BTCC BTCC 2018 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 69

Alfisti · 2 Feb 2018, 11:17 (Ref:3797697)

Autosport running an article on why Honda should have signed Plato...

redshoes · 2 Feb 2018, 12:15 (Ref:3797705)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

Autosport running an article on why Honda should have signed Plato...

Th influence of the Motorsport.com ownership just marches on. Autosport is rapidly becoming another clickbait site.

Sodemo · 2 Feb 2018, 12:49 (Ref:3797717)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Th influence of the Motorsport.com ownership just marches on. Autosport is rapidly becoming another clickbait site.

Agreed. Autosport has so many of those “this is what we think” articles now. A shame to see.

thlbtcc · 2 Feb 2018, 12:56 (Ref:3797718)

Aiden Moffat is doing a Facebook Live Q&A with one of his sponsors on the 7th February at "lunchtime".

I'm assuming his ride will be announced by then – otherwise, every other question will be "who are you driving for?"

Alfisti · 2 Feb 2018, 13:05 (Ref:3797720)

Hmmm, lunchtime... plugging some food stuffs/ eateries per chance?

Subway Subaru?
Salmonella Subaru?

BSchneiderFan · 2 Feb 2018, 15:20 (Ref:3797761)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Th influence of the Motorsport.com ownership just marches on. Autosport is rapidly becoming another clickbait site.

I rather enjoy Autosport’s op-ed pieces. Though JP driving for Dynamics was never going to happen.

AdrianM · 2 Feb 2018, 15:23 (Ref:3797764)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Th influence of the Motorsport.com ownership just marches on. Autosport is rapidly becoming another clickbait site.

They have little choice given the modern attitude of refusing to pay for journalism.

mark_l · 2 Feb 2018, 17:37 (Ref:3797800)

So Goff to Team Dynamics and Plato to Eurotech?

mark_l · 2 Feb 2018, 17:40 (Ref:3797801)

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Originally Posted by AdrianM

They have little choice given the modern attitude of refusing to pay for journalism.

I believe they are late/not paying photographers.

Alfisti · 2 Feb 2018, 18:23 (Ref:3797809)

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Originally Posted by mark_l

So Goff to Team Dynamics and Plato to Eurotech?

I'm hearing that Mssrs Scott and Plato will be working together as per JPs suggestion at ASI. Presumably having found the same page in the hymn book...

Overboost · 2 Feb 2018, 20:03 (Ref:3797835)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

I'm hearing that Mssrs Scott and Plato will be working together as per JPs suggestion at ASI. Presumably having found the same page in the hymn book...

Realisation that without each other either one or both of them may not of been on the grid this season

S griffin · 3 Feb 2018, 11:04 (Ref:3798000)

Yes, it looks like Plato will be staying with BMR, nowhere else for him to go

RS67 · 3 Feb 2018, 11:50 (Ref:3798004)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Yes, it looks like Plato will be staying with BMR, nowhere else for him to go

There are still other seats to be filled/announced.

Alfisti · 3 Feb 2018, 15:06 (Ref:3798036)

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Originally Posted by RS67

There are still other seats to be filled/announced.

True, true.

The BMR rumourmill (of questionable at best reliability!) is suggesting Ash + JP in Flux title sponsored cars with Aidan Moffat in a car primarily sponsored by Laser Tools. Cole and Price not returning.

Jiiiiiiim · 3 Feb 2018, 15:45 (Ref:3798039)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

True, true.

The BMR rumourmill (of questionable at best reliability!) is suggesting Ash + JP in Flux title sponsored cars with Aidan Moffat in a car primarily sponsored by Laser Tools. Cole and Price not returning.

Price might end up in another team, though JC is quiet (busy doing his Rock show), not sure if he’ll stay in the series if he can’t get a RWD gig! He was very vocal about how much happier he was in a RWD car.

S griffin · 3 Feb 2018, 23:04 (Ref:3798239)

Not surprising considering JC comes from a single seater background, that he prefers RWD

BLiTZ · 4 Feb 2018, 00:32 (Ref:3798251)

Thinking out loud for a moment...

Now that Honda no longer has a factory WTCC team, is there any likelihood that Castrol would up their sponsorship of the BTCC effort?

There was a rumour in 2016 that before Halfords stepped in, Dynamics were lined up for sponsorship from an oil company but they decided to sponsor Palmer in F1 instead. Now I know Comma have been linked with the Palmers before but it was Castrol sponsorship on the Renaults so I'm assuming it was them?!

Moneyseeker · 4 Feb 2018, 07:03 (Ref:3798357)

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Originally Posted by BLiTZ

Thinking out loud for a moment...

Now that Honda no longer has a factory WTCC team, is there any likelihood that Castrol would up their sponsorship of the BTCC effort?

There was a rumour in 2016 that before Halfords stepped in, Dynamics were lined up for sponsorship from an oil company but they decided to sponsor Palmer in F1 instead. Now I know Comma have been linked with the Palmers before but it was Castrol sponsorship on the Renaults so I'm assuming it was them?!

BP Castrol went to Renault F1 on the back of first pour deal with Renault road cars and dealerships, nothing to do with Palmer.

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Bramzel · 4 Feb 2018, 08:02 (Ref:3798368)

Also Castrols WTCC budget would've come out of their global marketing pockets, slim chance they'd relocate that to a local series.

luckn002 · 4 Feb 2018, 17:56 (Ref:3798441)

Tweet from Jack Goff -

"Can’t wait to get back into this stunner. The attention to detail the @Eurotech_Racing lads have put into my @Honda_UK @TypeR is unreal. 😍. #JG31 #BTCC"

Seems to suggest he won't be moving to Dynamics....

For what it's worth my money's on Nash...

thlbtcc · 4 Feb 2018, 18:01 (Ref:3798442)

Just came here to post that. Interesting wording.

S griffin · 4 Feb 2018, 18:09 (Ref:3798443)

So no clues so far, it’s a bit of a mystery

VIVA GT · 4 Feb 2018, 18:17 (Ref:3798444)

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Originally Posted by luckn002

Tweet from Jack Goff -

"Can’t wait to get back into this stunner. The attention to detail the @Eurotech_Racing lads have put into my @Honda_UK @TypeR is unreal. ��. #JG31 #BTCC"

Seems to suggest he won't be moving to Dynamics....

For what it's worth my money's on Nash...

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Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Just came here to post that. Interesting wording.

Yes, very interesting wording... Surely Dynamics are the official Honda UK team?
As you say, interesting...

medius · 4 Feb 2018, 18:50 (Ref:3798447)

Not that interesting, he just wanted to tag Honda to get exposure and went for Honda UK instead of using #honda. Not every tweet has a secret ulterior meaning!

**touringlegend** · 4 Feb 2018, 18:52 (Ref:3798449)

He gets a road car from Honda so is rightly appreciative of them.

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