[BTCC] BTCC 2018 Rumours & Silly Season

[Racing Harz]

April 7/8 – Brands Hatch (Indy)
April 28/29 – Donington Park
May 19/20 – Thruxton
June 9/10 – Oulton Park
June 23/24 – Croft
July 28/29 – Snetterton
August 11/12 – Rockingham
August 25/26 – Knockhill
September 15/16 – Silverstone
September 29/30 – Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/...sary-calendar/

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Racing Harz

April 7/8 – Brands Hatch (Indy)
April 28/29 – Donington Park
May 19/20 – Thruxton
June 9/10 – Oulton Park
June 23/24 – Croft
July 28/29 – Snetterton
August 11/12 – Rockingham
August 25/26 – Knockhill
September 15/16 – Silverstone
September 29/30 – Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/...sary-calendar/

Same old calendar: I guess it ain't broke so doesn't need fixing.

Seems a bit early to start speculating on which car the Pirtek logo might reside next year... but we've got to start at some point!

How about the Scoooobaruu, might look like the 555 cigarette packet Impreza if you squint...

[luckn002]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Same old calendar

though Knockhill and Rockingham have switched and a shorter summer break. 60th anniversary year, do we think they'll do anything special?

[ILikeCars]

Originally Posted by luckn002

though Knockhill and Rockingham have switched and a shorter summer break. 60th anniversary year, do we think they'll do anything special?

I heard that they're putting Plato into a Ford, absolute travesty if you ask me

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by ILikeCars

I heard that they're putting Plato into a Ford, absolute travesty if you ask me

It would be a cold day in hell when that happens....

[aland]

derek palmer snr still has the 2 infinitis, rob austin has 2 a4's, the good thing about ngtc is everything bolts onto the cage mounts. so if someone has say a bent shell but all the other running gear then one of the above could be a option

[S griffin]

First time they've changed the calendar since 2012. So the Rock is now on before Knockhill and the season now ends in September

[CM388]

Thruxton's been bumped forwards by a couple of weeks too, which is great since it won't clash with the Mrs' birthday as it did this year!

[pagey318]

Heard a rumour Kia are coming...

[ILikeCars]

Originally Posted by pagey318

Heard a rumour Kia are coming...

Blimey not the Kia's, next thing we know there will be Dacia's

[redshoes]

Originally Posted by CM388

Thruxton's been bumped forwards by a couple of weeks too, which is great since it won't clash with the Mrs' birthday as it did this year!

No doubt moved to avoid a clash with Isle of Man TT and French Open tennis. Oulton and Croft squeeze into the gap between those two and Tour de France.

[sceptic]

Originally Posted by redshoes

No doubt moved to avoid a clash with Isle of Man TT and French Open tennis. Oulton and Croft squeeze into the gap between those two and Tour de France.

No, Thruxton's moved the other way, it's closer to both the tennis and TT.

[CM388]

Originally Posted by sceptic

No, Thruxton's moved the other way, it's closer to both the tennis and TT.

Whoops! Yep, that was my wording, sorry. Yeah, it's moved to later on in May is what I meant.

[VIVA GT]

Well, could be good for me as Donington has been moved away from my wedding anniversary it will cost me far less Brownie Points to go if I get my usual invite!

[Sodemo]

Seems like a little bit of a missed opportunity to do something a little different for the 60th. Could have done a long distance race or a night race for example.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Seems like a little bit of a missed opportunity to do something a little different for the 60th. Could have done a long distance race or a night race for example.

I thought OK, 60th anniversary, maybe a 1 hour race. The trouble being that the current crop of BTCC cars (unlike a lot of their Group A predecessors from many years ago) aren't set up for re-fuelling.

[BSchneiderFan]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I thought OK, 60th anniversary, maybe a 1 hour race. The trouble being that the current crop of BTCC cars (unlike a lot of their Group A predecessors from many years ago) aren't set up for re-fuelling.

Could the current cars really not run for an hour on one tank of fuel?

[BillWiskins]

Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

Could the current cars really not run for an hour on one tank of fuel?

Well... I'm no engineer or technical expert, but they're designed and built very specifically for the BTCC, right? Which has had three 20-25 minute races per meeting for the last one hundred years. So why bother giving them the fuel capacity to run for longer than they'll likely ever need to?

[btccbloke]

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[Greem]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I thought OK, 60th anniversary, maybe a 1 hour race. The trouble being that the current crop of BTCC cars (unlike a lot of their Group A predecessors from many years ago) aren't set up for re-fuelling.

That makes it sound like they get filled up at the start of the season! Amazing fuel economy if so

[S griffin]

I'd sooo love to see the return of a 1hr race. We had some amazing guest appearances, Damon Hill, Ratzenberger, Grice, Dumfries, Dieudonne, Gilbert-Scott, Blomqvist, Borgudd etc. etc

[Akrapovic]

Donington has moved from mid April to late April. This might help the ridiculous British GT, WEC, ELMS clash we've had for the last 2 years. Having all these series run at once split the fan base, and more importantly, the marshal resources too thinly.

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Donington has moved from mid April to late April. This might help the ridiculous British GT, WEC, ELMS clash we've had for the last 2 years. Having all these series run at once split the fan base, and more importantly, the marshal resources too thinly.

well every year the BTCC put out its calendar may months before all the others. So any clashes certainly are not BTCC's fault.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by touring fan01

well every year the BTCC put out its calendar may months before all the others. So any clashes certainly are not BTCC's fault.

Sorry I don't agree. The bigger the series, the more priority it gets. WEC has to work its way between Formula E, Blancpain, ELMS and F1. It shouldn't have to fiddle with its calendar because a national touring car series posts its dates super early.

BTCC is a national series. It should fit between the big events that only come once a year. It appears they have done just that with the Donington date.

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Sorry I don't agree. The bigger the series, the more priority it gets. WEC has to work its way between Formula E, Blancpain, ELMS and F1. It shouldn't have to fiddle with its calendar because a national touring car series posts its dates super early.

BTCC is a national series. It should fit between the big events that only come once a year. It appears they have done just that with the Donington date.

don't agree at all. BTCC has by far biggest audience in UK of any of those series apart from F1 of course. So it would be ridiculous for it to play second fiddle to much much less popular races.