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3 Jul 2005, 22:43 (Ref:1346426) | #1 | |
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Alleged return of the 307 in BTCC
What are the forum's thoughts about this old chestnut? Does anyone know if the Peugeot will bolster the grid at Croft?
The 307 was a poor racing car as it was, I can't see it being any better this far down the line. If VLR couldn't make it work, how the hell could someone like Griffin? Simmonds has zero experience in running cars either so how they hope to make the thing a competitive force in touring cars is beyond any kind of logical thought. The Britcar rounds it has taken part in have seen the thing fail to complete even a third race distance so what kind of preparation is that for a potential BTCC berth? At the start of the year, Griffin claimed he'd run cars in Porsche Cup, BARC Formula Renault, British GT, Ginetta, VW Cup, Britcar, Production S1, Clio Cup AND BTCC. The point here is, why isn't the team seen in anymore than a couple of these championships right now? Don't hold your breath to see the 307 in BTCC - and if it does appear, at least the Lexus won't be the slowest car out there! |
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4 Jul 2005, 13:27 (Ref:1346860) | #2 | |
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It's not going to happen. There will be 15 cars at Croft - the 14 from Oulton plus Fiona Leggate in an Astra.
And to avoid more of this speculation in a fortnight's time, there will be 16 cars at Mondello, with the 15 from Croft plus Jason Hughes in a MG. |
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4 Jul 2005, 15:20 (Ref:1346948) | #3 | ||
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You're missing out the Alfa that will appear at either Croft or Mondello.
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How soon will Gareth Howell be out there in a third Dynamics car?
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When he gets a budget I guess
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...at least we know when it does appear it's going to be the fastest car out there...
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5 Jul 2005, 20:41 (Ref:1348203) | #8 | |
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haha What a superb show the BTCC is putting on this year!!
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Hope they equip those 307s with extra fire extinguishers.
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6 Jul 2005, 13:38 (Ref:1348776) | #11 | ||
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15 or 16 cars is fine by me. There's plenty of action throughout the field, and at least 10 cars capable of winning races. By and large it's the second half of the grid that's been lost, whcih isn't ideal but doesn't totally detract from the action. The races so far have been more exciting than the WTCC races, even though those have twice as many cars.
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9 Jul 2005, 10:53 (Ref:1351021) | #13 | |
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10 competitive cars is enough - everything else is just a bonus. To me the sad side of it is the number of drivers and teams who are being denied a chance to shine. If promoters start inserting a minimum number of cars next season (that depends on whether attendances are down due to the small grids) then maybe a Gow-fare system similar to what has been used in ChampCars would come into being, but I'm not so bothered about it now.
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