BTCC BTCC 2017 Rumours & Silly Season - Page 46

porsche962fan · 18 Dec 2016, 13:54 (Ref:3696952)

ah the 06 season, when Chilton came in full of self confidence only for Gio to wrestle that car to 2 wins and 100th Vauhxall win despite not knowing most circuits

while Chilton no win ....
and classic Plato being Plato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNtQsIa2Nw

anyway CHilton did mention some interesting numbers
http://www.touringcars.net/2016/11/t...tions-for-2017

Quote:

[WTCC] is over £1 million and it’s a lot of money. The average in the British Touring Cars is probably £500,000 with all of the testing and damage. If people don’t do all the testing and stay out of trouble, you could probably get it down to about £300,000, but obviously if you go away for a week or ten days testing, that’s £100,000!

“I hope I can announce something by the Autosport show in January. At my level I need to find a certain amount of money to pay for myself and my family. I’m away quite a lot with the World Touring Cars, so if I did more of a localised championship I could spend more time with the kids, but at the end of the day I’ve got to earn the money

S griffin · 18 Dec 2016, 17:10 (Ref:3696976)

That quote is probably the biggest giveaway to him coming back to the BTCC

Rob877 · 18 Dec 2016, 18:21 (Ref:3697001)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

ah the 06 season, when Chilton came in full of self confidence only for Gio to wrestle that car to 2 wins and 100th Vauhxall win despite not knowing most circuits

while Chilton no win ....
and classic Plato being Plato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqNtQsIa2Nw

anyway CHilton did mention some interesting numbers
http://www.touringcars.net/2016/11/t...tions-for-2017

Ugh, driving standards were awful during the naughties. We have a hugely improved product these days.

thlbtcc · 18 Dec 2016, 20:39 (Ref:3697011)

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Originally Posted by Rob877

Ugh, driving standards were awful during the naughties. We have a hugely improved product these days.

Agreed. Looking back now, some of the stuff that happened in that period was too far. These past 3 seasons or so are a vast improvement.

By that token, I expect Chilton to be mid-pack upon a return.

porsche962fan · 18 Dec 2016, 21:55 (Ref:3697029)

Chilton mentioned that he would return in BTCC only in a "top team"

Team Dynamics seems filled up, a different top team has an ego maniac

so the question is does he have the $$$ for WSR ..? ! the only other option Motorbase if they finally get their act together and can mount a consistent and serious title challenge

Sodemo · 19 Dec 2016, 00:15 (Ref:3697044)

Does Chilton still have a reputation for chewing through his tyres or is that trait long gone now?

850Estate · 19 Dec 2016, 12:17 (Ref:3697116)

Quote:

We've got a driver announcement for you today! More info to come on this over the next few hours... #BTCC

Who is everyone's money on? I'm thinking maybe Team Hard

thlbtcc · 19 Dec 2016, 12:45 (Ref:3697117)

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Originally Posted by 850Estate

Who is everyone's money on? I'm thinking maybe Team Hard

Aye.

**BertMk2** · 19 Dec 2016, 12:53 (Ref:3697118)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

so the question is does he have the $$$ for WSR ..? !

Yes. Money is not a problem for Chilton.

luckn002 · 19 Dec 2016, 12:54 (Ref:3697119)

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Originally Posted by 850Estate

Who is everyone's money on? I'm thinking maybe Team Hard

Jake Hill wanted to announce his plans before Christmas.

No news as of yet from 888 or BMR either!

Jiiiiiiim · 19 Dec 2016, 13:12 (Ref:3697121)

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Originally Posted by luckn002

Jake Hill wanted to announce his plans before Christmas.

No news as of yet from 888 or BMR either!

I would love to see Jake confirmed as being back on the grid, but was hoping one if the top teams would pick him up, though as ever a lot comes down to budget!

