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News of a two car Alfa Romeo programme was revealed last week, with the DPE Motorsport outfit set to run the cars for Aiden Moffat and Derek Palmer Jr. It has now been confirmed however that the programme will be run by the same squad behind Moffat’s BTCC effort, with the two Romeo Ferraris-developed cars being entered under the Laser Tools Racing banner. Derek Palmer's team sacked before race 1? |
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Hmmmm... Are we really, cutting to the chase, saying Ciceley are running a pair of cars?
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So 13 entries so far? Not great, but nowhere near as bad as it was a few weeks ago. Good to see Moffat give it a go, will give future tin top drivers someone to mark themselves against and be a boost for the series.
Well done to the organisers for sticking with it, even when it was looking hopeless. Just remember BTCC only had 12 cars in 05 to begin with, and although it never got beyond 18 that season, the next season they had something like 26 on the grid, which was the most since the mid 90s. No reason why TCR UK, with the right plans can grow |
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Great to see some continued positivity in this thread at last!
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Here here!!
I have never seen such negativity/knocking of a series on tenths before? If it works elsewhere around the globe we can be assured that it will work here. Perhaps it will take a season to bed in. |
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FWIW I hope it does take off and they get a 20+ car grid (watching TCR when it comes to Brands has got to be better than a weekend of gardening/DIY - which is often what I end up doing if there's no racing worth watching). |
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Not sure if it has been mentioned yet but I saw a snippet saying a media event launch thingy will happen this Friday at the circuit before the weekend kicks off properly.
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Are the costs really higher than running a BTCC car?
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Personally i cant imagine so because id presume that TCR UK will see less damage and less track time but to be honest, who knows.
Here you can view a parts price list for the old TCR Civic http://www.kronosevents.be/documents...27-11-2015.pdf |
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1. You're a hot young talent, but underfunded (lets say a Jake Hill type). 2. Your a gentleman driver who won't be troubling the front end of the grid, but want maximum business exposure (lets say a Martin Depper type) Given the greater prestige, coverage and audiences I can't really see why anyone would choose TCRUK over the BTCC. A front-running car in TCR vs a Team Hard or AMD (with no disrespect intended to those teams) drive? Which would you choose? |
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If you go for TCR and win then you can put "Champion" on your racing cv - might not matter so much to the gentleman driver but for a young gun it may help with getting more money out of sponsors (and therefore allow you to get into a better BTCC car than your original budget would have allowed). |
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Certainly if we're talking Continental jollying. Young Josh Price will tell you that. For UK I think you're potentiality at or around #HARD money, although paying Tony for a ride is just that: a ride. The motor ain't yours to keep.
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Do they have intention to publish any entry list?
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I hope TCR UK does prove successful over the coming years and the fact that the 1st round is actually happening should be applauded. There have been a few upstarts that have tried but never got to the first round. |
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