BTCC Round Ten, Brands Hatch GP 23-24 Oct, Races 28,29&30 - Page 3

GT6 · 22 Oct 2021, 17:29 (Ref:4079477)

Well looking forward to my last visit to racing this year. Brands is always exciting and lets hope it will not be as cold as 2 years ago, when by the time the last race started i was freezing. Suspect i will be sitting at druids as usual on sunday, but moving around more on saturday.

Redshift · 22 Oct 2021, 21:15 (Ref:4079493)

The irony of having the BTTC and it's support series shown on ITV, where you won't see all the races over a weekend, is that you can actually watch all of the races from other series, such as British GT, TCR or GT Cup live on Youtube.

sceptic · 23 Oct 2021, 08:00 (Ref:4079535)

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Originally Posted by Redshift

The irony of having the BTTC and it's support series shown on ITV, where you won't see all the races over a weekend, is that you can actually watch all of the races from other series, such as British GT, TCR or GT Cup live on Youtube.

The reality is that while you can, virtually nobody does. Those series will get tiny audiences in comparison.

GT6 · 23 Oct 2021, 08:45 (Ref:4079538)

Well just leaving, weather looks good and hope to see some good racing and an interesting quali today.

BTCC frog · 23 Oct 2021, 11:19 (Ref:4079548)

Final championship predictions?
I will go:
1. Ash Sutton
2. Tom Ingram
3. Jake Hill
4. Colin Turkington
5. Josh Cook
6. Rory Butcher
7. Gordon Shedden
8. Aiden Moffat
9. Senna Proctor
10. Dan Rowbottom
11. Dan Lloyd
12. Stephen Jelley
13. Jason Plato
14. Adam Morgan
15. Chris Smiley
16. Tom Oliphant
17. Ollie Jackson
18. Jack Goff
19. Tom Chilton
20. Aron Taylor-Smith

No other changes from current order.

S griffin · 23 Oct 2021, 12:37 (Ref:4079552)

Flash fastest in practice, let's see if he can have another good weekend after it all came good at Donny

SR18 · 23 Oct 2021, 14:11 (Ref:4079563)

King is in Pole. Gap to Cammish down to 20 points

porsche962fan · 23 Oct 2021, 14:18 (Ref:4079564)

Wilmont out of qualy due to bad back

porsche962fan · 23 Oct 2021, 14:44 (Ref:4079565)

Honda 1-2-3-4

Sutton 6th
Turks 8th

Hill 11th
Tingram 13th

stuart thompson · 23 Oct 2021, 15:01 (Ref:4079568)

How convenient that Moffat qualifies between Sutton and Turks.

porsche962fan · 23 Oct 2021, 15:09 (Ref:4079569)

Turkington won the GOODYEAR WINGFOOT AWARD for best overall qualifier this year

Sodemo · 23 Oct 2021, 15:33 (Ref:4079571)

Turks has never gone well at Brands GP. I think there was that one race maybe 4-5 years ago when he steamrollered the field in the old 1series, but that’s been a rarity. I guess the BMW package just never suits Brands or it it ever does it’s on a knife edge setup wise.

Mike Harte · 23 Oct 2021, 15:55 (Ref:4079572)

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Originally Posted by stuart thompson

How convenient that Moffat qualifies between Sutton and Turks.

You make it sound as if you believe that it was deliberate, which I think would be almost impossible to achieve. And even so, I am pretty sure that Moffat, although probably not making it easy for Turkington, will not deliberately impede him.

stuart thompson · 23 Oct 2021, 16:05 (Ref:4079575)

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Originally Posted by Mike Harte

You make it sound as if you believe that it was deliberate, which I think would be almost impossible to achieve. And even so, I am pretty sure that Moffat, although probably not making it easy for Turkington, will not deliberately impede him.

Oh no there’s pretty much no way it could be deliberate. I was just touching on how ironic it was , and how perfect it fell for Sutton.

S griffin · 23 Oct 2021, 16:13 (Ref:4079578)

Brilliant lap by Proctor, even if it means one less point to Cook. Rowbo could have been on pole had it not been for Edwards’ cheeky tactics, which Dan took quite well. Sutton looking good, but Turkington gave it has all there. Nice to see Sonic in the top 10

Congrats to Colin for winning the Wingfoot Award two years running

porsche962fan · 23 Oct 2021, 16:30 (Ref:4079579)

Turks is in a good position to get the runner up spot (again) with his main rivals behind him (Tingram and Hill)

crmalcolm · 23 Oct 2021, 16:31 (Ref:4079580)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

Honda 1-2-3-4

Sutton 6th
Turks 8th

Hill 11th
Tingram 13th

Something clearly needs to be done about the Hondas.
Four Hondas in the front two rows is not good for the sport. We need to see more variety for the fans' sake. Otherwise, it's just a one-make series......

crmalcolm · 23 Oct 2021, 16:34 (Ref:4079582)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

Turks is in a good position to get the runner up spot (again) with his main rivals behind him (Tingram and Hill)

True, but one qualifying session does not a weekend make.

hen henths · 23 Oct 2021, 16:43 (Ref:4079586)

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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Something clearly needs to be done about the Hondas.
Four Hondas in the front two rows is not good for the sport. We need to see more variety for the fans' sake. Otherwise, it's just a one-make series......

Are you being ironic? It's not like they've dominated every meeting. If it's a sign of things to come though then you could be right.

S griffin · 23 Oct 2021, 16:51 (Ref:4079587)

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Originally Posted by hen henths

Are you being ironic? It's not like they've dominated every meeting. If it's a sign of things to come though then you could be right.

I think he clearly is being ironic. Taking the mick out of people who claimed Sutton’s so called ‘dominance’ is ruining the series

BTCC frog · 24 Oct 2021, 07:49 (Ref:4079679)

Interestingly, the Hondas locked out the first five places here in 2018 as well, when Brett Smith took that pole position. I had never really thought of Brands Hatch as a Honda track, but actually since 2018 it does seem to have been the strongest car.
Finals day is always special, particularly as we are back on the Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch. From sixth on the grid, Ash Sutton really does just need to keep it clean, but I wonder if we might have a similar scenario to 2017, with Turkington struggling behind Sutton in race one, then pulling off the best drive of his career to win race two and just keep the championship alive by a few points (he will be further away this time), but then the final race being comparatively anti-climatic and Sutton taking it fairly easily. I think it is more likely that Sutton will wrap up the title in race two, and then take a brilliant win in race three when the pressure is off. I also suspect Ingram and Hill will jump Turkington in the final standings. And from tenth on the grid, it would be great if Tom Chilton could win the final race of this horrible season that he's had.

mark_l · 24 Oct 2021, 10:26 (Ref:4079684)

It appears Andy Wilmot will be starting race 1 despite not taking part in qualifying.

porsche962fan · 24 Oct 2021, 10:43 (Ref:4079686)

Andy Neate to retire from racing !!

mark_l · 24 Oct 2021, 10:52 (Ref:4079687)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

Andy Neate to retire from racing !!

5 laps of talent in a 15 lap race.

porsche962fan · 24 Oct 2021, 10:54 (Ref:4079688)

he will be "missed" in the championship

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