BTCC 2013, Brands Hatch, Rounds 28, 29, 30

psq43 · 2 Oct 2013, 23:04 (Ref:3312022)

Nobody has started this thread yet, so here it is

discuss...

Craner Curves · 2 Oct 2013, 23:12 (Ref:3312024)

Does anyone think Lea Wood will win all 3 JST races

psq43 · 3 Oct 2013, 13:59 (Ref:3312346)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Does anyone think Lea Wood will win all 3 JST races

I'll go with 2/3

dan290888 · 3 Oct 2013, 14:20 (Ref:3312353)

I would love to see the Shawn and the Golf get a trophy in its final send off! Hope AMD are back next year with something cool!

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 3 Oct 2013, 18:54 (Ref:3312479)

Meanwhile, I'm preparing for a happy Sunday on the 13th...

Aunt Sally · 3 Oct 2013, 22:49 (Ref:3312549)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Does anyone think Lea Wood will win all 3 JST races

As he is the only S2000 car to finish the races... It seems almost certain!

It's a shame he winning on by default!

TimRTC · 4 Oct 2013, 08:49 (Ref:3312661)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Does anyone think Lea Wood will win all 3 JST races

Depends if any actual drivers (as opposed to wealthy cabbies) go up against him.

More questions to be answered this time out:

Can Rod Austin survive Paddock Hill bend for all three races?
Can Dan Welch finally get rid of his bad-luck gremlin?

And perhaps most importantly of all, can we avoid the championship being decided by knock-out...

Sodemo · 4 Oct 2013, 09:17 (Ref:3312670)

I have every confidence that the Honda will be the car to have at this venue. I just can't see anyone else getting anywhere close.

porsche962fan · 4 Oct 2013, 10:21 (Ref:3312690)

could end up in a complete Honda whitewash

1-2-3 in the championship

- teams title
- manufacturers
- Indy champion Jordan
- Indy team title thru Pirtek

only thing missing was an S2000 Civic winning Jack Sears

Craner Curves · 4 Oct 2013, 10:25 (Ref:3312693)

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Originally Posted by TimRTC

Can Dan Welch finally get rid of his bad-luck gremlin?

I thought he had a good reliable run at Silverstone.

I can't even remember watching Brands GP last year (probably because it's a poor track for overtaking and that doesn't excite me), what was the car to have?

**BertMk2** · 4 Oct 2013, 10:54 (Ref:3312699)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I can't even remember watching Brands GP last year (probably because it's a poor track for overtaking and that doesn't excite me), what was the car to have?

Can't remember what the car to have was - but I can remember it was wet, cold and by the last race - dark. Cracking days racing though watching trackside

Got to love the GP loop - the commitment through the corners out in the woods is incredible to watch, you can really see who's happy with their car and who is a bit tentative.

TimRTC · 4 Oct 2013, 12:36 (Ref:3312725)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I thought he had a good reliable run at Silverstone.

He did, even avoiding the first lap pile-up in the first race by a matter of seconds, but was in excruciating pain throughout.

cos · 4 Oct 2013, 15:05 (Ref:3312778)

Any news on the BTC Cruze?

Biscuits In A Red Bull · 4 Oct 2013, 16:25 (Ref:3312805)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I can't even remember watching Brands GP last year (probably because it's a poor track for overtaking and that doesn't excite me), what was the car to have?

Last year, Brands Hatch GP gave us AJ's Indy title through Rob Collard crashing at Druids, Dave Newsham nearly rolled his Vectra exiting Druids at the same place Foster went over, Andy Neate caused a huge crash at GHB by being a blind idiot, Onslow-Cole took pole, and Árón Smith took his maiden win in R2 after holding off Shedden for a bit, before Dynamics figured Shedden would take the title. In R3, Frank Wrathall took a popular maiden win, and Honda crossed the line in formation to celebrate their success. And in Race 3, Lea Wood and Jason Plato had an awesome battle for somewhere like 9th.

But Brands Hatch GP last year, for me at least, will be remembered for the awesome side-by-side into Paddock Hill Bend moment in FR BARC, with Matthew Brabham and Seb Morris, both potentially big names in the future, battling over the lead.

porsche962fan · 4 Oct 2013, 16:42 (Ref:3312814)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I can't even remember watching Brands GP last year (probably because it's a poor track for overtaking and that doesn't excite me), what was the car to have?

you tried youtube to refresh your memory ?

porsche962fan · 8 Oct 2013, 08:37 (Ref:3314468)

the Matt Neal soap opera continues

he will absolutely race

Spanner monkey · 8 Oct 2013, 12:49 (Ref:3314588)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

the Matt Neal soap opera continues

he will absolutely race

Why? Whats he done now??

cos · 8 Oct 2013, 15:01 (Ref:3314643)

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Why? Whats he done now??

He tweeted yesterday "No decision on Brands after at hospital again today, Thursday for more x-rays & scans & final decision. Bones in too many pieces..."

Also HARD have announced Tom Barley in an Insignia for Brands. Is that driver #10?

Craner Curves · 8 Oct 2013, 15:14 (Ref:3314653)

Well we'll see how Barley gets on. Tony Gilham really needs to sort the wheat from the chaff and get a settled lineup. Or harvest some more funding from somewhere. I'm sure Barley is a decent driver in the VW field, but can he be better than the others in that car or will he be ploughing a lone furrow at the back? Maybe he'll be the pick of the crop?

BtccLee · 8 Oct 2013, 15:23 (Ref:3314655)

Weather. What do we think? It may be pointless now but right now I have rain showing. I have also heard it will be sunny but cool. What do others say/think/know?

Moneyseeker · 8 Oct 2013, 15:35 (Ref:3314659)

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Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Well we'll see how Barley gets on. Tony Gilham really needs to sort the wheat from the chaff and get a settled lineup. Or harvest some more funding from somewhere. I'm sure Barley is a decent driver in the VW field, but can he be better than the others in that car or will he be ploughing a lone furrow at the back? Maybe he'll be the pick of the crop?

Might be at the back of the field......

Greem · 8 Oct 2013, 16:03 (Ref:3314672)

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Originally Posted by Spanner monkey

Why? Whats he done now??

He broke his hand again a few days before Silverstone. This time it looks like he's done it good and proper, requiring surgery to fix it. He drove with a cast & splint at Silverstone.

porsche962fan · 8 Oct 2013, 16:42 (Ref:3314683)

I can't see how he will NOT race, it only takes one DNF from Jordan in race 1 or 2 and Neal has high chances to be champion, they will fill him with pain kilers all weekend if they have to

Craner Curves · 8 Oct 2013, 17:04 (Ref:3314699)

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Originally Posted by Moneyseeker

Might be at the back of the field......

He'll really have to earn his corn from back there.

porsche962fan · 8 Oct 2013, 19:22 (Ref:3314768)

and of course another question

will Lea Wood manage a hat-trick of hat-trick and win all 3 races for the 3rd time in a row

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