BTCC rounds 7,8 & 9 Thruxton

skells22 · 27 Apr 2011, 20:24 (Ref:2870862)

time for the fastest track in the UK to get some action. by the way a little heads up if you was due to phone or e-mail this track up you will have to turn up on the gate now. there is this rare thing of a back to back bank hoildays and that the reason.
I wonder if Plato has a new body shell after rolling his car at race 5 last time out.

Jon411 · 27 Apr 2011, 20:32 (Ref:2870869)

So we're going to be 2 cars down with no Tony Hughes or Dave Newsham, and we have all the fun with the turbo cars pegged back a little as well. I think this will be an interesting weekend, a few punctures thrown in too.

Sodemo · 27 Apr 2011, 21:00 (Ref:2870889)

Why no Dave Newsham?

**touringlegend** · 27 Apr 2011, 21:03 (Ref:2870891)

Newsham's jumped squads to STR to race a Leon, but they won't have one ready in time for Thruxton.

Interesting move, there is his quote but I wonder what the real reason is!

redshoes · 28 Apr 2011, 07:14 (Ref:2871035)

Are we taking bets what lap Tom Chilton will get a puncture?

Jimmy Magnusson · 28 Apr 2011, 11:38 (Ref:2871124)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Are we taking bets what lap Tom Chilton will get a puncture?

Or Gordon Shedden, for that matter. Now I don't mind Martyn Bell but I hope we get to see a capable racer behind the wheel of that car soon (Steven Kane? Jonny Adam?).

Sodemo · 28 Apr 2011, 16:02 (Ref:2871268)

As far as I recall, Geoff Steel bought two E90's, so they may have two seats to fill...

**touringlegend** · 28 Apr 2011, 19:16 (Ref:2871419)

Interesting to note Dunlop have said all the teams that followed their camber etc setting advice last year were the winning teams - bit of a hint to everyone else there.

kbird · 28 Apr 2011, 22:04 (Ref:2871541)

Alex ill, Rob in..........

el_cat · 28 Apr 2011, 22:06 (Ref:2871543)

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Originally Posted by kbird

Alex ill, Rob in..........

Excuse the ignorance, but I assume we're talking about Alex McDowell and Rob????

Alfa Fan · 28 Apr 2011, 22:24 (Ref:2871559)

Rob Huff

Jimmy Magnusson · 29 Apr 2011, 13:37 (Ref:2871759)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

As far as I recall, Geoff Steel bought two E90's, so they may have two seats to fill...

Yes, but they'll be wanting money for that second car. I don't know if Newsham paid for his drive, but Martyn isn't. If he wants to race it's great for him that he's in a position to do so, but GSR relenquishing the drive to e.g. Kane uses the same logic as AMD and TOC. For the sake of the team.

medius · 29 Apr 2011, 13:41 (Ref:2871760)

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Originally Posted by kbird

Alex ill, Rob in..........

Fact or opinion? Alex's car is at Thruxton today with his name in the window.

medius · 30 Apr 2011, 11:15 (Ref:2872018)

FP1:

01 Tom Chilton 1:18.551
02 Tom Boardman +0.213
03 Mat Jackson +0.496
04 Andrew Jordan +0.655
05 Gordon Shedden +0.791
06 Matt Neal +0.892
07 Tom Onslow-Cole +0.899
08 Jason Plato +0.946
09 Robert Collard +1.405
10 Alex MacDowall +1.511

MJones94 · 30 Apr 2011, 12:06 (Ref:2872031)

When is qualifying on again? It's great that itv are covering quali, well at least online anyway.

medius · 30 Apr 2011, 12:17 (Ref:2872034)

Its on the website at 3.15pm.

FP2:
1 2 NEAL 1:18.154
2 5 CHILTON +0.104
3 55 SMITH +0.149
4 1 PLATO +0.241
5 77 JORDAN +0.341
6 52 SHEDDEN +0.534
7 22 BOARDMAN +0.674
8 44 NEATE +0.721
9 99 ONSLOW-COLE +1.211
10 14 NASH +1.216

Sodemo · 30 Apr 2011, 14:30 (Ref:2872060)

Where is the live website coverage?

medius · 30 Apr 2011, 14:31 (Ref:2872061)

It should be here: http://www.itv.com/sport/btcc/simulcast/default.html

But for me, its just showing what is broadcasting on ITV4 (i.e. IPL Cricket at the moment).

medius · 30 Apr 2011, 14:56 (Ref:2872071)

Qualifying results

1 52 SHEDDEN 1:17.004
2 77 JORDAN +0.062
3 2 NEAL +0.213
4 5 CHILTON +0.755
5 1 PLATO +0.962
6 99 ONSLOW-COLE +1.118
7 55 SMITH +1.245
8 7 JACKSON +1.321
9 22 BOARDMAN +1.323
10 14 NASH +1.337

Great performance from TOC and Jeff Smith!

Jamesy-18 · 30 Apr 2011, 17:15 (Ref:2872110)

Jordan is on a roll. I wouldn't be surprised if he came out of Thruxton leading the championship.

Hope TOC goes well too. I'm confident he'd have finished on the podium if he hadn't got taken out in race three at Donington.

medius · 30 Apr 2011, 17:29 (Ref:2872115)

TOC stopped at the end of Qually, hope its nothing serious but he's really pulling the pace out of the car.

Looks like the title fight will be Neal, Nash and Jordan this season.

Sodemo · 30 Apr 2011, 18:21 (Ref:2872136)

Tom Cole is real class. That Golf is really going well now. Top 6 grid slot is amazing.

Jamesy-18 · 30 Apr 2011, 18:59 (Ref:2872144)

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Originally Posted by medius

TOC stopped at the end of Qually, hope its nothing serious but he's really pulling the pace out of the car.

From the team's Twitter:

"Tom ran wide at Church and got hot after debris. We will checkover the car and make sure all OK."

gregc · 30 Apr 2011, 18:59 (Ref:2872145)

TOC had a minor off at Church, got muck in the radiators and stopped to avoid overheating. Nothing too serious

He really is a top driver, but you have to say 10/10 to the team for their development work on the car too.

Sodemo · 30 Apr 2011, 19:34 (Ref:2872151)

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Originally Posted by gregc

He really is a top driver, but you have to say 10/10 to the team for their development work on the car too.

Undoubtedly the car is a step forward from last year without doubt.

Having a driver of Tom's calibre can only help the development as the year goes on, he is a real coup for AMD Milltek, I hope they can keep him.

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