BTCC BTCC 2021 - Page 71

antnee · 21 Jan 2021, 10:23 (Ref:4030417)

JP is a great business man - he knows how to put a deal together. Im sure he will have been working on new ways to entertain his commercial partners since March 2020. While hospitality in a trackside marquee might not be possible, there is a lot of alternative ways - Zoom Q&A sessions between races, goodie packs sent out ahead of the race weekend - heck they could even get food delivered to 'guests', webcam in the garages, etc, etc. Along with other appearances outside of the race weekends - like HARDs experience days.

Robshillito1990 · 21 Jan 2021, 11:45 (Ref:4030425)

Chilton is testing at Donington today with cicely in boardleys old bmw

**FIRE** · 21 Jan 2021, 12:32 (Ref:4030432)

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Originally Posted by Matt K

Has there been any announcement about BMW stepping down? Also, has BMW really supported WSR financially?

https://twitter.com/BMWUKMotorsport

Based on BMW UK Motorsport twitter I don't get the impression they have left WSR.

S griffin · 21 Jan 2021, 13:27 (Ref:4030442)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

https://twitter.com/BMWUKMotorsport

Based on BMW UK Motorsport twitter I don't get the impression they have left WSR.

That is a good sign. Let’s hope for WSR’s sake BMW stick with supporting them

Matt K · 21 Jan 2021, 14:48 (Ref:4030452)

Seems a strong BTCC content there. I assume their involvement would've ended by 31 December 2020 so I hope this shows that BMW is still onboard.

**FIRE** · 21 Jan 2021, 14:58 (Ref:4030455)

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Originally Posted by Matt K

Seems a strong BTCC content there. I assume their involvement would've ended by 31 December 2020 so I hope this shows that BMW is still onboard.

IMO it is strange if they still promote BTCC without involvement in 2021.
Of course it is possible they have decreased their involvement.

BTCC frog · 21 Jan 2021, 15:08 (Ref:4030456)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

That is a good sign. Let’s hope for WSR’s sake BMW stick with supporting them

Let's hope even more for Colin Turkington's sake. He has already been kicked out of WSR twice because of backers pulling out.

Alfisti · 21 Jan 2021, 18:04 (Ref:4030489)

My fingers are crossed, webstuff on the link a few posts back looks promising in my eyes.

Also remember WSR is trousering the Morgan's money for the 3 Series they're building, so that will help I'm sure.

billy bleach · 21 Jan 2021, 19:13 (Ref:4030511)

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Originally Posted by Alfisti

My fingers are crossed, webstuff on the link a few posts back looks promising in my eyes.

Also remember WSR is trousering the Morgan's money for the 3 Series they're building, so that will help I'm sure.

Prices for cars are fixed doubt there is much in it

thetool · 21 Jan 2021, 19:54 (Ref:4030515)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Prices for cars are fixed doubt there is much in it

Perhaps in theory.

crmalcolm · 21 Jan 2021, 20:21 (Ref:4030520)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Prices for cars are fixed doubt there is much in it

Who fixes the prices, and what are they?

Daverb · 21 Jan 2021, 20:40 (Ref:4030523)

I really don’t think Plato will be back and the year off will make it doubly hard.

Sponsors: how did last year go, was the car at the front. Erm...

redshoes · 21 Jan 2021, 20:54 (Ref:4030524)

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Originally Posted by Daverb

Sponsors: how did last year go, was the car at the front. Erm...

About the same as his final year with BMR/Subaru.

I don't see his year off as that much of an issue to potential sponsors. It might be more of a problem if he was a newbie with only a year or two behind him.

Crazyknight · 21 Jan 2021, 21:35 (Ref:4030531)

If it was an unknown going to try for money then they’d struggle, platos a household name so I don’t see it being as much of an issue for him

sceptic · 22 Jan 2021, 08:58 (Ref:4030574)

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Originally Posted by Daverb

I really don’t think Plato will be back and the year off will make it doubly hard.

Sponsors: how did last year go, was the car at the front. Erm...

He'll emphasise that last time the car was in his hands, at Brands in 2019, it won.

I'm sure he'll be back, sooner than you think.

AnnoyedMoose · 22 Jan 2021, 10:00 (Ref:4030583)

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Originally Posted by Daverb

I really don’t think Plato will be back and the year off will make it doubly hard.

Sponsors: how did last year go, was the car at the front. Erm...

I don't think any sponsors involved in BTCC know so little about it that they would have expected the car to be at the front with the drivers in it.

The last time a top drawer driver was in it it won after all.

mprmke · 22 Jan 2021, 10:02 (Ref:4030584)

Plato confirmed at PMR for 2021 as expected.

Sodemo · 22 Jan 2021, 10:03 (Ref:4030585)

Plato confirmed at PMR for 2021.

https://www.btcc.net/2021/01/22/pmr-...lato-for-2021/

CarfanLUFC · 22 Jan 2021, 10:22 (Ref:4030587)

Not really a Plato fan but quite pleased with that because I'd started to get a little nagging doubt that he (and PMR) wouldn't be on the grid. Not sure why just had a bad feeling..........anyway, he is going to be there and after that 100th win

Isn't there some disagreement on how many wins he currently has? 97 or 98 or something like that...

medius · 22 Jan 2021, 10:26 (Ref:4030589)

Entirely unsurprising except a few here wre still questioning if he would be back or not. He said himself early in 2020 that he and PMR had a deal for 2021. Even before Jake Hill had resigned with MB.

There's a new Astra model launching later this year which is more than a face-lift. So I think he may carry on further into the new hybrid era.

redshoes · 22 Jan 2021, 10:46 (Ref:4030593)

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Originally Posted by CarfanLUFC

Isn't there some disagreement on how many wins he currently has? 97 or 98 or something like that...

Finished 1st in 97 races*, collected points for 1st in 98 races.
Brands 2001, Anthony Reid won the race but the MG wasn't eligible to score points.

I think most reliable sources don't count that as a win, which puts him on 97.

Petoli · 22 Jan 2021, 10:52 (Ref:4030596)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

Finished 1st in 97 races*, collected points for 1st in 98 races.
Brands 2001, Anthony Reid won the race but the MG wasn't eligible to score points.

I think most reliable sources don't count that as a win, which puts him on 97.

Plato finished 3rd that race behind Reid and Simon Graves in the production honda

He also finished 2nd at Croft behind Roger Moen Peugeot

But scored maximum points

thetool · 22 Jan 2021, 10:55 (Ref:4030597)

I'd take the Plato news with a pinch of salt for now. With the BTCC still operating on the unlikely assumption that they'll have full crowds from the first round in May, if/when that turns out not to be the case this entry is very much in the same position as it was last year.

Northern Monkey · 22 Jan 2021, 10:56 (Ref:4030598)

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Originally Posted by medius

Entirely unsurprising except a few here wre still questioning if he would be back or not. He said himself early in 2020 that he and PMR had a deal for 2021. Even before Jake Hill had resigned with MB.

There's a new Astra model launching later this year which is more than a face-lift. So I think he may carry on further into the new hybrid era.

He did say that, as did the team. But nothing is a given, at this moment in time in particular

Northern Monkey · 22 Jan 2021, 10:58 (Ref:4030599)

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Originally Posted by Petoli

Plato finished 3rd that race behind Reid and Simon Graves in the production honda

He also finished 2nd at Croft behind Roger Moen Peugeot

But scored maximum points

Overall wins tends to exclude the Production Cars given they had a lap headstart and were basically a ‘race within a race’ - ie, they werent racing in the same class for the same championship

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