[BTCC] 2016 BTCC news & rumours

[porsche962fan]

the irony about Dextra their replacement driver Barry Horne collected more points in his one-off than Alex Martin in the whole season

[PeterY]

Dextra are definitely racing again next year, car currently being rebuilt

[Minicross424]

I understand Gordon's championship winning car has been sold and will be run by a new driver and team.

[porsche962fan]

Originally Posted by PeterY

Dextra are definitely racing again next year, car currently being rebuilt

with the Ecoboost engine ?

[porsche962fan]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

I understand Gordon's championship winning car has been sold and will be run by a new driver and team.

Eurotech or some other team ?

[Bramzel]

That'll be Eurotech and Clarke then.

[Jiiiiiiim]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

I understand Gordon's championship winning car has been sold and will be run by a new driver and team.

Yes I believe by the man who cannot be named! Question is will it be the team he drives for in his current series running it or an all new team?

It's not Eurotech as their car are 'in build' as quoted by Jeff Smith and should be ready before Christmas.

[Greem]

Originally Posted by Hazard

The Volvo Ocean Race has close to "nothing" to do with their product. Formula 1, has got cars and engines and stuff like that.

Volvo have an *enormous* maritime business - not just propulsion but generators, pumps, electronics & so on, aimed at both leisure craft and immense commercial shipping. That's why they're sponsoring maritime racing.

Look up Volvo Penta, if you're remotely interested.

[Bramzel]

Originally Posted by Greem

Volvo have an *enormous* maritime business - not just propulsion but generators, pumps, electronics & so on, aimed at both leisure craft and immense commercial shipping. That's why they're sponsoring maritime racing.

Look up Volvo Penta, if you're remotely interested.

While its true that Volvo has its maritime business, Volvo Penta has nothing to do with the Ocean Race sponsoring. Why would you sponsor a sailing competition to promote ship-engines? The reason why Volvo is in the Ocean Race is because it's the lifestyle that they want to be associated with.

[Minicross424]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Yes I believe by the man who cannot be named! Question is will it be the team he drives for in his current series running it or an all new team?

It's not Eurotech as their car are 'in build' as quoted by Jeff Smith and should be ready before Christmas.

I understand running it themselves.

[thlbtcc]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Yes I believe by the man who cannot be named! Question is will it be the team he drives for in his current series running it or an all new team?

Total crap shoot, Tom Coronel.

[Bramzel]

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Total crap shoot, Tom Coronel.

Neither him or his sponsors have anything to gain from BTCC, he's not going anywhere but WTCC or TCR I'd say.

[Minicross424]

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Total crap shoot, Tom Coronel.

This has nothing to do with Tom Coronel!
Me and Jim both know what we are talking about, a driver who currently races in the intermarque saloons is coming touring car racing and has the funds in place.

[Ry44]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

This has nothing to do with Tom Coronel!
Me and Jim both know what we are talking about, a driver who currently races in the intermarque saloons is coming touring car racing and has the funds in place.

Have they got the TBL in place though ???

[auroan]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

This has nothing to do with Tom Coronel!
Me and Jim both know what we are talking about, a driver who currently races in the intermarque saloons is coming touring car racing and has the funds in place.

Isn't that the series that Chris Stockton's Company sponsors a car in ? I know there are rumors of BTC Racing building another car... but things are quiet from them....

[porsche962fan]

well they hardly build a car if they are buying it from Dynamics unless installing the new RML kit is considered building

[Jiiiiiiim]

Originally Posted by Ry44

Have they got the TBL in place though ???

You'd have to ask Mr Gow on that one! As he stated all new TBL applications need to to have driver, car and sponsorship in place to stand a chance of getting one of the few spare TBL's. So far I'd say they were ticking all those boxes.

[LeonardBernstein]

Originally Posted by Minicross424

This has nothing to do with Tom Coronel!
Me and Jim both know what we are talking about, a driver who currently races in the intermarque saloons is coming touring car racing and has the funds in place.

Tampon Mists all muddled up.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by LeonardBernstein

Tampon Mists all muddled up.

That's the chap. There certainly seems to be plenty of cash in the pot - certainly more than you need for Intermarques!

[Jiiiiiiim]

Originally Posted by LeonardBernstein

Tampon Mists all muddled up.

[redshoes]

So that's why he was driving Matt Neal's car at the Donington tyre test last week.

[pimmy]

It's hard to tell how good someone is when they're coming from a club series but at least he's a proven champion and a consistent winner, which is more than can be said for a lot of drivers recently.

[850Estate]

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He who shall not be named? 888? RAR? Chris James and Andy Neate?

[psq43]

Originally Posted by LeonardBernstein

Tampon Mists all muddled up.

Stop the riddles. Its exhausting me!

[Bramzel]

Shall we just call him Matt Simpson then? Because that's who we're talking about isn't it? At least thats the name I get when I combine the clue's "frequent Intermarque Saloon winner in white Vauxhall Tigra"