[BTCC] BTCC 2020 season discussion, News and Rumours!

[Moneyseeker]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

what about ROYAL MAIL ?

they did some motorsport sponsoring in the past

Great days. Ray Mallock and Mike Wilds by the look of it ahhhhhh. Back to topic....

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[Pickles]

Originally Posted by RS67

But the only company associated with the colour red and polar bears is Coca Cola.

Or Fox's Glacier Fruits 😂

[mj088]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Testing schedule -

http://www.btcc.net/2020/02/26/btcc-...c-for-testing/

No planned testing for a few teams there, PMR and Laser are the 2 which jump out, 1 has a rusty driver the other has a new car, I thought they would be getting as many miles in as they could

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Only with what car they are running

You said clues. They've told us what car they are driving and two of the drivers so far. They have also left plenty of clues around if you look in the right places

[Pickles]

Originally Posted by mj088

No planned testing for a few teams there, PMR and Laser are the 2 which jump out, 1 has a rusty driver the other has a new car, I thought they would be getting as many miles in as they could

If they're not on that list, does that automatically mean they're not testing though?

[Nononsensecapeesh]

Originally Posted by porsche962fan

what about ROYAL MAIL ?

they did some motorsport sponsoring in the past

Richard Longman springs to mind.

PMR and Laser Tools have obviously not confirmed when they're going to be testing but all things considered, they should be, new car for one in the latter's case.

[Evantra]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Testing schedule -

http://www.btcc.net/2020/02/26/btcc-...c-for-testing/

I know we've been harsh on HARD lately, but to give credit where credit is due, they've put together a huge amount of pre-season testing here. 10 days, including 5 in Spain, more than double anyone else.

Ok, maybe 9 assuming they're not testing at Guadix and Brands on the same day!

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Ok, maybe 9 assuming they're not testing at Guadix and Brands on the same day!

BMW at one, VW at the other.

[Evantra]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

BMW at one, VW at the other.

Thought that may have been why 👍🏼

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by Pickles

Or Fox's Glacier Fruits 😂

Or Iceland Supermarkets

[Evantra]

https://twitter.com/ciceleymsport/st...088970758?s=21

Hopefully they change the windscreen strips, otherwise with #32 and #33 it'll be impossible to tell them apart from the front!

[redshoes]

Originally Posted by RS67

But the only company associated with the colour red and polar bears is Coca Cola.

Cresta cherryade

[medius]

More obtuse thinking from me.

Polar bears plus new Ford's equals funding/support from the Polar Ford dealer franchise? Doesn't explain red yet but it wouldn't be the first time a new car came to fruition through a dealer network rather than solely the team or through the manufacturer. Polar Ford are pretty big and directly benefits promotion a new car winning which is similar to one's in their showrooms. If you dig into their history under the TrustFord umbrella then you'll find Dagenham Motors (a subsidery of the same group) sponsored West Ham Utd and some motorsport many years ago.

tl:dr, maybe motorbase is a msnfacturer/dealer backed build/entry?

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by medius

More obtuse thinking from me.

Polar bears plus new Ford's equals funding/support from the Polar Ford dealer franchise? Doesn't explain red yet but it wouldn't be the first time a new car came to fruition through a dealer network rather than solely the team or through the manufacturer. Polar Ford are pretty big and directly benefits promotion a new car winning which is similar to one's in their showrooms. If you dig into their history under the TrustFord umbrella then you'll find Dagenham Motors (a subsidery of the same group) sponsored West Ham Utd and some motorsport many years ago.

tl:dr, maybe motorbase is a msnfacturer/dealer backed build/entry?

Or Ford Credit - white and Red

[Alfisti]

Or a wine warehouse full of red and white.

Or maybe the heating is on the blink at Motorbase and it's a nice temperature for bears in the workshop?

Or maybe it's a warning to Matt Neal? Bend the back end of a Focus with your bumper and you're a bear snack!

[crmalcolm]

[Nononsensecapeesh]

This thread just keeps getting more and more interesting....

[RS67]

Originally Posted by medius

More obtuse thinking from me.

Polar bears plus new Ford's equals funding/support from the Polar Ford dealer franchise? Doesn't explain red yet but it wouldn't be the first time a new car came to fruition through a dealer network rather than solely the team or through the manufacturer. Polar Ford are pretty big and directly benefits promotion a new car winning which is similar to one's in their showrooms. If you dig into their history under the TrustFord umbrella then you'll find Dagenham Motors (a subsidery of the same group) sponsored West Ham Utd and some motorsport many years ago.

tl:dr, maybe motorbase is a msnfacturer/dealer backed build/entry?

Polar Ford aren't a franchise. Being part of the Trust Ford Group they are wholly owned by Ford Motor Company.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

You said clues. They've told us what car they are driving and two of the drivers so far. They have also left plenty of clues around if you look in the right places

I meant about their third driver ok?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by medius

More obtuse thinking from me.

Polar bears plus new Ford's equals funding/support from the Polar Ford dealer franchise? Doesn't explain red yet but it wouldn't be the first time a new car came to fruition through a dealer network rather than solely the team or through the manufacturer. Polar Ford are pretty big and directly benefits promotion a new car winning which is similar to one's in their showrooms. If you dig into their history under the TrustFord umbrella then you'll find Dagenham Motors (a subsidery of the same group) sponsored West Ham Utd and some motorsport many years ago.

tl:dr, maybe motorbase is a msnfacturer/dealer backed build/entry?

David Bartrum - Dagenham Motors - Ford race car painted red? Surely not...

[crmalcolm]

DB:
'built our own cars without an affiliation with a manufacturer. [...] building our own new cars, once again without the support of the manufacturer. [...]
we don’t have an official relationship with the manufacturer itself so, from the outside, there is no real reason why we would go with Ford again'

[RS67]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

David Bartrum - Dagenham Motors - Ford race car painted red? Surely not...
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So what are you saying, DB himself will be the 3rd driver?

Before anyone makes a connection between Dagenham Motors and Ford from that photo, Ford didn't own the dealership group back then.

[RS67]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

DB:
'built our own cars without an affiliation with a manufacturer. [...] building our own new cars, once again without the support of the manufacturer. [...]
we don’t have an official relationship with the manufacturer itself so, from the outside, there is no real reason why we would go with Ford again'

Using Ford's Dunton test track for shakedowns before each race meeting and the rolling road in the environmental lab along with Mountune does come in handy though.

[Evantra]

https://twitter.com/boardleycarl/sta...862470656?s=21

First look at Boardley's livery - looks to be red and yellow.


https://twitter.com/tom_oliphant/sta...065693696?s=21

And WSR in matte black for testing!

[Craner Curves]

BMWs in matt black 😍