[BTCC] Round 1 - Brands Hatch, 30th March 2008

Hazard · 22 Mar 2008, 14:09 (Ref:2158968)

Entry List

No	Driver	Nat	Team	Car	Spec	Marque
1	Fabrizio Giovanardi	ITA	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra	S2000	Vauxhall
4	Matt Neal	GBR	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra	S2000	Vauxhall
5	Colin Turkington	GBR	Team RAC	BMW 320si E90	S2000	BMW
7	Mat Jackson	GBR	BMW Dealer Team UK	BMW 320si E90	S2000	BMW
9	Tom Chilton	GBR	Team Halfords	Honda Civic Type-S	S2000	Honda
10	Tom Onslow-Cole	GBR	VX Racing	Vauxhall Vectra	S2000	Vauxhall
11	Jason Plato	GBR	SEAT Sport UK	SEAT Leon TDI	S2000D	SEAT
12	Darren Turner	GBR	SEAT Sport UK	SEAT Leon TDI	S2000D	SEAT
15	Martyn Bell	GBR	Arkas Racing	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch	BTCC	Vauxhall
16	Harry Vaulkhard	GBR	Robertshaw Racing	Chevrolet Lacetti	S2000	Chevrolet
21	Adam Jones	GBR	Team Air Cool / GR Asia	SEAT Leon	S2000	SEAT
24	Steven Kane	GBR	Motorbase Performance	BMW 320si E90	S2000	BMW
25	Rob Collard	GBR	Motorbase Performance	BMW 320si E90	S2000	BMW
26	Matt Allison	GBR	Robertshaw Racing	Chevrolet Lacetti	S2000	Chevrolet
28	Jason Hughes	GBR	Team KWR	MG-ZS / Honda Integra	BTCC	MG/Honda
32	Alan Taylor	GBR	Robertshaw Racing	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC	Honda
33	Michael Doyle	GBR	In-Tune Racing	Honda Civic Type-R	BTCC	Honda
42	Stuart Oliver	GBR	BTC Racing	Lexus IS200	S2000	Lexus
43	Chris Stockton	GBR	BTC Racing	Lexus IS200	S2000	Lexus
50	Stephen Jelley	GBR	Team RAC	BMW 320si E90	S2000	BMW
52	Gordon Shedden	GBR	Team Halfords	Honda Civic Type-S	S2000	Honda
55	John George	GBR	TH Motorsport	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC	Honda
77	Mike Jordan	GBR	John Guest Racing	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC	Honda
78	Andrew Jordan	GBR	John Guest Racing	Honda Integra Type-R	BTCC	Honda
90	Erkut Kizilirmak	TUK	Arkas Racing	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch	BTCC	Vauxhall

Pole Last Year (Last Event):
Colin Turkington (BMW) - 49.446

Race Results

	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
Winners
	Giovanardi	Giovanardi	Turkington

Coverage is on ITV4 exclusively this season from 12:30pm

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PDS · 22 Mar 2008, 16:39 (Ref:2159045)

ITV4 coverage starts at 12.30...

crmalcolm · 22 Mar 2008, 18:39 (Ref:2159098)

There's a pretty good chance of the results being repeated this year to match last year's results. I hope not though, I'd like to see Halfords and Motorbase both competing right at the front from the off.

Hazard · 22 Mar 2008, 19:44 (Ref:2159132)

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Originally Posted by crmalcolm

There's a pretty good chance of the results being repeated this year to match last year's results. I hope not though, I'd like to see Halfords and Motorbase both competing right at the front from the off.

I think Halfords will be there, not sure about Motorbase straight away though...new drivers, new car - need time.

kingo86 · 22 Mar 2008, 20:26 (Ref:2159150)

Also people are forgetting about Chevrolet's. If Robertshaw racing car get to grips with the cars (with a little help from RML) the chevies can be up there. Especially in reverse grid races. Allison proved what he could do last year in the aging toledo.

Ed Peters · 22 Mar 2008, 20:29 (Ref:2159152)

The thing is with this year.. there are more cars and drivers that are capable of being at the front!

As many as a possible 16 drivers!

It is going to tough at the front!

From memory, at the recent test day at Brands, ONE second covered the top 16!

kingo86 · 22 Mar 2008, 21:25 (Ref:2159184)

Yes it will be very close, i can't wait to get to Brands Hatch next weekend. This season could be even closer than last year with some very close races and good on track battles!

werner · 22 Mar 2008, 22:01 (Ref:2159213)

When you are 1 second slower at Brands, you don't really have the pace. Still, it must be great to see 27 cars trying to be the first braking into paddock and druids.

kingo86 · 22 Mar 2008, 22:10 (Ref:2159217)

Thats true about being off the pace at Brands if you're a second behind, but remember thats in clear traffic, against the clock. Against another 26 men (i can say that now theres now Fiona Leggate, which is a shame!) trying to take the best race line is a completly different story!

Jimbob-18 · 24 Mar 2008, 16:22 (Ref:2160370)

Can't wait! It'll be good that's for sure, i'll be supporting team RAC and the other BMWs.

Can't wait to see the support races though, espacially the Clios, they'll be good fun to watch.

