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Old 14 Jun 2017, 07:47 (Ref:3741104)   #56
BLiTZ
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BLiTZ should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Alfisti View Post
Reading comments from an interview with JP he notes it is clear they need to test. So absolutely someone (Scott?) put a stop to the planned run out at Pembrey.

He is saying lots of teamy bondy nicey words but I am going to speculate that he has had enough and is considering his options.

One of which could be a Eurotech Honda? Jeff is very unlikely to be back in a race car for sometime...
More likely it was the bank manager that put a stop to the test. It's clear they struggling for funds, why else would you prevent testing? It's in the best interests of the team (and more importantly Subaru UK and their sponsors) to have as many cars at the top of the pile as possible regardless of whether or not JP is now without a shot at the title, the way Ash is going he's going to need a rear gunner and right now Biggles and Binky (sorry I mean Price and Cole) are no use at all. As much as I loathe JP, he's a character and brings a lot (of support, sponsorship, spectators and dare I say some action) to the championship. As much as people hate Neal, he'd be missed!

He seems to have moulded BMR around himself, more so that he was able to do at 888, plus he brought the deal to Warren, If he leaves then I can't see Subaru and Adrian Flux hanging around.

Presumably the UK will be getting the new Impreza at some point (most likely in hatch form again) surely that would be a better base for a touring car and dare I say it with the Swindon lump and FWD (though truth be told the Swindon engine hasn't looked as fast this year). I imagine part of Subaru joining the BTCC would have been based on showcasing their boxer engine (though ironically it's been the weakest link in the package) and I can't imagine they'd support a package without it.

Fact is for Jason, the RWD unicorn he was looking for hasn't worked, both Ash and Colin have proven it's a quick car at the hands of a RWD specialist, but for others it's average at best. His best bet would be a good manufacturer supported FWD package (the MG deal was pretty poor in terms of support and funding). I know the Kia thing gets bandied round each year, but the Korean manufacturers are really up and coming in the UK and that’s where he needs to focus. A Works Kia C'eed or Hyundai i30 would be perfect for him.
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