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Originally Posted by ckBrenneke
I see in Autosport that RML are offering the WTCC and BTCC teams' Cruze chassis and engines for sale due to new regulations. They are also offering to run cars for drivers in the BTCC in 2011. Obviously the WTCC car is going with the 1.6 Turbo, but could this mean they are planning on going NGTC for the BTCC team? Makes sense with the other front-running teams making announcements on the NGTC engine.
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That's a lot of work to develop a new engine purely for the BTCC, especially when they have a programme for this 1.6 turbo for the WTCC. Remember RML do all the engines in-house, so they'd have a lot of work on their plate doing three different kinds of engine programmes.
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Also, with the Dynamics NGTC engine announcement, didn't Steve Neal say earlier this year they wouldn't be changing the engine as the unit was unable to fit into the Civic's engine bay? What's changed now, other than the speed trap figures...?
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The TOCA engine won't fit, but a Neil Brown-built Honda turbo would.