Touring Car Series entries/rumours that never happened

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Any attempt to launch a tin-top series in the UK is always going to be up against it. TCR UK has survived for now but had to evolve into the Touring Car Trophy to ensure that.

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

'Eighteen years after plans were announced, an SCV8 Jaguar X-Type built by four-time BTCC and touring champion Andy Rouse has emerged from the shadows, and is up for sale.

The X-Type was designed by Rouse, who was one of the leading proponents of the series. At the height of his success behind the wheel, he founded Andy Rouse engineering, the team responsible for building track dominating vehicles such as the ARE Toyota Carina and the infamous Sierra RS500.'

That looks fantastic.

[porsche962fan]

it looks very close to the italian V8 Superstars

[pimmy]

AGS Motorsport had a 2000-spec Audi TT for Alessandro Gabrielli to drive in the 2002 DTM season.

[pimmy]

Just looking at the SCV8 site on the wayback machine:

To date 3 franchise teams have been appointed, with 2 more to follow shortly. Each will build and enter directly, or up to 2 via their satellite teams, 4 cars of the franchise model...

Team Dynamics - Jaguar X-Type
Vic Lee Racing - Peugeot 407
Team Varta - Vauxhall Vectra

[TheFlyingTuga]

Originally Posted by redshoes

The Jaguar was from 2004 on the second attempt to start the series. The original attempt in 2001 used a Peugeot

The car had even a shakedown.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Darryl O'Young was due to contest the final round of the 2010 DTM season in place of Alexandre Premat but didn't make the start.

[AnonymityRules]

Anthony Reid was somehow linked to both MG in the DTM and Brilliance in the WTCC in 2005.

[Racing Harz]

Originally Posted by Nononsensecapeesh

Darryl O'Young was due to contest the final round of the 2010 DTM season in place of Alexandre Premat but didn't make the start.

Because he had a nasty shunt in qualifying and the car was ****ed.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by Racing Harz

Because he had a nasty shunt in qualifying and the car was ****ed.

I know, how ironic, since it was Premat's big crash that led to O'Young getting the seat in the first place.

[AnonymityRules]

There was once a rumour linking the Gumpert Apollo to the DTM around 2006/2007.

[Petoli]

Originally Posted by AnonymityRules

There was once a rumour linking the Gumpert Apollo to the DTM around 2006/2007.

Source on that?

DTM rules at the time stipulated 4 door saloons

[AnonymityRules]

Originally Posted by Petoli

Source on that?

DTM rules at the time stipulated 4 door saloons

This past thread - https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1808161#post1808161

[Nononsensecapeesh]

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...ensible-season - According to this article, Alan Jones was approached by Mazda to drive for them in the 1993 Touring Car World Cup, the drive eventually went to Slim Borgudd and Australia had only Mark Skaife and Tony Longhurst to represent them.

[Petoli]

Originally Posted by AnonymityRules

https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1808161#post1808161 - This past thread.

"Gumpert Apollo entering the DTM as rumoured on Wikipedia?"

Can we really class that as rumour

I could go to Wikipedia and write and go onto the 2022 F1 page and write and write a random name on the Vacant Alfa Romeo seat

[AnonymityRules]

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...996/5/december - The North American Touring Car Championship tentatively featured 18 entries for its inaugural season.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

there is no evidence that it even existed

This was the intended basis at least - https://1990sbtcc.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/c-class-1993.jpg?w=768&h=480

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by Petoli

"Gumpert Apollo entering the DTM as rumoured on Wikipedia?"

Can we really class that as rumour

I could go to Wikipedia and write and go onto the 2022 F1 page and write and write a random name on the Vacant Alfa Romeo seat

Pinch of salt.

[AnonymityRules]

Jason Watt was aiming for a Honda drive in the 2001 ETCC.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

If Alfa Romeo had gone through with their proposed BTCC return with the 156, be it '98, '99 or 2000 then would they have still intended to run Fabrizio Giovanardi and Nicola Larini whatever happened?

[S griffin]

Those two were on the entry list for 98, so definitely for that year. Not sure about other years

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Those two were on the entry list for 98, so definitely for that year. Not sure about other years

I just wondered as the intended part-time entry in '98 was supposed to be a precursor to a full season in '99.

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Motorcycle hero Kevin Schwantz was due to drive for Nissan in the 1994 TOCA Shoot-out - https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1994/4/month-motor-sport

[Sodemo]

Originally Posted by Nononsensecapeesh

If Alfa Romeo had gone through with their proposed BTCC return with the 156, be it '98, '99 or 2000 then would they have still intended to run Fabrizio Giovanardi and Nicola Larini whatever happened?

My thought is that they didn't think their car would be suited to the twistier UK circuits. Where the low drag 156 has its strength is on tracks with long straights, which the UK doesn't really have.

[auroan]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

My thought is that they didn't think their car would be suited to the twistier UK circuits. Where the low drag 156 has its strength is on tracks with long straights, which the UK doesn't really have.

Eh. Silverstone, Donington, Thruxton, bits of Croft.. .. how long a straight do they need ?