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Old 5 Feb 2018, 18:13 (Ref:3798767)   #351
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I think this series is pretty much over before it’s started. Sad really, but just shows that BTCC will always remain top
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Old 5 Feb 2018, 19:38 (Ref:3798802)   #352
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knockhill in reverse is just dire, very little overtaking. I remember a few years back when we got the license Alan Gow drove it at speed in his porsche, he was not impressed. Now like the guy or not you do have to respect his views.

the track works great in reverse for the bikes though
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Old 5 Feb 2018, 19:47 (Ref:3798807)   #353
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Further driver announcements are due... Give it time!
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Old 5 Feb 2018, 21:22 (Ref:3798824)   #354
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Old 6 Feb 2018, 18:19 (Ref:3799040)   #355
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I don't think it's the MSAs job to shut down series based off of opinion like that. If the series is going to fail, it should be allowed to fail (or succeed) on its own, without having someone shut it down for them.
+ politics could come in play to keep people out that are not liked by the old boys network
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Old 7 Feb 2018, 10:34 (Ref:3799265)   #356
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http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/press-...w-matrix-team/

so thats yet another driver who said that if they couldnt get the budget for btcc that he was thinking of TCRuk, but has decided against it.

it gets worse for TCRuk by the day.
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Old 7 Feb 2018, 10:49 (Ref:3799271)   #357
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In an ideal world, this should be a support series for the BTCC. However political and commercial forces will always prevent that it seems.
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Old 7 Feb 2018, 11:28 (Ref:3799287)   #358
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Have to admit i was slightly surprised this wasn't part of the British GT support package.
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Old 7 Feb 2018, 21:27 (Ref:3799398)   #359
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Have to admit i was slightly surprised this wasn't part of the British GT support package.
Over ambition or stupidity or both. At least the GT package attracts paying punters, so provides a starting point for pitching for sponsorship.
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Old 8 Feb 2018, 14:24 (Ref:3799570)   #360
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I think they probably should have joined the British GT support, it's too much risk for a new series to have it's own event
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Old 8 Feb 2018, 15:15 (Ref:3799581)   #361
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So what is the entry list looking like at the moment? As far as I can tell it's this:

Hyundai i30 - Lewis Kent
Honda Civic - Finlay Crocker
Seat Leon - Karl Swift
Seat Leon - Stewart Lines (part program)

Have I missed any confirmed entries? There were a lot of 'interested' parties and people 'considering' an entry but the above are the only ones I could find something approaching a definite for. Not the smallest grid I've ever seen - I did see a 3 car race at Brands once (soon became 2 when one retired).
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Old 8 Feb 2018, 15:27 (Ref:3799588)   #362
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Pyro said they would announce a driver this Monday (5th) - but haven't.
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Old 8 Feb 2018, 23:03 (Ref:3799718)   #363
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Not the smallest grid I've ever seen - I did see a 3 car race at Brands once (soon became 2 when one retired).
Try this one for size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S4slPzvbJA&t=24m40s
In Russian "National-Junior" in 2016 1 car starts from the grid, another from the pits.
Also with 5 cars starting, 3 at the finish, 3 lead changes and the greatest overtake ever at 5:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC09xeDC5HQ&t=3m43s

To keep with TCR UK, unless 12 cars turn up 7 rounds will not be completed, and I'd say minimum 8 for a round at all
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Old 8 Feb 2018, 23:13 (Ref:3799721)   #364
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That Russian race is actually surprisingly engrossing. There's some actual suspense! Even tiny grids can be kind of fun. I think the worst I've known (thinking of some British F3 races I saw at Brands in the really low turnout years) were about 6 cars, which all proceeded to spread out from turn 1, and finished spread over about a minute. No action, nobody catching anyone. Qualifying had worked perfectly, they started in order of speed, and... yeah. A "race".

Pretty sure I saw something on Motors TV a few weeks ago about a British LMP3 championship, which was at Snetterton. From memory that had about 4 cars, and a similar crowd. What a waste of good machinery!
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 00:08 (Ref:3799729)   #365
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Try this one for size

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S4slPzvbJA&t=24m40s

In Russian "National-Junior" in 2016 1 car starts from the grid, another from the pits.

Also with 5 cars starting, 3 at the finish, 3 lead changes and the greatest overtake ever at 5:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC09xeDC5HQ&t=3m43s



To keep with TCR UK, unless 12 cars turn up 7 rounds will not be completed, and I'd say minimum 8 for a round at all


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Old 9 Feb 2018, 10:04 (Ref:3799806)   #366
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At least that Russian track is pretty cool.
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 10:15 (Ref:3799810)   #367
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Pyro said they would announce a driver this Monday (5th) - but haven't.
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Not the smallest grid I've ever seen - I did see a 3 car race at Brands once (soon became 2 when one retired).
If it's the same one I saw, then I think the "retired" car actually rejoined after some major repairs. That race also featured a safety car for "debris" shortly before the lead car was about to lap the one in second place.
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 13:48 (Ref:3799884)   #369
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That would have been the British F2 race in 1997, where they tried to get the declining series a reprieve. It didn't work. In fact one driver said they were told the SC would come out if the cars got too spread out.
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 16:21 (Ref:3799958)   #370
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 16:42 (Ref:3799967)   #371
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Ollie Taylor has been testing Pyro's Civic in Spain for TCR UK.
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 16:55 (Ref:3799978)   #372
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Oh, well, in that case then, if the self-proclaimed 'guru' (who's not been to a TCR race) says it's happening then it must be...
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 18:18 (Ref:3800007)   #373
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I do love seeing all the comments on here saying that it isn't going to happen. Its as though you don't want another race series to start in the UK???

I'm fairly confident that the series will go ahead, albeit with a fairly small grid to start with. Small grids don't necessarily mean bad racing.
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Old 9 Feb 2018, 18:27 (Ref:3800013)   #374
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Yep, it’s almost as if some people want it to fail. I’d love to see it be a success, the more touring car action the better!
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Oh, well, in that case then, if the self-proclaimed 'guru' (who's not been to a TCR race) says it's happening then it must be...
The 'guru' is Phil Kinch. He doesn't seem to be unexperienced.

Let's see if he is right or not, but a TCR series in the UK would be great. I don't understand somebody's grudge about this new championship.
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