BTCC Rd 16,17,18 Snetterton - Page 2

Sodemo · 28 Jul 2016, 20:04 (Ref:3661705)

What about the KX Academy?

CaptRustyNail · 28 Jul 2016, 20:47 (Ref:3661713)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

What about the KX Academy?

Didn't that die a couple years ago?

Shame about Lloyd. I am sure he will be back, very talented!

porsche962fan · 28 Jul 2016, 21:11 (Ref:3661718)

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Originally Posted by BtccLee

Hold-up... There hasn't been this much young talent on a BTCC grid for many a year.

you think the old guard should go ?

the old guard would be the likes of Neal, Plato and Collard . Jeff Smith and Warren Scott also quite senior

if they go the "new " old guard would be the likes of Shedden and Mat Jackson

BtccLee · 28 Jul 2016, 22:16 (Ref:3661736)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

you think the old guard should go ?

the old guard would be the likes of Neal, Plato and Collard . Jeff Smith and Warren Scott also quite senior

if they go the "new " old guard would be the likes of Shedden and Mat Jackson

I was thinking more Cook, Sutton, Morgan, Moffat, Goff, Hill, Epps, A.Smith, Tordoff, Tingram

850Estate · 29 Jul 2016, 08:24 (Ref:3661802)

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Originally Posted by BtccLee

I was thinking more Cook, Sutton, Morgan, Moffat, Goff, Hill, Epps, A.Smith, Tordoff, Tingram

God that's strong when you look at it! Can't be many touring car series' with as many young hotshots as the BTCC - and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased

BtccLee · 29 Jul 2016, 12:06 (Ref:3661825)

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Originally Posted by 850Estate

God that's strong when you look at it! Can't be many touring car series' with as many young hotshots as the BTCC - and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased

When you look at guys like Whorton-Eales and Thompson or Strandberg who have tested with teams (and Stuart Lines has been very open about switching to a younger/faster driver) + the likes of Lloyd whom I have no doubt will be back. The future is looking very very good in terms of driving talent.

S griffin · 29 Jul 2016, 13:10 (Ref:3661835)

Yes there is no doubt the future is bright for the BTCC, I reckon those names could still be in the series in 10 years time

cos · 29 Jul 2016, 15:41 (Ref:3661857)

New livery for Aaron Smith

BSchneiderFan · 29 Jul 2016, 16:50 (Ref:3661879)

Whenever I hear the name "Whorton-Eales", it just makes me think of Chorlton and the Wheelies. It may be an age thing.

rdjones · 30 Jul 2016, 09:22 (Ref:3661993)

That's FP1 over and the top 10 looks like this:-

Turkington
Tordoff
Sutton
Jordan
Morgan
A Smith
Cook
Ingram
Jackson
Cole

rdjones · 30 Jul 2016, 11:46 (Ref:3662006)

and in FP2 the top 10 is

Morgan
Sutton
A Smith
Ingram
Turkington
Tordoff
Abbott
Shedden
Jordan

S griffin · 30 Jul 2016, 12:27 (Ref:3662020)

Any person who wants to go pick a winner for the first race of the weekend? I love the way it is a very close battle for the first place this year and I have to say that the first race of the weekend is going to be a good one

thlbtcc · 30 Jul 2016, 15:57 (Ref:3662098)

Top 5 on the grid looks very tasty to me!

Shame for Jordan there, in championship contention but that makes things difficult.

Great to see Scott and Cole so close to Plato.

porsche962fan · 30 Jul 2016, 16:00 (Ref:3662101)

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Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Great to see Scott and Cole so close to Plato.

and Turks so far ahead of Plato

Mark0994 · 30 Jul 2016, 16:03 (Ref:3662105)

Abbott on P6 is very good also.

porsche962fan · 30 Jul 2016, 18:46 (Ref:3662193)

Shedden again complains about lack of top speed

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We’re four and a half miles an hour slower through every speed trap than the fastest car, so I’ve got a tough day tomorrow, but you never know – a little bit of experience and cunning and we’ll see what happens!

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 07:39 (Ref:3662370)

I was out all day yesterday, so I'm just catching up. Can't believe that's Shedden's first pole in 3 years! That's crazy.

Liking Aron Smith's livery a lot, I wonder when (or if) BKR will switch the full RML kit as that would make a massive difference to them - and we know he has pace. Pleased for Hunter scoring a career best qualifying after the funding issues he apparently had. He's a good driver, I've no doubt about that, but he finally appears to be getting street smart. That's before we go to the Rock' too which is usually his strongest track.

Poor qualifying from Tordoff, in fact all the RWD drive cars (with the exception of Turkington) looked like they struggled. Just 2 in the top 10 - must be a FWD advantage

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 10:28 (Ref:3662438)

Was that shove from Zamparelli in the PCCGB race as ridiculous as it looked in real life?

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 11:19 (Ref:3662467)

Low ballast RWD drive car, with best RWD driver and big budget in winning shock!

That was a terrific move from Plato on Ingram

porsche962fan · 31 Jul 2016, 11:34 (Ref:3662481)

and this on a supposed FWD favoring track

TOCA will have to look at this issue

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 12:01 (Ref:3662493)

Fastest lap - Hunter Abbott 1:58:186, almost half a second quicker than Turkington's best. Looks like the new GM/Toca unit will be very quick.

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 13:24 (Ref:3662529)

Anybody got a better view of the goings on there then? Looks like some very hefty damage on Dan Welch's Proton, can't help but fear for his future in the series if it's as bad as it looks on the (fairly poor) TV pictures.

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 13:43 (Ref:3662537)

I fear that might be the end of Dan Welch's season

https://twitter.com/neilhudson/statu...45616951914496

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 31 Jul 2016, 13:54 (Ref:3662543)

That wasn't touring car racing from Warren Scott, he aimed for AJ!!! And someone has been paying Adam Morgan to remove Shedden from race 2!!!

As for the pile-up, I really fear for some of those guys, Welch in particular, whilst I feel we will have a depleted grid for the final race today and there could be a couple missing from Knockhill.

850Estate · 31 Jul 2016, 13:59 (Ref:3662546)

The driving standards since the restart have been ropey in the extreme. Crazy stuff from Scott on Jordan, and Morgan seemed intent on punting off Shedden at all costs.

Fantastic move by Neal on Morgan however, a rare chink of quality driving in a race which has resembled a demolition derby at times.

I think we'll see a few teams missing Knockhill after the damage today...that's before you even start of R3

Edit: Glad that settled down. Fantastic battle between Neal and Collard - really enjoyed that, although I'd be lying if I said the major damage suffered to Dan Welch hasn't ruined my enjoyment of the weekend. Absolutely gutted for him - he must've done something horrendous in a previous life to earn the luck he's endured.

At the rate people were dropping out I could've jumped on my bicycle and scored a point!

Me thinks the penalty list today might be quite long - I suspect Adam Morgan will get a bit of a hammering for the contact with Shedden and Scott with Shedden.

Congratulations to Mat Jackson, in all the chaos I sort of forgot about him and Turkington!

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