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14 Sep 2018, 08:30 (Ref:3850031) | #376 | |
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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??
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14 Sep 2018, 09:28 (Ref:3850039) | #377 | |
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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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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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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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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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15 Sep 2018, 15:37 (Ref:3850366) | #383 | |
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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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Maybe he could drive Jeff Smiths Vectra?
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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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15 Sep 2018, 17:50 (Ref:3850383) | #386 | |
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Probably more likely than any other team, along with Speedworks. Personally I just want to see him retire though.
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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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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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I'm surprised nobody has suggested Plato teaming up with Team Hard next year...
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or with Simpson Racing in private run Honda Civic ?????
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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?
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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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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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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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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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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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