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9 Feb 2005, 13:07 (Ref:1220941) | #1 | ||
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Mazda likely to enter BTCC in 2006
Car Manufacturer Mazda are reportedly considering a return to the BTCC in 2006. Their last run in the championship was 1994. The MN article also says that WSR have been in discussions with Mazda to run the team. Though neither party are confirming this.
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i wonder what car woud that be.... the Mazda 6 or the smaller Mazda 3 ??
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Will it be a S2000 car?
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Not sure it will either be the Mazda 3 or the Mazda 6 as both fit the rules. To be honest this news didn't come as a great suprise, remember there where rummours going around that they would be on the grid this year.
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Yep, with Team Dynamics that was.
I'd like to see the Mazda 6 on the grid, in whatever spec it would be. Presuming this would be the UK importer, I'd choose to go the S2000 road as the BTCC rules are only guaranteed till the end of 2006. Perhaps if Mazda built an S2000 car they could sell them on to other Mazda importers. |
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Good news for the championship if the deals materialise. Its been a quiet winter, so I hope this is the start of more news for the coming season.
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Mazda has been fairly successful supporting our touring car championship in NA these past few years using the BMW Motorsport business plan. Mazda (paid someone)developed the engine, sold cheap chassis and offered good prize money. Individual teams built/raced the cars.
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10 Feb 2005, 07:37 (Ref:1221655) | #8 | |
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If you read the article it is speculation - Mazda deny it...... From what I've heard, WSR are talking to a manufacutrer about 2006, and it could be Mazda but
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Yeah, it is speculation as you say newoutsider, but Seat's entry, MG's entry before that etc were all speculation at some point.
I'd say the likelyhood is that they will make some form of return, the economy is better for more factory based teams to have a BTCC campaign now. I wouldn't say its blind optimism to suggest that we could have more cars by 2006-2007. |
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OTOH, over the years, we've heard a lot of wonderful speculation. Some of them came true while others didn't. But again, we can always dream and wish!!
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If it is true..
Maybe they could use the mazda 3 based on the Hotfiel (sp?) devoloped S2000focus? or I came across this pic from the Gran Turisimo 4 game http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/japanese/ma...ing-car-02.jpg |
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I heard this before earlier in 2004. It was passed off as off-season gossip. Is it confirmed?
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13 Feb 2005, 12:23 (Ref:1224272) | #13 | ||
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Nothing confirmed, just speculation for the moment
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Yes it is
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Oh, sorry thats right. Yeah, Mazda could still enter then of course.
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Has the Mazda the same engine as the Ford Focus?
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The Mazda 3 & 6 both have 2L engines but as yet there isnt a 2L Mark2 Focus in the Dealers forecourts yet.I would imagine they (Ford & Mazda) use the same blocks at least because the focus and Mazda 3 are based on the same chassis so I would imagine they use the same mounting points
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I remember that Mezda were very intrested in the SCV8 championship, the reason that they looked at this was because the BTCC cost to much.
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The only involvment a manufacturer could have in SCV8 from what I could remember was give premission to use their respective shells/bodystyles..then again I could be wrong..
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Thats what I was thinking a cost reduction would mean more positve thinking at Mazda when considering an entry
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I see from today's Autosport that Mazda have come out and said that the story is a load of rubbish, and the only motorsport active currently being used in the UK is Formula Woman......
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