BTCC BTCC 2017 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 67

GregoryDG · 18 Jan 2017, 10:31 (Ref:3703323)

Jake Hill lost out on the Motorbase seat Luke Davenport got, but he stated he nevertheless has a deal in place. It will be in a 'new' team however, so no Hill at Team Hard.

S griffin · 18 Jan 2017, 11:57 (Ref:3703345)

Stewart Lines is not a bad driver, he's just another driver who's doing what he loves and isn't causing many incidents like some.

Can't think of any 'new team'. so where is Hill going? Surely not SOPR? :|

auroan · 18 Jan 2017, 12:40 (Ref:3703356)

I suspect Hill will be at TPR or Eurotech

WSR/888/BMR needs a lot of money
Hard isn't new to him

richy01908 · 18 Jan 2017, 13:12 (Ref:3703363)

Do teams get any prize money?
A share of the gate receipts from race weekends?
To me, BTCC a reasonable money generator for the hosting circuits, wonder how much each team gets?

As far as drivers currently without drives, would not be surprised if Rob Collard did not return, sure his sons single seater careers much be costing more each year?

thlbtcc · 18 Jan 2017, 14:33 (Ref:3703380)

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Originally Posted by richy01908

As far as drivers currently without drives, would not be surprised if Rob Collard did not return, sure his sons single seater careers much be costing more each year?

It's an interesting point. Racing isn't cheap for one person, never mind 3!

Looks like Ricky has strong links with BMW currently (DTM test, GT4 drive etc), so that must help the financial burden and it would be a nice tie-in for his dad also got some BMW backing for a WSR seat. Let's see.

crmalcolm · 18 Jan 2017, 14:54 (Ref:3703384)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Can't think of any 'new team'. so where is Hill going? Surely not SOPR? :|

New to the championship, new in identity, or just new to him?

850Estate · 18 Jan 2017, 17:05 (Ref:3703401)

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Originally Posted by GregoryDG

Jake Hill lost out on the Motorbase seat Luke Davenport got, but he stated he nevertheless has a deal in place. It will be in a 'new' team however, so no Hill at Team Hard.

If it's a 'new' team then I wonder if we'll see BMR run two 'works' Levorgs for Plato and A.N Other (potentially Jake) and BKR run two for ATS and A.N Other (potentially James Cole).

Just a thought to chuck out there.

redshoes · 18 Jan 2017, 17:54 (Ref:3703407)

Quote:

Originally Posted by richy01908

Do teams get any prize money?
A share of the gate receipts from race weekends?

No prize money.
Gate receipts go to the circuit.

Dunlop do a 'driver of the day' type thing (I think that's still happening this year) but the prize is a set of tyres or something similar rather than cold hard cash.

touring fan01 · 18 Jan 2017, 18:38 (Ref:3703412)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

No prize money.
Gate receipts go to the circuit.

Dunlop do a 'driver of the day' type thing (I think that's still happening this year) but the prize is a set of tyres or something similar rather than cold hard cash.

Wrong.
prize fund of £250,000; £100,000 cash plus £150,000 in tyres.
(and tyres are the same thing as cash to the teams as they have to pay for them!)

plus various extra things like sets of tyres for driver of the day type things etc.

stuart thompson · 18 Jan 2017, 19:10 (Ref:3703418)

Quote:

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

It's an interesting point. Racing isn't cheap for one person, never mind 3!

Looks like Ricky has strong links with BMW currently (DTM test, GT4 drive etc), so that must help the financial burden and it would be a nice tie-in for his dad also got some BMW backing for a WSR seat. Let's see.

Yep, he's a BMW junior driver.

crmalcolm · 19 Jan 2017, 06:51 (Ref:3703497)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregoryDG

Jake Hill lost out on the Motorbase seat Luke Davenport got, but he stated he nevertheless has a deal in place. It will be in a 'new' team however, so no Hill at Team Hard.

