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Old 13 Jan 2019, 11:10 (Ref:3875886)   #51
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Originally the Asian Touring Car Series, which plodded along with grids of about 12 cars for years before it ended. It was taken over by IMSP (Danny Stacy Chau) in 2012, renamed to Touring Car Series in Asia and entries started to increase. Subsequently, he ran TCR Asia, which in its 4th season last year only attracted 10 points-eligible entries, of which only 7 completed the full season.
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Old 13 Jan 2019, 11:58 (Ref:3875898)   #52
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Old 13 Jan 2019, 13:32 (Ref:3875910)   #53
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Dan LLoyd, being short on budget is just going to walk 12 laps of the circuits
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On last years other driver form/ ability to actually drive race distance Dan could still get some podiums then! Maybe Sports Direct can sponsor him to the tune of a few good pairs of running shoes...
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Old 16 Jan 2019, 21:57 (Ref:3876593)   #54
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West Coast's three Golfs are on the market. I suspect that operation is being wound up, which could also have an effect on the STCC grid this year.

The Backman siblings have bought seats at Target Competition for TCR Europe this year.
Not wound up,still going,not announced all they plans yet...https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/01/16/westcoast-racing-confirm-departure-stcc-2019/
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Old 16 Jan 2019, 22:00 (Ref:3876594)   #55
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West Coast's three Golfs are on the market. I suspect that operation is being wound up, which could also have an effect on the STCC grid this year.

The Backman siblings have bought seats at Target Competition for TCR Europe this year.
Not wound up,just not confirmed all their plans yet...https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/01/16/westcoast-racing-confirm-departure-stcc-2019/
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 11:50 (Ref:3878180)   #56
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have I missed something? is this series now dead?
it’s now near the end of january and how many teams or drivers have actually confirmed they are racing? two?

the almost total silence about this series (from the organisers and the competitors) is amazing for a series that should be ramping up for its second year.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 12:56 (Ref:3878208)   #57
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I think Stewart Lines invention might have just killed it off
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 13:35 (Ref:3878216)   #58
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It's going to be Dan Lloyd jogging around a racetrack on his own.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 14:15 (Ref:3878229)   #59
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have I missed something? is this series now dead?
it’s now near the end of january and how many teams or drivers have actually confirmed they are racing? two?

the almost total silence about this series (from the organisers and the competitors) is amazing for a series that should be ramping up for its second year.

not much different to last year really, around Autosport show they were claiming to be over subscribed and I seem to recall even a suggestion they would have to have prequalifying sessions! Nobody however was confirmed, Motorbase had their Golf which soon got shifted on and a few people went sniffing around and then opted not to take part
then what did we have, 6 cars for media lanuch?


Ive seen nothing this year, I think the 2 or 3 decent drivers who arent Dan Lloyd will be doing TCR Europe, and the few that turned out now and again will be on the TCT series.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 14:35 (Ref:3878233)   #60
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Lewis Kent is planning on running their Hyundai in the UK alongside a TCR Iberia programme, budget permitting. That's the closest to an TCRUK entry so far I believe.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 15:19 (Ref:3878241)   #61
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not much different to last year really, around Autosport show they were claiming to be over subscribed and I seem to recall even a suggestion they would have to have prequalifying sessions! Nobody however was confirmed, Motorbase had their Golf which soon got shifted on and a few people went sniffing around and then opted not to take part
then what did we have, 6 cars for media lanuch?
I can't remember organisers ever announcing an over-subscription nor any rumours of a pre-qualifying system.

As far as I recall SWR, Motorbase, West Coast and a few others were offering drives, whilst Lines, Lewis Kent and Carl Swift were the only confirmed entries this time last year.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 16:01 (Ref:3878257)   #62
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I can't remember organisers ever announcing an over-subscription nor any rumours of a pre-qualifying system.

As far as I recall SWR, Motorbase, West Coast and a few others were offering drives, whilst Lines, Lewis Kent and Carl Swift were the only confirmed entries this time last year.

a quick google search threw this one up https://www.autosport.com/national/n...debut-calendar
27 teams were interested in Sept 2017 (TEAMs not cars/drivers) and they were apparently already making decisions on what they were going to do about Qualifying A and B should they reach 40 entries to make sure everyone got a fair amount of track time.



That dropped to 7 cars on Media day and an average grid of 9
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 16:25 (Ref:3878266)   #63
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https://www.tcruk.co.uk/index.php/ne...unced-for-2019

Apparently the organisers are confident of finding entries!
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 16:30 (Ref:3878270)   #64
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Good luck with it, they certainly need it and plenty of it too
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 17:56 (Ref:3878298)   #65
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Good luck with it, they certainly need it and plenty of it too
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 18:12 (Ref:3878303)   #66
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Entries into what? A raffle? Tcruk looks as viable as Jason Plato and Matt Neal being best of buddies.
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 19:24 (Ref:3878329)   #67
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Not just the uk that's struggling! https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019...season-opener/
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 19:51 (Ref:3878345)   #68
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Old 24 Jan 2019, 21:44 (Ref:3878394)   #69
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Apart from Lewis Kent, I've not heard any drivers being linked with TCR UK, much less committing to it.

And yet the organisers are still claiming qualifying will be multiple sessions, with drivers being eliminated.
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Old 25 Jan 2019, 08:17 (Ref:3878460)   #70
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Ten rounds. Ten qualifying sessions. That's multiple sessions. Tick.

Drivers being eliminated... with budgets coming & going and poor standards of driving, that's drivers being eliminated. Tick.
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Old 25 Jan 2019, 09:12 (Ref:3878473)   #71
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Are they keeping things from us, then giving us a big surprise just before the first round?
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Old 25 Jan 2019, 09:15 (Ref:3878474)   #72
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Are they keeping things from us, then giving us a big surprise just before the first round?

Just imagine, Jason Plato, Jack Goff, Josh Cook, Mat Jackson and all the Collards who cant get BTCC rides turn out in this and we have egg on our faces

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Old 25 Jan 2019, 09:31 (Ref:3878482)   #73
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Are they keeping things from us, then giving us a big surprise just before the first round?
they are so desperate to get some positive news out there that they certainly wouldnt be holding back!!
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Old 25 Jan 2019, 10:24 (Ref:3878495)   #74
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they are so desperate to get some positive news out there that they certainly wouldnt be holding back!!

At the moment ANY news would be good, but your right i seem to remember last year they were making announcements about suspension parts providers and all sorts, I dont think ive seen anything at all for a long while
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Old 25 Jan 2019, 12:33 (Ref:3878516)   #75
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Apparently, directly from the BRSCC:

"TCR UK haven't opened entries yet, however they will be looking to do so once their upcoming announcements have been made within the next few weeks or so."
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