[BTCC] BTCC 2023 season discussion, News and Rumours!

[S griffin]

I think the Ford isn't that great. I'm sure they have a decent package, but they aren't unbeatable. Their weaknesses will be shown at times. And yes they are not blowing past cars, they have to work hard to get past cars as well as everyone else

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by S griffin

I think the Ford isn't that great. I'm sure they have a decent package, but they aren't unbeatable. Their weaknesses will be shown at times. And yes they are not blowing past cars, they have to work hard to get past cars as well as everyone else

Agreed everyone just needs to work harder !

[Sodemo]

Originally Posted by billy bleach

But the point is people are getting excited about the Ford but in reality their speed traps are average at best they are just quicker - E could argue only one car of the four- around a lap, they are not blowing past cars on the straights they are just doing a good job.

My point was that BMW were penalised rightly or wrongly in 2019 because their car had “too much straight line speed”. Now you could say that this was because they had too much horsepower to begin with, but you could also say that their car has one of the best aero drag ratios of them all, so if that’s the case were they fairly penalised if the horsepower figures were correct?

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

My point was that BMW were penalised rightly or wrongly in 2019 because their car had “too much straight line speed”. Now you could say that this was because they had too much horsepower to begin with, but you could also say that their car has one of the best aero drag ratios of them all, so if that’s the case were they fairly penalised if the horsepower figures were correct?

And it would seem the Ford doesn’t have massive straightline speed