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Originally posted by daz90
...the hey day of the mid 90's are now a distant memory.
...the btcc 1st attracted me back in 92, i liked it because of the closeness of the racing,it has become to much like f1, 1 team now dominates it, vauxhall,
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I think the BTCC did literally become F1. I think Renault started the trend hooking up with Williams Renault, then Alfa perhaps got more help from their Ferrari links, Volvo got TWR, Ford started using Cosworth/Reynard, BMW got Mclaren's help in certain other world ST championships,etc... The drivers started changing from touring car bred ones to single seater experiences ones.
While it made the BTCC more professional, perhaps the cost associated with using F1 teams/technology/partners contributed to it's demise?