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Old 24 Dec 2020, 13:48 (Ref:4025045)   #926
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so what does Team HARD do with those old Mercs and BMW ?
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 14:34 (Ref:4025063)   #927
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with those old VW they would make half the grid of TCT ...
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 15:14 (Ref:4025066)   #928
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so what does Team HARD do with those old Mercs and BMW ?
TCT, NGTC spares, or possibly just use the TBLs that they came with.....
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 15:18 (Ref:4025068)   #929
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Rumours suggest Jelley at WSR and Chilton at Ciceley.

Very plausible. Especially as Sonic’s family isn’t exactly short of cash
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 15:49 (Ref:4025078)   #930
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Very plausible. Especially as Sonic’s family isn’t exactly short of cash
Chilton in a rear wheel drive car? Interesting idea.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 16:23 (Ref:4025085)   #931
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Chilton in a rear wheel drive car? Interesting idea.
He's handled an LMP1 before, I think it could be to his liking.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 16:29 (Ref:4025087)   #932
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I don’t think Tom should have too much trouble adapting to RWD either, could be right up his street
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 17:15 (Ref:4025098)   #933
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He's handled an LMP1 before, I think it could be to his liking.
And for all the dislike he attracts in part due to the perception of his attitude at times and in part due to who his dad is, over several decades now he has proved himself at least competent in anything he has driven.

Is he the most talented driver on the grid? Absolutely not. But he's a cut above a large chunk of the midfield, and is certainly a very safe pair of hands. A near immaculate finishing record and the few times he doesn't it's usually circumstances outside of his control.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 17:25 (Ref:4025099)   #934
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He's a good lad, I've known him for the best part of two decades. Posh yes, monied yes, but he's both talented and humble. Whatever ride he's in he gets on with the job, does the best he can and doesn't wash dirty laundry or grumble about his team in public.

I don't think Tom will lift the championship trophy, but he's certainly capable or race wins here and there and good solid results week in week out.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 17:55 (Ref:4025102)   #935
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I think maybe people’s problems with Chilton in his early days os he seemed to believe his own hype and was maybe seen as a bit cocky. But he seems to have matured since then and his talent has always been there
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 17:57 (Ref:4025103)   #936
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I will try to make a prediction:

WSR
Colin Turkington
Tom Oliphant
Stephen Jelley

Dynamics
Dan Cammish
Gordon Shedden

Speedworks
Tom Ingram

Power Maxed
Jason Plato
Rookie

Ciceley
Adam Morgan
Tom Chilton

Motorbase
Rory Butcher
Ollie Jackson
Rookie

BTC
Senna Proctor
Michael Crees
Rookie

MB Motorsport
Jake Hill
Sam Osborne

Excelr8/TPC
Chris Smiley
Bobby Thompson
Jack Butel
Rookie

Laser Tools
Ash Sutton
Aiden Moffat
Carl Boardley

Team HARD
Jack Goff
Glynn Geddie
Aron Taylor-Smith
Nic Hamilton

Unfortunately this means Josh Cook left on the sidelines, and no return for Andy Jordan, Mat Jackson or Sam Tordoff. However, it is still a 29 car grid, with plenty of potential champions and race winners. Hopefully the 30th TBL will go to either Dynamics or Speedworks, with Josh Cook driving (whichever team it is).
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 18:14 (Ref:4025109)   #937
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I can see only Dynamics and Speedworks starting R1 with the virtually the same lineup as they finished 2020. Exciting unpredictable times especially with pandemic-related limited testing on the horizon.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 18:21 (Ref:4025110)   #938
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Tom Oliphant posting on social media as part of his advent calendar themed posts that he has signed a contract for 2021. I would assume it’s got to be WSR.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 19:18 (Ref:4025122)   #939
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Tom Oliphant posting on social media as part of his advent calendar themed posts that he has signed a contract for 2021. I would assume it’s got to be WSR.
He would be a good fit back with Ciceley, he knows the team and and car so would help Adam hit the ground running.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 19:42 (Ref:4025124)   #940
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With Team Hard running 4 cars, Laser Tools running 3 and Excelr8 running 4 cars I am getting the feeling this is heading the same way as the 2000 Championship, where there were a few teams running most of the cars and then when they could no longer afford it, the championship collapsed and become a shadow of its former self.

It looks like there will be 20 cars run by just 6 teams (counting Team Hard and Laser Tools as individual teams) with talk of more teams joining forces.

You may argue that teams joining together is good as it adds strength to the championship but also that having a lot of cars in one team weakens the championship if that team departs.
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 20:23 (Ref:4025126)   #941
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Cook at BTC. As sure as I can be.
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He's handled an LMP1 before, I think it could be to his liking.
That's the other Chilton isn't it, or has Tom done LMP racing too?
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Old 24 Dec 2020, 23:23 (Ref:4025139)   #943
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That's the other Chilton isn't it, or has Tom done LMP racing too?
They were teammates in that car - won at Laguna Seca I think.
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That's the other Chilton isn't it, or has Tom done LMP racing too?
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Old 25 Dec 2020, 09:18 (Ref:4025165)   #945
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All the signs seem to be it's pretty much certain Jelley will return to WSR
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His brother did Le Mans with Nissan in 2015. Tom never drove a LMP car
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Tom and max drove together in a LMP 1 zytek at the Silverstone 1000 in 2007 and I think Tom also drove it in America
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You’re right. Apart from when he raced an LMP car for two seasons in 2005 and 2007!
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Oh god yeah, haha my memory doesn't stretch back that far!
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