BTCC The Annual 2016 Predictions Thread

850Estate · 22 Mar 2016, 19:30 (Ref:3626054)

Righty ho, we know the entry list for the 2016 season, so it's time for our 5 predictions. Make them as simple - first time winners - or as obscure - number of sponsors on Jake Hill's helmet at Knockhill - as you want!

Here's mine, which will no doubt be miles out

1) A Subaru Levorg won't complete any of the three races at Brands Hatch
2) Team HARD. will change one of their drivers at least once this season
3) Rob Austin will get a few podiums for Handy
4) Kelvin Fletcher will miss a round for filming commitments
5) MG will surprise a few people with their pace

Apologies to all the drivers I've cursed now

pimmy · 22 Mar 2016, 20:45 (Ref:3626076)

1. Andy Neate will fail to finish in the top 15 of the championship.
2. At least one driver will end the season with a negative score.
3. We'll have another full season with no wet races.
4. Josh Cook will win at least two races.
5. Each race at Brands Indy will be interrupted by the safety car.

porsche962fan · 22 Mar 2016, 20:54 (Ref:3626079)

1) Triple champion Gorden Shedden
2) a certain driver will moan about RWD
3) Plato will enter Brands final with a title chance
4) Neate will fail to get a podium
5) team HARD changes at least 2 drivers this season

antnee · 25 Mar 2016, 08:35 (Ref:3626990)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

3) Plato will enter Brands final with a title chance

I thought this was a prediction thread, not facts

porsche962fan · 2 Oct 2016, 17:32 (Ref:3676777)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

1) Triple champion Gorden Shedden
2) a certain driver will moan about RWD
3) Plato will enter Brands final with a title chance
4) Neate will fail to get a podium
5) team HARD changes at least 2 drivers this season

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes
4) yes
5) ALMOST , they changed one

pimmy · 3 Oct 2016, 11:55 (Ref:3676980)

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Originally Posted by pimmy

1. Andy Neate will fail to finish in the top 15 of the championship.
2. At least one driver will end the season with a negative score.
3. We'll have another full season with no wet races.
4. Josh Cook will win at least two races.
5. Each race at Brands Indy will be interrupted by the safety car.

1. Correct, to the point where he isn't even listed in the final standings. He must have really pee'd Mr. Gow off.
2. Correct. Mark Howard...
3. Incorrect. Race 3 at Croft was wet.
4. Incorrect, but his team mate did. Sort of.
5. Correct.

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 22 Mar 2016, 21:23 (Ref:3626086)

1 - Motorbase are underwhelming and pick up only 3 wins all season
2 - Donington Park race 3 sees only 3 full laps of racing
3 - Neate gets one reverse grid pole but finishes the first lap in a tyre wall
4 - Turkington outscores Plato by just 1 point
5 - It looks like another all dry season but the final 2 rounds are very, very wet...

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 2 Oct 2016, 17:31 (Ref:3676776)

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Originally Posted by Biscuits In A Red Bull

1 - Motorbase are underwhelming and pick up only 3 wins all season
2 - Donington Park race 3 sees only 3 full laps of racing
3 - Neate gets one reverse grid pole but finishes the first lap in a tyre wall
4 - Turkington outscores Plato by just 1 point
5 - It looks like another all dry season but the final 2 rounds are very, very wet...

1 Maybe not...
2 Can't actually remember but if I was right I'm sure I would have remembered it!!!
3 I'm more than happy to be wrong here
4 Perhaps I was being generous to Jason...
5 We barely saw any rain actually, pretty sure it was just that race where Ash Sutton was untouchable...

So I wasn't too successful, but what a season!!! Thank you BTCC for being amazing

Alfaholic · 23 Mar 2016, 19:21 (Ref:3626432)

1- The title will go down to the final meeting at Brands
2 - MG will not score a podium
3 - Mat Jackson will finish ahead of Andrew Jordan
4 - Colin Turkington will be the top Subaru driver
5 - A certain poster will moan about a certain driver moaning about RWD

Alfaholic · 2 Oct 2016, 19:48 (Ref:3676822)

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Originally Posted by Alfaholic

1- The title will go down to the final meeting at Brands
2 - MG will not score a podium
3 - Mat Jackson will finish ahead of Andrew Jordan
4 - Colin Turkington will be the top Subaru driver
5 - A certain poster will moan about a certain driver moaning about RWD

1 - The final race of the final meeting - yes
2 - Wrong
3 - 3rd in the results with Jordan 8th - Yes
4 - 4th in the results with Plato 7th - Yes
5 - Do bears have to use outdoor wooded facilities?

