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21 Apr 2010, 18:06 (Ref:2677443) | #1 | ||
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Thompson out of Hartmann Honda!
What a shame!
http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=4659 but tehe is no exact inforation why? anyone has a suggestion? |
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22 Apr 2010, 08:51 (Ref:2677739) | #2 | |
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Any rumors why he has left the team? I assume it's money related.
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22 Apr 2010, 08:55 (Ref:2677741) | #3 | ||
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Good, maybe now he can get him self a drive back in the BTCC
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22 Apr 2010, 09:02 (Ref:2677744) | #4 | |
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Didn't see that coming, he's always seemed very happy there.
Time for Gordon Shedden to start getting nervous? |
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22 Apr 2010, 09:08 (Ref:2677749) | #5 | |
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Yeah, he had his 1 weekend in Honda for this season already...
Meanwhile, I'm really looking forward to hear WTF is going on. Tommo looked to be on good way to clinch 2010 ETCC, possibly DTC and also a fair shot at STCCup, and then we get this surprise. |
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22 Apr 2010, 12:34 (Ref:2677834) | #6 | ||
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someone set up a 'Get Tommo back to BTCC' group on FB, that'll get the job done!
shame about whats happened, with such a big programme in place he must be gutted. really hope he can get a BTCC drive as soon as. |
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22 Apr 2010, 18:34 (Ref:2677999) | #7 | ||
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If theres one big company wanting a massive amount of exposure for a fairly small outlay....get Gio, Turkington and JT in a Lacetti each...
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22 Apr 2010, 20:08 (Ref:2678041) | #8 | |
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but nowhere does it say its because of money, could it be that he's had a better offer?
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22 Apr 2010, 20:13 (Ref:2678048) | #9 | ||
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"Marco Calovolo (his engineer), the boys and myself were really looking forward to racing for them, I had good results there and enjoyed the racing, but it's not continuing anymore and it's such a shame. That's the end of one chapter, I have to find some work now!" If Tommo jumped off because he had a better offer, then why does he need to find some other work? |
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22 Apr 2010, 20:49 (Ref:2678078) | #10 | ||
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JT doesn't come across as the kind of guy to leave one deal to do another, just look at him trying to squeeze as much as possible in last year.
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23 Apr 2010, 17:20 (Ref:2678583) | #11 | |
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What is going on with all these top line drivers out of work, I tend to agree Thompson will be looking to the BTCC as an avenue back. For sponsers this is a prime time to get someone like Tommo,Gio or Turkington to drive for very little with the rewards being massive.
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23 Apr 2010, 17:30 (Ref:2678589) | #12 | ||
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Yes the BTCC where already a lot of top drivers are out of work. I think we might not see much of JT this year in Europe.
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23 Apr 2010, 18:35 (Ref:2678627) | #13 | |
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I think JT should return to BTCC and finally win a title in a car make that he obviously has a lot of respect for in Honda
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23 Apr 2010, 19:36 (Ref:2678663) | #14 | ||
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He'll need money then.
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23 Apr 2010, 20:21 (Ref:2678676) | #15 | ||
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23 Apr 2010, 23:11 (Ref:2678756) | #16 | |
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http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=4670
Gosh, bickering between team owners and engineering staff, and Tommo getting caught in the middle having to chose side. So sad. |
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24 Apr 2010, 08:48 (Ref:2678896) | #17 | ||
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Perhaps Tommo could look at the spare 888 seats?
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24 Apr 2010, 09:39 (Ref:2678913) | #18 | |
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That's going to need either 888 or Thompson finding a sponsor to back it though...
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4 Jul 2010, 09:11 (Ref:2721702) | #21 | ||
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Indeed it has.
I've heard rumours of Thommo racing later on in the WTCC with a Dynamics Honda. Has anyone else heard of these rumorus? (Or maybe a Lada...) |
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6 Jul 2010, 20:08 (Ref:2722765) | #22 | |
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Thompson did a test at Rockingham with the 2010 Dynamics Honda where questions were asked as to what this meant... Thommo has close ties with Honda and Dynamics therefore a further tie up in either WTCC or BTCC looks possible. I think he is ear marked as a possible third driver for Dyamics in BTCC as the title goes down to the last few races.
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