Ry44 · 19 Dec 2016, 16:00 (Ref:3697148)

http://www.btcc.net/2016/12/19/tom-c...btcc-with-pmr/

So the rumours are true Chilton to PMR

porsche962fan · 19 Dec 2016, 16:02 (Ref:3697149)

not exactly "top team"

Newsham at BTC Norlin perhaps ?

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 ?

PMR - Vauxhall Astra - Senna Proctor
PMR - vauxhall Astra - Tom Chilton

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

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

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

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

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

Maximum - Ford Focus - Stewart Lines ???

BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Chris Smiley
BTC Norlin - Chevrolet Cruze - Dave Newsham ????

Jiiiiiiim · 19 Dec 2016, 16:04 (Ref:3697150)

Good to see Tom back, think this means we'll see Newsham in the Chevy at BTC Norlin, interesting to see where Hunter goes?

Sodemo · 19 Dec 2016, 16:08 (Ref:3697151)

Nice to see Tom back, a quality driver.

BSchneiderFan · 19 Dec 2016, 16:09 (Ref:3697152)

Chilton is a worthy addition to the grid - good news. Now I just hope the Astra is competitive.

thlbtcc · 19 Dec 2016, 16:09 (Ref:3697153)

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Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Good to see Tom back, think this means we'll see Newsham in the Chevy at BTC Norlin, interesting to see where Hunter goes?

In the reveal video, on Chilton's T-Shirt, is Alcosense branding. Perhaps Hunter is a team sponsor but not a driver this season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61NFe7X2d8

Tja · 19 Dec 2016, 16:28 (Ref:3697156)

Nice to see Tom back. He's pretty quick, has got a lot of experience in touringcars and obviously a nice cheque book as well. A perfect fit for PMR really.
Interestingly, TCT is suggesting he may also be back in WTCC next year, the two series don't clash apparently.

sceptic · 19 Dec 2016, 16:31 (Ref:3697157)

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Originally Posted by thlbtcc

In the reveal video, on Chilton's T-Shirt, is Alcosense branding. Perhaps Hunter is a team sponsor but not a driver this season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61NFe7X2d8

Or maybe it's a 2016 shirt.

Moneyseeker · 19 Dec 2016, 16:41 (Ref:3697161)

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Originally Posted by thlbtcc

In the reveal video, on Chilton's T-Shirt, is Alcosense branding. Perhaps Hunter is a team sponsor but not a driver this season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61NFe7X2d8

So is Bolton University, so just an old team shirt.

S griffin · 19 Dec 2016, 17:58 (Ref:3697170)

I am glad too to see Tom back, he should use his experience wisely to develop the Vauxhall

crmalcolm · 19 Dec 2016, 19:02 (Ref:3697179)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

not exactly "top team"

So what is a "top team"?

Manufacturer backing, and experience makes a good start surely?

Would BMR have been considered a "top team" in 2014?

Bramzel · 19 Dec 2016, 19:15 (Ref:3697183)

Happy to see Chilton back in the BTCC, it'll be interesting to see how he does.

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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

So what is a "top team"?

Manufacturer backing, and experience makes a good start surely?

Would BMR have been considered a "top team" in 2014?

Hear hear. PMR has proper sponsor backing, manufacturer support (not much, but more than a lot of other teams) and have been maturing slow and steady.

mark_l · 19 Dec 2016, 19:36 (Ref:3697185)

It will be interesting to see how PMR get on 2017, with an unknown package in the new car, an unknown entity in Proctor and a down on his luck Tom Chilton.

There is no way Tom can dress this up except as a step down from WTCC, if he was good enough he would of found a drive in WTCC, money is not an issue for the Chilton family.

Talk about spending more time at home just smacks of his heart not being in motorsport anymore.

I expect PMR to be in 2017 what they were in 2016, a mid field team.

luckn002 · 19 Dec 2016, 19:37 (Ref:3697186)

From BTC Norlin's Twitter:

Keep Your Eyes Peeled @2pm Tomorrow as we have our second Official @DunlopBTCC Announcement . #btcc #who #2017

Thoughts?

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