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Old 16 Mar 2017, 12:57 (Ref:3719024)   #2651
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Norlin are the sponsors
And I don't think that is the finished design.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 12:59 (Ref:3719025)   #2652
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:04 (Ref:3719027)   #2653
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We haven't seen all the liveries yet, but Tom Ingram has a fairly early contender for the worst. Dear me. Looks like something Team Hard would reject!
Oh dear... though the MGs are very bland as well. Hopefully they'll be improved by Brands!
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:05 (Ref:3719028)   #2654
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And I don't think that is the finished design.
If it's not, it's very close to Norlin's established corporate colour scheme.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:16 (Ref:3719032)   #2655
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Looking quick out the box for PMR... 8 tenths below last year's pole lap after only a handful of laps!
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:18 (Ref:3719035)   #2656
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Looking quick out the box for PMR... 8 tenths below last year's pole lap after only a handful of laps!
New tyres, max boost, non-regulated weights. Times are meaningless today.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:23 (Ref:3719038)   #2657
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New tyres, max boost, non-regulated weights. Times are meaningless today.
They've been a pretty good indicator in the past as to whether a car is a dog or something half decent!

Looking forward to seeing the times drop over the afternoon and seeing how tightly packed everyone is
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:34 (Ref:3719041)   #2658
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Can't wait for race one now, I think it's time for someone to start this years predictions thread now we have a full list of drivers.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:34 (Ref:3719042)   #2659
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If it's not, it's very close to Norlin's established corporate colour scheme.
Who/what is/are Norlin please?
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:38 (Ref:3719044)   #2660
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They've been a pretty good indicator in the past as to whether a car is a dog or something half decent!

Looking forward to seeing the times drop over the afternoon and seeing how tightly packed everyone is
There is no such thing in the modern BTCC. An entry labelled manufacturer WILL be competitive. The only cars that weren't on the podium last year was the Proton and Chevrolet, and that was largely down to the drivers.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 13:46 (Ref:3719046)   #2661
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How do the diffs work in these cars?
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:07 (Ref:3719053)   #2662
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I'm quite puzzled by the whole Norlin thing. The cars look decent, the trucks look great, they've got two good drivers, yet I've no idea what Norlin are and who is funding them. What is a Norlin? Can you Norlin? Do I need a Norlin?
Good questions but I don't know the answers! The only Norlin references I can find are to do with the BTCC team - yet their official Facebook and Twitter pages don't say what a Norlin is!
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:27 (Ref:3719059)   #2663
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I write as someone following the media day via SM, etc but is it me or are the BTCC media days becoming more underwhelming as so much is being announced in advance and many of the cars already launched that there is little new to say at the media day?
Is this not a by-product of the TBL system? Teams have to prove their worth early on, so very few deals are now done last minute. Also in a time where coverage is king (FB, Twitter, etc) then launching a car/driver announcements in your own time means you are in the spot light for longer.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:29 (Ref:3719061)   #2664
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According to Companys House Norlin Hotels are based at the same address as the team and have the same directors. Looking closer there are multiple hotel / hotel management companies associated with the same people.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:33 (Ref:3719062)   #2665
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According to Companys House Norlin Hotels are based at the same address as the team and have the same directors
OK, thank you. Safe to assume it's hotels then.
Looking at the space on the cars I'd say they're hoping for more sponsorship to become available. (But obviously can't have anything yet otherwise it would have been shown today at Media Day).
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:46 (Ref:3719067)   #2666
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OK, thank you. Safe to assume it's hotels then.
Looking at the space on the cars I'd say they're hoping for more sponsorship to become available. (But obviously can't have anything yet otherwise it would have been shown today at Media Day).
If you look at their facebook page, you can see that this is their corporate look, which has been in use since at least December 2016:










They are a real estate management firm based in Northern Ireland.

If you look for Propiteer Norlin, you'll see the BTC Norlin team represents the following:

PROPITEER NORLIN HIEX LTD
PROPITEER NORLIN EASTON LTD
PROPITEER NORLIN ANTIGUA LTD
PROPITEER NORLIN OMEGA LTD
PROPITEER NORLIN NO2 LTD
PROPITEER NORLIN NO1 LTD
NORLIN REAL ESTATE LTD
NORLIN LIMITED
NORLIN HOTELS HOLDINGS LTD
PROPITEER DEVELOPMENTS NO2 LTD
NORLIN HOTELS LTD
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NORLIN TRADING NO1 LTD
NORLIN VENTURES LIMITED
and last but not least - BTC NORLIN RACING LIMITED
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 14:55 (Ref:3719068)   #2667
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Wow, Chilton up in the top of the table re lap times already !
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 15:04 (Ref:3719070)   #2668
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Wow, Chilton up in the top of the table re lap times already !
Only testing, be interesting to see where abouts the Vauxhalls are come brands hatch Qualiyfying
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 15:06 (Ref:3719073)   #2669
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Wow, Chilton up in the top of the table re lap times already !
As said earlier, it's hard to place too much reliance on the lap times, but....

Ingram has set a time quicker than last year's media day - so the upgraded Avensis seems to be performing.

Chilton has had consistent running, so the build looks good out of the box for the Astra.

Turkington, Shedden, Plato and M.Jackson all seem to have the better of their team-mates (no real surprise there).
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 15:29 (Ref:3719083)   #2670
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 15:40 (Ref:3719086)   #2671
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So last seat filled by rising star Price, which is good. Completes a very impressive grid, looks like we're going to have a good season. Always love it when we get to media day and see the new liveries. The new Vauxhalls look like tigers. And their doing well on consistent runs, which means it's looking like it will be better for Chilton than when he was with Arena Ford in their first season
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So who is the sponsor who has spread themselves among the grid the most? Duo, RCIB or Warren Scott?
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 16:32 (Ref:3719107)   #2673
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Seems DUO took over RCIBs crown.
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Old 16 Mar 2017, 17:06 (Ref:3719113)   #2674
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Ingram fastest in testing then, with Austin 2nd so the Avensi going well.

I know there's debates about how representative this session is but I am very pleasantly suprised to see Smiley in 3rd - expected him to be a backmarker but glad to be proved wrong so far!
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