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30 Jun 2021, 09:31 (Ref:4058993) | #1 | ||
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1,2,3-23/24 April-Donington Park (National) 4,5,6-14/15 May-Brands Hatch (Indy) 7,8,9-28/29 May-Thruxton 10,11,12-11/12 June-Oulton Park (Island) 13,14,15-25/26 June-Croft 16,17,18-30/31 July-Knockhill 19,20,21-13/14 August-Snetterton (300) 22,23,24-27/28 August-Thruxton 25,26,27-24/25 September-Silverstone (National) 28,29,30-8/9 October-Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) |
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30 Jun 2021, 10:09 (Ref:4058999) | #2 | |
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Was going to say that was quick, but then remembered that due to the season starting late, we are already in June. Nice to see it mixed around a bit, although I wish they would use a second event at Donny, Oulton or Silverstone on a different layout, rather than a second Thruxton meeting again
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30 Jun 2021, 10:14 (Ref:4059000) | #3 | ||
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I quite like Thruxton although there is a couple of other tracks I'd rather see get a 2nd date above it.
A 2nd Donington date could possibly use the full track? Or is that not possible with all the support races using that section as make shift garages? |
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30 Jun 2021, 10:18 (Ref:4059002) | #4 | |
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Come to think about it, they could also use the Snetterton outer circuit
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30 Jun 2021, 10:22 (Ref:4059004) | #5 | ||
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Or a 2nd date at Oulton using one of the other layouts.
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I'd vote for any of the above. I would like to see Oulton Fosters or Snetterton 200. I wonder what happened to the plan of using the Silverstone International Circuit? Has that opportunity vanished now?
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30 Jun 2021, 12:12 (Ref:4059016) | #7 | ||
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As for Silverstone's international loop it's quite a shame that we were close to seeing BTCC go there and after Covid came there was no word about it anymore. Probably a reason was mentioned somewhere but my memory may be too short! |
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Could the double visit to Thruxton have anything to do with it also being the BARC's own circuit?
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No, they use the paddock for that; on National Circuit days the Loop is used as the assembly area for support races. For big international meetings on the national circuit the return leg of the Loop is sometimes used for the TV trucks and ancillary bits and pieces.
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30 Jun 2021, 13:48 (Ref:4059027) | #11 | |
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30 Jun 2021, 15:24 (Ref:4059043) | #13 | |
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That was when they used the full Oulton Park International layout that includes Shell Oil Bend rather than the usual Island layout.
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As much as it would be nice to have a different circuit to Thruxton hosting a second event, it all comes down to who actually wants to or can put a second event on. I know in previous years the option has been there for other circuits but in the absence of any takers, Thruxton gets it
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It would be nice for the BARC to get their other main track up to standard again. Pembrey would have a good catchment area of Cardiff and Swansea and there's no other rounds within about 200 miles of there. Would fill a big gap in the series' geographical reach.
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Absolutely agree with that. Probably needs a shed load of money though... last time I was at Pembrey I had hair and it was pretty rundown and basic. Nice track layout, good to drive on and some great viewing points.
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Courtesy of the Welsh Government, Pembrey has hosted zero race meetings in over a year, that's an awful lot of lost revenue. Combine that with the cost of actually hosting a BTCC event vs the number of spectators that would make the journey and I suspect that the sums just don't add up.
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Add to that the relatively small size of the paddock which would push some of the support series over to the National paddock areas and have to move pit equipment, tyres, team personnel between the two (like they do at the Grand Prix) I would imagine that TOCA looked at it and thought.... yeah nah. |
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We are still waiting for the Circuit of Wales….
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Is 2022 the year when the teams need to start running the hybrid kit?
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Ironically it would have been easier last year as they would have had much more space in the paddock with no hospitality units. |
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1 Jul 2021, 19:02 (Ref:4059240) | #24 | |
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Yes. It says as much in the press release announcing the calendar.
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I presume apart from the Toyota test mule any other testing for the main teams has been behind closed doors?
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