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10 May 2005, 21:34 (Ref:1297838) | #1 | ||
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Ex BTCC MG ZR Racing abroad
Have just came across an ex Btcc MG ZR being raced abroad.
I don't know what the series is called that its being raced in and it looks as though the car may have been changed into S2000 spec cos the Btcc style rear wing has gone. Does anyone else know anything about it?? http://www.motorsportphotopage.de/Os...eben05dpm.html You will need to scroll down the page to come to the pic. |
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Yes it is an ex-BTCC car, the photo's are from Round 1 of the 2005 German Production Car Championship takes place this weekend at Oschersleben, where WSR race at the end of last year. There where two cars with Mathias Schläppi and Rainer Bastuck one at the wheel. They where entered by Mauer Motorsport, with assistance of West Surrey Racing, on behalf of MG Rover Switzerland.
As for the races Mathias Schläppi won both of them. |
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10 May 2005, 21:44 (Ref:1297852) | #3 | ||
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Mathias Schläppi indeed won both races on Oschersleben in April, he also won the race at the Nordschleife (1 race only) last weekend.
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10 May 2005, 21:45 (Ref:1297855) | #5 | ||
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They wouldn't be one of the cars which Collard is driving though?
If not how many MG ZR cars did WSR build? |
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10 May 2005, 22:15 (Ref:1297876) | #6 | ||
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I think they built 2 in 2001, 2 new ones in 2002 (Team Atomic Kitten got the old-spec cars), and then 3 fresh ones in 2003. I think the car Kartworld raced in 2004 (and plan to race a bit this year) is 2002-spec, but don't quote me.
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11 May 2005, 11:21 (Ref:1298194) | #7 | ||
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i think these cars must be newly built ones, or cars built up from previous years cars to current spec, as i heard collard used what was turkingtons 04 car for the media day but has actually been racing what was reids 04 car
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11 May 2005, 12:10 (Ref:1298244) | #8 | ||
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Oops, don't know why i called them ZR's!!
and i call myself a btcc fan. |
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11 May 2005, 19:33 (Ref:1298585) | #10 | ||
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Team Atomic Kitten. Goodness. I'd forgotten they ever existed. Perhaps that was for the best.
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The tell tail signs are the front bumper cut outs and how many exausts there are. The bumper had more of a cut out for the 2003 car (I think) and had 4 exhausts not two. The photo looks like the front end is not BTCC at all.
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I liked the team being in the series! Good looking car, professional team, good drivers... would sooner see that than half a dozen others I could list right off the top of my head.
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sharpy,
I'll see the MG team next week (22nd Mai) at Hockenheim. I'll ask the two UK MG team members who drove the cars before. |
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Thanks Eddy V.
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Well Sharpy,
this is what they (the WSR people) told me at Hockenheim: Bastuck's car is the one that Anthony Reid raced last year. Schläppi's is a spare one that never raced before, but was used for testing and every other possible job. If other info is needed, feel free to ask as I meet the WSR guys every race. Eddy |
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From the four WSR staff there at Hockenheim, three were sure that it is Anthony's car from last year. One even made the effort to climb in the car to have a look in the back. Seems there is some sort of identification there.
Maybe Reid used more than one car last year? |
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cross posted from MG Forum.....
"Very coincidentally, I received a very detailed PM from Beat Maurer of Maurer Motorsport this morning. The two cars that are running in the German series are 2003/02 and 2003/04 - although I have PM'd him back to find out which driver - Mathias or Rainer - is using which car! As soon as I have it confirmed, I will pass it on. Just had another PM from Beat Maurer of Maurer Motorsport - 2003/04 is being driven by Mathias Schläppi and 2003/02 by Rainer Bastuck." |
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