BTCC BTCC 2018 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 140

touring fan01 · 27 Mar 2018, 21:31 (Ref:3811352)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

Honda aren't the only ones to go for a bigger front splitter...

the bmw is the same as last year

Ry44 · 27 Mar 2018, 21:57 (Ref:3811358)

Anyone know about team Hard/ Brisky/ trade price cars and who is with what entry for the indipendent teams so many different elements of the team make it so confusing

CaptRustyNail · 27 Mar 2018, 22:11 (Ref:3811362)

Quite enjoying the bold colourful grid this year. AJ's i think for me would have to be a grower... If they'd angled the yellow like the illustration i think it would be ok or got rid of the yellow on the front wings/bonnet would have complemented teh square yellow on the sides. Just too much yellow on the sides for me.

pimmy · 27 Mar 2018, 22:17 (Ref:3811364)

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Originally Posted by Ry44

Anyone know about team Hard/ Brisky/ trade price cars and who is with what entry for the indipendent teams so many different elements of the team make it so confusing

**FIRE** · 27 Mar 2018, 22:19 (Ref:3811365)

Don't like the Pirtek livery.

swooshiain · 27 Mar 2018, 22:36 (Ref:3811368)

Oliphant's Merc livery is the clear winner for me this year - I love the green he uses, and it looks great on the A-Class. I hate Jordan's new look - a real step back from last year's lovely chrome finish to my eyes. Honourable mention for the MGs - shocking at first, but it grew on me very quickly, and is much more interesting than last year.

Sodemo · 27 Mar 2018, 22:37 (Ref:3811369)

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Originally Posted by touring fan01

the bmw is the same as last year

Doesn't look it from the pic I posted...?

Lancsbreaker · 27 Mar 2018, 23:50 (Ref:3811378)

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Originally Posted by geordiecriag101

Anyway here my vid from the days action if anyone interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDcRy3zjBqg

Thanks for that......but only two shots of the fastest car (Austin's Alfa) in all that time?

thlbtcc · 28 Mar 2018, 07:14 (Ref:3811418)

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Originally Posted by peebee2

TAG Industries is a recycling / landfill / aggregates / environmental company.

That doesn't have a web presence in 2018, but is spending significant sums to livery cars. I just do not get it.

thlbtcc · 28 Mar 2018, 07:17 (Ref:3811419)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touring fan01

the bmw is the same as last year

Look closely at the pic uploaded by Sodemo. Especially the shape of the splitter and where the Dunlop stickers are on either side.

Alfisti · 28 Mar 2018, 07:22 (Ref:3811421)

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Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

Thanks for that......but only two shots of the fastest car (Austin's Alfa) in all that time?

Was Rob missing out half the track, shortcut over the infield?

Thus:

Fast lap

Not much of him in the video

😁

thlbtcc · 28 Mar 2018, 07:32 (Ref:3811423)

Impressive.

Craner Curves · 28 Mar 2018, 07:39 (Ref:3811425)

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Originally Posted by thlbtcc

That doesn't have a web presence in 2018, but is spending significant sums to livery cars. I just do not get it.

But if you go to the PMR Facebook page and click the link when they mention Tag there, it goes to a car dealer. http://tagautosport.co.uk

crmalcolm · 28 Mar 2018, 07:48 (Ref:3811426)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

But if you go to the PMR Facebook page and click the link when they mention Tag there, it goes to a car dealer. http://tagautosport.co.uk

The link here is Samuel Cowan. He is a director of both TAG Industries - the recycling firm who sponsored HARD in 2017, and TAG Autosport - the car sales dealer that sponsors PMR in 2018.

It is the same (but different branches) TAG.

S griffin · 28 Mar 2018, 09:36 (Ref:3811445)

Austin fastest, seems the Alfa should be up there this season

redshoes · 28 Mar 2018, 09:40 (Ref:3811447)

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Originally Posted by swooshiain

Oliphant's Merc livery is the clear winner for me this year - I love the green he uses, and it looks great on the A-Class. I hate Jordan's new look - a real step back from last year's lovely chrome finish to my eyes. Honourable mention for the MGs - shocking at first, but it grew on me very quickly, and is much more interesting than last year.

I'll second the vote for Oliphant. Same basic design as the Adam Morgan car (replace red with green), but that shade of green really stands out.

Jordan's livery isn't great but it is effective. Very easy to spot him from trackside.

Eurotech's colours could easily be mistaken for last year's Dynamics cars. Even though the cars are different, from a distance it's difficult to tell the Eurotech and Dynamics cars apart.

Jelley's car looked good in the pictures but doesn't stand out as much as I was expecting on track.

Team Hard-Brisky cars are just uninspired.

Surprised by the TAG sponsorship on the PMR cars. There's now virtually no Power Maxed branding on the cars at all.

Not hugely keen on the MG livery. Probably doesn't help that the car itself is a bit of an anonymous blob - there's no character or definition to the front of the car.

thlbtcc · 28 Mar 2018, 10:38 (Ref:3811455)

Serious resculpturing of the rear arches and doors plus sills for the VWs.

BLiTZ · 28 Mar 2018, 10:50 (Ref:3811460)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

I'll second the vote for Oliphant. Same basic design as the Adam Morgan car (replace red with green), but that shade of green really stands out.

Jordan's livery isn't great but it is effective. Very easy to spot him from trackside.

Eurotech's colours could easily be mistaken for last year's Dynamics cars. Even though the cars are different, from a distance it's difficult to tell the Eurotech and Dynamics cars apart.

Jelley's car looked good in the pictures but doesn't stand out as much as I was expecting on track.

Team Hard-Brisky cars are just uninspired.

Surprised by the TAG sponsorship on the PMR cars. There's now virtually no Power Maxed branding on the cars at all.

Not hugely keen on the MG livery. Probably doesn't help that the car itself is a bit of an anonymous blob - there's no character or definition to the front of the car.

Not a lot of Vauxhall branding either (less than last year I'd say).

redshoes · 28 Mar 2018, 11:08 (Ref:3811464)

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Originally Posted by BLiTZ

Not a lot of Vauxhall branding either (less than last year I'd say).

Same as last year. Small Vauxhall Trade Club logos on the sides of the front/rear bumper.

luckn002 · 28 Mar 2018, 13:25 (Ref:3811507)

Was there not the usual driver's photo this year or has it just not been posted yet...?

touring fan01 · 28 Mar 2018, 13:32 (Ref:3811509)

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Originally Posted by luckn002

Was there not the usual driver's photo this year or has it just not been posted yet...?

because it was raining they didnt do one. teams were told they will probably do it at brands hatch if it ever stops raining by then!

BLiTZ · 28 Mar 2018, 14:24 (Ref:3811516)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Same as last year. Small Vauxhall Trade Club logos on the sides of the front/rear bumper.

Fair enough, just doesn't stand out all that much trackside.

For some reason I thought they had it on the roof or windscreen banner but just looked online and it wasn't.

BobJones · 28 Mar 2018, 15:07 (Ref:3811519)

Nice collection of images from Media day, here - https://www.motorsport.com/btcc/phot...lery/?r=202802

BobJones · 29 Mar 2018, 08:07 (Ref:3811694)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

I guess that's that for silly season.

Until the Jenson Button in a Honda rumours surface for the long Snett race...

Craner Curves · 29 Mar 2018, 08:52 (Ref:3811699)

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Originally Posted by BobJones

Until the Jenson Button in a Honda rumours surface for the long Snett race...

Snett clashes with Super GT in Thailand

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