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I can see Huff moving on. Don’t know where Watson will fill in. Sumpton might not be able to find a drive
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Sumpton owns his Cupra so he may go alone or join another, or sell and buy a different car but I fully expect to see him on the grid. Quite a winter ahead folks, get the popcorn ready.
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29 Oct 2024, 16:34 (Ref:4232939) | #480 | |
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As someone who seems to be in the know, would you predict the full 24 TBLS being allocated or closer to this year's grid?
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30 Oct 2024, 09:19 (Ref:4233005) | #484 | |
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Yes, Watson deserves another chance, but I wouldn't blame him if he went back to GTs
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30 Oct 2024, 10:25 (Ref:4233010) | #485 | |
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Season Launch at Donington in mid-April, pre-season testing a couple weeks earlier over two days at Croft: https://btcc.net/2025-season-launch-...ays-confirmed/
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30 Oct 2024, 20:00 (Ref:4233069) | #488 | |
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Do we know for sure it was Watson behind the wheel of the Speedworks Toyota out testing recently, as while it ran no.11, Watson posted a picture from abroad the same day & I’m not sure it’s his crash helmet either, but picture isn’t that clear.
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30 Oct 2024, 20:05 (Ref:4233072) | #489 | |
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Someone said Pearson had been testing with them and it did look a bit like his helmet at a glance, but I didn’t look all too closely so might be wrong.
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31 Oct 2024, 11:05 (Ref:4233123) | #490 | |
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Hybrid out, 100% sustainable fuel in for 2025 with boost coming purely from turbo power: https://btcc.net/btcc-introduces-100...ybrid-departs/
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31 Oct 2024, 11:10 (Ref:4233124) | #491 | |
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See all the usual comments in social media with people thinking that the "massive", "huge", "insane" cost of the hybrid system is the reason for the grid being smaller this year.
Didn't see dropping the hybrid coming but it will be interesting to see what reasons those people come up with for the grid not jumping up to 30+ cars. Wasn't expecting them to drop the hybrid but it's good to see the cars being much lighter for next season. |
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Also, they’re notably removing the hybrid/boost graphic from the timing screens to avoid teams using it cover one another off. |
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One interesting note I see is that the additional power is now coming from boost pressure. This is fine, but I wonder if any of the engine tuners of the non-TOCA units have any concerns about running higher boost than they have designed for so far in their work?
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It will be interesting to see what manufacturers do, but these seem to be hugely positive steps that should reduce costs to some degree. |
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The hybrid going won't bring back anyone already gone. It might save a few who were in doubt over the winter for 2025.
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Feels like a backwards step to me to be honest.
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No-one has a crystal ball of course, but with the ban on conventionally fuelled road cars back to 2030 (of course this can, and probably will change) it sees pretty clear the direction of travel. I imagine unless you're living in a rural area that if you look up and down your street the number of houses with EV charging points outside will have rapidly increased over the last few years, and I'm not in a posh suburb somewhere. |
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Every car on the grid has a hybrid in its range. I know there’s almost no real manufacturer backing these days but if a brand was looking at some motorsport to chuck some money behind, this decision might put them off.
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