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Given two cars were quite invisible last year, it'd be good for Excelr8 to have three solid drivers, Tingram an undeniable number one in this combination obviously but Chilton and Smiley can be consistently 'somewhere there.' And if true about Hamilton, it seems Rokit may still be sponsoring him - if so, then quite solid funding for Excelr8 given Chilton is always well-funded too.
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Toyota did quite well with their car last year, but only in Butcher's hands, as Smelt seemed to not have a clean break for various reasons. But the important thing is the car proved quick, but I worry they might not be able to sustain their progress this year
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Depends if the Shedden rumours are true. Can't imagine it becoming a slouch if they have butcher and shedden in the team
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11 Jan 2022, 16:52 (Ref:4093321) | #1282 | |
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Nic Hamilton still has a question mark by his name in reddit, which means not yet confirmed. I still think Jack Butel is more likely to be in that fourth seat. But excellent news about Tom Chilton. Him and Smiley together would be a strong support team for Ingram's title challenge.
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12 Jan 2022, 12:01 (Ref:4093397) | #1288 | |
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Might get a flurry of announcements within the next week or so as this coming weekend was supposed to be the autosport show. Unless teams have rescheduled of course.
Speedworks were due to announce this week and possibly something out of ExcelR8. |
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12 Jan 2022, 13:38 (Ref:4093407) | #1289 | |
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https://twitter.com/teamhardracing/s...160199174?s=21
Silhouette busting time! One on the left Mitchell, one on the right Smelt? Although the latter reminded me a bit of Jelley or even Lloyd (hope not.) Of course, they could be just random silhouettes from the internet! |
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12 Jan 2022, 13:40 (Ref:4093408) | #1290 | |
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actually that reveals 2 extra drivers while HARD have only 3 TBL, guess the 4th comes from Boardley
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12 Jan 2022, 14:49 (Ref:4093421) | #1291 | |
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https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/...initi/7218171/
Autosport article stating Ricky Collard is aiming for a return, potentially with Laser Tools, which would be great! Crees linked with Ciceley, among three others...! |
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12 Jan 2022, 14:55 (Ref:4093422) | #1292 | |
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now we know were the Boardley TBL went , one to HARD and one to Aiden Moffat
12 drivers confirmed and 20 still unknown Honda Civic - Team Dynamics - Gordon Shedden ?? Honda Civic - Team Dynamics - Dan Rowbotten Honda Civic - Team Dynamics - ???? Honda Civic - BTC Racing - Josh Cook ??? Honda Civic - BTC Racing - Jade Edwards ?? Honda Civic - BTC Racing - Michael Crees ?? Honda Civic - BTC Racing - Senna Proctor ?? BMW 330 - WSR - Colin Turkington ? BMW 330 - WSR - Sthephen Jelley ?? BMW 330 - WSR (Rokit) - Jake Hill BMW 330 - Ciceley - Adam Morgan BMW 330 - Ciceley - ???? Hyundai I30 - EXCELR8 Motorsport - Tom Ingram Hyundai I30 - EXCELR8 Motorsport - ???? Hyundai I30 - EXCELR8 Motorsport - ???? Hyundai I30 - EXCELR8 Motorsport - Jack Butel ? Ford Focus - Motorbase (NAPA) - Dan Cammish Ford Focus - Motorbase (NAPA) - Ash Sutton Ford Focus - Motorbase - Sam Osborne Ford Focus - Motorbase - Ollie Jackson Toyota Corolla - Speedworks - Rory Butcher ???? Toyota Corolla - Speedworks - ???? Toyota Corolla - Speedworks - ???? Cupra Leon - HARD - Jack Goff Cupra Leon - HARD - Aron Taylor Smith Cupra Leon - HARD - ????? Cupra Leon - HARD - ????? Infiniti Q50 - Aiden Moffat Racing - Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 - Aiden Moffat Racing - Dexter Patterson Infiniti Q50 - Aiden Moffat Racing - Ricky Collard ??? Vauxhall Astra ? - PMR - ???? Vauxhall Astra ? - PMR - ???? Last edited by porsche962fan; 12 Jan 2022 at 15:02. |
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Hopefully Ricky can sort something out, be good to see him get a full season. As for Crees in a BMW, the less said the better.
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I think you should take Michael Crees out of BTC; the Jade Edwards comment was probably referring to him returning to the BTCC, not the team. I suspect the four teams he is in discussion with are Ciceley, HARD, Laser Tools and PMR. Although he said on Instagram that he already had a drive
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Would love to see Collard in an Infiniti. Disappointed he hasn't already completed at least 1 full season in the BTCC and thunk he'd be most at home in RWD machinery.
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If they do graduate and turn out to be no higher than 20th all-year, will you slag them off like you do with everyone else who is not meeting your high standards?
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