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24 Aug 2004, 17:38 (Ref:1076349) | #1 | ||
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BTCC Silly Season 2005
Throw in whatever you like, can be based on fact - can be bull. I've tried to stay realistic to a point...(that point pretty much just being the Seat & Vauxhall line-ups)
Team: Vauxhall Motorsport Car: Vauxhall Astra (New Shape) Driver 1. Yvan Muller Driver 2. Shaun Watson-Smith Driver 3. Michael Bentwood Team: Seat Sport UK Car: Seat Toledo Cupra Driver 1. Jason Plato Driver 2. Rob Huff Driver 3. > Seat Cupra championship winner < Team: West Surrey Racing Car: Ford Mondeo ST220 Driver 1: Anthony Reid Driver 2: Colin Turkington Driver 3: Kelvin Burt Team: Vic Lee Racing Car: Vauxhall Astra (Old Shape) Driver 1: Dan Eaves Driver 2: Stefan Hodgetts Team: Team Dynamics Car: MG-ZS Driver 1: Matt Neal Driver 2: Gareth Howell Team: GA Motorsport Car: Vauxhall Astra (Old shape) Driver 1: Carl Breeze Driver 2: Paul O'Neill Team: Arena Motorsport Car: Honda Civic Type-R Driver 1: Tom Chilton Team: TTR Motorsport Car: Mercedes SLR-McLaren Driver 1: John Cleland Driver 2: Tim Harvey Remember, tis silly season! |
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24 Aug 2004, 17:57 (Ref:1076372) | #2 | ||
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I hope the bit about WSR is true, not heard that one before. As a fan I'd love to see Fords back in the main class of the BTCC, even non-factory entries. Somehow seems right to have the Blue Oval back as a part of the championship after all these years.
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24 Aug 2004, 18:25 (Ref:1076390) | #3 | ||
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i would thing arena could have another driver, menu
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24 Aug 2004, 18:45 (Ref:1076406) | #4 | |
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Techspeed/VXR Jnr - Bentwood & O'Neill
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24 Aug 2004, 20:36 (Ref:1076463) | #5 | |
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Vx Racing
Astra (NewShape) Yvan Muller Michael Bentwood Stefan Hodgetts Seat Sport Uk New shape car Jason Plato Cupra Champion. VLR Peuguot 407 Robert Huff Dan Eaves. WSR New Shape MG Colin Turkington Anthony Reid Rikard Rydell Arena/Honda Honda Accord Tom Chilton Paul Oneil. Team Dynamics Honda Civic Matt Neal David Leslie I am flatttered if i did get a mention even if it was a joke. TTR Motorsport Mg Zs(Old Shape) Scholarship Winner Female Driver. |
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24 Aug 2004, 21:24 (Ref:1076521) | #6 | ||
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Well, just had to guess wildly since you're keeping your cards so close to your chest
Now we know you're after Natasha Firman - the secrets out! |
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24 Aug 2004, 21:37 (Ref:1076538) | #7 | |
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Lol, i have not commited to anyone yet it wouldnt be wise this early in year, and without testing.
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24 Aug 2004, 21:42 (Ref:1076540) | #8 | ||
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Annie Templeton?
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24 Aug 2004, 21:43 (Ref:1076542) | #9 | ||
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Wasnt there a small story in Autosport about Menu looking for a drive at VX Racing?
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24 Aug 2004, 21:51 (Ref:1076554) | #10 | ||
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Yep, Menu & Radisich have been linked with the Triple Eight drive - but it's more likely both will be in the V8 Supercar series next year driving for Ford Performance Racing.
I'd expect it's more Triple Eight looking at getting Menu than the other way around. |
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24 Aug 2004, 21:51 (Ref:1076555) | #11 | |
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It would be good to see menu back. Add a bit of spice. Umm No,
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25 Aug 2004, 09:47 (Ref:1076853) | #12 | ||
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Team: Vauxhall Motorsport
Car: Vauxhall Astra (New Shape) Driver 1. Yvan Muller Driver 2. Colin Turkington Driver 3. Alan Menu Team: Seat Sport UK Car: Seat Toledo Cupra Driver 1. Jason Plato Driver 2. Rob Huff Team: West Surrey Racing Car: MG ZS Driver 1: Anthony Reid Driver 2: Shaun Watson-Smith Team: Vic Lee Racing Car: Honda Civic Driver 1: Dan Eaves Driver 2: Gavin Smith Team: Team Dynamics Car: Astra (old shape) Driver 1: Matt Neal Driver 2: Stefan Hodgetts Team: GA Motorsport Car: Vauxhall Astra (Old shape) Driver 1: Carl Breeze Driver 2: Paul Radisich Team: Arena Motorsport Car: Honda Civic Type-R Driver 1: Tom Chilton Driver 2: Paul O'Neill Team: TTR Motorsport Car: Honda Accord Driver 1: Fariqe Hairuman Driver 2: ME Well I want a team mate who wont show me up too much! |
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25 Aug 2004, 10:20 (Ref:1076894) | #13 | ||
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Team: Vauxhall Motorsport
