BTCC 2024 News & Rumours

[Evantra]

Surely force the just winner onto hards - everyone behind who can will go onto softs and theoretically you’ll have a good battle for the lead.

[Robin Marriott]

Originally Posted by Adamcas87

Nice look to the car, interesting the guy in the black and green polo top works for Jamsport Racing

Owns.

[BTCC frog]

I am not sure about this hard tyre idea. It's not great that it would often be beneficial to finish 11th rather than 10th. The reason that success ballast worked well is that it was gradual gaps between each position so it would still always be best to finish as high as possible. I still think the BTCC could do with a return to that system instead of the hybrid, but only in qualifying and race two with level playing field for race one and the reversed grid race.

For the 2024 season, I suspect the top four teams will all produce similarly-paced cars. It has been a while since there was a considerable disparity between the top cars in the championship, and rarely has a change in team brought a considerable change in fortune for one driver. Maybe the Honda was a bit off the pace last year but that is gone now, and I would predict that the Ford, Hyundai, BMW and Toyota will all be approximately equal, with the Vauxhall and Cupra just a small step behind.

I think the driver makes the biggest difference in the BTCC compared to other championships and so I think Ash Sutton will be the differentiating factor and win his fifth championship this year, becoming, deservedly, the most successful driver in the BTCC.

Whether or not it will be a good season often comes down to complete chance, and I don't think the diminished grid will make any difference at all (although the often processional races in recent years due to the hybrid, compared to the old ballast system, might). Hopefully, it will happen to be extremely close between the top contenders at every meeting and we will have a great title fight and lots of wide open races. I think the most exciting development of the silly season is Josh Cook and Rob Huff in the Toyotas and it would be nice to see them spring a title challenge.

[Lee TinTop]

Originally Posted by Adamcas87

Nice look to the car, interesting the guy in the black and green polo top works for Jamsport Racing

Doesn't just work for Jamsport, he IS Jamsport (along with the guy in the black jacket)

[SV8Predator]

Originally Posted by Lee TinTop

Doesn't just work for Jamsport, he IS Jamsport (along with the guy in the black jacket)

Someone beat you to that (two posts up).

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by antnee

I don't understand the Hard tyre rule, surely it will reduce the amount of strategies available?

If your in the top 10, you will use the soft in race 1 - banking on finishing inside the top 10 which will force you onto the hard for race 2.
If your outside the top 10 in qualifying, you either use hards in race 1 and aim to stay 11th or lower. Or go on softs to break into the top 10, then be forced onto hards for race 2

To a certain extent, the amount of times it will make a difference to the tyre strategy is already minimal because of the allocation for the season.

Assuming you take the softest option at R1 each meeting, and finish in the top ten at R1:

Donington R2 - Medium (no change)
Brands Indy R2 - Medium (no change)
Snetterton R2 - Hard (change if originally planned for R3)
Thruxton R2 - Hard (no change)
Oulton Park R2 - Hard (change if originally planned for R3)
Croft R2 - Hard (change if originally planned for R3)
Knockhill R2 - Medium (change if originally planned for R3)
Donington R2 - Medium (no change)
Silverstone R2 - Medium (no change)
Brands GP R2 - Medium (no change)

[BtccLee]

More commercial developments: https://btcc.net/2024/04/18/global-m...-for-the-btcc/

[BobJones]

BTCC licencing extended until the end of 2026 for the rFactor 2 simulation, new deal struck - door open again for esports and a BTCC game
https://www.overtake.gg/news/the-btc...fter-all.2028/

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by BtccLee

More commercial developments: https://btcc.net/2024/04/18/global-m...-for-the-btcc/

Had a look at their site. Quite an impressive list of partners!

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by pimmy

Had a look at their site. Quite an impressive list of partners!

Yet all done in the last 24 months -the business was dormant until then. It's got an impressive website, however that doesn't always equate to a thriving business.

[redshoes]

Originally Posted by BtccLee

More commercial developments: https://btcc.net/2024/04/18/global-m...-for-the-btcc/

Can someone translate that press release into English. I don't speak Corporate Marketing BS.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by BobJones

BTCC licencing extended until the end of 2026 for the rFactor 2 simulation, new deal struck - door open again for esports and a BTCC game
https://www.overtake.gg/news/the-btc...fter-all.2028/

Good to see it’s still happening, we’ve been waiting long enough since TOCA

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by BtccLee

More commercial developments: https://btcc.net/2024/04/18/global-m...-for-the-btcc/

Was the release written by the PR girl on the TV series W1A?! What a load of Gobbldy Gook

[touringcarnut]

Originally Posted by billy bleach

Was the release written by the PR girl on the TV series W1A?! What a load of Gobbldy Gook

Looks to be almost certainly run through AI to generate that nonsense ?

[MarcusH26]

I vaguely understand what they do but that's one of the worst press releases I've ever read.

I can only assume they are going to be looking for more series sponsors

[S griffin]

That was very hard to read. Why couldn’t they have just used simple words

[t4tinks]

Originally Posted by redshoes

Can someone translate that press release into English. I don't speak Corporate Marketing BS.

the simple version should read

Someone is going to try and find TOCA more money (ie sponsors) but they'll take a cut from it!

[SV8Predator]

Originally Posted by touringcarnut

Looks to be almost certainly run through AI to generate that nonsense ?

Most definitely. When you see the words "testament", "commitment", "excellence" and "innovation" in the same sentence, you can bet on ChatGPT.

[auroan]

Originally Posted by redshoes

Can someone translate that press release into English. I don't speak Corporate Marketing BS.

They've brought an agency in to try and drive more money into TOCA by means other than entry fees.

Think of it like an agent for and actor trying to get them booked on something.

[TinTopGrumpy]

Ollie Jackson pulling no punches on how certain teams are/were run over on the pistonheads forum.

[SV8Predator]

Originally Posted by TinTopGrumpy

Ollie Jackson pulling no punches on how certain teams are/were run over on the pistonheads forum.

Probably won't be too hard to work out who he's referring to.

[Sodemo]

Lets hope that this new agency's job doesnt solely involve shutting down btcc centric youtube channels.

[TinTopGrumpy]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Lets hope that this new agency's job doesnt solely involve shutting down btcc centric youtube channels.

Have they shut any down that weren't breaching copyright?

[tocatrucky]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Lets hope that this new agency's job doesnt solely involve shutting down btcc centric youtube channels.

It doesn't, nor would it.

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Lets hope that this new agency's job doesnt solely involve shutting down btcc centric youtube channels.

If it does its probable nobody will understand the writ!