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Old 11 Nov 2007, 20:29 (Ref:2065157)   #201
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Oh god, the Chilton brothers possibly on the same team? That could be interesting.
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Oh god, the Chilton brothers possibly on the same team? That could be interesting.
To be brutally honest, he has had a **** poor season in BF3 this year, 0 points. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Zero - it's not as if he missed half the season (he only missed one). He might go join his brother in Tintops and try to see if he is luckier/better in a tourer ...

Re. the SEAT Leon Supercopa ... maybe make the prize a used SEAT Leon S2000 car and a small amount of funds ...
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The only time I have seen Max Chilton race this year was in the LMP1 Zytek at the LMS round at Silverstone back in Septemeber and I was very impressed.
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Old 11 Nov 2007, 21:50 (Ref:2065203)   #204
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If the last rumour I heard was true then there may be a change of plan as far as the Chilton brothers go. Seems that Tom may have signed to drive for another team. Given the team I'm a little sceptical, but it is silly season and anything is possible.
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Old 11 Nov 2007, 22:13 (Ref:2065217)   #205
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The only time I have seen Max Chilton race this year was in the LMP1 Zytek at the LMS round at Silverstone back in Septemeber and I was very impressed.
And he was partnered by his brother Tom!

Apparently, Max has a new F3 car for 2008, So the ford drive may certainly, only be, as it is listed, a rumour!
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To be brutally honest, he has had a **** poor season in BF3 this year, 0 points. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Zero - it's not as if he missed half the season (he only missed one). He might go join his brother in Tintops and try to see if he is luckier/better in a tourer ...

Re. the SEAT Leon Supercopa ... maybe make the prize a used SEAT Leon S2000 car and a small amount of funds ...
That "interesting" wasn't meant to be a good one, haha.
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Max wasn't eligible to score points for most of the year, as he was entered in the guest class because (I can't remember right) either he was too young or his licence didn't enable him to score.
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If the last rumour I heard was true then there may be a change of plan as far as the Chilton brothers go. Seems that Tom may have signed to drive for another team. Given the team I'm a little sceptical, but it is silly season and anything is possible.
What, you mean the story in MN linking him with Team Dynamics?
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I don't think anyone will want Tom Chilton after his current bad season, I still think that Arena will be running TC's car ...
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Old 14 Nov 2007, 20:12 (Ref:2067543)   #210
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What, you mean the story in MN linking him with Team Dynamics?
Come on, if someone told you that would you have believed it? From what I've since heard my scepticism may have been misplaced.

Big question now is what happens to Arena.
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Three where a couple of other names in the article too - Rickard Rydell and Paul Radisich. I think those names can go in the I will believe it when I see it.
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I'd love to see a return from Mr Radish. He's not got a full time V8 Supertanks seat so could come over to the UK.

What's Aaron Slight doing now? I believe it's TV in NZ. Another thought - now he's matured a bit (and has won the ATCC), do we think Farique Hariuman could make a BTCC return? I think he could get some good results in the right gear.

Re. Arena ... what cars would they go for?

They could either develop their own Foci (unlikely) or for that matter something else, maybe go down the customer route. In that case, a pair of Lacettis could be useful, a brace of C30s would be usable, JAS might have a couple of Accords floating around to sell, someone has developed Corollas, maybe even a pair of BMWs, that would boost the Beamer count fo five, plus any E46, Rick Kerry and his team-mate ...
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Re. Arena ... what cars would they go for?

They could either develop their own Foci (unlikely) or for that matter something else, maybe go down the customer route. In that case, a pair of Lacettis could be useful, a brace of C30s would be usable, JAS might have a couple of Accords floating around to sell, someone has developed Corollas, maybe even a pair of BMWs, that would boost the Beamer count fo five, plus any E46, Rick Kerry and his team-mate ...
Arena were making noises about buying a couple of 320sis for 2007. If they have the resources to buy new S2000 cars it's got to be the best bet surely?
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Arena were making noises about buying a couple of 320sis for 2007. If they have the resources to buy new S2000 cars it's got to be the best bet surely?
With the C30 on the table now when it wasn't, surely they might want to go for the Volvo, bearing in mind there already is a BMW team in the BTCC ...
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http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=1625

TCT reporting Chilton to Dynamics ... doubt it myself.
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Arena are/were developing new Ford Focuses with funding help from Chilton's father.
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With the C30 on the table now when it wasn't, surely they might want to go for the Volvo, bearing in mind there already is a BMW team in the BTCC ...
Depends how "on the table" the C30s are. Plus they're brand new and unproven. Whereas anyone can go and buy a new/used 320si from BMW which is a proven race-winner in the BTCC.
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How many times have Arena been in that position?
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I could never see Arena going for Volvo C30's, at least not cars from Polestar.
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I like the sound of Arena with a pair of Ford Focus or Chevy (Daewoo?) Lacetti's, a new car for the BTCC.

On the subject of who'll partner Flash at TD, I fancy that Gareth Howell will find himself back there next season.
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They've run Tom in the BTCC Civic and LMS, and I hadn't realised until recently they also ran Max in F3.

From the conversation I had this morning it seems the whole Arena/Ford project may be on hold for now, or at least no longer pressing ahead quite so quickly.
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What I meant was, they have looked at doing a touring car programme, and it didn't materialise?
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What will Huff do next season? He might be dropped next season at Chevy in the WTCC. Second Seat, or maybe second TD Honda?
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What will Huff do next season? He might be dropped next season at Chevy in the WTCC. Second Seat, or maybe second TD Honda?
That would be a dream move for me, Huffy returning to SEAT. I rekon Jase' and Huff in a TDi Leon would be a strong formula.

He hasn't been unconfirmed but I still haven't heard anything that says he has been confirmed.

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Tom Chilton officially confirmed at Team Halfords for 2008

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