BTCC BTCC Rounds 1, 2 and 3 - Thruxton - 03/04 April 2010 - Page 2

trebor901 · 2 Apr 2010, 15:04 (Ref:2665451)

has anyone got any idea how much tickets are on the gate for quali tomorrow?

andy_b · 2 Apr 2010, 15:18 (Ref:2665460)

The BTCC Spotter Guide has been updated at http://www.spotterguides.com/btcc-2010-guide , now Giovanardi has been publicly confirmed.

A few other small tweaks too

gregc · 2 Apr 2010, 15:19 (Ref:2665462)

Fantastic news about Gio, I'd pretty much given up hope on seeing him out there this year. Fingers crossed he'll go well and get a deal together for the season. Can't wait to get down there tomorrow now!

White flag man · 2 Apr 2010, 15:40 (Ref:2665466)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

Way to get on my good side.

Please see response in the aborted second thread!

A polite PM or a few requests would certainly have been the best way. I'm just trying to keep things tidy!

And believe me, rudeness is not the way to get what you want.

Hazard for PM. They never listen to people either!

redshoes · 2 Apr 2010, 16:06 (Ref:2665477)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

I owe Redshoes £10.

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Originally Posted by andy_b

A few other small tweaks too

Great stuff as usual Andy. Couple of minor tweaks for next time - Mat Jackson only has one 't', and Triple Eight aren't registered for the constructors' championship.

Re Gio's comeback, I'm not sure what to expect. The Vectra was a little off the pace last year. Everyone has moved on a step over the winter whilst the Vectra has had no development and is being run on a fraction of budget this year.

andy_b · 2 Apr 2010, 16:30 (Ref:2665483)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Great stuff as usual Andy. Couple of minor tweaks for next time - Mat Jackson only has one 't', and Triple Eight aren't registered for the constructors' championship.

Re Gio's comeback, I'm not sure what to expect. The Vectra was a little off the pace last year. Everyone has moved on a step over the winter whilst the Vectra has had no development and is being run on a fraction of budget this year.

Opps, I've made that mistake with Mat before

888 arent constructor yet hence the TBC...we'll see. Technically, they can register as they built the cars.

redshoes · 2 Apr 2010, 16:33 (Ref:2665486)

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Originally Posted by andy_b

Technically, they can register as they built the cars.

Can, but haven't. See question on Alan Gow's forum.

Andy77 · 2 Apr 2010, 16:40 (Ref:2665489)

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Originally Posted by andy_b

The BTCC Spotter Guide has been updated at http://www.spotterguides.com/btcc-2010-guide , now Giovanardi has been publicly confirmed.

A few other small tweaks too

Thanks for all your good hard work with them spotterguides

Andy

andy_b · 2 Apr 2010, 17:03 (Ref:2665496)

Just a quick point (as I've had a couple of emails). Save the file and print from a graphics program or Windows Explorer. If you print from IE, you may not get the whole thing to print due to your driver and IE working at 72dpi

The guide is 2750 pixels wide so it prints OK at A3

Last2LiftOff · 2 Apr 2010, 17:07 (Ref:2665499)

Roger that.

Hazard · 2 Apr 2010, 17:58 (Ref:2665517)

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Originally Posted by trebor901

Well there was about 2 pages of discussion in that thread on it being closed after someone suggested it and it seemed like most people thought the best thing to do was to not close it so it could be used throughout the season

I see. It's difficult to judge 'most', usually refers to a vocal few.

I'd prefer to try individual threads for a bit, silly season threads are just that - for the silly season.

The fact I didn't see that show's you how congested the multi-content threads are.

Cheers.

Hazard · 2 Apr 2010, 18:01 (Ref:2665522)

Giovanardi's return with no testing, and in a car which has had very little development is probably just a trial run on his part to see if he thinks he can have a fun season in the BTCC.

Giovanardi doesn't like not winning, so if the car isn't competitive or looks likely not to be able to challenge Chevrolet or Team Dynamics I expect he'll be off.

