Touring Car Series entries/rumours that never happened

[Greem]

Originally Posted by Matt K

Btw anyone knows what's Matt Hamilton been up to since his short-lived BTCC career?

Working in a family plumbing company with his dad in Watford.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020...ecent-history/ - Of course, most of these cars raced and the Volvo C70's already been mentioned, the S2000 Saab hasn't.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020...older-brother/

[Juntos]

TC3 International series by Marcelo Lotti: https://twitter.com/TCR_Series/status/511472878798524416

Jonathan Palmer's failed BTCC view: https://twitter.com/SergioFonseca8/status/1425766512799797260

[Evantra]

TC Light series a few years back

[Petoli]

Originally Posted by Juntos

TC3 International series by Marcelo Lotti: https://twitter.com/TCR_Series/statu...72878798524416

Jonathan Palmer's failed BTCC view: https://twitter.com/SergioFonseca8/s...66512799797260

TC3 international series did start though and the regulations still exist it was just renamed to TCR

[Nononsensecapeesh]

From a previous thread but edited (i.e. with everything related to the BTCC taken out as there is a separate similar thread for that series in the Motorsport History Section):

STW: If Peugeot had continued racing into 1999, Aiello would in all likelihood have been their no.1 driver.

Matt Neal and Dynamics (?) were planning to race at Macau in 1999, supported by Nissan. There was to have been a second car too, a "big name" (Damon Hill?)

Matt Neal was to have driven at Macau in 1998 for the Nissan works squad NISMO, but the deal fell through.

STCC: Mattias Ekström was signed and presented as Honda's main driver for 1999, but couldn't find the sponsorship needed. Hubert Bergh thus got the drive instead.

STCC: Mats Lindén was to have driven the second works Opel, but for some reason (lack of money I suppose) it didn't come off. Tord Linnerud, who had been Lindén's strongest contender for the seat, was touted as a possible replacement with support from Opel Norway, but in the end he ran a Vectra as a privateer.

[MissClarrpz]

While most TCR series are still going plenty never started or completely flopped

Failed to start: TCR France, US Touring Car/TCR West Coast, TCR Las Americas, TCR Academy Endurance, TCR Swiss Hill Climb, TC Open

Already gone: TCR Korea, TCR BeNeLux, TCR Thailand, TCR Middle East

[medius]

Renault Megane NGTC.

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2013...by-mda-wheels/

[Nononsensecapeesh]

The North American DTM series.

[medius]

Tom Ferrier 888 Astra Coupe in 01.

https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6767...-ride-for-2001

[thetool]

Combination of a sponsor pulling out at the same time as Phil Bennett coming along with lots of money but not much talent. Egg Sport meant they could also sign up James Thompson.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by medius

Tom Ferrier 888 Astra Coupe in 01.

https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/6767...-ride-for-2001

The following article covers the launch of the Pug 406 Coupe. From that angle, it looks more like a DTM car, the original intention was to run the 307 had it been available in the UK at the time.

Also, 6 Alfa 147's? Enzo Mucci dodged not so much a bullet as a mobile ticking time bomb there.

[S griffin]

Ferrier though did get the 147 to lead at Donington towards the end of the year, then the engine went

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Ferrier though did get the 147 to lead at Donington towards the end of the year, then the engine went

As it usually did.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

The diesel Ford from 2004.

[Metzo]

STW 1999:
- Team Isert planned to enter two BMW 320i driven by Johnny Cecotto and Joachim Winkelhock
- Irmscher Motorsport planned to enter a second Opel Vectra driven by Alexander Burgstaller

also the rebirth of the JTCC in 2012 with S2000 cars. https://www.touringcartimes.com/2010...launched-2012/

[porsche962fan]

the Mitsubishi Carisma for STW 1996
http://www.supertouringregister.com/picture/model/4871/

and Volvo was in talks to enter it

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Wasn't there a BTCC development series intended for 2016? The BKR team were originally going to enter it. I believe it was called BTEC?

[S griffin]

Yes that was BTEC and yes BKR were going to enter, but lack of entries ended it. TCR UK and TCT has been slightly more successful

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Yes that was BTEC and yes BKR were going to enter, but lack of entries ended it. TCR UK and TCT has been slightly more successful

Thought so.

Aaron Slight tested for Honda in 2000 but only ever drove for them in the 1997 RAC Tourist Trophy.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Yes that was BTEC and yes BKR were going to enter, but lack of entries ended it. TCR UK and TCT has been slightly more successful

Lack of entries also put payed to the 1996 Touring Car World Cup at the Salzburgring.

[S griffin]

Also the 1998 RAC Tourist Trophy was called off due to it being so soon after Bathurst

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Also the 1998 RAC Tourist Trophy was called off due to it being so soon after Bathurst

That too.

Ratanakul Prutirat famously entered but never raced in a one-off appearance in the 1996 ITCC as he failed to qualify.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Also, if MG Rover had survived and been able to enter the DTM in 2005, Tom Chilton would have been their lead driver. They looked into running the ZT260, originally with possibly four entries before deciding on two, other drivers mentioned included Anthony Reid, Johnny Herbert and Jeroen Bleekemolen.