[BTCC] Rounds 1,2,3 Brands Hatch Indy 2017

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Price is entered under the BMR Academy unlike the other three cars, so I expect it to look different. To be honest I was a bit disappointed with the works livery unveiled at Media Day.

official site and entry list now has him listed the same as the other 3 subarus.
http://www.btcc.net/team/subarubmr/

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by touring fan01

official site and entry list now has him listed the same as the other 3 subarus.
http://www.btcc.net/team/subarubmr/

The picture in the banner appears to be a photoshop of Plato's car.
It is carrying Plato's personal sponsors, not Price's - so I expect there will at least be subtle differences when it is seen in the flesh.

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

The picture in the banner appears to be a photoshop of Plato's car.
It is carrying Plato's personal sponsors, not Price's - so I expect there will at least be subtle differences when it is seen in the flesh.

forget the picture, I was pointing out that he's entered under the same team name as the other three.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by touring fan01

forget the picture, I was pointing out that he's entered under the same team name as the other three.

Yeah - it's possible that it will look almost identical.

Cole's is definitely different (to a limited degree) even though it's the same team name, and I still feel BMR will want to promote that he is an academy driver in some way and reflect that in the livery.

[S griffin]

Reading the Autosport reveals the story behind the BMW full works support. Apparently they told WSR to get three established stars for them to get the support and that's where Colin came in after being dropped by BMR.

[touring fan01]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Reading the Autosport reveals the story behind the BMW full works support. Apparently they told WSR to get three established stars for them to get the support and that's where Colin came in after being dropped by BMR.

it's the other way around. turkington obviously walked away from bmr because he had the wsr offer of a BMW works drive. and who can blame him!

[justracing]

Anyone know of a spotters guide for this weekend to identify the cars/drivers?

[porsche962fan]

Originally Posted by touring fan01

it's the other way around. turkington obviously walked away from bmr because he had the wsr offer of a BMW works drive. and who can blame him!

also he hasn't have to deal with any whiny diva at WSR

[BillWiskins]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

also he hasn't have to deal with any whiny diva at WSR

Yeah - imagine what it must be like having someone whine all the time, usually about the same subject, frequently for no reason at all...

[850Estate]

Loving the graphics on the Motorbase truck

[Rob877]

Originally Posted by BillWiskins

Yeah - imagine what it must be like having someone whine all the time, usually about the same subject, frequently for no reason at all...

👍👌👍👌

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by 850Estate

Loving the graphics on the Motorbase truck

Definitely looks like one of the most professional approaches we've seen for a while. It feels like teams are pushing each other with more than just words this season.
Dynamics continue with Honda support. BMR seem to be better prepared. WSR now have factory backing. Motorbase look more organised. Hard seem to have continuity. PMR are manufacturer backed. 888 have a strong driver package. BTC Norlin look the business. I guess Sunday has a lot to tell us.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by BillWiskins

Yeah - imagine what it must be like having someone whine all the time, usually about the same subject, frequently for no reason at all...

I would it would be like logging on to a forum, and knowing in advance which direction people would be prejudiced towards. I can't see that happening here, as we all post with an open mind and make balanced comments. 😄

[luckn002]

Originally Posted by sceptic

I'd expect it to look exactly like the other three Subarus.

Guess so... You can see a glimpse of it in the back of a photo on BTCC's twitter.

Any predictions for today? I'm going to take a wild guess and go with Austin on pole.

[thlbtcc]

Originally Posted by luckn002

Guess so... You can see a glimpse of it in the back of a photo on BTCC's twitter.

Pause at 0:33, looks identical - https://twitter.com/DunlopBTCC/status/848101584345149440

I like that.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Pause at 0:33, looks identical - https://twitter.com/DunlopBTCC/statu...01584345149440

I like that.

Yes - almost identical, but not carrying Plato's personal sponsors (unlike the one in the banner on the official BTCC page).

[luckn002]

Ingram fastest in FP1 - looking at times it looks like the cars will be much quicker this year and importantly very close!

[thlbtcc]

Didn't realise JP has a new engineer.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2017/...o-jason-plato/

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by luckn002

Ingram fastest in FP1 - looking at times it looks like the cars will be much quicker this year and importantly very close!

My thoughts exactly, the quality is so high, getting into the top 15 at all is an achievement

Sutton leads the Scoobys and Goff in the top ten, shows what Eurotech have been missing the past few seasons, in not having a top driver in their car

[Tja]

Originally Posted by luckn002

Ingram fastest in FP1 - looking at times it looks like the cars will be much quicker this year and importantly very close!

Ingram's time was only slightly quicker than his lap time in FP1 last year. 48.164 vs 48.230. So not that much quicker, let's see how times develop over the course of the day. Last year, Tordoff went quickest in FP2 with a 48.1.
But lap times in general are pretty close across nearly all cars

[porsche962fan]

JP so far back ?

even on the RWD favoring tracks can't see him doing any good with the works BMW around


Triple Champion Colin Turkington in the making

[thlbtcc]

This is a crazy qualifying session so far.

Rain, no rain.

2 red flags.

Looks like Austin has had to have the car taped back together, off-camera contact.

At the time of posting, Jeff Smith is on pole.

Can't wait for the final 15 minutes.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Jeff Smith??? Wow! I know who I'll be cheering for!! He's thrown away some good results before, it would be quite something if he pulls it off tomorrow morning though! Currently the 51 year old with 2 podiums to his name is 2017 championship leader!!!

[redshoes]

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

Jeff Smith is on pole.

Yeah, yeah, of course he is
April Fools jokes are supposed to stop at mid-day. Next you'll be telling me Plato isn't in the top half of the grid!

[thlbtcc]

Subaru well down the grid, but so are MG. Hard to tell, as the cold temperatures, rain and red flags could have just come at the wrong time for both teams.