BTCC BTCC 2018 - Rounds 16, 17, 18 - Snetterton - Page 5

Alfaholic · 29 Jul 2018, 09:49 (Ref:3839810)

Sitting trackside at Snetterton - very wet!

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 10:21 (Ref:3839829)

Well, at least we don't have to worry about those high temperatures!

Hope everyone stays safe in these conditions.

Akrapovic · 29 Jul 2018, 10:48 (Ref:3839833)

"The engineers are saying the race will be a procession, too much standing water".

Have they ever seen a BTCC race?

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 11:03 (Ref:3839840)

Norlin have it nailed in the wet.

About 6 cars pulled off by 1/3 distance...

skells22 · 29 Jul 2018, 11:10 (Ref:3839843)

of course what happens to the soft tyre rule for this and next race if it still wet? Plus someone might be in MSA bad books. A Yellow flag, two cars side by side and also there was contact and we all ready had injured marshals this weekend

porsche962fan · 29 Jul 2018, 11:16 (Ref:3839845)

Neal is a mobile chicane, guess setup doesn't work

Akrapovic · 29 Jul 2018, 11:19 (Ref:3839848)

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Originally Posted by skells22

of course what happens to the soft tyre rule for this and next race if it still wet? Plus someone might be in MSA bad books. A Yellow flag, two cars side by side and also there was contact and we all ready had injured marshals this weekend

I'll be amazed if Moffat isn't given a big slap for that one.

Akrapovic · 29 Jul 2018, 11:21 (Ref:3839850)

What a finish. Fantastic stuff.

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 11:24 (Ref:3839854)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

What a finish. Fantastic stuff.

Bit of déj�* vu, only this time Goff came up on top..... just!

Glad we avoided any major incident; best result for Oliphant, Norlin shone, Thompson going well too.

porsche962fan · 29 Jul 2018, 11:25 (Ref:3839856)

Sutton now 4th in the standings while Goff 3rd

BobJones · 29 Jul 2018, 11:25 (Ref:3839857)

Incredible finish, truly the best. That's why this series rules.

But, it won't go down in the annals of BTCC lore like Time Harvey suggested in the commentary, because it won't be on the internet properly to watch for the next decade. They'll just be a "Race 16 in 60 seconds clip" a week from now that is terrible for search algorithms. Sigh.

Robin Marriott · 29 Jul 2018, 11:26 (Ref:3839859)

That was brilliant, great driving from both Ash and Jack especially on the last lap!

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 11:30 (Ref:3839861)

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Originally Posted by Evantra

Probably the best chance we've ever had for another triple winner tomorrow.

3 poles, 1 win in the bag...

Looked from the TV that the rain had stopped / was stopping?

redshoes · 29 Jul 2018, 11:33 (Ref:3839863)

Quote:

Originally Posted by skells22

of course what happens to the soft tyre rule for this and next race if it still wet?

Option tyre choices roll over to the next available race at that meeting. So if race 1 is wet, soft tyres roll over to race 2. If race 2 is wet then they roll over to race 3.

At least that the theory. For Snetterton, there are no option tyres in race 3, so if race is wet, the whole option tyres thing goes out the window. They don't roll over to the next meeting.

Matt K · 29 Jul 2018, 11:58 (Ref:3839872)

What a race! Incredible battle between Ash and Goff, they are among the best young guys in the field and we need such top-level rivalries in this championship. Great opening of this special weekend.

Heavyd123 · 29 Jul 2018, 12:12 (Ref:3839876)

Great last lap from Goff and Sutton. Looks like the upgraded engine in the Subaru might have more grunt out of the corners, but hasn’t helped them in the straights....

KA · 29 Jul 2018, 12:12 (Ref:3839877)

That was a proper touring car race, despite the weather- Brilliant finish by Sutton and Goff, to be honest they both deserved the win.

Some good drives down the field as well- the Chilton/Turkington/Neal battle was entertaining, and a great drive by Lloyd to 10th from 23rd on the grid.

Sutton's start was a real peach - I was almost wondering if the BMR boys had slipped an extra diff into the front of that Subaru overnight!

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 12:27 (Ref:3839883)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

Sutton now 4th in the standings while Goff 3rd

Only 13 points between 3rd and 9th

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 12:45 (Ref:3839888)

Goff starts from pitlane...

All on slicks apparently.

BillWiskins · 29 Jul 2018, 12:48 (Ref:3839892)

Goff (plus others) start from the back! What happened there?

Robin Marriott · 29 Jul 2018, 12:48 (Ref:3839893)

Can’t believe Goff missed the pitlane cutoff! Wonder whether that’s a mistake fork his crew or a mechanical issue causing a delay?

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 12:52 (Ref:3839894)

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Originally Posted by BillWiskins

Goff (plus others) start from the back! What happened there?

All 4 Team HARD cars.......

Evantra · 29 Jul 2018, 13:04 (Ref:3839899)

Big shame for Austin... once again Ingram has put in an incredible drive through the field.

All getting a but messy now...

porsche962fan · 29 Jul 2018, 13:17 (Ref:3839901)

win chance for Cook ?

Akrapovic · 29 Jul 2018, 13:18 (Ref:3839902)

Not entirely sure that needs a SC, but it'll make the race to the finish crazy.

Jason a bit of an embarrassment today tbh.

Cook and Ingram should be fun on the restart.

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