Car: Vauxhall Astra (New Shape) Driver 1. Yvan Muller Driver 2. Shaun Watson-Smith Driver 3. Paul O'Neill Team: Seat Sport UK Car: Seat Toledo Cupra Driver 1. Jason Plato Driver 2. Rob Huff Driver 3. Tom Boardman Team: West Surrey Racing Car: MG ZS Driver 1: Anthony Reid Driver 2: Colin Turkington Team: Vic Lee Racing Car: Honda Civic Driver 1: Dan Eaves Driver 2: Gordon Shedden Team: Team Dynamics Car: Astra (old shape) Driver 1: Matt Neal Driver 2: Alan Morrison Team: GA Motorsport Car: Vauxhall Astra (Old shape) Driver 1: Carl Breeze Driver 2: James Kaye Team: Arena Motorsport Car: Honda Civic Type-R Driver 1: Tom Chilton Team: TTR Motorsport Car: Yeah, right!?! Team: B&QVARTAYORK Car: Proton Driver 1: A. Sucker |
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Re: BTCC Silly Season 2005
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Vauxhall Astra/Astra Coupe Triple Eight Paul Radisich Alain Menu Shaun Watson-Smith Techspeed Racing Michael Bentwood Luke Hines Mark Fullalove GA Motorsports Carl Breeze Gavin Pyper Collard Racing Robert Collard Honda Civic/Accord Arena International Tom Chilton Alan Morrison Paul O'Neill Team Dynamics Matt Neal Dan Eaves Gareth Howell Natasha Firman Synchro Motorsport James Kaye MG ZS West Surrey Racing Anthony Reid Colin Turkington Alan Blencowe Kartworld Racing Jason Hughes SEAT Toledo Cupra Ray Mallock Limited Jason Plato Robert Huff James Pickford Knockhill Racing Gordon Shedden Alfa Romeo 156 Team Petronas David Leslie Fariqe Hairuman GA Motorsports Stefan Hodgetts Tom Ferrier BMW 320i Racing Bart Mampaey Andy Priaulx Edenbridge Racing Justin Keen Peugeot 307 Team Varta Richard Marsh Jay Wheals Peugeot 406 Coupe Mardi Gras Motorsport John George |
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25 Aug 2004, 13:36 (Ref:1077084) | #15 | ||
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Silly season or just wish lists?
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25 Aug 2004, 18:05 (Ref:1077286) | #16 | ||
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Mine was silly season - with a little touch of the 'possible'.
If it was a wish list, I'd have half the ETCC & DTM manufacturers - loads more cars and top drivers from all over from now and yesteryear in a ridiculously impossible series that would see the BTCC become the grandest motorsport in the world! With cars like BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Vauxhall, Renault, Peugeot, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Volvo... With drivers like all the Mullers, Priaulx, Paffett, Albers, Schneider, Kristensen, Salo, Alesi, Franchitti, Reuter, Schumacher, Thompson, Tarquini, Larini, Giovanardi, Radisich, Ambrose, Brack, Montoya, Plato, Cleland, Menu... A wish list *beyond* silly! (Alan Gow, tis your duty to deliver! - though 1997-9 we were pretty damn close) |
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25 Aug 2004, 19:22 (Ref:1077315) | #18 | |
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you're all wrong about Seat - it'll be Plato, Huff & Wilkinson
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25 Aug 2004, 19:59 (Ref:1077350) | #19 | |
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Some speculation based on something:
Techspeed boss said in the Brands programme that ideally he'd like Bentwood and O'Neill for 2005, continuing their link with Vauxhall. Team Dynamics are looking to run ETC-spec Accords according to MN, and Eaves has indicated that he wants to stay with the team. Arena are looking for official Honda backing (again), aiming to run Chilton and another in 2005, probably Morrison, who says that he only really wants to drive for Arena. SEAT will run 3 cars as long as the manufacturer points scoring situation stays the same. |
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25 Aug 2004, 20:09 (Ref:1077360) | #20 | ||
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That all seems the most plausable cos. I do hope we get some ETCC Accords!
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26 Aug 2004, 12:01 (Ref:1077962) | #21 | |
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On the Eaves thing, If Vlr come back next year i would guess Eaves will drive for them because Vic Lee is his manager and i can see halfords going back as well because they use Vic Lee for there advisor for all Motorsport Sponsorship and the had strong relationship over past 3 years.
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26 Aug 2004, 13:14 (Ref:1078044) | #22 | ||
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FWIW I think Halfords will stay with Dynamics, they are a good fit, plus Dynamics wheels are stocked in Halfords stores which makes cross promotion easy.
If VLR does come back, who with and with what cars? Dynamics are already advanced in their thinking/plans for 2005. Sponsors will always choose a known quantity and something that is happening, as opposed to something that might or could happen. |
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26 Aug 2004, 21:12 (Ref:1078532) | #23 | |
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Some pretty wild lists, but if they really did happen we'd have a damn good grid. Particularly Alfa Fan's version!
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29 Mar 2005, 23:08 (Ref:1264792) | #24 | ||
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I thought I'd dig this up so you can all have a look see how wrong you all were. Thought I'd look and see who was closest, but beyond Alfa fan actually guessing the second Seat guy correctly...and Draven guessing Turkey in a VXR car...cough, you're all terrible!
(My guess doesn't count). P.S. Did anyone spot TTR Motorsport at the media day? Can't see any photo's of their car on the BTCCnet site Last edited by Hazard; 29 Mar 2005 at 23:11. |
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