[BTCC] BTCC 2017 Rumours & Silly Season

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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks

So they run both MG and Subaru "factory" cars? (I noticed the cabins are setup the same.) How bizarre!

Effectively yes. A couple of years back, 888 were struggling financially so Warren Scott stepped in to bail them out and they moved from their own facility where they'd been based since the 90's into a corner (and it literally is a corner) of the big shed that BMR operate from.

I understand that most of the original staff have moved on over the years, with Ian Harrison left as team principal as one of the few, if only, original 888 people. This year there's been talk that 888 is essentially run by the BKR team from last year.

So that's 6 cars all run out of the same pocket (plus sponsorship obviously) and the same garage. That's almost a fifth of the grid!