyman for himself as most drivers will not take instructions from anyone about exiting in an orderly manner

fourstardan

5,042 posts

152 months

Monday 10th June
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Actually good point, we left earlier than planned.


bigmacca1

35 posts

57 months

Tuesday 18th June
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Old style Minis for me, Best races of the weekend.

Milkyway

10,089 posts

61 months

Tuesday 18th June
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bigmacca1 said:
Old style Minis for me, Best races of the weekend.
More than happy to have them & the Legends as part of the regular support package. licklick
(Along with the Juniors of course... in whatever form that may take)


Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 18th June 20:09

Sebring440

Original Poster:

2,339 posts

104 months

Tuesday 18th June
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Milkyway said:
Along with the Juniors of course... in whatever form that may take
Do you know something that we don't? I thought the TOCA juniors programme development was well under way.

Milkyway

10,089 posts

61 months

Wednesday 19th June
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Sebring440 said:
Milkyway said:
Along with the Juniors of course... in whatever form that may take
Do you know something that we don't? I thought the TOCA juniors programme development was well under way.
The last thing that I read was some sort of bespoke chassis with a rear engine.



Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 19th June 21:31

GlobalRacer

334 posts

21 months

Thursday 20th June
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Plenty of info on the TOCA Junior Championship socials.

bass2rez

560 posts

200 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Why are the tyres the drivers use controlled? Surely, left to the driver discretion, there would be a mix anyway, dependent of their individual choice based on weather conditions? I don't get the organisers desire to interfere with things like this.

bass2rez

560 posts

200 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Milkyway said:
bigmacca1 said:
Old style Minis for me, Best races of the weekend.
More than happy to have them & the Legends as part of the regular support package. licklick
(Along with the Juniors of course... in whatever form that may take)
I agree. The Mini 7's were excellent, they should bring them in as a part of the package for the whole season.

GlobalRacer

334 posts

21 months

Sunday 23rd June
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bass2rez said:
Why are the tyres the drivers use controlled? Surely, left to the driver discretion, there would be a mix anyway, dependent of their individual choice based on weather conditions? I don't get the organisers desire to interfere with things like this.
To try and mix things up a bit so people aren't constantly complaining about race 1 and 2 having the same results. Drivers have the choice of which tyre they want to use but if they finish in the top 10 they have to use the hardest tyre available at the event for the next race.

stevemcs

8,999 posts

101 months

Sunday 23rd June
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Cracking move that and a deserved win

bigothunter

12,199 posts

68 months

Sunday 23rd June
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stevemcs said:
Cracking move that and a deserved win
Great entertainment driving

Dynion Araf Uchaf

4,694 posts

231 months

Monday 24th June
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I thought TIngrams move in race one, was very very clever.

He'd lost the position into the chicane, then turned into Sutton, bounced off him and had to cut across the grass, short cutting the chicane and keeping his lead which he would have otherwise lost. I felt that that was deliberate, and very clever in the heat of the moment battle.

SpudLink

6,453 posts

200 months

Monday 24th June
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Dynion Araf Uchaf said:
I thought TIngrams move in race one, was very very clever.

He'd lost the position into the chicane, then turned into Sutton, bounced off him and had to cut across the grass, short cutting the chicane and keeping his lead which he would have otherwise lost. I felt that that was deliberate, and very clever in the heat of the moment battle.
I was surprised how 'matey' the two of them were in the post race interview. Seems like they consider that is the fun of full-contact touring car racing.

stevemcs

8,999 posts

101 months

Monday 24th June
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Proper touring cars are out at Brands Hatch this weekend

GlobalRacer

334 posts

21 months

Tuesday 25th June
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SpudLink said:
I was surprised how 'matey' the two of them were in the post race interview. Seems like they consider that is the fun of full-contact touring car racing.
Ash knew the only reason he was in that position was because of contact in the previous corner so it all balances out.

emicen

8,723 posts

226 months

Tuesday 25th June
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stevemcs said:
Proper touring cars are out at Brands Hatch this weekend
Hope it goes better than the Super Touring outing at Donington earlier in the year.