New Chinese WTCC manufacturer - Page 9

mystery racer · 6 Mar 2005, 16:24 (Ref:1244628)

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Originally Posted by racingdad

I believe that they DID meet this week

Maybe their talks broke down which wouldn't suprise me in light of recent events....

racingdad · 6 Mar 2005, 16:46 (Ref:1244650)

I have to admit that if I was Brilliance, I wouldn't be too impressed with the way things have developed, even if their UK reps are as much innocent victims as they

mystery racer · 6 Mar 2005, 20:39 (Ref:1244902)

It would be a shame if the whole thing doesn't happen. I was strangely looking forward to following their progress and finding out which drivers they were going to use.

kmchow · 7 Mar 2005, 06:06 (Ref:1245229)

I guess they're keeping us guessing until the very last moment? Has every other Works team announced their drivers already? Most of the Independents too?

Gabrio · 7 Mar 2005, 09:53 (Ref:1245381)

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Originally Posted by racingdad

I have to admit that if I was Brilliance, I wouldn't be too impressed with the way things have developed, even if their UK reps are as much innocent victims as they

They aren't. And now FIA is going to try to keep them in WTCC...

newoutsider · 7 Mar 2005, 11:50 (Ref:1245481)

Very emabarrasing all round. I really feel a great deal of sympathy for all concerned - Brilliance, John Batchelor & his partners, the WTCC organisors, the FIA, the drivers.... While everyone will have recognised the difficulties involved in launcjhing a brand new manufacturer without a racing pedigree into a serious motor racing challenge, no-one could have forseen some of the added hurdles.

mystery racer · 9 Mar 2005, 12:04 (Ref:1247606)

Any news on this?

newoutsider · 9 Mar 2005, 13:19 (Ref:1247675)

Good question - its gone all quiet again. Surely there has to be some news very, very soon or are we to assume that this is not now going to happen?

Gabrio · 15 Mar 2005, 19:52 (Ref:1252801)

It may still happen.....Tomorrow somebody from China will be in the UK to see what can be done. Nobody has news from Batchelor except that he still has engines and chassis which belong to Brilliance.

mystery racer · 15 Mar 2005, 20:19 (Ref:1252827)

So does that mean Batchelor has been cut out?

Fairly harsh if that is the case because regardless of what people think of him, the whole Chinese involvment was down to him. Looks like luck wasn't on his side with the whole VLR thing.

racingdad · 16 Mar 2005, 07:47 (Ref:1253140)

Whatever anyone thinks, it was JB who put it all together in the first place. The Vic Lee situation cannot be laid at his door, so unless there are other specific issues, I believe that he should continue or there will be yet more delay.

Move on · 16 Mar 2005, 15:58 (Ref:1253484)

Just for clarity, all the parts and chassis belong to me.

newoutsider · 16 Mar 2005, 16:03 (Ref:1253490)

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Originally Posted by Move on

Just for clarity, all the parts and chassis belong to me.

so you are:

John Batchelor?
UK official Brilliance rep?
or just another voice on the forum....

mystery racer · 16 Mar 2005, 16:08 (Ref:1253491)

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Originally Posted by Move on

Just for clarity, all the parts and chassis belong to me.

Any news on what is going to happen with the project?

Synopsis · 16 Mar 2005, 17:35 (Ref:1253574)

I know how long these programmes take. My sympathy goes out to john and the other guys who made this deal realistic and commercialy attractive.

Its very hard to formulate these ideas into reality. I hope we can all learn from this for the future.

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