In an interview at the Autosport Show, Hill said the following:

'The contract is not signed yet'
'It is a new car'
'I have a good bunch of people working on the car'
'The cars are being built'

antnee · 19 Jan 2017, 06:58 (Ref:3703499)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsmee

I'd say you can confirm Stewart Lines with Maximum Motorsport - all their Facebook posts are to that effect.

Reading between the lines on a recent post - he is intending to drive himself, but if someone comes to him with the correct number of £££ then he will loan the seat out, afterall he is a business man

crmalcolm · 19 Jan 2017, 09:30 (Ref:3703532)

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Originally Posted by antnee

Reading between the lines on a recent post - he is intending to drive himself, but if someone comes to him with the correct number of £££ then he will loan the seat out, afterall he is a business man

That makes sense, posts do suggest that he will be driving though.

Including Torq Racewear -

'We are really excited to announce that Maximum Motorsport driver Stewart Lines is the first driver on the Official BTCC grid to confirm that he will use our racewear in 2017, racing in the Ford Italia Focus. Cant wait for the start of the season! #motorsport #fashion'

And the Media Day picture with sl95 as a hashtag -

porsche962fan · 19 Jan 2017, 10:37 (Ref:3703545)

^ so he is pretty much confirmed

only 10 seats left

Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Matt Neal
Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Gordon Shedden
Simpson Racing - Honda Civic - Mat Simpson

Eurotech - Honda Civic - Jeff Smith
Eurotech - Honda Civic - ????

Speedworks - Toyota Avensis - Tom Ingram

Handy Motorsport - Toyota Avensis - Rob Austin

PMR - Vauxhall Astra - Senna Proctor
PMR - vauxhall Astra - Tom Chilton

BMR - Subaru Levorg - Jason Plato
BMR - Subaru Levorg - ?????
BMR - Subaru Levorg - Warren Scott ???
BMR - Subaru Levorg - James Cole ?

888 - MG - Ash Sutton ??
888 - MG - ???

WSR - BMW 125 - Andrew Jordan
WSR - BMW 125 - Rob Collard ????
WSR - BMW 125 - Colin Turkington ????

Motorbase - Ford Focus - Mat Jackson
Motorbase - Ford Focus - Martin Depper
Motorbase - Ford Focus - Luke Davenport

Cicely Racing - Mercedes A-Class - Adam Morgan

Laser Tools - Mercedes A-Class - Aidan Moffat

AMD - Audi S3 - Ollie Jackson
AMD - Audi S3 - Ant Whorton Eales

HARD - VW CC - Will Burns
HARD - VW CC - Mike Epps
HARD - VW CC - ?????

Team Parker Racing - Ford Focus - ?????

Maximum - Ford Focus - Stewart Lines

BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Chris Smiley
BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Dave Newsham

crmalcolm · 19 Jan 2017, 11:50 (Ref:3703561)

Quote:

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

^ so he is pretty much confirmed

only 10 seats left

Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Matt Neal
Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Gordon Shedden
Simpson Racing - Honda Civic - Mat Simpson

Eurotech - Honda Civic - Jeff Smith
Eurotech - Honda Civic - ????

Speedworks - Toyota Avensis - Tom Ingram

Handy Motorsport - Toyota Avensis - Rob Austin

PMR - Vauxhall Astra - Senna Proctor
PMR - vauxhall Astra - Tom Chilton

BMR - Subaru Levorg - Jason Plato
BMR - Subaru Levorg - ?????
BMR - Subaru Levorg - Warren Scott ???
BMR - Subaru Levorg - James Cole ?

888 - MG - Ash Sutton ??
888 - MG - ???

WSR - BMW 125 - Andrew Jordan
WSR - BMW 125 - Rob Collard ????
WSR - BMW 125 - Colin Turkington ????