Not long till Donnington either. I'll be there.

duke_toaster · 24 Mar 2008, 17:10 (Ref:2160408)

Some drivers are bad qualifiers and better in races. Like me in sim racing - but bad in races but even worse in qualifying

kingo86 · 24 Mar 2008, 18:00 (Ref:2160423)

I wish they would release a BTCC game or WTCC Race on X Box 360. I love Forza 2 but it's not touring cars!

Icebaby · 24 Mar 2008, 18:33 (Ref:2160448)

If its dry and would see Turkington as a potential pole man and as someone has mentioned I also think Allison will be a threat as the season goes on with RML who know BTCC and of course the Chevy.

Hazard · 24 Mar 2008, 20:04 (Ref:2160520)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icebaby

If its dry and would see Turkington as a potential pole man and as someone has mentioned I also think Allison will be a threat as the season goes on with RML who know BTCC and of course the Chevy.

The Chevrolet isn't RML, It's Robertshaw Racing - who haven't competed in the BTCC before.

I expect Allison to feature for points certainly - but with Halfords in the independents category, Robertshaw have no chance even for the independents title, let alone the overall title. And even then I reckon Motorbase & GR Asia will likely be ahead of them.

Craner Curves · 24 Mar 2008, 20:30 (Ref:2160549)

Are Halfords definitely Indie this year? There seems to be confusion over this.

redshoes · 24 Mar 2008, 20:31 (Ref:2160551)

Halford aren't in the Indie category, despite what the entry list on the official site says.

I'm going to reserve judgement on Allison until after qualifying. Although he did surprisingly well in the recent tests, I've heard that he wasn't necessarily running at a race-legal weight.

duke_toaster · 24 Mar 2008, 21:16 (Ref:2160593)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingo86

I wish they would release a BTCC game or WTCC Race on X Box 360. I love Forza 2 but it's not touring cars!

There's speculation SimBin are doing it as a modifed RACE07, but that would be for PC and it would have lousy ISI physics.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

The Chevrolet isn't RML, It's Robertshaw Racing - who haven't competed in the BTCC before.

Didn't they run Alan Taylor for a few races last year?

Quote:

I expect Allison to feature for points certainly - but with Halfords in the independents category, Robertshaw have no chance even for the independents title, let alone the overall title.

Let's not forget WSR and BDT (for the drivers, or the teams if they get a second car sorted soon).

Hazard · 24 Mar 2008, 22:22 (Ref:2160673)

Quote:

Originally Posted by duke_toaster

Didn't they run Alan Taylor for a few races last year?

Alright, haven't completed a full season.

Quote:

Originally Posted by duke_toaster

Let's not forget WSR and BDT (for the drivers, or the teams if they get a second car sorted soon).

Grrr, I hate it when people use acronyms that aren't actually in proper use. Took me ages thinking about the entry list to work out who you meant.

We get enough of that on the Aussie forum, where they never bother to mention real names or team names whatsoever!!!

WSR I'll live with, though on this forum that often leads to confusion with World Series by Renault.

BDT is not going to be short for BMW Dealer Team UK, OK! If anything, that's going to be BMWDTUK! You can't use an acronym for an acronym!

Sodemo · 24 Mar 2008, 22:32 (Ref:2160689)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingo86

I wish they would release a BTCC game or WTCC Race on X Box 360. I love Forza 2 but it's not touring cars!

You might want to watch out for RACE on the PC. Its not the XBOX360 but I hear murmorings that there might well be a BTCC expansion on the way.

Hazard · 24 Mar 2008, 22:51 (Ref:2160704)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sodemo

You might want to watch out for RACE on the PC. Its not the XBOX360 but I hear murmorings that there might well be a BTCC expansion on the way.

To clarify that - a demo has been released featuring a 2007 Vauxhall Vectra in VXR colours, and there's a rumoured expansion pack on the way but no clarification on what it'll feature - the initial rumour was it would contain an FIA GT update, but with Vauxhall springing up, 2+2 = BTCC game! (Especially with Codemasters and the TOCA license now finally over).

And the game is RACE07, not RACE to be picky.

However, for any more talk of that - please start a thread in our Virtual Racers forum

Icebaby · 25 Mar 2008, 07:57 (Ref:2160868)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

The Chevrolet isn't RML, It's Robertshaw Racing - who haven't competed in the BTCC before.

I expect Allison to feature for points certainly - but with Halfords in the independents category, Robertshaw have no chance even for the independents title, let alone the overall title. And even then I reckon Motorbase & GR Asia will likely be ahead of them.

Fair point, I was referring to the fact RML are assisting with set up which is an advantage but cant agree that motorbase with their driver line up will be a match for Allison as the season progresses, I do agree GR Asia with Jones will be one of the stars of the year again.

No "BDT" listed as an entry by the way as Hazard correctly pointed out.

Craner Curves · 25 Mar 2008, 11:31 (Ref:2161071)

BDT - wasn't that a MKII Escort engine?

Bramzel · 25 Mar 2008, 11:51 (Ref:2161082)

That was BDA

Craner Curves · 25 Mar 2008, 12:09 (Ref:2161099)

My mistake, it was from the RS200. Anyway back to the topic.

btcckid · 25 Mar 2008, 18:51 (Ref:2161382)

what support races will be shown as well as the btcc?

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