|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
30 May 2019, 22:38 (Ref:3907068) | #5176 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,101
|
No, that was a thinly veiled reference to 'H', Ian Harrison, who now runs a lifeboat in Ireland!
|
|
__________________
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes. When they realise you have, you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes. |
31 May 2019, 08:03 (Ref:3907109) | #5177 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,037
|
Heard this was only for Thruxton, but interesting seems the hadn’t parted on the best of terms, H must of been paid upfront for the weekend
|
||
|
31 May 2019, 08:12 (Ref:3907110) | #5178 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 18,398
|
Well it was good to see H back, if only temporarily. He didn't deserve for his BTCC career to end with 888 going under after all the work he did
|
|
__________________
He who dares wins! He who hesitates is lost! |
31 May 2019, 09:09 (Ref:3907122) | #5179 | |
Racer
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 266
|
Fuller's website lists GKR Scaffolding as his 'Sponsor' (funny no plural for a living legend) so at least they wont have to remove the stickers from Bobby's car.
|
|
|
31 May 2019, 09:25 (Ref:3907127) | #5180 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,847
|
||
|
31 May 2019, 11:11 (Ref:3907141) | #5181 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,751
|
|||
|
31 May 2019, 11:31 (Ref:3907147) | #5182 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 1999
Posts: 8,912
|
||
|
31 May 2019, 15:01 (Ref:3907181) | #5183 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,847
|
||
|
2 Jun 2019, 18:43 (Ref:3907563) | #5184 | |
Veteran
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 4,439
|
anyone think Excelr8 will score any points by the end of seasons ?
so far they been totally underwhelming, even Team HARD did better |
|
|
2 Jun 2019, 19:01 (Ref:3907569) | #5185 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 3,271
|
Quote:
Hopefully they'll bring their intended new builds onto the grid for 2020, and attract an experienced driver alongside Smith. |
||
|
2 Jun 2019, 20:19 (Ref:3907577) | #5186 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,101
|
Quote:
They're here for the long haul, one would hope, and given their comprehensive experience (and success) in other classes I for one wish them well and hope they'll get up the front once in a while. |
||
|
2 Jun 2019, 21:28 (Ref:3907606) | #5187 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 580
|
Quote:
|
||
|
3 Jun 2019, 12:09 (Ref:3907690) | #5188 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 18,398
|
They are doing a bit better than I expected. Before Thruxton I think both drivers were ahead of Matt Simpson. Rob Smith coming close to points is an encouraging sign
|
|
__________________
He who dares wins! He who hesitates is lost! |
3 Jun 2019, 13:38 (Ref:3907707) | #5189 | |
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 303
|
Same things were discussed about Excelr8 a few pages back. Nothing has changed so why are certain people so convinced they're going to fail?
|
|
|
4 Jun 2019, 09:35 (Ref:3907830) | #5190 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 109
|
Excelr8 are a superb team who build all of the Mini JCW cars and essentially run that championship (alongside several other projects), which of course is joining the TOCA package next year. They’re a highly professional outfit and this season is very much a development year for the team. They’ve made no secret of their plans to build their own car in the future and if you look at what they’ve achieved with the Minis there’s no reason to think such a move would be anything other than a great success. They’ve made reference to wanting to work with a British marque in the future; nobody knows who this could be yet but in an interview given to an MG enthusiasts magazine earlier this year it was stated that preliminary talks had been held with MG about introducing a new MG model to the BTCC.
|
||
|
4 Jun 2019, 10:00 (Ref:3907831) | #5191 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,460
|
Because certain people have all the knowledge and answers - just a shame it is confined to their living room rather than saving the World
|
||
|
4 Jun 2019, 12:09 (Ref:3907853) | #5192 | ||||
Subscriber
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 12,352
|
Quote:
Quote:
7th November 2018, Oliver Shepherd: 'The deal marks the start of a multi-year touring car programme for Excelr8, which will use the MGs to understand the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) platform, while also assessing potential opportunities with other suitable automotive brands for the future, with a focus on British marques.' Unsure why their results to date would indicate anything about Kia/Jackson or under-performance against their targets? Now that Plato is getting amongst the points again, are Excelr8 the new target for attempted ridicule? |
||||
__________________
"When you’re just too socially awkward for real life, Ten-Tenths welcomes you with open arms. Everyone has me figured out, which makes it super easy for me." |
4 Jun 2019, 12:15 (Ref:3907857) | #5193 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 180
|
|||
|
4 Jun 2019, 13:28 (Ref:3907881) | #5194 | |
Veteran
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 4,439
|
||
|
4 Jun 2019, 14:54 (Ref:3907897) | #5195 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5,652
|
I think he's been wearing glasses when driving for quite a while, it's just that last year (for example) he hardly warranted interviewing on the grid so you've maybe forgotten...
|
||
__________________
Incognito: An Italian phrase meaning Nice Gearchange! |
4 Jun 2019, 16:32 (Ref:3907915) | #5196 | ||
Subscriber
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 12,352
|
|||
|
4 Jun 2019, 17:40 (Ref:3907929) | #5197 | |
Veteran
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 4,439
|
||
|
5 Jun 2019, 13:02 (Ref:3908039) | #5198 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,751
|
I know Excelr8 are progressing with a plan that involves brand new build cars with hopefully financial backing from a maker.
This really is a touchy feely see how the BTCC is and build up from nothing. Rather than the bull we've heard so often about how new Team X is going to win. From day 1. Maybe JPs eye sight was part of his lack of competitiveness? Clearly it is not so now. |
||
|
5 Jun 2019, 14:46 (Ref:3908071) | #5199 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5,652
|
Quote:
|
|||
__________________
Incognito: An Italian phrase meaning Nice Gearchange! |
6 Jun 2019, 19:21 (Ref:3908337) | #5200 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,022
|
What's with the negativity towards Team HARD? I've only been on here a short while but there seems to be a bit of an issue with them?
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
2019 TCR UK rumours and discussion | jsmee | Touring Car Racing | 515 | 12 Jul 2019 18:31 |
[BTCC] 2014 BTCC speculation, rumours and news | TimRTC | Touring Car Racing | 2742 | 30 Mar 2014 17:37 |
BTCC 2008 Off-season: News & Rumours | JMeissner | Touring Car Racing | 1225 | 22 Mar 2008 14:09 |
WTCC 2008 Off-season: News & Rumours | FIRE | Touring Car Racing | 822 | 29 Feb 2008 19:09 |
A1GP Season 3 - news, views, rumours... | cos | A1GP | 18 | 18 May 2007 00:12 |