BTCC BTCC 2018 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 49

Ry44 · 11 Jan 2018, 12:35 (Ref:3792000)

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/duo-m...lietta-at-asi/

Pictures of the Alfa here

luckn002 · 11 Jan 2018, 12:39 (Ref:3792002)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ry44

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/duo-m...lietta-at-asi/

Pictures of the Alfa here

Once again a very nice looking car!

I thought the NGTC kit would ruin it, but they've done a great job. Not a fan of all the white in the HMS colour scheme but the livery also looks very clean (apart from that awful green circle on the front bumper...)

BobJones · 11 Jan 2018, 12:52 (Ref:3792003)

They've done a great job to get the car ready for this early date.

BobJones · 11 Jan 2018, 12:59 (Ref:3792004)

Quote:

Originally Posted by medius

on the PR shotsNotorbase factory shows a car with number 7... last year was Stephen Jelley...

Your point being that Jelley won't be back because his number is in use by Jackson?

BobJones · 11 Jan 2018, 13:03 (Ref:3792006)

"Mat Jackson completes team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher line-up."

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/mat-j...agher-line-up/

We knew it from this morning, but some members had eyesight and reading issues, so official link.

Two cars. Chilton and Jackson. New build cars. The look many fans have been asking of Motorbase for quite some time. Done.

Ry44 · 11 Jan 2018, 13:03 (Ref:3792007)

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/mat-j...agher-line-up/

back to a 2 car team with a strong lineup

luckn002 · 11 Jan 2018, 13:08 (Ref:3792009)

Not a surprise but good news to see Jackson back.

Hope we haven't seen the last of Davenport though. As for Butcher I can see him in the Norlin Civic...?

mark_l · 11 Jan 2018, 13:23 (Ref:3792010)

Have there been any major surprises announced today?

Alot of the stuff announced so far has hardly been what I would describe as a 'surprise'.

Jackson back at Motorbase, the team he has been with since year dot, albeit a car with a couple of different letters on the back.

Chilton, Sutton and Austin we already knew, so nothing new there.

Maybe there is more to come this afternoon but it has mostly been announced by this time on media day at ASI.

I suppose the only major surprise will be which poor sods find themselves peddling the MG's. AmD will do a stunning job with those cars but lets face it, the chassis are damaged and old with a very limited lifespan.

BobJones · 11 Jan 2018, 13:30 (Ref:3792012)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark_l

Have there been any major surprises announced today?

Alot of the stuff announced so far has hardly been what I would describe as a 'surprise'.

Who promised surprises, apart from yourself to yourself?

antnee · 11 Jan 2018, 13:34 (Ref:3792014)

Cook at PMR - didn't see that one coming!

Ry44 · 11 Jan 2018, 13:34 (Ref:3792016)

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/cook-makes-pmr-return/

Cook back to PMR

notice the line

“Josh is the first person confirmed to do their second season with us, albeit with a two-year break.

Liquoriceman · 11 Jan 2018, 13:44 (Ref:3792018)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ry44

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/cook-makes-pmr-return/

Cook back to PMR

notice the line

“Josh is the first person confirmed to do their second season with us, albeit with a two-year break.

Hope he has the budget for a full season. I would think it's not a cheap seat on the grid for someone who has said he'd been pushed for budget in the past.

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luckn002 · 11 Jan 2018, 13:49 (Ref:3792020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by antnee

Cook at PMR - didn't see that one coming!

I thought about it a few times but never mentioned it...! Glad to see him back, hopefully he can put the end of his 2017 season behind him. I remember he was very good in the Cruze. Still think he'll be alongside Tordoff with Proctor in a Subaru.

VIVA GT · 11 Jan 2018, 14:01 (Ref:3792022)

I'm pleased to see Josh back at PMR, he had some good showings in their Cruze a couple of years ago.
Hopefully he won't be so desperate this year, he was involved in a lot of un necessary contact last year which was not so impressive.

Steel Wheels · 11 Jan 2018, 14:03 (Ref:3792025)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ry44

http://www.btcc.net/2018/01/11/cook-makes-pmr-return/

Cook back to PMR

notice the line

“Josh is the first person confirmed to do their second season with us, albeit with a two-year break.

They are working to keep Senna Proctor in the 2nd car! Not only for continuity but they want 2 young gun, hard chargers in Mr Weavers words 😉

thlbtcc · 11 Jan 2018, 14:30 (Ref:3792030)

Looks like Euro Repar is a fairly big backer, good to build up those PSA links.

850Estate · 11 Jan 2018, 14:41 (Ref:3792033)

Good luck to Josh. This time last year I dare say we'd all have rated him equally as highly, however his time with MG in 2017 was extremely poor. There's a good driver in him though, and with a fresh, quick car and an ambitious team I'd expect to see him go well.

steve_r · 11 Jan 2018, 14:46 (Ref:3792035)

Grid shaping up nicely. Great to see a lot of the front runners confirmed again over the last few days.

Matt K · 11 Jan 2018, 14:51 (Ref:3792036)

Great to see so many names locked in for the upcoming season. It now looks like a strong grid for 2018.
Aa for Motorbase it's a bit of shame that they are scaling back to two cars however now with these two drivers they have stronger lineup than in 2017.
Tordoff's name is constantly coming back, I wonder if he really returns to the series. If yes, the question would be where. The same question would be about James Nash.

luckn002 · 11 Jan 2018, 15:12 (Ref:3792041)

Tweet from Yuasa seems to - unsurprisingly - comfirm Shedden and Neal again at Honda

" Heading to @Autosport_Show this weekend? Don’t miss Halfords Yuasa Racing drivers @MattNealRacing and @gordonshedden talking about the 2018 #BTCC season #ASI18 "

el_cat · 11 Jan 2018, 15:26 (Ref:3792043)

On the Wikipedia page, it shows the MGs against AMD (as rumoured) with a link to an article on “thecheckeredflag.co.uk” entitled AMD add MGs to expanded 2018 line up. However, clicking the link takes you to a Page Not Found situation.

Someone fuelling the rumours and misbehaving, or a possible pre-embargo leak?

Ry44 · 11 Jan 2018, 15:31 (Ref:3792044)

https://www.itv.com/btcc/amd-tuning-...ng-of-btcc-mgs

well thats the worst Kept secret out and Confirmed

Greem · 11 Jan 2018, 15:32 (Ref:3792046)

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_cat

On the Wikipedia page, it shows the MGs against AMD (as rumoured) with a link to an article on “thecheckeredflag.co.uk” entitled AMD add MGs to expanded 2018 line up. However, clicking the link takes you to a Page Not Found situation.

Someone fuelling the rumours and misbehaving, or a possible pre-embargo leak?

Works for me!

850Estate · 11 Jan 2018, 15:39 (Ref:3792047)

I take it this is the absolutely end of Triple Eight then (not that there was much left anyway)?

That's a bit of a shame, even if they had became a shadow of them team they were in the 00s.

Craner Curves · 11 Jan 2018, 15:59 (Ref:3792050)

If only the funds to develop a proper engine and develop the car was there, they could have retained Plato and had more wins and possibly a drivers title.

It says Amd are doing developments, I wonder if that means a facelift at last with the slightly more aerodynamic bumpers that Ian Harrison said they would liked to have done a few seasons ago.

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