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15 May 2010, 14:10 (Ref:2690901) | #1 | ||
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Team AON focus's
Have been told this morning that the 2 team aon focus's are to have smaller turbo restrictors fitted from oulton park round onwards. The size changes from 44.5mm to 37mm.
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15 May 2010, 17:45 (Ref:2691013) | #2 | |
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Yes, that's right.
Too many teams complaining at Brands Hatch at the speed of the car. |
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15 May 2010, 17:51 (Ref:2691018) | #3 | |
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Its only really fast on the straights though.
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15 May 2010, 18:19 (Ref:2691030) | #4 | ||
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Surprising if true, I didn't really see a massive straightline advantage at Brands Hatch.
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15 May 2010, 18:21 (Ref:2691032) | #5 | |
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That is due to the Turbo!
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15 May 2010, 20:23 (Ref:2691108) | #6 | ||
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might not have seen a big advantage at brands, but i was marshalling at rockingham, they were going around other cars like they were standing still
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16 May 2010, 09:45 (Ref:2691365) | #7 | |
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so how do they justify this? because they didnt do the same to the crappy TDI's in 2008. Jason Plato cries and he gets what he wants. Pathetic.
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16 May 2010, 09:47 (Ref:2691368) | #8 | ||
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To be fiar you dont wee Jordan's car waltzing past allcomers on nearly every straight so I can see the BTCC point. Let them have a bit of success and then try and tighten things up a bit.
Audi had this with their A4 Quattro but you couldnt really stop a car from braking better or being quick in the wet! |
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16 May 2010, 10:51 (Ref:2691397) | #9 | |
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Banning turbo diesels and allowing turbo LPG doesn't make sense. But okay we have that situation now. I am not surprised to see the Fords getting restricted.
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16 May 2010, 13:13 (Ref:2691483) | #10 | ||
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Plato wasn't the only one to question the speed of the Focus, he was just the only one to air his views on live TV. |
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16 May 2010, 19:44 (Ref:2691912) | #11 | ||
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I think the key to having LPG in the rules this year was the difference of AON pulling out & them getting a sponsor like calor! The speed difference at brands on the 1 speed trap was 5mph
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16 May 2010, 21:43 (Ref:2692029) | #12 | |
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And 5mph is a lot in motor-racing
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17 May 2010, 11:38 (Ref:2692426) | #13 | ||
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I suppose an element of tinkering with restrictions / ballast was always likey to happen given the fact we have so many different spec cars within one series (S2000, NGTC, BTC, FWD, RWD).
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18 May 2010, 15:25 (Ref:2693380) | #14 | ||
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I'm happy with these small changes, as long as the BTCC sticks to its reasonably club-ish roots, and doesn't let the big money spoil things. |
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I wouldn't count FWD and RWD cars as two different specs. They're both built to the same technical regulations, just different drive wheels. |
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25 May 2010, 07:26 (Ref:2697637) | #17 | ||
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25 May 2010, 12:29 (Ref:2697817) | #18 | ||
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Why to American's always think other would be talking in $s? It really puzzles me?
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25 May 2010, 17:11 (Ref:2698003) | #19 | ||
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I know, it's still damn cheap.
Why? Because we don't have GBP or Euro keys on our keyboards, and it was 3am. Chill out. |
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25 May 2010, 19:02 (Ref:2698114) | #20 | ||
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In all fairness, we don't have euro keys either (just noticed that)
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26 May 2010, 08:46 (Ref:2698395) | #21 | ||
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26 May 2010, 10:06 (Ref:2698434) | #23 | |
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the limits on the focus are a little surprising. its still a engine in development so really, the guys at toca ought to give it a bit more time before they start restricting things
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26 May 2010, 11:58 (Ref:2698491) | #24 | ||
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I was surprised at the restrictions especially considering at Thruxton (a power circuit) they were no where in terms of pace.
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26 May 2010, 12:25 (Ref:2698509) | #25 | ||
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1st and 2nd over the Sector 1 speed trap in FP2. Other than R2 they had one car in the top 4 on that trap in every other session. The drop-off in the later races wouldn't have been helped by damage from both cars being thrown at the scenery. I'd hardly call that nowhere. |
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