[BTCC] BTCC 2023 season discussion, News and Rumours!

[Sodemo]

Deals mean very little in motorsport when one party no longer wants to play ball.

[porsche962fan]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Chilton has said in interview that he is on a 'minimum 2-year' deal with EXCELR8.

he can be Casmmished or Goffed like everyone else

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

he can be Casmmished or Goffed like everyone else

Yes - or Crees'd, Constable'd, Austin'd, Smith'd, Rowbottom'd, Jackson'd, Jordan'd, Bushell'd, Hamilton'd, Shedden'd, Scott'd, Lines'd, Lloyd'd or any other driver who had a seat and then circumstances changed....

[Pickles]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

he can be Casmmished or Goffed like everyone else

I don't think you can really compare those two situations

[antnee]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Yes - or Crees'd, Constable'd, Austin'd, Smith'd, Rowbottom'd, Jackson'd, Jordan'd, Bushell'd, Hamilton'd, Shedden'd, Scott'd, Lines'd, Lloyd'd or any other driver who had a seat and then circumstances changed....

Going off this, we couldn't have any list until the drivers are on the grid for R1

Can we have some ????? please?

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by antnee

Going off this, we couldn't have any list until the drivers are on the grid for R1

Can we have some ????? please?

I think it is a realism of Motorsport (particularly at a national level) that any confirmed deal can change. That is true if the deal is for a race, season or multi-year.

We can highlight any number of deals that have been in place, confirmed publicly and officially, and then saw the car driven by someone else (or not at all).

The truth is - every driver on the grid works hard to secure their place. To make this happens, there are personal and commercial reasons for certain deals, and over time these can change.

[mprmke]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Deals mean very little in motorsport when one party no longer wants to play ball.

Exactly,

Multi-year deals in the BTCC in particular tend to be very much conditional.

For instance, if a driver has a 2 year deal in place to drive for a team, it's more often than not conditional based on him bringing in the same level of sponsorship/funding for the 2nd year as the first, which isn't easy for many drivers.

[S griffin]

Yes, things can change quickly. Teams and/or manufacturers can pull out. It's good if a driver has a multi year deal, 2 years or more, but there is no guarantee he can keep it. It's not always about funding, sometimes it can be about what deal the team can get from a sponsor or manufacturer. It's often out of the drivers' hands

[Ant25]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Fact or wishing?

Wish but you never know!

[Racing Harz]

Schedule:
https://www.btcc.net/2022/05/31/2023...ndar-unveiled/

[crmalcolm]

So - back to ten different circuits for 2023.
Good to see.

[Matt K]

Surprising that the calendar has been announced this early but great to see some variety. I've never been fan of double Thruxton, not that I consider it a bad track but there's nothing that justifies going there twice in the year.
So a great change for 2023, will be interesting to see BTCC back at Donington GP.

[Alfisti]

Any news on the works Volvo?

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Any news on the works Volvo?

Shells are being worked on after the Kias are finished

[antnee]

The GP loop should provide plenty of opportunities for some door bashing, as shown by the TCR races last weekend