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Old 30 Apr 2012, 16:24 (Ref:3067517)   #76
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I think drive of the day is 50/50 between Shedden and the driver of the Discovery that pulled the recovery truck out of the mud...
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Old 30 Apr 2012, 19:10 (Ref:3067598)   #77
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Several drivers impressed me yesterday, the two who really stood out were Wrathall and Gilham. How TG didn't just get out the car and throw a massive paddy when he dropped it at the chicane I'll never understand; the fact that he calmly drove it back to the pits was particularly impressive. He must have been fuming!
Wrathall's drives across the whole day were brilliant - steely defence until he knew it was time to back off. Very measured, and mature beyond his years. A champion in the making, if he can keep up the funding.
Got to agree regards Tony Gilham. Most reverse grid races see the pole man quickly drop down the order, if he's from the 'second division' so to speak.
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Old 30 Apr 2012, 19:30 (Ref:3067610)   #78
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well at least someone was prepared for the rain...

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Old 30 Apr 2012, 20:44 (Ref:3067633)   #79
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Andrew Jordan's pole lap.
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Old 30 Apr 2012, 21:40 (Ref:3067658)   #80
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110% commitment! Good footage from the 'spy in the cab' camera.
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Old 30 Apr 2012, 22:18 (Ref:3067673)   #81
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That annoyed me. He shouldn't even have been in parc ferme for race 3. You could see him begging the officials at the gate to let him in.
All cars that finish the race go to parc ferme after race three, so Plato absolutely should have been in there.
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Old 1 May 2012, 15:54 (Ref:3067923)   #82
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I actually thought it was kind of nice to see Mr. Plato complimenting Mr. Wrathall on his performance.
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Old 1 May 2012, 19:33 (Ref:3068020)   #83
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After the weekend can someone clarify why Plato is running at the front and Neate towards the back?
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Old 1 May 2012, 19:37 (Ref:3068024)   #84
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Obvious really
1) difference in driver ability
2) Team concentrating on the better drivers car
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Old 1 May 2012, 19:52 (Ref:3068035)   #85
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After the weekend can someone clarify why Plato is running at the front and Neate towards the back?
"Bad Luck" officially...

No one is ever going to beat Honda to the constructors until the driver pairings are strengthened.
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Old 1 May 2012, 19:56 (Ref:3068041)   #86
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I still cant get over that the MG is flying and has been since Round 1 and Shedden has bounced back!

Thruxton was really good i think, shame about Jordan on lap 1 would have been nice to see if he could had taken the win
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Old 2 May 2012, 23:58 (Ref:3068551)   #87
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I still cant get over that the MG is flying
So much for pigs can't fly
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Old 4 May 2012, 09:06 (Ref:3069170)   #88
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Honda was definately quickest car out there in the wet you could see that by the gap they pulled round the quick stuff and the engine doesnt sound like its being worked hard at all can actually hear the turbo whistling over the top so i think there is a lot of power in the Hondas being pegged back
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Old 9 May 2012, 07:24 (Ref:3071568)   #89
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Have you ever been to Thruxton and marshalled at Post 15 & 16 and seen the run off area there and therefore are making considered comments or armchair commenting via You Tube?
You don't need to have been to Thruxton to say that a car should not be vaulting a (flimsy) tyre barrier. I think it's completely the wrong attitude to say "oh, there's only been two incidents in 14 years so everything is fine". If safety can be improved then it has to be done. The circuits etc are letting down the drivers if they aren't always looking for ways to make the circuit safer. Next time it might not just be a bit of bent bodywork.
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Old 11 May 2012, 13:45 (Ref:3072678)   #90
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I may be wrong but after Liam Griffins crash at turn 1 I didnt see any circuit staff checking/repairing the barrier. I hope I am wrong because if another car hit it in the same place it would of acted as a launch ramp or have been flattened all together!!!
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Old 11 May 2012, 15:27 (Ref:3072724)   #91
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Wow! Through church with the wheel pointed left. I'd really love to see these kinds of views broadcasted.
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Old 11 May 2012, 16:13 (Ref:3072739)   #92
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Wow! Through church with the wheel pointed left. I'd really love to see these kinds of views broadcasted.
Totally agree on that. That would be awesome so see on the TV broadcasts! The vibrations, camera view so you see a bit from the side etc. really gave a good sense of speed and how you really have to work with the car.
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Old 11 May 2012, 18:27 (Ref:3072767)   #93
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Alan Gow has stated a few times in the past that because the 'spy' cam footage isn't broadcast quality it wouldn't be released - I'm guessing the fairly spectacular nature of that footage made a difference.

There's another one from Thruxton just gone on youtube - the footage from the Plato qualifying crash, a bit longer than what was broadcast on TV, and there's also a bit of chatter from JP to (presumably) his engineer afterwards - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fez5JYT2VDU *

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Old 11 May 2012, 18:54 (Ref:3072777)   #94
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I didn't mean to have those exact camera views broadcasted, they used to have broadcast quality cameras in those places, and they picked up the raw sounds and driver chatter. Isn't there room for both the spy cam and a proper on board view from behind the driver looking forwards?
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Old 11 May 2012, 20:46 (Ref:3072813)   #95
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The position of the spycam has moved on the ngtc spec rollcages to the one you see on the Plato and Jordan videos. I think they also now have an extra spycam looking towards the driver.
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Is it just me or does JP mention Andover at the end of that video? Sense of humour intact then!
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Old 12 May 2012, 15:48 (Ref:3073090)   #97
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Is it just me or does JP mention Andover at the end of that video? Sense of humour intact then!
I assume he was asked if he was far off-track - 'yeah, mate, I'm in Andover'. I chuckled
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http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7671

So all three current drivers cannot make this test...ummmm
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More like they are struggling to get the car working properly with the new engine and Turkington has a bit more experience with the BMW than the current drivers, and with the BMW with a turbo unit in from his wtcc drives.

As much as I'd like to see it, I don't think this is Turkington returning
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So all three current drivers cannot make this test...ummmm
The other three drivers all have real jobs, entirely possible they have other commitments.
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