Motorbase - Ford Focus - Mat Jackson
Motorbase - Ford Focus - Martin Depper
Motorbase - Ford Focus - Luke Davenport

Cicely Racing - Mercedes A-Class - Adam Morgan

Laser Tools - Mercedes A-Class - Aidan Moffat

AMD - Audi S3 - Ollie Jackson
AMD - Audi S3 - Ant Whorton Eales

HARD - VW CC - Will Burns
HARD - VW CC - Mike Epps
HARD - VW CC - ?????

Team Parker Racing - Ford Focus - ?????

Maximum - Ford Focus - Stewart Lines

BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Chris Smiley
BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Dave Newsham

Is there anything linking Sutton to 888? He has been rumoured to be moving to BMR.

S700UBO · 19 Jan 2017, 13:49 (Ref:3703580)

Stewart Lines just posted on FB!

Ok then .. im in hospital after a training crash on a mountain bike . Done my pelvis groin and tweaked my shoulder .. thanks to the mrs for bringing me last weeks auto sport and the bunch of grapes ... and yes this is an announcement .. ill be back ps food is a bit moody in here so loosing more weight will look like jack goff soon ...crutches have been supplied today though .. so it aint all bad

Alfisti · 19 Jan 2017, 20:15 (Ref:3703631)

Jake Hill tweeting a deal is edging closer; so not in place then. Probably still seeking out sponsorship for his target ride. Picture of the #HARD Toyota in the tweet, which may or may not be significant.

crmalcolm · 20 Jan 2017, 07:08 (Ref:3703708)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Jake Hill tweeting a deal is edging closer; so not in place then. Probably still seeking out sponsorship for his target ride. Picture of the #HARD Toyota in the tweet, which may or may not be significant.

He actually retweeted a BTCCCrazy tweet - so the choice of car in the tweet was not made by him, but a library image of him driving.

porsche962fan · 20 Jan 2017, 15:36 (Ref:3703853)

IMHO Jake Hill will end up either at Team Parker or Eurotech as they are "new team" for him and I can't see him afford 888 or BMR , never mind WSR

if the Team Parker Focus will be same spec as the Motorbase ones then he could get podiums via a reverse grid

Alfisti · 20 Jan 2017, 17:05 (Ref:3703868)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

IMHO Jake Hill will end up either at Team Parker or Eurotech as they are "new team" for him and I can't see him afford 888 or BMR , never mind WSR

if the Team Parker Focus will be same spec as the Motorbase ones then he could get podiums via a reverse grid

I like your thinking... it makes sense on many levels. Also wondering what car Team Parker will run - the Focus was Alex Martins, so it's not a given is it?

S griffin · 20 Jan 2017, 17:25 (Ref:3703875)

I can see him at the teams mentioned too

redshoes · 20 Jan 2017, 17:50 (Ref:3703885)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

Also wondering what car Team Parker will run - the Focus was Alex Martins, so it's not a given is it?

Martin sold both the TBL and car to Team Parker

see http://www.touringcars.net/2017/01/a...carrera-cup-gb

Considering Parker will still run Martin and his father in Carrera Cup, I'm sure there was a deal to be done.

**FIRE** · 20 Jan 2017, 18:10 (Ref:3703892)

Quote:

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

That makes sense, posts do suggest that he will be driving though.

Including Torq Racewear -

'We are really excited to announce that Maximum Motorsport driver Stewart Lines is the first driver on the Official BTCC grid to confirm that he will use our racewear in 2017, racing in the Ford Italia Focus. Cant wait for the start of the season! #motorsport #fashion'

And the Media Day picture with sl95 as a hashtag -

Ford Italia?

redshoes · 20 Jan 2017, 18:25 (Ref:3703896)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Ford Italia?

I wondered the same at first. It shows as Ford UK on Facebook now. I think it was just the auto-complete / tagging picking the wrong option

**FIRE** · 20 Jan 2017, 18:36 (Ref:3703898)

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshoes

I wondered the same at first. It shows as Ford UK on Facebook now. I think it was just the auto-complete / tagging picking the wrong option

You are right.

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