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Old 11 Oct 2024, 17:36 (Ref:4230446)   #326
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I doubt they will be involved in the building of a GT3 car at the same time as a BTCC car. It takes massive resources and manufacturer help to get through the homologation process.

Anyway, go build that Skoda thing, it looks decent
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Old 11 Oct 2024, 20:09 (Ref:4230461)   #327
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The future for ICE touring car racing is bleak, IMO there's a future EV powered racing.
Far from bleak. Sustainable fuels is the future. The manufacturers are turning to this now, so nothing to be concerned about.
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Old 11 Oct 2024, 20:12 (Ref:4230462)   #328
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The future for ICE touring car racing is bleak, IMO there's a future EV powered racing.





If it ends up anything like the god awful televised single seater "races" or more like processions !! ( using fancy coloured milk floats).


God help us if ever happens , and I will never know either way, as I will not ever watch any of the races !!!.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 13:05 (Ref:4230540)   #329
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At Silverstone for TCR UK, speaking to the guys running the Lynk & Co, a reckoning that Senna Proctor and Jade Edwards were looking at a drive there for this season, with Proctor possibly looking at something again next year, but, after the rumour over the Cook cash thing, one of the guys reckons that a company that Cook owns, that is being liquidated, owes the main sponsor of Edwards, K9, over £120,000, wich has been the sticking point to her main backer getting back onboard in either TCR or BTCC this season.

Speaking to Turks, he seems like he wants to come back next year, but it seems like, as you'd expect, the prices for all the drives are going up. That also seems the case at PMR according to Doble Sr too.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 14:41 (Ref:4230546)   #330
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This just in from Scott Sumpton -

A Farewell to Restart Racing

It is with regret that, after two incredible seasons with Restart Racing, the time has come for me to move on. This journey has been filled with highs, lows, unforgettable moments, and memories that I will always cherish. I feel truly fortunate to have raced for such an outstanding team.

I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the entire team at Restart Racing for their great support over the past couple of years. In particular, my deepest gratitude goes to Ben Taylor for his belief in me and for giving me the incredible opportunity to compete in the BTCC, one of the greatest championships in the world. It’s an experience I will never forget.

While this is the end of one chapter, I’m ready to come back stronger next year. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of my journey so far—your support means the world to me.

Watch this space—big things are coming.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 14:53 (Ref:4230550)   #331
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Sumpton out at Restart is something I didn't expect. I thought although he'd been off the pace a bit that he'd stay around. Wonder if he'll stay in the series somewhere else or go elsewhere entirely?

Budgets for seats going up doesn't surprise me at all, will be very interesting to see if extra cars do materialise.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 15:09 (Ref:4230552)   #332
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This just in from Scott Sumpton -

A Farewell to Restart Racing

It is with regret that, after two incredible seasons with Restart Racing, the time has come for me to move on. This journey has been filled with highs, lows, unforgettable moments, and memories that I will always cherish. I feel truly fortunate to have raced for such an outstanding team.

I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the entire team at Restart Racing for their great support over the past couple of years. In particular, my deepest gratitude goes to Ben Taylor for his belief in me and for giving me the incredible opportunity to compete in the BTCC, one of the greatest championships in the world. It’s an experience I will never forget.

While this is the end of one chapter, I’m ready to come back stronger next year. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of my journey so far—your support means the world to me.

Watch this space—big things are coming.
He did alright to be fair - the only rookie in a very strong field, with arguably the weakest car on the grid by a fair bit and a new team. Was never going to be a front runner, but I don’t remember him getting into any unnecessary incidents or regularly ending up in the gravel.

Sounds like’s he got the money behind him, but not sure I can see him being picked up by any of the ‘top’ teams.

Right then - who’ll be replacing him at Restart next year?
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 15:17 (Ref:4230553)   #333
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I know Restart are after DeLeon, can't see him leaving Un-Limited to go to an arguably weaker car though.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 15:31 (Ref:4230556)   #334
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I know Restart are after DeLeon, can't see him leaving Un-Limited to go to an arguably weaker car though.
Maybe Proctor, Gamble or Edwards could look for a way back into the BTCC with restart? They've made steady improvement throughout the year tbf to them
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 15:33 (Ref:4230557)   #335
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I know Restart are after DeLeon, can't see him leaving Un-Limited to go to an arguably weaker car though.
Which is strange because Restart were the ones who did a lot more development and Un-Limited was fairly last minute?