Triple Eight are of course a fantastic team, but with the development work that's gone on with Team Aon, Team Honda, the Cruze (being a WTCC hand-me-down) and the Airwaves BMW team, it's hard to see them doing anything apart from in race three

FBJim · 2 Apr 2010, 18:28 (Ref:2665541)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

I see. It's difficult to judge 'most', usually refers to a vocal few.

I'd prefer to try individual threads for a bit, silly season threads are just that - for the silly season.

The fact I didn't see that show's you how congested the multi-content threads are.

Cheers.

I know it's not really my place, but I vastly prefer the single-thread format, I follow many racing series, and the single thread makes it very convenient to get caught up on the last few weeks of news in a single place.

Craner Curves · 2 Apr 2010, 19:32 (Ref:2665563)

trebor, save that sort of talk and attitude for the official forum please. This is a nice civilised place to be and I wouldn't like to see it go down that road. The mods do a good job as always. I would prefer single threads about various rumours and stories. Makes it easier to read when you've been offline for a day and come back to find five stories embedded in one thread.

Even if the car is slightly off the pace, Gio's one of those drivers who can drag a result out of a poor car, like Thompson and Muller can.

Jamesy-18 · 2 Apr 2010, 19:39 (Ref:2665565)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

Giovanardi's return with no testing, and in a car which has had very little development is probably just a trial run on his part to see if he thinks he can have a fun season in the BTCC.

Giovanardi doesn't like not winning, so if the car isn't competitive or looks likely not to be able to challenge Chevrolet or Team Dynamics I expect he'll be off.

I don't see that. It's the same car that Gio has been driving for the past few seasons, he'll be up to speed alright. Sure, the competition have moved on but 888 is a VERY competant team and if there's anybody who will get the Vectra to the top step again, it's Gio.

Craner Curves · 2 Apr 2010, 19:51 (Ref:2665572)

Found some more images of the 888 cars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46907547@N06/

andy_b · 2 Apr 2010, 20:17 (Ref:2665578)

Cool, thats useful Craner. Guide has been updated again to reflect this, although I could see any differences between the two cars. Last update!

**touringlegend** · 2 Apr 2010, 21:05 (Ref:2665594)

Thankfully they're black and not white... by my reckoning there's about 14 cars whose base colour is white this year!

Jamesy-18 · 2 Apr 2010, 21:42 (Ref:2665603)

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Originally Posted by touringlegend

Thankfully they're black and not white... by my reckoning there's about 14 cars whose base colour is white this year!

I agree. Black looks so much better than white. I'd hoped WSR and Airwaves would have done something to make their cars stand out more. From a long shot it'll be difficult to tell who's who.

trebor901 · 2 Apr 2010, 21:52 (Ref:2665608)

are WSR really gonna run that horrible white livery? i thought maybe they'd change it for Thruxton

Sodemo · 2 Apr 2010, 22:01 (Ref:2665610)

Great news that Gio is in.

The more competitive cars and drivers, the better!

Hazard · 3 Apr 2010, 08:25 (Ref:2665764)

White cars attract more sponsors. It's kind of like a 'please sponsor me and paint me' call.

rdjones · 3 Apr 2010, 09:29 (Ref:2665805)

I am just watching the 1st session via T&S on the net, Gio is very impressive no testing all winter and he is currently topping the time sheets.....

edit as typed that Shedden went quickest !!!!
edit 2 only to be beaten by Neal !!!

BootsOntheSide · 3 Apr 2010, 12:41 (Ref:2665925)

Should be a good race weekend and a good season - sadly I'm working all day Sun and Mon so I'll have to make the space on the Sky+. I've got Plato, Jackson, Giovanardi, Collard and Chilton down as favourites, in that order. Real shame to be missing Turkington and others like Jelley, Adam and Jones, but Glew and McDowall are decent additions.

el_cat · 3 Apr 2010, 14:15 (Ref:2665950)

Only 20 cars in practise - what happened to the Forster BMWs?

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