BTCC rd1 brands hatch

[MG CHRIS]

Well less that a week to go for all the talking to stop and the racing to get underway. So with a record entry list announced last week we should be in with some cracking racing.

So a few teams will not be at the first rd

btc racing cruze

IP tech motorsport another cruze

3RD motorbase focus

Apart from that everyone else should be there only team that could come unstuck is team hard.

So will Honda and mg dominate again like last year

will motorbase be abe to keep up with the above teams

will wsr be able to hit the ground running

Will team hard cars be able to finish the races

will we see a new winner

will a s2000 car punch above it's weight and compete with the lower end ngtc machinery and with the weather looking unpredictable will we see a white brands hatch.

Can't wait to see the gird line up on the grid for all the talking to end and the action to begin be a long winter.

[The Game]

Do they have a snowplough?

[Munter]

Paul o'neal tweeted wondering if dunlop have a snow tyre available.

[Ian974]

Just stick them all out in the snow on wet tyres!

[MonkeyHanger]

The Game said:

Do they have a snowplough?

Andy Neate is driving it. So far the grassed areas & gravel traps are clear but he hasn't managed to keep it on the track long enough to clear the circuit.

[IainW]

MG CHRIS said:

Well less that a week to go for all the talking to stop and the racing to get underway. So with a record entry list announced last week we should be in with some cracking racing.

So a few teams will not be at the first rd

btc racing cruze

IP tech motorsport another cruze

3RD motorbase focus

Apart from that everyone else should be there only team that could come unstuck is team hard.

So will Honda and mg dominate again like last year

will motorbase be abe to keep up with the above teams

will wsr be able to hit the ground running

Will team hard cars be able to finish the races

will we see a new winner

will a s2000 car punch above it's weight and compete with the lower end ngtc machinery and with the weather looking unpredictable will we see a white brands hatch.

Can't wait to see the gird line up on the grid for all the talking to end and the action to begin be a long winter.

You've forgotten the burniest of burning questions - will Decadence come out his winter hibernation?

[AlexRS2782]

MonkeyHanger said:

The Game said:

Do they have a snowplough?

Andy Neate is driving it. So far the grassed areas & gravel traps are clear but he hasn't managed to keep it on the track long enough to clear the circuit.

[MG CHRIS]

IainW said:

MG CHRIS said:

Well less that a week to go for all the talking to stop and the racing to get underway. So with a record entry list announced last week we should be in with some cracking racing.

So a few teams will not be at the first rd

btc racing cruze

IP tech motorsport another cruze

3RD motorbase focus

Apart from that everyone else should be there only team that could come unstuck is team hard.

So will Honda and mg dominate again like last year

will motorbase be abe to keep up with the above teams

will wsr be able to hit the ground running

Will team hard cars be able to finish the races

will we see a new winner

will a s2000 car punch above it's weight and compete with the lower end ngtc machinery and with the weather looking unpredictable will we see a white brands hatch.

Can't wait to see the gird line up on the grid for all the talking to end and the action to begin be a long winter.

You've forgotten the burniest of burning questions - will Decadence come out his winter hibernation?

Yea I forgotten about him wonder if he got bored of trolling are something. Will someone else take his role.

[wilbo83]

Really hope the temperatures warm up by the weekend or it will be cold sat in the paddock hill grandstand!

[Mark Benson]

MG CHRIS said:

IainW said:

MG CHRIS said:

Well less that a week to go for all the talking to stop and the racing to get underway. So with a record entry list announced last week we should be in with some cracking racing.

So a few teams will not be at the first rd

btc racing cruze

IP tech motorsport another cruze

3RD motorbase focus

Apart from that everyone else should be there only team that could come unstuck is team hard.

So will Honda and mg dominate again like last year

will motorbase be abe to keep up with the above teams

will wsr be able to hit the ground running

Will team hard cars be able to finish the races

will we see a new winner

will a s2000 car punch above it's weight and compete with the lower end ngtc machinery and with the weather looking unpredictable will we see a white brands hatch.

Can't wait to see the gird line up on the grid for all the talking to end and the action to begin be a long winter.

You've forgotten the burniest of burning questions - will Decadence come out his winter hibernation?

Yea I forgotten about him wonder if he got bored of trolling are something. Will someone else take his role.