I can’t remember exactly, but wasn’t there talk of DeLeon’s father owning the car or having the team as a way of paying off HARD’s debts? In any case it seemed to me like he was tied to the team for the moment, so maybe we need an insider update on what that situation is like now!
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 15:46 (Ref:4230558)   #336
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Daryl got a cheap drive this year because of money owed by Gilham, although after Edwards' departure halfway through last year Daryl also got a cheap drive because of money owed by Gilham... I don't have much info on Un-Limited but it seems to be a happy camp at the moment, the car has been reliable and Daryl has had some decent results so you'd imagine he'll continue next year. I don't believe Daryl's dad owns the car or team but he's invested a fair bit into it this year.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 16:09 (Ref:4230561)   #337
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Daryl got a cheap drive this year because of money owed by Gilham, although after Edwards' departure halfway through last year Daryl also got a cheap drive because of money owed by Gilham... I don't have much info on Un-Limited but it seems to be a happy camp at the moment, the car has been reliable and Daryl has had some decent results so you'd imagine he'll continue next year. I don't believe Daryl's dad owns the car or team but he's invested a fair bit into it this year.
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 18:37 (Ref:4230618)   #338
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Speaking of which, photo of Unlimited’s second Cupra shell:

https://x.com/TouringCarHub/status/1845147824654254587
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Old 12 Oct 2024, 19:52 (Ref:4230634)   #339
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What was the third shell?
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Old 13 Oct 2024, 07:55 (Ref:4230856)   #340
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The one furthest from camera is DeLeon's car from 2024 (WPMS-NGTC-077).

The middle one is the car DeLeon drove at the end of 2023 (WPMS-NGTC-082).

The one closest to camera I can't identify, but isn't NGTC. It's got a BRSCC sticker so some sort of club saloons series.
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Old 13 Oct 2024, 08:40 (Ref:4230859)   #341
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A little hunting tells me the car in the foreground is a Golf that races in the SuperSport Endurance Cup
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Old 13 Oct 2024, 10:53 (Ref:4230872)   #342
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Wonder if he'll stay in the series somewhere else or go elsewhere entirely?
says he staying in btcc

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2024/10/13/scott-sumpton-parts-ways-with-restart-racing/
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Old 13 Oct 2024, 16:25 (Ref:4230888)   #343
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I think he's secured a seat elsewhere. Probably with unlimited then?
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Old 13 Oct 2024, 16:43 (Ref:4230890)   #344
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I'm not sure why but I have a hunch he'll end up at Speedworks taking place of Watson or Moffatt.

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Old 13 Oct 2024, 17:45 (Ref:4230893)   #345
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A little hunting tells me the car in the foreground is a Golf that races in the SuperSport Endurance Cup
That's the Golf that Bob Sharpless races himself, he bought it from Tony last year.
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I'm not sure why but I have a hunch he'll end up at Speedworks taking place of Watson or Moffatt.
That would be quite interesting. I wouldn't be overly surprised if Huff is the only current driver that stays at Speedworks for next season. Not sure how tied Cooky is to Moffat bringing Euro Car Parts as a sponsor.
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Old 14 Oct 2024, 18:27 (Ref:4230978)   #347
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2025 confirmation from ATS?
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Old 14 Oct 2024, 18:31 (Ref:4230979)   #348
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ATS was a 2 year deal starting this year so good to see that's all confirmed given how contracts sometimes work in Motorsport.
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Old 14 Oct 2024, 20:57 (Ref:4230996)   #349
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May be one to watch, but MB Partners have just announced LKQ Euro Parts as a Partner going forward. Could we see a change in sponsorship or supported driver(s) for next season?
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May be one to watch, but MB Partners have just announced LKQ Euro Parts as a Partner going forward. Could we see a change in sponsorship or supported driver(s) for next season?
They seem to have a record of "taking" Moffat's sponsors if LKQ do move to MB partners
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