[BTCC] Rounds 1,2,3 Brands Hatch Indy 2017

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

If the public knew of these alterations back when they were done (Jan 20th) then people could have gone into the Brands meeting with that information so therefore any performances could be explained "better".

Has it been confirmed that the late changes Plato is referring to are actually the TOCA imposed CoG adjustments - or could they be something else.

If the public had been paying close attention, then they would have known in November last year that this change would be imposed on the car.
4 Nov 16 - 'At a recent team managers' meeting, representatives of the other outfits on the grid voted in favour of series bosses coming up with a formula to level out the centre of gravity.

Team principal Scott said he was disappointed by the decision, but recognised that this had been done at the behest of rival squads.'

Then BMR technicians would have received the specific calculations following the Design Group meeting in January. The exact details of which the general public have no need to be aware of unless they are building an NGTC car themselves. They recognised this in their team's statement 'the balance of performance applied to us over the winter break has had a big effect'

On the Wednesday, a calculation in favour of Subaru was applied. After this Plato's exact comments are:
'A curveball came in in the week before Brands Hatch. We could not get the cars working properly at all. There were some adjustments late to the cars and now we’re working out how to try to make them work. But the new settings we’ve had to run have thrown a spanner in the works for the time being.'
What he doesn't say is where this curveball has come from, and what 'settings' they now have to run. These could be from RML, TOCA, Dunlop, Subaru or even identified within the team as something that needs to be done for safety or reliability purposes.
Or, perhaps he wasn't aware of the changes over the winter and was only made aware of them in the week before the event, which means it is a miscommunication within the team?

Whichever way, this weekend is definitely shaping up as being one to watch for how all of the Manufacturer entries run.