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i could of sworn u hinted at a suprise entry today?? i really dont think there was any really. also i was hoping for an ex champion to return like in a few reports i read, maybe with motorbase.... oh well also motorbase were expected to give us a "returning BTCC ace..." jackson isnt returning. and as good as kane is, you can hardly say hes a BTCC Ace |
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23 Mar 2010, 19:16 (Ref:2658804) | #1303 | ||
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The possible "surprise" I'd heard about didn't materialise today no. However there are still ten days until Thruxton
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cud u plz pm me the 'possible suprise'
now that it hasnt come |
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23 Mar 2010, 19:22 (Ref:2658808) | #1305 | ||
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Is it at all possible to tell us what you thought this suprise could be?
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23 Mar 2010, 20:07 (Ref:2658826) | #1306 | ||
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E.g. "Jason Plato returns with Silverline" Also Alfa Fan indicated the surprise was to do with a possible driver for one of the Vectras a couple of pages back. The danger of saying you know about a possible surprise is that when anything vaguely surprising happens you can say you knew about it first. Not that I'm suggesting this is the case. My guess, an out-of-work Motorbase driver could be looking at the second Vectra. |
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23 Mar 2010, 20:13 (Ref:2658828) | #1307 | ||
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Yer i guess u could say adam,
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23 Mar 2010, 20:26 (Ref:2658834) | #1308 | |
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Glad to finally see a facelift BMW 3 series in BTCC, looks so much more up to date than the WSR cars
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Turkingtons name was on the side of the WSR transporters along with Neate and Collard - could be something, could be nothing.....
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23 Mar 2010, 20:34 (Ref:2658843) | #1310 | |
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Also did Matt Neal drive into the side of Plato when they were having the photo's taken with all the cars together? there's one on the BTCC website that makes it look like they're rubbish front wing to door
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23 Mar 2010, 20:59 (Ref:2658857) | #1312 | |
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if he really wants to be there he will be come Thruxton, if not then will it be the end of his career?
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23 Mar 2010, 21:00 (Ref:2658858) | #1313 | ||
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Enjoyable day at Brands, Steve Neal isn't the only one unhappy about the turbo in the Focus - that one seemed to catch a lot of people by surprise. Have a feeling equalisation might be a major issue this season. A few too many white based liveries, although the Civics do look very good as do the Sunshine cars. The Chevys look very quick though the Civics don't look far behind. Hopefully a good works battle in the offing.
Best bit for me though was seeing the Golf out on track, ok it's not fast yet but it looks fantastic. And I don't think I've ever seen a touring car flame on the overrun like it - couple of crappy pics (only ones where I actually caught it)... Not entirely sure it should be doing that! Looks cool though... |
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A good day at Brands all round. Glad the Golf turned up. The guys in front of me pointed at it and said "Hey. That looks just like a Golf." Really glad Jackson and Kane are back. Shame for Jonny Adam though. I got zero gossip about 888 entries whilst I was there, but then again, I am just a random punter. The sunshine cars looked really nice in their new liveries. The Dynamics cars look a lot better in the flesh than in pictures. The 2 Vectras look nothing like the Vectras though. I agree Dave's Vectra needs tweaking a little. Good to see the pink back though! Did anyone see Dave Bartrum's other driver knocking around the paddock, waving a paint brush and accompanied by 2 lovely Leyland Paints girls. Not sure how he would fit in the car, being a tin of paint, but rumour in the paddock was that Collard was kicked out for him. Jackson only got the drive because he had more money. |
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I noticed the Golf doing that a lot as well. It looked good though. They managed to string together a good few laps at the end of the last session as well.
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No engine according to btcc.net. It blew at Croft last week.
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23 Mar 2010, 21:25 (Ref:2658875) | #1318 | |
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The Turkington name was on the WSR transporter at the Oulton Park test last week, the other two spaces were blank, just the union flag so the names were not all done at the same time.
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It's the same name that's been on the transporter for the past 4 years, with a various different drivers being applied and removed above it.
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Good point, could well be. It was sounding a hell of a lot healthier come the end of the day though, and still doing it.
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23 Mar 2010, 22:39 (Ref:2658928) | #1323 | |
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Turkington should have tried a yourracingcar type thing, im pretty sure there are enough fans that want to see him there to go some of the way to helping him get on the grid
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23 Mar 2010, 22:56 (Ref:2658940) | #1324 | ||
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I find it odd that Team AON has gone down the LPG route when their (petrol) car towards the end of last year was a real contender for the podium and even wins.
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probably because they've got a sponsorship deal with Calor Gas and it seemed to go alright today
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