[BTCC] BTCC 2017 Rumours & Silly Season

[luckn002]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Hmmmm, Howard hadn't sold his CC to Team HARD but I did read somewhere that he has since sold it recently!?!?

Would all the CC's not look the same or am I mistaken?

[jsmee]

Originally Posted by luckn002

Would all the CC's not look the same or am I mistaken?

It's #38 on the window and has Howard's car sticker on the dash...

[JDMROB]

That picture Mike Epps tweeted is him sitting in a CC. The above poster posted a picture showing the inside of what the CC looks like, which happend to be Howard's car, as a comparison to Epps photo. Which we can see is the same 'model' of car. So basically you could have a good guess that Epps is back at HARD next season! With Jack Goff as a teammate.

[winslade6770]

Originally Posted by JDMROB

That picture Mike Epps tweeted is him sitting in a CC. The above poster posted a picture showing the inside of what the CC looks like, which happend to be Howard's car, as a comparison to Epps photo. Which we can see is the same 'model' of car. So basically you could have a good guess that Epps is back at HARD next season! With Jack Goff as a teammate.

Agreed as I was the one who was talking to Tim glover on twitter, the picture was to demonstrate the dash board shape ( vents and insert on top of dash) I was not stating Team HARD have bought Howard's car.

[porsche962fan]

let's all hope that Howard does NOT return on the grid, he was probably the main safety car cause during last season

[S griffin]

I don't actually remember him causing that many though

[sceptic]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

let's all hope that Howard does NOT return on the grid, he was probably the main safety car cause during last season

Originally Posted by S griffin

I don't actually remember him causing that many though

Indeed. While Howard had a habit of running wide, he tended not to cause any incidents.

If you asked most drivers who they didn't want to see in their mirrors, they'd say "the yellow one" and "the red one".

[ExplodeTheApex]

Originally Posted by sceptic

Indeed. While Howard had a habit of running wide, he tended not to cause any incidents.

If you asked most drivers who they didn't want to see in their mirrors, they'd say "the yellow one" and "the red one".

Martin and ...?

[jsmee]

Originally Posted by ExplodeTheApex

Martin and ...?

He's referring to Ollie Jackson - who performed the best I have ever seen of him in 2016. Hoping he returns in the S3 in 2017 with AmD to continue that progress!

[Jiiiiiiim]

Originally Posted by jsmee

He's referring to Ollie Jackson - who performed the best I have ever seen of him in 2016. Hoping he returns in the S3 in 2017 with AmD to continue that progress!

Well after Snetterton, I think he did. Definitely made decent progress after then and looked quite racy at times. I hope he'll be back to carry on the progress, sounds promising that both he & AmD want to do a deal for next year.

[Ry44]

Tordoff making an announcement tomorrow not sure if it is BTCC though

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Well after Snetterton, I think he did. Definitely made decent progress after then and looked quite racy at times. I hope he'll be back to carry on the progress, sounds promising that both he & AmD want to do a deal for next year.

I was especially impressed by his performance at the Rock

[old man]

Originally Posted by Ry44

Tordoff making an announcement tomorrow not sure if it is BTCC though

Where have you picked that up?

[ExplodeTheApex]

Originally Posted by old man

Where have you picked that up?

https://twitter.com/samtordoff

[Ry44]

http://www.btcc.net/2016/11/21/simps...mics-for-2017/

Never expected this but must say its a good move to help him progress

[thetool]

Originally Posted by Ry44

http://www.btcc.net/2016/11/21/simps...mics-for-2017/

Never expected this but must say its a good move to help him progress

Are you serious? Seems like an obvious move to me.

[Bramzel]

I must say I'm surprised as well, if TD was the goal why not go there in the first place? Nonetheless a great move, and I'm sure we'll see more of him next year.

[thetool]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

I must say I'm surprised as well, if TD was the goal why not go there in the first place? Nonetheless a great move, and I'm sure we'll see more of him next year.