I don't care who comes out as long as the factions don't descend into the name-calling and entrenchment they did last year.

Pro or Anti-Plato, both sides were as annoying as one another and put a lot of us off commenting, decent conversation was lost among the name calling and bickering from both sides.

[woof]

Snow flurries forecasted for Saturday.
I drove a test at Brands in similar conditions back in Jan - and it was horrendous. 15secs off a dry pace. They tend to use a chemical on the track to de ice it - but it's almost as bad as the ice.

I'll be with Team Honda over the weekend as usual

[IainW]

woof said:

Snow flurries forecasted for Saturday.
I drove a test at Brands in similar conditions back in Jan - and it was horrendous. 15secs off a dry pace. They tend to use a chemical on the track to de ice it - but it's almost as bad as the ice.

I'll be with Team Honda over the weekend as usual

Could be interesting, all those cold rear tyres into Paddock on lap one!

[Wh00sher]

woof said:

Snow flurries forecasted for Saturday.
I drove a test at Brands in similar conditions back in Jan - and it was horrendous. 15secs off a dry pace. They tend to use a chemical on the track to de ice it - but it's almost as bad as the ice.

I did a trackday at Brands in December, Ice on the circuit overnight so they used that bloody awful Chemical. Apart from being slippery, it caused me no end of corrosion issues over the winter. Hindsight and I`d have hosed the car, underside, brakes, suspension etc down thoroughly, but I didn`t know it was that bad !

Anyway, really looking forward to the season ! Hope the BMW`s are competitive, it`s great to see Turkington back in the series.

[Wh00sher]

Wh00sher said:

I did a trackday at Brands in December, Ice on the circuit overnight so they used that bloody awful Chemical. Apart from being slippery, it caused me no end of corrosion issues over the winter. Hindsight and I`d have hosed the car, underside, brakes, suspension etc down thoroughly, but I didn`t know it was that bad !

Anyway, really looking forward to the season ! Hope the BMW`s are competitive, it`s great to see Turkington back in the series.

Decadence, I`d forgotten about him....

[MG CHRIS]

Wh00sher said:

Wh00sher said:

I did a trackday at Brands in December, Ice on the circuit overnight so they used that bloody awful Chemical. Apart from being slippery, it caused me no end of corrosion issues over the winter. Hindsight and I`d have hosed the car, underside, brakes, suspension etc down thoroughly, but I didn`t know it was that bad !

Anyway, really looking forward to the season ! Hope the BMW`s are competitive, it`s great to see Turkington back in the series.

Decadence, I`d forgotten about him....

I think you quoted the wrong quote?

[woof]

IainW said:

woof said:

Snow flurries forecasted for Saturday.
I drove a test at Brands in similar conditions back in Jan - and it was horrendous. 15secs off a dry pace. They tend to use a chemical on the track to de ice it - but it's almost as bad as the ice.

I'll be with Team Honda over the weekend as usual

Could be interesting, all those cold rear tyres into Paddock on lap one!

Yep first laps are going to be testing! but I'd still rather have a front wheel drive is these conditions

[IainW]

woof said:

Yep first laps are going to be testing! but I'd still rather have a front wheel drive is these conditions

If this cold spell keeps up it'll be the summer before the RWD cars do anything. Donington will no doubt be drizzly and cold as usual! The Bee-Ems usually come on song in the summer months at Croft and Oulton when they can get a heat into the fronts!

[Wh00sher]

MG CHRIS said:

I think you quoted the wrong quote?

I did, thinking about those threads last year made me click the wrong buttons

[MMC Andy]

I think tyres are going to play a massive part over the season.

What strategy will the teams employ with regards nominating a race to run the soft option tyres? Has to be done prior to qually. May not impact too much this weekend because of the track/tempertures, but Thruxton, Oulton, Silverstone and Donington will be interesting.

[Mark Benson]

MMC Andy said:

I think tyres are going to play a massive part over the season.

What strategy will the teams employ with regards nominating a race to run the soft option tyres? Has to be done prior to qually. May not impact too much this weekend because of the track/tempertures, but Thruxton, Oulton, Silverstone and Donington will be interesting.

Croft in the dry will ruin soft tyres, especially if it's warm. That should make for an interesting race, more of attrition than skill I suspect.