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Old 14 Sep 2018, 08:30 (Ref:3850031)   #376
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antnee should be qualifying in the top 10 on the gridantnee should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Who knows, Shaun might have something else planned up his sleeve. If he was truly just after the TBLs then maybe he has plans for a new car build??
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Old 14 Sep 2018, 09:28 (Ref:3850039)   #377
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Who knows, Shaun might have something else planned up his sleeve. If he was truly just after the TBLs then maybe he has plans for a new car build??
Then why would they have spent so much having the cars rebuilt and getting all the clothing made up? Surely you would run the car "as is" and just use their regular team kit rather than throw money at it that could be on your other project?
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:02 (Ref:3850354)   #378
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Tim Harvey seems to think Plato will be in a FWD car next season...
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:06 (Ref:3850355)   #379
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Tim Harvey seems to think Plato will be in a FWD car next season...
i heard that, first thought was Speedworks .... cant see where he will fit unless hes got a real surprise up his sleeve
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:10 (Ref:3850356)   #380
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He's such good friends with everybody that he could get a drive anywhere. I'm sure TD will offer him something!
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:19 (Ref:3850357)   #381
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Dunno which one would have him, maybe AMD with the MG?
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:36 (Ref:3850365)   #382
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Tim Harvey seems to think Plato will be in a FWD car next season...
Good spot, was going to raise this too.

Not sure where on the current grid would have space, but I'm sure there is somewhere. Would be nice if he's brokered a deal to bring a new car to the grid.
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 15:37 (Ref:3850366)   #383
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Dunno which one would have him, maybe AMD with the MG?
Can't see why he would go back to an MG. Not like he will win anything with Amd in that car

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Old 15 Sep 2018, 17:30 (Ref:3850379)   #384
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Maybe he could drive Jeff Smiths Vectra?

I'm sure he has a cunning plan with maximum pr potential up his sleeve.
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 17:34 (Ref:3850380)   #385
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Could anyone see Plato going to PMR - an up and coming team with manufacturer status, would possibly love to get someone like Jason working with them, combined with Jason's PR/ marketing potential it could give them a decent boost budget-wise as well?
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 17:50 (Ref:3850383)   #386
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Could anyone see Plato going to PMR - an up and coming team with manufacturer status, would possibly love to get someone like Jason working with them, combined with Jason's PR/ marketing potential it could give them a decent boost budget-wise as well?
Probably more likely than any other team, along with Speedworks. Personally I just want to see him retire though.
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 18:03 (Ref:3850387)   #387
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The MG chassis belong to Lee Mowle, a former director of 888 and customer of AMD.

The story at the time was that Scott bought 888 from Mowle and ran both out of Buntingford workshops. But when time came to pay towards the end of the MG contract, funds weren't forthcoming and Mowle took back possession of cars and TBLs. With no obvious buyers for either and the 2018 season looming, Mowle had to use the TBLs (the asset of value), or they reverted back to TOCA. He managed to do a deal with Shaun to run them as AMD ran Lee's GT car a few years back.

Potted history, facts might not be totally 100% accurate but that was what was considered 'the story' at the time.
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 19:07 (Ref:3850402)   #388
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The above fits with the story I was told about the MGs.

The Tim Harvey comment about Plato in an FWD car is likely accurate. Someone I cannot name tells me a hand was shaken on a deal...
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 19:20 (Ref:3850406)   #389
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I'm surprised nobody has suggested Plato teaming up with Team Hard next year...
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 19:23 (Ref:3850408)   #390
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or with Simpson Racing in private run Honda Civic ?????
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Old 15 Sep 2018, 19:29 (Ref:3850411)   #391
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The Tim Harvey comment about Plato in an FWD car is likely accurate. Someone I cannot name tells me a hand was shaken on a deal...
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Old 16 Sep 2018, 00:24 (Ref:3850473)   #392
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The above fits with the story I was told about the MGs.

The Tim Harvey comment about Plato in an FWD car is likely accurate. Someone I cannot name tells me a hand was shaken on a deal...
#shakewithshaun then
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 16:00 (Ref:3851062)   #393
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Hypothetically given the car reg say the car has to be 4.4m in length minimum. Could a car that doesn't meet that be used?
Either by special permission from Uncle Gow and TOCA or by altering the race cars length by enough to make it eligible ?


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Old 17 Sep 2018, 16:48 (Ref:3851082)   #394
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Hypothetically given the car reg say the car has to be 4.4m in length minimum. Could a car that doesn't meet that be used?
Either by special permission from Uncle Gow and TOCA or by altering the race cars length by enough to make it eligible ?
TOCA have always said that they are prepared to make exceptions for cars that didn't quite meet the minimum length requirement. I believe the old shape Civic is only 4.39m in length.

Obviously that is at TOCA's discretion. A lot will depend on how short of the requirement it was and what other options there were from the same manufacturer.

Lengthening the car to meet the 4.45m minimum would not be allowed.
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 16:52 (Ref:3851084)   #395
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The Alfa is less than that, at 4351mm, the Civic FK2 is 4390mm and the BMW is 4324mm. These figures the standard road cars. So all below!
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 17:05 (Ref:3851086)   #396
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So a car that is 4.3m would likely be allowed but a car that is only just over 4m probably wouldn't then.

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Old 17 Sep 2018, 17:12 (Ref:3851089)   #397
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The Alfa is less than that, at 4351mm, the Civic FK2 is 4390mm and the BMW is 4324mm. These figures the standard road cars. So all below!
Can also add the focus to that list - 4378
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 17:15 (Ref:3851090)   #398
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I'm going to take a punt on the following then.

AMD tuning with MG factory backing to run 2 x MG ZS SUV's for the 2019 season onwards.

Rory plus 1 to drive.

Im sure someone might put 2 and 2 together and suggest Plato moving back to a front wheel drive car and very good at getting sponsors and new deals onto the grid. But I doubt he would go back to even an all new MG. But then again who knows.
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 17:16 (Ref:3851091)   #399
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Just from rumours and comments I've seen I might add, no concrete evidence of such a deal.
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Old 17 Sep 2018, 18:10 (Ref:3851114)   #400
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AJ not sounding very happy from his post race tweets about the unreliability of his car...

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