BTCC BTCC 2018 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 36

Alfisti · 28 Dec 2017, 20:25 (Ref:3789501)

...and the Dynamics announcement, together with the CT at WSR are just waiting for Autosport. So I'm told!

sceptic · 28 Dec 2017, 21:01 (Ref:3789505)

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Originally Posted by Cinghio44

PMR team has already a very good young gun (S.Proctor) and they should focus to engage a top driver like Huff (difficult) or Plato. Tordoff and Nash would also good to replace Chilton but definitely i would go for the first two

But maybe PMR-Vauxhall has a 3° tbl for the new season...who knows...

Is Proctor definitely staying at PMR?

And Nash has never done anything to suggest he is a top line touring car driver.

crmalcolm · 28 Dec 2017, 22:42 (Ref:3789518)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

and still no news on the big names

Well the second biggest name has already confirmed they won't be in BTCC next season. Still waiting on the biggest name to confirm if they're staying with Amd...

jsmee · 28 Dec 2017, 22:55 (Ref:3789520)

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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Well the second biggest name has already confirmed they won't be in BTCC next season. Still waiting on the biggest name to confirm if they're staying with Amd...

Cinghio44 · 29 Dec 2017, 00:19 (Ref:3789527)

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Originally Posted by sceptic

Is Proctor definitely staying at PMR?

No it's not confirmed. I think they would retain him because he did absolutely well in his first season in BTCC

S griffin · 29 Dec 2017, 09:59 (Ref:3789562)

I would be surprised if Proctor isn't on the grid with someone in 2018

Alfisti · 29 Dec 2017, 12:15 (Ref:3789578)

I would be amazed if young Proctor isn't on the grid. AFAIK he has budget and he showed plenty of talent.

Ditto AWE on the talent front. He and Mike Bushel were class acts in Clios. Really pleased Bushel is back - and with a bigger team so that he can draw on others experience.

Craner Curves · 29 Dec 2017, 17:13 (Ref:3789635)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

I would be amazed if young Proctor isn't on the grid. AFAIK he has budget and he showed plenty of talent.

Quite ironic considering his dad famously did his 05 season on the shoestringiest of shoestring budgets!

BSchneiderFan · 29 Dec 2017, 19:50 (Ref:3789661)

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Originally Posted by psq43

I suspect one of those big names is still wondering how he let the rug get pulled from under him, and if he still has any cards left under the table

Can you still have cards under the table if you've had the rug pulled from under you?

psq43 · 29 Dec 2017, 19:52 (Ref:3789662)

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Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

Can you still have cards under the table if you've had the rug pulled from under you?

Hmm maybe not

I could say another card up a sleeve, but I'm not sure that's still on his back!!

Craner Curves · 29 Dec 2017, 22:43 (Ref:3789687)

What if a certain ex-888 shareholder and driver had the cars and transporters removed from the farm and placed with his current team due to some sort of money issue, therefore adding something to the Amd conundrum?

jsmee · 29 Dec 2017, 22:52 (Ref:3789688)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

What if a certain ex-888 shareholder and driver had the cars and transporters removed from the farm and placed with his current team due to some sort of money issue, therefore adding something to the Amd conundrum?

Thanks for talking in riddles.

Assume you mean Lee Mowle? Who raced for AmD in British GT as well as 888, both in Z4s?

Jiiiiiiim · 30 Dec 2017, 09:45 (Ref:3789770)

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Originally Posted by jsmee

Thanks for talking in riddles.

Assume you mean Lee Mowle? Who raced for AmD in British GT as well as 888, both in Z4s?

A lot of the 888 equipment including the cars were registered to Mowle before the BMR deal, never kept track after that though. It has to be noted the AmD are recruiting staff too! I may just be adding fuel to a rumour here, but it does seem to have some mileage, especially when linked with Shaun Hollamby’s comments about next years plans.

