Hondas

[touringlegend]

Has anybody seen that Synchro Motorsport, which is made up largely by Honda employees will be entering a BTCP Accord and Civic. They raced in NSC last year.

To me that seems like a 'semi-works' team, doesn't it?

[hunttheshunt]

I also heard that somewhere. However, i dont think a manufacturer would enter even as a 'semi-works' team in the BTCP. It would have to be the BTCT. On a totally altogether different topic, who does everyone think will win this year's BTCP? Id have to plump 4 Barwell MSport and James Kaye. However, i reckon Matt Kelly, Roger Moen and Gavin Pyper will also feature.

[redshoes]

Synchro have been racing in the NSC for a few years. The team is based at Honda's Swindon factory and run by factory employees (even the drivers work there). The whole operation is run on a volunteer basis - that is, all the work is un-paid and done after hours or at weekends. The factory do help with facilities and equipment but I doubt even they would view it as any sort of works or semi-works team.

[******]

Roger Moen will win the BTCP championship because he is in a Peugeot, however, the Barwell Hondas will be very close.

[touringlegend]

Hi mystery person.

Where on earth has Alan Morrison gone to?

[Bring Back The Cavaliers]

There's a Peugeot rally team who work along the same lines as Synchro running a 206 out of Ryton. Aren't the BTCC cars being ran from the factory again like before?

[Larsen]

You tell me, don't think so somehow but it is a guess!

[kmchow]

Redshoes wrote:

>The factory do help with facilities and equipment but I >doubt even they would view it as any sort of works or semi->works team.
>
Sounds like a bit like the HART team in NA which operates out of the Ohio(??) manufacturing complex. The team gets equipment, a tiny operating/race budget and are allocated a certain number of paid days which members can take in order to get to/from the races. It is by no means a "Blank cheque" budget. So perhaps, HART and the Syncros team can qualify for 25% Works then; a semi-semi Works team???

[hunttheshunt]

Where indeed has Alan Morrison disappeared to? The least he deserves is a crack at defending his title in the BTCP.

[******]

Don't you think that morrisons' skills were flattered by the peugeot. If you compare him to his various team mates he was never that great.

[hunttheshunt]

True, Eaves and Ruokonen otperformed him, but he still deserves a crack at defending his title. Btw, where is Toni Ruokonen and what is he doing in 2001?

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He is still trying to get a drive and some sponsors