BTCC 2020 Rumour Mill

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Speculation, half truths, full truths, my mate who cleans Matt Neal's loo said... Let's have it all here.

So far all that seems definite is that Honda is keeping the same lineup. Cammish in for another 2 seasons and I can't see Neal calling it a day yet.

Pirtek pulling out with Jordan uncertain for next year. WSR down to 2 cars? A grid place up for grabs if so.

Laser/BMR shenanigans suggested here, if they merge to a 2 car team of Moffat and Sutton, that would leave another grid place up for grabs. Also leaves Proctor free.

Speedworks Toyota into a 2 car team? Tom and Senna?

Motorbase losing Shredded Wheat sponsor...
Surely Blundell's not coming back....

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Jimny33 said:

I just want to try and get a BTCC team in to my school for a visit - my class would love it. Or a trip to one of the workshops. Would be great to help teach my forces topic. Now I hear Motorbase are near...

As an aside, Prodrive do school & college visits to their factory.

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Pericoloso said:

I can't keep up with the number of times Bushell has gone Clio - BTCC -Clios - BTCC ad infinitum.......

Wasn't he a driver coach in 2019 anyway and stepped in to cover Tordoff ?

I think he was Tordoff's engineer for 2019.

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From the BTCC website today. Only change I can see is one BMR TBL to BTC?


Confirmed entries for the 2020 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship:

Aiden Moffat Racing: 1
AmD/Cobra Exhausts: 2
AmD/Trade Price Cars: 2
BTC Racing: 3
Ciceley Motorsport: 2
Excelr8 Motorsport: 2
Motorbase Performance: 3
Power Maxed Racing: 2
Simpson Racing: 1
Speedworks Motorsport: 1
BMR Racing: 1
Team Dynamics: 2
Team HARD: 4
Team Parker Racing: 1
West Surrey Racing: 3

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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.

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It's a shame but not entirely surprising that he's been the first casulaty. Big doubts over him even being in 2020 at all from last season, so you have to assume that the maths were pretty tight regardless, and in what must be one of the most expensive seats in the championship. All it takes is for the situation to move in on you from both sides, the deal with the team, and then sponsors getting cold feet. You could deal with one, but not both.

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Sebring440 said:

It was a big (very big) sponsor that pulled out.

Not sure why you've got to drop hints and imply it's some sort of secret. Cataclean have pulled their sponsorship.

https://www.facebook.com/631070580349578/posts/294...

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Looks like the Hamish Irvine Cup is going to be getting a bit of a polish up soon if the bottom of the timing sheet is anything to go by (Goff and Hamilton excepted).

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Championship prediction. Sutton, Cammish, Turkington.

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Would be interesting to see whether there are any boost adjustments coming to the Infinity. Just driving away from everyone like that in race 3, with 35kg on, won't have gone unnoticed. Even if that happens, I still think he's the one to beat this year.