Craner Curves · 30 Dec 2017, 10:00 (Ref:3789771)

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Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

A lot of the 888 equipment including the cars were registered to Mowle before the BMR deal, never kept track after that though. It has to be noted the AmD are recruiting staff too! I may just be adding fuel to a rumour here, but it does seem to have some mileage, especially when linked with Shaun Hollamby’s comments about next years plans.

I was looking for some sort of connection. Also I noticed that Amd retweeted a JCT 600 tweet, so maybe shaun is just playing with us!

BobJones · 30 Dec 2017, 11:05 (Ref:3789776)

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Originally Posted by sceptic

And Nash has never done anything to suggest he is a top line touring car driver.

I mean, there was that time he was in BTCC title contention and won the Independents Trophy. Or when he beat Chilton in his own team in a crappy Focus. Or the time when he came second in TCR International.

Alfisti · 30 Dec 2017, 11:27 (Ref:3789777)

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Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

Can you still have cards under the table if you've had the rug pulled from under you?

Sellotaped under the table? 😉

Alfisti · 30 Dec 2017, 11:36 (Ref:3789779)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I was looking for some sort of connection. Also I noticed that Amd retweeted a JCT 600 tweet, so maybe shaun is just playing with us!

Ok, so back with AmD running the MGs: Tordoff has had a run in the Audi; the JCT retweet may be background noise but could signify a Tordoff/JCT/AmD link up.

How about the Audis and the MGs being run by Shaun - or Shaun + AN Other as per HARD + Brisky? Maybe one MG only - one was OKish, one's a shed and the ATS/Croft one presumably was weighed in for scrap.

All that has been publicly seen of the Audis recently is one straight and freshly painted shell... which suggests at least one is being prepped for the season.

Unrelated: one of Mr Platos companies has recently ceased to exist. Is the old boy winding down?

psq43 · 30 Dec 2017, 11:43 (Ref:3789780)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

Unrelated: one of Mr Platos companies has recently ceased to exist. Is the old boy winding down?

Which one?

redshoes · 30 Dec 2017, 12:21 (Ref:3789784)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

How about the Audis and the MGs being run by Shaun - or Shaun + AN Other as per HARD + Brisky?

My guess is that the MGs will be entered as "Triple Eight", so there is no change of TBL, but effectively run out of AmD.

Alfisti · 30 Dec 2017, 13:17 (Ref:3789787)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

My guess is that the MGs will be entered as "Triple Eight", so there is no change of TBL, but effectively run out of AmD.

That would also make a lot of sense; what I had forgot to post earlier was: the cars are useless without TBLs, so presumably any deal that saw them being utilised to service a debt would have seen the TBLs included.

Alfisti · 30 Dec 2017, 13:20 (Ref:3789789)

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Originally Posted by psq43

Which one?

Plato Management Limited. Dissolved in October.

psq43 · 30 Dec 2017, 13:49 (Ref:3789795)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

Plato Management Limited. Dissolved in October.

Didn't that just do similar to Brand Pilot or was PML more his personal management

AdrianM · 30 Dec 2017, 14:27 (Ref:3789800)

That company hasn't really been in use for the last three years by the looks of the companies house docs so I wouldn't read too much into it.

one five five · 31 Dec 2017, 01:04 (Ref:3789884)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

My guess is that the MGs will be entered as "Triple Eight", so there is no change of TBL, but effectively run out of AmD.

Is Triple Eight much of a standalone team these days? Has the owner/owners lost interest or is budgetary?

redshoes · 31 Dec 2017, 09:45 (Ref:3789949)

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Originally Posted by one five five

Is Triple Eight much of a standalone team these days? Has the owner/owners lost interest or is budgetary?

I'm not sure who owner actually is now.

Lee Mowle bought 50% of the company from Ian Harrison in 2013. Warren Scott 'bought' the company in 2016. Don't know the details of what has happened now, but it appears that there has been a dispute over payment and Mowle has effectively repossessed everything.

I don't know if that means Mowle has just the equipment, or if he now owns the entire company. I suspect probably the latter.

Suppose I should add 'allegedly' here as some of this is hearsay and conjecture.

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