[BTCC] BTCC News & Rumours 2025

[coffinpilot]

Originally Posted by Pickles

The address is Restart's premises.

Restart are moving, next week I believe, to the Van Diemen premises at Snetterton.
They did look at a pair of Focus last season.

[coffinpilot]

Info above from interview in Autosport last week.

I wonder, could Patterson go to another team if he's tested and is happy to get back into a Cupra - Vortx or Restart?

[redshoes]

From the website it looks like Morecombe and Wise will be driving.

[MarcusH26]

Originally Posted by coffinpilot

Info above from interview in Autosport last week.

I wonder, could Patterson go to another team if he's tested and is happy to get back into a Cupra - Vortx or Restart?

I'd expect Patterson to figure somewhere with the Cupras. I guess with Un-Limited it depends on what's going on with DeLeon who I suspect won't be short of interest elsewhere in the paddock.

[Evantra]

Originally Posted by coffinpilot

Sumpton's new team apparently.

https://www.vortx.racing/?fbclid=IwY...ldvWdGBFdjHZzA

Well that’s awesome to get a new team, although a line-up of Hamilton and Sumpton is pretty uninspiring. Website text seems almost AI-generated

What’s totally bizarre is I just woke up from a dream where that 24H Series Vortex racer was in the BTCC for some reason… and now find Vortx are indeed in the BTCC! Or at least they seem to think so.

[MarcusH26]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Well that’s awesome to get a new team, although a line-up of Hamilton and Sumpton is pretty uninspiring.

I honestly didn't expect anything to come from the expressions of interest. So a couple of extra cars on the grid is a very nice surprise. Does pose some questions about what Restart have up their sleeve and who could be joining Smiley? Could be a spot for Dan Lloyd?

[coffinpilot]

Originally Posted by MarcusH26

I'd expect Patterson to figure somewhere with the Cupras. I guess with Un-Limited it depends on what's going on with DeLeon who I suspect won't be short of interest elsewhere in the paddock.

That's a good point. Just seems a straight belief that DeLeon will stay. Even if the family have an investment in the team (I know there were rumours that they like the owners got the place because of stuff owed by Gillham,) doesn't mean that he can't move elsewhere.

Put DeLeon in a Toyota or an Astra - that would be something I think.

[MarcusH26]

Originally Posted by coffinpilot

That's a good point. Just seems a straight belief that DeLeon will stay. Even if the family have an investment in the team (I know there were rumours that they like the owners got the place because of stuff owed by Gillham,) doesn't mean that he can't move elsewhere.

Put DeLeon in a Toyota or an Astra - that would be something I think.

Yeah I just think if he was staying with Un-Limited it would have been all done and dusted by now. Toyota would be a very interesting potential option.

[kipper]

Originally Posted by Pickles

The address is Restart's premises.

It is also the same address of other companies of which Scott Sumpton is a director.

[BtccLee]

Originally Posted by Steel Wheels

Could we see ReStart running a couple of Toyota’s & Speedworks scaling back to 2 cars? That would allow for One coming back with 2 TBL’s, an extra one for UnLimited and the extra BMW possibly?

This would seem like the most logical outcome but I believe Restart was likely running 2X Hyundais (from a couple of pages ago).

[MarcusH26]

2 Hyundai's would make that second seat next to Smiley one of the most sought after on the grid. Possibly one for Dan Lloyd or Bobby?

[Ant25]

Originally Posted by MarcusH26

2 Hyundai's would make that second seat next to Smiley one of the most sought after on the grid. Possibly one for Dan Lloyd or Bobby?

I can’t find where it says they are looking at new cars for next season.

[coffinpilot]

Originally Posted by Ant25

I can’t find where it says they are looking at new cars for next season.

In the Autosport article Peter Jones said they went to Alliance with Pete Osbourne to look at the Focus with an eye to buying two for 2024, but went for the Cupra. Unless I've missed something I can't remember anything more solid than a rumour here on the Hyundai.

[RacingMaverick]

Originally Posted by coffinpilot

Info above from interview in Autosport last week.

I wonder, could Patterson go to another team if he's tested and is happy to get back into a Cupra - Vortx or Restart?

I believe Patterson owns his own cupra now.