BTCC 2019 season discussion, News and Rumours!

[Craner Curves]

Originally Posted by medius

Close Brothers have many fingers in many Motorsport pies. The modern Houseman Dry Lining.

Or Right Choice Insurance Brokers Insurance.

New engineer for Turkington this year, I presume his other offer was to follow Kev to the wtcr.

[bella]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Looking at Wikipedia - so some of these numbers may be a little bit off - it doesn't look like the non-Ginetta support package is going to be too exciting this year...

Ginetta Juniors - 25 cars
Ginetta GT4s - 18 cars (8 Pro)

Formula 4 - 13 cars
Carrera Cup - 15 cars (6 Pro)
Clio Cup - 10 cars (!)

believe both ginetta grids will get slightly bigger after brands because there's entries that have to skip the first round in both.

embarassingly for the clios, the barc-run series for older cars has a grid almost double the size.

[sceptic]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Looking at Wikipedia - so some of these numbers may be a little bit off - it doesn't look like the non-Ginetta support package is going to be too exciting this year...

Ginetta Juniors - 25 cars
Ginetta GT4s - 18 cars (8 Pro)

Formula 4 - 13 cars
Carrera Cup - 15 cars (6 Pro)
Clio Cup - 10 cars (!)

That Porsche number appears to be the number of cars that ran at their media day. Not every driver was there, and those who were didn't all run.

[Robin Marriott]

Originally Posted by bella

embarassingly for the clios, the barc-run series for older cars has a grid almost double the size.

I wouldn’t say it’s embarrassing, the BARC Clio championship is in no way top level, the Clio Cup is. The budgets are significantly different, I ran a car in a BARC championship, I’ve got no hope of running one in the Clio Cup.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Rob Austin to be involved (somewhat) with Speedworks this year.

http://www.speedworksmotorsport.com/...s#.XJTpLLhpFPY

If a knob falls off Tingrams dashboard they could install Rob...

[bella]

Originally Posted by Robin Marriott

I wouldn’t say it’s embarrassing, the BARC Clio championship is in no way top level, the Clio Cup is. The budgets are significantly different, I ran a car in a BARC championship, I’ve got no hope of running one in the Clio Cup.

i've got a fairly good knowledge of both, and i'd still say it is. i can only assume that toes might have been trodden on if they'd done something cool to mitigate the inevitable small grid and gone for a celebration year by opening up the grid to older versions of the clios or something. have to applaud them for the parts credit idea though, that'll make a difference to some competitors and the quality is still there.

[thetool]

Speedworks teasing a "big announcement" tomorrow at 10am. I'm thinking a surprise second Corolla for a relatively well-known name from outside of touring cars.

[RS67]

Originally Posted by thetool

Speedworks teasing a "big announcement" tomorrow at 10am. I'm thinking a surprise second Corolla for a relatively well-known name from outside of touring cars.

It would have to be entered outside of the championship as the entry list is full.

[Alfisti]

'tis a sponsor. A big 'un mind...

[thetool]

Originally Posted by RS67

It would have to be entered outside of the championship as the entry list is full.

The Administrator has the right at his/her absolute discretion to accept or reject any registration for the Championship received after Friday, February 22nd, 2019 upon such terms as he/she thinks fit.

[Evantra]

Originally Posted by thetool

Speedworks teasing a "big announcement" tomorrow at 10am. I'm thinking a surprise second Corolla for a relatively well-known name from outside of touring cars.

The car was wrapped last week so I'd think a livery reveal is almost certain - whether there's 'a big announcement' alongside it is a different matter, though a big name sponsor as Alfisti hinted may fit the bill.

Given Rob Austin is now working with Speedworks, I'd say he'd have his foot in the door for a 2nd Corolla.

[Craner Curves]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Given Rob Austin is now working with Speedworks, I'd say he'd have his foot in the door for a 2nd Corolla.

Rob Austin is the brother in law of Christian Dick, I wouldn't read anything into it.

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by thetool

The Administrator has the right at his/her absolute discretion to accept or reject any registration for the Championship received after Friday, February 22nd, 2019 upon such terms as he/she thinks fit.

thats just for late registrations if a team missed the date. but they would still need a tbl and there arent any more of those. it was announced back in december that all 30 are taken and that toca wont be issuing their two spares

geez how many times do we have to go through this?

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Rob Austin is the brother in law of Christian Dick, I wouldn't read anything into it.

So Knob is related to Dick. I pity poor Dick, though every family has at least one Knob...

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by touring fan01

geez how many times do we have to go through this?

Spoil sport!

[touringlegend]

Given Microsoft are one of Toyotas WRC sponsors, perhaps Toyota GB have them signed up as well

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by Evantra

The car was wrapped last week so I'd think a livery reveal is almost certain

One can but hope...

(from https://blog.toyota.co.uk/new-toyota...retro-liveries)

[S griffin]

Can’t wait to see the new livery, but I love those retro liveries on there

[rdjones]

Ginsters Pasties well its a different sponsor.....

[Robin Marriott]

So you’ll be able to get your breakfast at the Motorbase tent and your lunch at the Speedworks one, perfect.

[touring fan01]

great to see a new genuine household brand name in the series

[Sodemo]

It’s not a bad livery at all, looks fairly professional. Surprised at the relative lack of Toyota decals though...

[Pettersson]

Wow, that's an awful livery. It's just a mess with no finesse sort of thing. But I rather take an ugly livery than no livery/Corolla at all.

[pimmy]

Tim Harvey and David Bartrum will be hanging around the Speedworks garage a lot this year, won't they?

[Craner Curves]

I think performances might be a bit flaky to begin with, but once they get the car sorted and if it doesn't run out of puff, they'll be on a (sausage) roll going into the tail end of the season. Definitely a choux in for the 2020 title.