Ready, Steady, Go! the BTCC is looking good for 2002

[adamp_uk]

With i think 17 cars this season it'll be good to watch and good to compete in.



will any further teams be established to take part?

Your opinions please!

All i think it needs now is more tracks and a few different manufacturers to add some more variety, and more tracks so that the season is bigger and more revenue generated to further promote it.

[Super Tourer]

I can't see more tracks being added to the series. The calendar has already been shortened to reduce costs.

Adding races merely add's to the costs of the teams taking part - I think the 2002 calendar is the optimun size.

In terms of new teams - who know's. Plenty of car makes have been mentioned as being right for the BTCC, but that doesn't mean they will enter.

Probably a VW group car would be a likely entrant in the future and Volvo may look at the BTCC again depending on their success in the ETCC.

I'd like to see Audi back in - If Lexus ever commit to a factory attack that may entice BMW, Alfa and Audi back in as works teams - I can't see them entering at the minute as their brands are not directly competing with Vauxhall, Proton or Honda for customer sales and therefore probably wouldn't gain much benefit and could potentially gain some negative PR from racing against them.

Nissan may come back to promote the new Primera or Almera as the series fits their brand well and they could pitch directly against vauxhall, MG & Honda who they are directly competing with in the showrooms.

[touringlegend]

Good point about Nissan, Super Tourer. They surely want to be able to beat their Japanese rivals!

[Speeddemon555]

Six Vauxhalls in the Touring Field. Four Works and Two Privateers along with Works and Private MGs. Yvan Muller will pull this one out for the 2002 BTCC title since his former teammate Plato has gone to Euro Stock Car Series after playing demolition derby on Muller at Silverstone last year.

[Eddie_harasym]

My bets are on for a fitfh manufacturer announcement during the summer months, with possibly last round runnings ala MG.

[hunttheshunt]

Aren't we looking at 21 cars rather than 17? 6 Astras, 4 MG's, 3 Protons, 2 Hondas, 2 Lexus', 2 Alfas, 2 Pugs?

And i hope we see more manufacturers back inb the series, esp. Volvo and Nissan.

[AdamED]

Yeah volvo would be nice. If toyota werent doing F1 the corolla t sport would be good against the civic type-r

[Radisichrox]

Where have VLR/VLM been????? :confused: I'm really beginning to doubt that they're going to be racing this year.