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All those upgrades are probably worth more than the original car.
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Peel the wrap off and you've got a low mileage, nearly new car which shouldn't be that difficult to sell. What's not to like?
Does it say the winner has to be over 18? Final round involves a knock-out Scalextric race. No point me entering that but might enter using my nephew's name and let him boss the final. |
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Unless they're stalking you they would never know 😁
Definitely need a small child for the Scalextric race, think redshoes has the right idea! Just attach a stick on beard, tweed jacket and flatcap to look like a little old man well aged over 18... |
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"running with fresh Liqui Moly oil as provided by the team’s latest racing partner"
Nice to see that brand in the BTCC. |
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29 Apr 2018, 21:47 (Ref:3818237) | #106 | |
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After round two, let's check the scores on the strikometer
3 Strikes Senna Proctor 2 Strikes Chris Smiley Mike Bushell Jack Goff 1 Strike James Nash Tom Boardman Ash Sutton Stephen Jelley Tom Oliphant |
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9 May 2018, 10:02 (Ref:3820985) | #107 | |
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Two tyre compounds during race weekends.
Too much variance or a nice addition to spice things up? Discuss. |
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9 May 2018, 10:21 (Ref:3820996) | #108 | |
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Given how close the cars are these days without the two tyre rule the first two races would be identical I think.
BTCC is all about the show rather than pure racing so I don't have a problem with the rule in that context. |
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I believe they only have one at Thruxton and I don't recall boring races there, and don't expect them to be next week! My ideal format would be to do away with the forced tyre choice and success ballast, but reverse grid positions 1-8 for R2 and then 1-14 or so for R3. |
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I'd prefer to see it as a total choice. If a driver wants to run an option tyre, they can, if they want to run the prime tyre, they can. Allow them up to 30 minutes before the race to make a choice, then run with it. I'd even go as far as allowing them to mix compounds. You want a soft on the front and hard on the rear? Sure. I'd let them.
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The forced tyre compounds are not my thing at all. It's like an athlete having to wear wooden clogs to every third race. Personally that'd be binned if up to me.
Mix the R2 grid up instead, as per R3. This way you have variety but you don't cripple someone and create situations where a very slow car (on the wrong tyre) has a train of faster cars nearly tripping over it. |
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That's not what the series is about though. It's an entertainment series not a pure one. They don't make any bones about it unlike other series which pretend to be pure when they're not.
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10 May 2018, 12:49 (Ref:3821267) | #117 | |
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The ballast and grid scenarios - happy days. Sometimes I think the tyre compounds can be a little too much. Thruxton is an excellent example of why it's not needed. 75kgs and up to 12 places reversed is a nice balance. The racing was still entertaining before compound options came into play.
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At least it’s not like F1 with two compounds per race, so we don’t get battles interrupted with pitstops
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I've often thought that the race 2 grid should adopt the second fastest qualifying time approach that some of the support races use. Would reward people's 'nearly but not quite' efforts on a Saturday.
The tyre situation is too extreme at times. At Donington it was too cold for the hard option and the poor sods using them might as well have slung an anchor out the back for how quickly they dropped back. That's not 'mixing things up' in my view, that's more like the clogs comment above! |
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That way, if you have a bad race 1, your weekend isn't totally ruined. Last edited by Sodemo; 11 May 2018 at 13:00. |
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Sounds like not a bad idea, actually.
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Love this on-board video of Tordoff from Donington. Well worth a watch.
Bump drafts, doors opening and even pushing a teammate past another car. https://youtu.be/-u2hblD5jNw |
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Sadly the video was ruined by out of synch sound
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