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11 Sep 2003, 13:19 (Ref:715066)
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Arena BTC Honda's for sale...
Arena are offering both their 2003 BTCC Honda Civic's for sale in Autosport.
I wonder if this is early preperation for building new cars for next year, or a signal that Honda may not continue next year, bearing in mind the lateness to re- commit to this season. Time will tell, no doubt. |
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11 Sep 2003, 13:50 (Ref:715115)
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Probably early preperation, but it depends on the Honda bigwigs. The company might have been hoping for more this year, and may prefer to redistribute the efforts elsewhere
On the other note, who do we see buying these cars? Synchro, to run 2 cars? B&Q? |
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11 Sep 2003, 14:02 (Ref:715133)
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both their 2003 Btcc honda civics...
do you mean their 2002 cars, as they have three cars this year plus a spare i think which i saw at the back of the pits at brands. I hope they are continuing next year |
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11 Sep 2003, 14:04 (Ref:715135)
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Mayvbe they've already budgeted for Chilton writing off two more...
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11 Sep 2003, 14:20 (Ref:715155)
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Team Varta originally said they wanted to acquire two 03 btcc cars for their 04 campaign alongside the etcc pugs.
this is a shot in the dark but i read in archived btcc news somewhere that beacon motorsport may make a return in 04 so perhaps they're a candidate. They may have gone to the wall of course, i dont know. |
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11 Sep 2003, 18:24 (Ref:715418)
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The advert says their 2003 cars, so it's the current cars on offer.
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11 Sep 2003, 19:32 (Ref:715516)
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Team Varta will probably buy them, I think they collect cars. Will they break down after one lap? Yes? Then B&Q/York Racing/Team Varta will have them!
Sorry that was cruel, but I feel sorry for their drivers. |
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11 Sep 2003, 19:39 (Ref:715520)
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 considering Tom hasn't written off a single car this year, get your facts right before you slag drivers off. 
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11 Sep 2003, 19:40 (Ref:715522)
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Maybe Honda will go down the ETCC spec route next season with the Civic Type-R ?
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11 Sep 2003, 19:43 (Ref:715526)
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Wouldn't make much sense though as the ETCC Civics are struggling
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11 Sep 2003, 20:31 (Ref:715598)
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12 Sep 2003, 15:12 (Ref:716535)
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That wasn't written off.
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12 Sep 2003, 16:40 (Ref:716641)
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out of interest, what are Arena charging for a BTCC spec Honda Type-R?
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12 Sep 2003, 16:54 (Ref:716658)
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That they don't say..the limit I believe is still about £120k for a BTC Tourer.
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12 Sep 2003, 17:07 (Ref:716672)
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I would sincerely hope that number one winds his neck in with a statement like the one he made on this topic. A young lad from the Chester area who is dying of cancer at 16 years of age was two Sundays ago supported by team VARTA at Ellsmere Port for his benifit car show. Didn't see other teams there not even VX racing. Maybe they don't get it right first time but they do try there best to make things work.
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12 Sep 2003, 17:16 (Ref:716683)
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Sorry Fabiadoza, I sympathise with the situation but that's completely irrelivent. The team may great towards a sick fan but that has no bearing on how good they are on track.
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12 Sep 2003, 18:24 (Ref:716779)
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Why is it that when a team put cars up for sale, the rumour mill goes into overdrive?
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13 Sep 2003, 22:06 (Ref:717884)
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Red shoes maybe i do see red at times and maybe people slag off some touring car outfits. I support the underdog as without them production class wouldn't have lasted so long. We all make mistakes but i do feel that people like Team Varta and Barewell need encouagement not put down as some people on here try and do. My appologies.
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13 Sep 2003, 22:25 (Ref:717896)
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14 Sep 2003, 11:46 (Ref:718367)
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Just a thought on the Honda Civics. Honda are producing a new Civic for 2004. Perhaps, though it is only slightly changed, Honda will build new cars for 2004.
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14 Sep 2003, 12:36 (Ref:718383)
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Like the 97/98 Legunas?
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14 Sep 2003, 23:26 (Ref:718945)
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Isn't some STCC team racing the '02 Honda cars? So they're not buying the '03 cars. Any idea how much they're wanting?
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18 Sep 2003, 17:38 (Ref:723263)
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No. One of the 02 cars is in the hands of Synchro Motorsport and the other remains with Arena.
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18 Sep 2003, 18:28 (Ref:723314)
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Synchro's car was brand new this year.
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18 Sep 2003, 18:36 (Ref:723321)
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Maybe they're looking to change back to the Accord and build it to ETCC regs?
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