Mark0994 · 25 Mar 2016, 18:45 (Ref:3627229)

1. Title will be decided at 3rd race in Brands Hatch
2. MG will fight for both driver and constructor championships
3. Subaru will be competitive after first weekend
4. Morgan will win Indy title
5. Welch will score more than 1 point

Mark0994 · 2 Oct 2016, 18:44 (Ref:3676802)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark0994

1. Title will be decided at 3rd race in Brands Hatch
2. MG will fight for both driver and constructor championships
3. Subaru will be competitive after first weekend
4. Morgan will win Indy title
5. Welch will score more than 1 point

1. Yes
2. I am so wrong on this one

3. Subaru become competitive little after first weekend
4. Wrong
5. Yes

BillWiskins · 25 Mar 2016, 23:17 (Ref:3627342)

1: A Subaru on the podium in Race 1, Round 1.
2: That fancy Ford engine gets a boost cut or some such, whining ensues
3: Welch looks to score good points in a reverse grid race but is taken out through no fault of his own.
4: Plato does something mildly controversial - is immediately threatened with death
5: Jordan looks strong for the first half/two thirds but ends up missing out on the title.

skells22 · 26 Mar 2016, 06:36 (Ref:3627395)

right here go
1. new winner
2. someone will roll the car
3. new main champion
4.a subaru will win 3 races
5. 3 wet races

skells22 · 2 Oct 2016, 17:26 (Ref:3676774)

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Originally Posted by skells22

right here go
1. new winner
2. someone will roll the car
3. new main champion
4.a subaru will win 3 races
5. 3 wet races

1. can i have a reminder if there was a new winner
2. Hunter Abbot ticked this box at race 3 snetterton (ps does Qualy count for roll overs?)
3. no
4. more that 3 for this car
5, i think there was only one wet race

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 2 Oct 2016, 17:32 (Ref:3676778)

Quote:

Originally Posted by skells22

1. can i have a reminder if there was a new winner
2. Hunter Abbot ticked this box at race 3 snetterton (ps does Qualy count for roll overs?)
3. no
4. more that 3 for this car
5, i think there was only one wet race

Ingram and Sutton were new winners

Racing Harz · 26 Mar 2016, 09:27 (Ref:3627420)

1. Both MG will drive on the podium
2. Ollie Jackson will be a regular pointsdriver
3. Subaru will win races
4. Neate will Trigger many crashes
5. Kelvin Fletcher will miss a round for filming commitments

Racing Harz · 4 Oct 2016, 09:06 (Ref:3677167)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

1. Both MG will drive on the podium Yes
2. Ollie Jackson will be a regular pointsdriver Yes
3. Subaru will win races Yes
4. Neate will Trigger many crashes No
5. Kelvin Fletcher will miss a round for filming commitments
He has missed 2 rounds, so yes

Good one

redshoes · 4 Oct 2016, 12:16 (Ref:3677201)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

5. Kelvin Fletcher will miss a round for filming commitments
He has missed 2 rounds, so yes

But not for filming commitments, so no

Jiiiiiiim · 26 Mar 2016, 20:14 (Ref:3627633)

1. Eurotech will be the most improved team.
2. PMR will be the most disappointing team.
3. Ashley Sutton will walk the JST championship.
4. Welch will be the first team to change its driver.
5. We won't have 32 cars for all 10 race weekends.

850Estate · 26 Mar 2016, 20:28 (Ref:3627638)

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Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

1. Eurotech will be the most improved team.
2. PMR will be the most disappointing team.
3. Ashley Sutton will walk the JST championship.
4. Welch will be the first team to change its driver.
5. We won't have 32 cars for all 10 race weekends.

In-ter-est-ing

Jiiiiiiim · 4 Oct 2016, 13:24 (Ref:3677212)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

1. Eurotech will be the most improved team.
2. PMR will be the most disappointing team.
3. Ashley Sutton will walk the JST championship.
4. Welch will be the first team to change its driver.
5. We won't have 32 cars for all 10 race weekends.

1. Not sure on that, maybe when Dan Lloyd was in the team for a short time!
2. Nearly, Dave Newsham's return & Abbott's qualifying reminded us of what they could achieve, so maybe claiming a point for that one.
3. Well he won it, maybe not by the margin I expected.
4. So glad to be wrong in this one.
5. Right on this one after the first weekend.

Got more right than I expected

redshoes · 27 Mar 2016, 21:29 (Ref:3627897)

1) the driver of an even-numbered car will win the title
2) at least 3 drivers will miss at least one meeting
3) Andy Neate will not finish on the podium at any race
4) one race will be red-flagged before full distance
5) at least one driver will launch a crowd-funding scheme

redshoes · 4 Oct 2016, 17:18 (Ref:3677286)

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Originally Posted by redshoes

1) the driver of an even-numbered car will win the title
2) at least 3 drivers will miss at least one meeting
3) Andy Neate will not finish on the podium at any race
4) one race will be red-flagged before full distance
5) at least one driver will launch a crowd-funding scheme

1) yes, thanks to Shedden staying with #52 instead of taking #1
2) Fletcher missed 2 meetings. Neate, Lloyd and Smiley left and didn't return, as did Smiley's replacement Michael Caine. Can I claim this one as a win?
3) yes
4) yes, Donington stopped one lap short thanks to James Coal-fire
5) yes, Dan Welch with his 'Save Optimus'

5/5, better than I was expecting

RED55 · 28 Mar 2016, 12:00 (Ref:3628012)

1 Mat Jackson will win the title
2 James Cole will crash into his team mates and ex team mates
3 the Toca engine will be stronger than all the rest
4 Jake hill will be on pole from reverse grid
5 BMR Subaru will be given a helping hand behind the scenes

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