All Foggy at Proton?

[Eddie_harasym]

AutoDistress reports this week that Foggy may have a chance to drive in the BTCC next year due to the involvement of his SB team through Petronas, which shares a factory with the BTC team.

That would be interesting don't you think?

[MJB RETURNS]

doubt it,he mostly be mangering the s.b team,he probley wont accept the low wages compered to superbike money

[SJ Spode]

I can imagine that touring cars would seem very tame (perhaps even boring) after Super Bikes. Also Foggy races to win, not make up the numbers, so unless it's a sponsors requirement I can't see it happening.

[Rache]

Has anyone heard anything else about this rumour yet??? Is it happening?

[kristof14]

Originally posted by SJ Spode
I can imagine that touring cars would seem very tame (perhaps even boring) after Super Bikes. Also Foggy races to win, not make up the numbers, so unless it's a sponsors requirement I can't see it happening.

eh? don't you remember aaron slight this year???? he was a superbike racer and loved racing in the BTCC because it offered him a new challenge. I'm sure foggy would jump at the chance to race properly again as now his injury limits him to testing bikes.

[Stephen Green]

If it came off it would certainly bring a whole new bunch of spectators to the BTCC, rather in the way a Mansell return would!

[Eddie_harasym]

Yep sure would boost the crowd size, which is what BMP want, and give Proton some good publicity.

[Super Tourer]

Yep, can see a name change for the series coming on....

British Touring Celebrity Challenge...' next race will see Frank Bruno & 'our' Henry Cooper go head to head in Pug 306's and don't miss the Ford Focus challenge with Gary Lineker and David Seamen....'

Give me a break please......


'Round 14 will include star 'celebrities' from Ready Steady Cook & This Morning......come on guys this is supposed to be Britain's premier championship not celebrity 'Its a Knockout'......'

Wake me up when somebody is planning a 'proper' championship.

[Stephen Green]

ST don't lose sight of the fact that ALL motor racing is a form of entertainment. As such it is the duty of the promoters to 'entertain' and if that means having celebrities in some of the cars then so be it. Don't forget that in the past we have seen several celebrities in racing cars, some with a greater amount of success than others. At various times we have seen numerous DJ's, Boxers, Athletes, Comedians, Rock Stars all enjoying their motor racing. As long as the racing is good, who are we to pass judgement?

[Super Tourer]

Stephen - I take your point - but I feel the championship has sufficiently dug itself out of the hole - to enable it to stand on its own two feet. I hate this whole celebrity thing- there are plenty of good drivers around to make BTCC racing entertaining - without wheeling out another retired 'sports star' to polish their ego - while it suits them.IMHO!

[touringlegend]

I agree ST, but I believe that as Foggy and Slight were both in motorsport, they are less of a celebrity. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that they are as far as celebrity drivers need to go.

[Stephen Green]

One other point worth making here is that grid sizes have been pretty poor of late, especially in the ST section, so the more cars on the grid the better. If grids were of such magnitude that really good drivers were prevented from a drive, then I would agree with your comments. Until then, lets get as many cars on the track as possible!

[SJ Spode]

Originally posted by kristof14


eh? don't you remember aaron slight this year???? he was a superbike racer and loved racing in the BTCC because it offered him a new challenge. I'm sure foggy would jump at the chance to race properly again as now his injury limits him to testing bikes.

No disrespect to Aaron Slight, but I think to Foggy motivation and winning are EVEN more closely linked. Personally I would like to see Foggy racing & as Aaron in BTCC and Troy Corser in a GT race at the end of the season have shown, bikers can be quick on 4 wheels too. Mind you apparently Colin McRae wasn't too slow on a SuperBike around Brands this year either.

[MJB RETURNS]

if a btcc driver was in a one off(example)football or tennis macth,i would wacth these sports which i find boring n probley enjoy it more.(a good reason why most people stopped wacthing driven)