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22 Feb 2019, 22:50 (Ref:3886062) | #4226 | |
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I also think Colin does have a major effect too. Someone who is not only clearly a very quick driver, but also an intelligent one who is good at ensuring he has the right people around him.
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That’s how he’s won three titles, including one that was never the best last season
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23 Feb 2019, 11:30 (Ref:3886130) | #4231 | |
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As much of a Plato fan as I am, I think BMR will be a lot better this year without him and his personality overshadowing things.
Sutton and Proctor will work well together and if Ash can get through the first few rounds and to Oulton with a win already and in the top 8 of the championship he'll be well on his way to another title. As mentioned though, the 2nd Thruxton is the spanner in the works. That Subaru is not as bad as people make out |
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I think it’s more Ash was/is prepared to wring the neck out of it if he has to and that’s what has delivered results for them
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I hope that Ash is on the pace again this year and it will be interesting to see how Senna gets on with JP's old 'lame duck' of a car...
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There are 4 Subaru chassis, though I would
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Plato switched to the ex-Turks shell last year. Josh Price got the banana car for his early season outings. So stands to reason Ash keeps his 2018 car, Proctor gets the ex-Turks,ex-Plato car. The 2017 winner stays a museum piece, the banana car gets left out back to rust. |
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Are Swindon taking care of the Scooby engines again? I got the distinct impression they weren't happy about the grumbling they were getting from BMR ( mainly Plato) last year.
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23 Feb 2019, 13:56 (Ref:3886141) | #4237 | |
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So long as the bills are paid, they can't *not* supply them as per the agreement with TOCA to provide the spec-engine. ^^ Edit: They don't have to continue providing the bespoke Subaru engine they have done in the past however.
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23 Feb 2019, 14:58 (Ref:3886146) | #4238 | |
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I am aware of all that, but it doesn't answer the question.
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23 Feb 2019, 16:12 (Ref:3886149) | #4239 | |
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https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/141711/why-plato-came-close-to-skipping-the-2019-btcc
An interesting read. Are we going to get more Vauxhall backing and something like GSi branding? |
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23 Feb 2019, 16:24 (Ref:3886152) | #4240 | |
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Right, more BTC social media deciphering
More big news to come, with a photo focusing on Honda branding. https://twitter.com/btc_racing/statu...830161927?s=21 Bert Taylor's tweet says the same thing but shows a shell on its side, but I'm not sure that's enough to work out whether it's an FK2 or FK8...! |
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I know drivers will talk about things that happen to a team they drive for as 'we', but... 'my new team' 'everything we put in place' 'We have put the right sort of deal in place that works' '[Plato] is also delighted to be the focal point of 'another manufacturer-supported programme with Vauxhall' 'I am proud of the fact that all of the deals that I have done since I came back to the championship after a sabbatical have been manufacturer deals that I have either pulled together or have been pivotal to the funding stream' 'We have got a new exciting brand […] I am really chuffed that we have been able to pull this all together as a competitive programme' Now I might be wrong - but I think Vauxhall had already been brought back to the grid before Plato was anywhere near the team. The engineers were in place before Plato signed. They came third in the teams' championship before Plato was involved. I feel for everyone who was part of the team for the last few years that their efforts are not recognised by the new 'star' who has joined them. |
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The VXR sporty brand is officially "rested"; the VXR derivatives of Corsa and GTC ceased production last year and the V8 Aussie monster is out of production too. The GSi badge has been brought back for "warm" variants. As the Astra (like many) cars isn't shifting in stellar quantities then maybe a heavy British Vauxhall branding may be on the cards to use in marketing and try and bring some patriotic post Brexit trade into the showrooms? |
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Elsewise, it may not be Vauxhall related. May just be a big commercial sponsor a-la Shredded Wheat, Halfords...
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I predict it's going to be the return of the Astra Antibes.
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The return? It was a Nova surely? LOL
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