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Originally Posted by Driver TBA
Didn't the Kia boss say he'd support a racing Stinger. If someone else funded the development and homologation.
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Originally Posted by one five five
Which pretty much negates the point of chasing a new marque into the series, unless you’ve got a benefactor with a preference for a certain badge (ie.... Erebus and Mercedes)
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The BTCC, however, has an abundance of different marques -- most of which are privately built without any factory funding. With all vehicles using the same front and rear subframes and control suspension, and most vehicles using the same TOCA category engine, it is straightforward to introduce a new manufacturer.
888 talking tech on BTCC:
link "The running costs of the cars are quite cheap. Engines cost $50,000 for the season, including one rebuild. Parity is really well done."
Why does Supercars make it
so darn hard by comparison!?
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...tcc-first-time
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The Suffolk-based squad, which made its BTCC debut this year, will mothball its older MG6 GT chassis in favour of running a pair of freshly built Hyundai i30 Fastback N machines.
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You buy your Hyundai i30 Fastback bodyshells in, the glass is all production standard, the body panels are mostly production standard apart from the bumpers and front quarters.
You can even unbolt the control subframes and category engine from your old car, in this case MG6 hatchbacks, and bolt them straight into your new car.... All you have to do is build the hard points into your new rollcage.
The BTCC makes it easy and straightforward. The BTCC even hires the fullsize wind tunnel so you can turn up and get your aero package homologated.
How come Supercars can't do it!?
Having similar basic regulations except with rear wheel drive only (instead of choice of FWD or RWD) and 635hp V8-only (instead of 380hp 2.0L only)
should be very straightforward. Indeed, it should be even easier as there is only one drive layout.