[BTCC] Silverstone Round 25-26-27

[pimmy]

The tyres yesterday were a joke. Dunlop/TOCA need to stop with the multiple compound F1 ********, it detracts from the racing. Thruxton has never even been that bad.

Unusually for this season, the Ginetta GT4s produced the best racing of the day. The first race had battles, overtaking and re-overtaking all the way through. Of note was Carl Boardley, who pulled off two great moves around the OUTSIDE of Copse without breaching track limits. He even passed two cars at once in the second move, which combined with his pass of Davies around the outside of Brooklands in the second race, made him my driver of the day. They really ought to do something about the Am drivers though, Fraser Robertson spun off three times in one race and twice in two laps.

The Porsche races were pretty solid, too. Battles and passes all the way through, although with a rather buttock-clenching moment for Mark Radcliffe in race 2. And then there was Rupert Martin, who spun by himself out of Luffield, spun again on the grass while recovering and nearly spun AGAIN recovering from that spin. There are three things guaranteed in life: death, taxes and Rupert Martin making a complete tit of himself.

F4. Well they're good for a few laps and then just settle into a rhythm and nothing happens.

The Clios were really close, but Paul Rivett was the only one making attempts to pass. They all just followed each other around and it wasn't particularly exciting. A bit like a restrictor plate race where everyone gets into single file, really.

Juniors, with sadly only one race on Sunday, were close and frantic as usual, but the safety car and red flag turned it into a bit of a non-event.

The touring car races produced some typical BTCC action, but the tyres turned it into a lottery. It just got tiresome. There's no point of racing if it's going to be like that. It was nice to (just about) hear Titch again, though.

[thlbtcc]

Originally Posted by pimmy

The tyres yesterday were a joke. Dunlop/TOCA need to stop with the multiple compound F1 ********, it detracts from the racing. Thruxton has never even been that bad.

The touring car races produced some typical BTCC action, but the tyres turned it into a lottery. It just got tiresome. There's no point of racing if it's going to be like that. It was nice to (just about) hear Titch again, though.

The new tyres coming in 2017 that have already been tested should eradicate this, calm down dear.

[sceptic]

Originally Posted by thlbtcc

The new tyres coming in 2017 that have already been tested should eradicate this, calm down dear.

The new tyres aren't going to eradicate punctures of the sort we saw at Silverstone. The only way to stop those punctures is to avoid having your tyres hit by other cars.

[thlbtcc]

Originally Posted by sceptic

The new tyres aren't going to eradicate punctures of the sort we saw at Silverstone. The only way to stop those punctures is to avoid having your tyres hit by other cars.

Let's see

[VIVA GT]

Dunlop aren't reviving the Denovo concept are they?

[3marinadrive]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Dunlop aren't reviving the Denovo concept are they?

Can't speak for everyone but being closely involved with Jake Hill his was due to either contact from another car or possibly kerb-contact.....

I don't think it's Dunlop being deficient - they are VERY clear in their instructions to the teams as to how you should run re pressures and cambers etc....the two things (other than contact and kerb abuse of course) that are most likely to cause a puncture...

Dunlop are very clear. The teams sometimes listen, sometimes don't.

And racing drivers hit each other and use kerbs. A lot.