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Why did JAS (Honda) change from Sadev to Xtrac? JAS' Civic rally car with the Sadev box was mighty... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQrU24-u16U No silly turbo either... (Ruddy turbos ruining everything. ) |
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They are proper touring cars, or as close as you can get these days. . Imho a bit of fragility is a good thing. Mechanical sympathy is a lost art these days. Looks like A H needs a few lessons. |
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Also of note - the teams having issues mainly seem to be the V8SC teams. Could it be they are not giving these their full attention?
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Complacency, and trying to run them on less than a shoestring.
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Will this series continue an ongoing musical chairs approach to drivers and seats?
Mr Ingall was unsure whether he'll be attending the next round, despite his podium finishes and desire to do so. |
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Has gone from adoration to very unflattering comments. There's no doubt the teams in question have the ability to pull it together but how long will it take? Gotta say Jordan Cox looks like be put on a good display for GRM, I haven't watched the races yet but I'll catch up soon. Still wish TCR would put the bloody races on YouTube though, but it seems that we're just stuck with the Shannons Nationals coverage on Facebook, which sucks. |
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Races including yesterday's are on YouTube, or at least were last night.
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Totally agree Sandgroper, Russell can't commit to anymore round's because he will have to find a full budget to continue, about $40K is what I am hearing.
Having just spent last weekend at the Snetterton BTCC round, as a guest of WSR, I was surprised to learn that very few BTCC driver are actually being paid, Colin Turkington is one of the few drivers earning a living out of driving, because he not only get paid by the team but is also allowed to have his own sponsors on the car. As I am reliably told is the case with most of the BTCC drivers, who bring in many cases the entire budget to the team. Given that Mr Gow's show not only enjoys live TV of a very high standard and popularity but also attract's a large spectator following [25,000 paying spectators at Snetterton on race day] It appear that most of the BTCC drivers are able to find or fund GBP500,000 typical team budget. It will be interesting indeed to see if Russell can find the necessary budget to continue with MPC. Cheers, Mark. |
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They are posted under Miranda Productions, but not on the TCR Australia YouTube page. Just strange, its as if ARG doesn't WANT to make these things accessible. it is one of the GREAT things about TCR in Europe. |
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Im guessing this is somewhere that Rusty hasnt had to dabble with for a while (Sponsors/Finance) but maybe he will have a few supporters after recent events. However as good as it is bring in the ex Stars, its great watching the younger brigade have a crack. On the flipside given Rustys situation I would be trying to get as many drives as I could whilst I was still competitive.....Money depending as we said. thanks again Mark. |
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Are the spate of mechanical problems creeping in a problem of the cars, or a problem of the bill payers in the entries in the series maybe stretching the life of components in the first season?
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Depends on the car.
The Subarus and Renaults still aren't a proven package, despite the Subarus being in active competition since 2015. The Bright Golfs have been around since 2017, having raced in Germany, and then throughout Asia. Both could probably do with a full rebuild, considering they were purchased 'as-raced'. Ms Whitley's car has gone through several radiators, but moreso due to the rough-and-tumble of TCR racing. (Fun fact: At the most recent round of TCR Europe, the VAG Customer Racing support track had it's entire stock of radiators sold by Saturday afternoon). |
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In an apartment block with no free to air antennas, which is the norm now.
Didn't try SBS, but YouTube shits on Facebook for post event viewing. Can't for the life of me work out why the promoters don't want to put it on Yt |
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Search for the YouTube channel Miranda Productions. #YoureWelcome
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So given previous discussion re lap times, it appears that at QR TCR front runners are 3-4 seconds slower than V8SA front runners in Q trim and 5-6 seconds slower in R trim. Nothing to be ashamed of there - in fact the TCR cars are about the same pace as TCM in racing conditions.
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