[BTCC] 2014 BTCC Predictions

[Craner Curves]

As we usually do here, but a bit earlier than last year because I forgot.....lets have your five predictions for the year. They can be serious or light-hearted or both!

1. Menu will have a better points total than Giovanardi.
2. Marc Hynes will be the best MG behind Plato.
3. The first car to lose it's splitter in the Paddock Hill gravel trap will be a Ford Focus.
4. The Mercedes will get a reverse grid pole and win, which Alan Gow will say vindicates the new regulations.
5. Croft's crowd will be described as knowledgable in the event publicity.

[steve_r]

1. There will be a race win for an Avensis this year.
2. Tom Onslow-Cole will get a drive at some point during the year.
3. Any of Giovanardi's race wins will come from the reverse grid races.
4. AMD racing will get a podium finish.
5. Sheddon will be champion.

[medius]

1. Glynn Geddie will win a race.
2. A team will miss a race day due to damaging the car in FP1/2 or Qually.
3. JP will moan about driving standards against a Dynamics Honda.
4. Turkington will come into the last weekend with a chance at the title but won't be successful.
5. We'll have a new champion at the end of the year.

[porsche962fan]

1) Plato will be champion because script dictates so
2) Hondas will once again moan about turbo boost
3) Rob Austin will win a race again
4) Dan Welch will win Jack Sears Trophy
5) Menu will get a podium

[BertMk2]

1) All 7 champions will stand on the podium at some point during the season.
2) Commentators will make crap jokes about the Civic Estates (Probably involving caravans) at every opportunity.
3) Plato and Neal will have at least one
4) There are going to be some almighty first lap pile ups.
5) There will be more different race winners than last season.

[skells22]

1. Matt Neal to win main title
2. Menu to win a race
3. 5 wet races
4. a roll from a car
5. we get at least 2 new winners

[touringlegend]

1. One driver/team will lose their TBL!
2. The Civic Tourer will win a race at Round 1.
3. Every ex-champ will win at least one race.
4. There'll be no more than 5 points separating the champion and 2nd place at end of year.
5. Plato to be champ!

[Speed-King]

1.Andrew Jordan will defend his title.
2.At least one car will need a reshell during the season
3. Plato and Neal won't be near the top of the standings by the end of the year.
4.The Merc will score a podium in the first half of the season.
5. A new manufacturer entry for next year will be announced before the end of the year.

[ahobson98]

1. Adam Morgan will win a race
2. Plato will moan about driving standards
3. Mat Jackson will get at least 1 podium
4. There will be at least one major crash at most rounds
5. At least one driver will roll their car

[Greem]

1. Plato, Neal, Shedden, Jordan, Turkington & Giovanardi will all moan about Menu and his "robust" driving style at some point in the season.
2. At least one car will hit the new right-side wall down the Craner Curves at Donington.
3. One driver will make a comment about "giving it some jandal" in a post race interview.
4. Race 1 at Rockingham will be red flagged on lap 1 due to a massive pile-up at the Deene Hairpin.
5. Turkington will be the champion.

[slummingangel]

1.there will be a no english drivers on the podium this year
2. aron smith to improve on last years championship position (8th or better)
3. 1 no.2 driver will finish higher their no.1 driver (ie tordoff higher than plato)
4. not all the seven champions will finish in the top ten
5. drivers will find something new to moan about (ie not boost)

[myfrontpage]

1. Menu will only win at one event this year and that'll be either race 1 or 2 at Oulton.
2. Tordoff, Hynes and Morgan to all be victorious at some stage
3. Tordoff and Plato to have a 'slight' disagreement this year.
4. Knockhill will be wet
5. At some stage, the 32nd license will be used by an ex-F1 driver.

[Jiiiiiiim]

1. One of the 7 champs will fail to make the top ten in qualy at each event.
2. There will be a high profile clash between team mates.
3. Adam Morgan will throw away at least one good result by running off track!
4. Lea Wood will be top Toyota driver in the points.
5. Matt Neal will break his finger in the championship run in.

[RED55]

1. There will be some almighty offs, that question NGTC safety.
2. There will be disqualifications galore for driving standards and outside track limits
3. There will be disqualifications for illegal cars that have been running that way for the past 2 years
4. The Old Champs wont be as good as we expect
5 . The racing will be the best for years, the crowds the biggest for years, meaning Toca have achieved their goal.

[davyboy]

1. Colin Turkington will lift the crown
2. Gio will take longer than expected to get to grips with the Focus.
3. Alain Menu will split with BMR during the season.
4. Tordoff will eclipse Plato in the season standings.
5. There will be more accidents this year than in any recent years.

[FFSM]

1. Mat Jackson will cause a pile-up somewhere between Paddock and Druids this weekend.
2. Ingram will get on the podium
3. Shedden spins Turkington out at least 3 times in race 2 over the season.
4. An elderly lady inadvertently joins race 1 at Snetterton after taking the wrong turn on the A11.
5. She beats Hunter Abbott.

[GT6]

1. There will be a series of entertaining races
2. There will be loads of different cars and drivers winning races
3. We will all have plenty to say about driving standards
4. The drivers will all complain about something
5. It will be a great year for BTCC

[Greem]

GT6 wins. Next challenge, please!

[CarsCarsCars]

1. There will be 3 new race winners
2. Giovanardi will win more races than Menu
3. Menu will finish higher in the standings than Giovanardi
4. Shedden will continue on his path to be being the whiniest driver
5. 5 drivers will finish the year with zero points in the standings

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Greem

GT6 wins. Next challenge, please!

thank you

[Bramzel]

1. The championship won't be decided untill the last race;
2. Giovanardi's results won't be as good as expected;
3. Jordan will again beat the works Honda's;
4. Menu will leave Restart Racing before the end of the season;
5. All entered carmodels except for the Proton Gen2 and the Audi S3 will reach the podium.

[slummingangel]

Originally Posted by slummingangel

1.there will be a no english drivers on the podium this year
2. aron smith to improve on last years championship position (8th or better)
3. 1 no.2 driver will finish higher their no.1 driver (ie tordoff higher than plato)
4. not all the seven champions will finish in the top ten
5. drivers will find something new to moan about (ie not boost)

1. Correct Oulton Park Race 3. A Smith, Shedden, Turkington
2. Wrong no improvement. 9th place overall in 2013 and 2014
3. Correct Shedden placed higher than Neal, A. Smith placed higher than Menu.
4. Correct Menu and Giovanardi placed and 11th and 13th respectively
5. Correct RWD or Plato's moaning about RWD

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Can't believe I didn't post on this thread! Some of these predictions are great, but worryingly most of the ones relating to accidents are accurate...

[skells22]

Originally Posted by skells22

1. Matt Neal to win main title
2. Menu to win a race
3. 5 wet races
4. a roll from a car
5. we get at least 2 new winners

1. wrong
2. wrong
3. might need help here, i know last race was wet but any more wet races?
4. i think we had two of them Belcher at Church and that big roll at Silverstone for Collard
5. need help here as well, is it one or two?

[S griffin]

4 wet races and Morgan the new winner