Because Andy Neate promised a bigger cheque.

[Ry44]

Originally Posted by thetool

Are you serious? Seems like an obvious move to me.

depends how you look at the situation i would have thought he was pretty happy and settled at Speedworks however this could be seen as a natural move for progression and probably more cost effective than buying cars off them on a yearly basis and having to use the ageing equipment


just a thought but wonder if this will allow a Handy Speedworks tie up for the purposes of the Teams championship as im sure an Austin Ingram Avensis combo would yield more points than the team this year

[B0U170NS]

Originally Posted by sceptic

Indeed. While Howard had a habit of running wide, he tended not to cause any incidents.

If you asked most drivers who they didn't want to see in their mirrors, they'd say "the yellow one" and "the red one".

Disagree. I would say anyone driving a Honda last year was an accident waiting to happen (although not Neate or Lloyd).

[thlbtcc]

Originally Posted by Ry44

http://www.btcc.net/2016/11/21/simps...mics-for-2017/

Never expected this but must say its a good move to help him progress

I'm interpreting this as TD using the same car next season.

[porsche962fan]

He will continue to run under the Simpson Racing banner, while his partnership with Team Dynamics will enable the 35-year-old to receive mentoring and guidance from defending title-holder Gordon Shedden and fellow multiple BTCC champion Matt Neal.

in essence this confirms Neal and Shedden returning




Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Matt Neal
Team Dynamics - Honda Civic - Gordon Shedden

Simpson Racing - Honda Civic - Mat Simpson

Eurotech - Honda Civic - Jeff Smith ???
Eurotech - Honda Civic - ????

Speedworks - Toyota Avensis - Tom Ingram

Handy Motorsport - Toyota Avensis - Rob Austin ?

BMR - Subaru Levorg - Jason Plato
BMR - Subaru Levorg - Colin Turkington
BMR - Subaru Levorg - Warren Scott ???
BMR - Subaru Levorg - James Cole

BKR - ???? - Aron Smith
BKR - ???? - ????

888 - MG - Ash Sutton ??
888 - MG - ???

WSR - BMW 125 - Andrew Jordan
WSR - BMW 125 - Rob Collard ????
WSR - BMW 125 - Sam Tordoff ????

Motorbase - Ford Focus - Mat Jackson ?
Motorbase - Ford Focus - ?????

Cicely Racing - Mercedes A-Class - Adam Morgan ?

Laser Tools - Mercedes A-Class - Aidan Moffat

AMD - Audi S3 - Ollie Jackson ?
AMD - Audi S3 - ????????

HARD - VW CC - Will Burns
HARD - VW CC - Mike Epps ?
HARD - VW CC - ?????

Welch - Proton ?? - Dan Welch ????

PMR - ????? - ?????
PMR - ????? - ????

Dextra - Ford Focus - Alex Martin ?????

Maximum - Ford Focus - Stewart Lines ???

BTC Racing - Chevrolet Cruze - Chris Smiley ???

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

in essence this confirms Neal and Shedden returning

Possibly, but it really only confirms that Neal and Shedden will be involved with Team Dynamics' BTCC entry, not necessarily as drivers.
Perhaps one of them may may be taking a coaching role?
(However I expect that the TD entry will be Neal, Shedden and Simpson)

From 10 Feb 16 - Simpson: 'Matt [Neal] and Gordon [Shedden] have also been extremely helpful; I really appreciate that – to receive advice from drivers of their calibre is something pretty special.'

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by B0U170NS

Disagree. I would say anyone driving a Honda last year was an accident waiting to happen (although not Neate or Lloyd).

So Neal, Shedden, Simpson, Depper and Smith were all accidents waiting to happen - but Neate wasn't??

[Ry44]

http://www.samtordoffracing.com/news...way-from-btcc/

soo Tordoff is gone not a suprise after his attitude at the end of this year

would love to see Jordan, Collard, Cammish at WSR but i wonder if they may drop to 2 cars