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Originally Posted by JoshFiles
Could i ask where you get these figures from?
There were a number of BTCC cars and a couple of TCR cars at a private test in spain pre season this year. 4 top BTCC teams were there, and 1 TCR team. Of the 5 days test, in the end a TCR car posted the quickest lap time by 0.2s over the fastest BTCC car on the soft compound dunlop. So I would say the TCR cars are every bit as fast as the lighter (1280kg with most TCR cars are over 1300kg (HONDA is 1315kg)) and more powerful (TCR 350hp btcc 380hp) btcc cars.
Maybe I am biased as I race them, but having driven cars of both formulae I also prefer the way a TCR performs.
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Last few seasons I've collected about 40 different championships (41 this year) speeds and lap times. I've worked out each series' relative speed to F1 that year using about 500+ data points. I can create a google docs and give you the link if you want to see it. I don't have the raw data from the past 2 seasons but I do have their percentage difference to F1. I use poles and fastest laps. I know that driver speeds and track conditions can vary a lot but it's the best I can do.