ETCC Silly Season: One to discuss

[peter briggs]

As of today I can confirm that Carly will not be in the BTCC and it is very doubtfull that we will find the budget to compete, it is a great shame as the BMW has very good reliability and with a good driver has an excellent chance of being in the top three at the seasons end.

[Duffacus]

[touringlegend]

What's happened today that makes you so sure, Peter?

[peter briggs]

Information as of today,in motor racing anything can happen but BMW in BTCC is unlikely this year.

[kmchow]

Originally posted by j_t_8_8_8
On the official ETCC site there are news and photos of the new 307..

I didn't quite understand the press release? So a pair of 3 doors will race for '04? The 5drs won't appear until '05? Or will they appear later in the year?

[E46]

Alessandro Balzan has signed with JAS Motorsport to do ETCC, two first races with Civic and then with new Accord.

[alfan]

Today and yesterday Autodelta,Team Oregon,Seat Sport and BMW Team Great Britian tested their cars at Valencia.Resulth were quite interesting:
1.Tarquini & Farfus-1:42:2
3.Diefenbacher & Prialux-1:42:5
4.Gene-1:42:6
5.Bartyan & Rangoni-1:42:7
7.Tavano-1:42:9
8.Giovanardi-1:43:4(old tyres)
Once again,BMW will stay on the track and keep testing.They are working hard,thats for sure.

Nice performance from Seat-I hope they'll be able to keep in shape.If they do,season will be awesome :-)

Oregon drivers used the same car.Are Tavano and Rangoni already confirmed for 2004 ?

[E46]

Yes, Tavano and Rangoni are confirmed with Oregon. Fortunately Seat Sport is working now on the righ way, I hope any victory this year.....

[ATF]

2004 is looking good. 6 different manufacturers will be represented, is that the most in the new ETCC? The Ford Focuses will be privateers so will not be able to score for the manufacturers cup but what about JAS Honda and Peugeot? Are they factory entries?

[alfan]

Originally posted by ATF
2004 is looking good. 6 different manufacturers will be represented, is that the most in the new ETCC? The Ford Focuses will be privateers so will not be able to score for the manufacturers cup but what about JAS Honda and Peugeot? Are they factory entries?

AFAIK no,Pug and Honda are also privateers.Moreover,Ford is interested in entering series in 2005 with factory team.Peugeot and Honda probably arent't

[kmchow]

Originally posted by alfan
Moreover,Ford is interested in entering series in 2005 with factory team.

With a pair of facelifted Ford Foci(??)

[Thommy]

Originally posted by kmchow
With a pair of facelifted Ford Foci(??)

Some rumours tell things like that Drivers like Nicola Larini and Rickard Rydell are named, too

[HJC]

Originally posted by E46
Alessandro Balzan has signed with JAS Motorsport to do ETCC, two first races with Civic and then with new Accord.

Can't wait to see the Accord on track

[E46]

me too .

Jason Watt will do two ETCC races this year with Peugeot 307: Hockenhaim and Brno (he won´t do more races it seems).

[FIRE]

Originally posted by E46
me too .

Jason Watt will do two ETCC races this year with Peugeot 307: Hockenhaim and Brno (he won´t do more races it seems).

Good to see these cars and drivers in ETCC , but I have one question: I thought that only sedans are allowed to race in ETCC?

[alfan]

Hmm FIRE,is Civic a sedan?I dont think so
There nothing about type of body in S2000 technical regulations(at least I haven't seen anytning).If i remeber right, somebody wrote over here,that Civic was allowed to ETCC on some special rules,and so will be with Pug.Am I right?

[E46]

Ford Focus will run too with some special rules, I think.


ETCC rules say only: "Large scale series production touring cars modified by a kit. The engine used must be derived from the homologated model modified by the kit. At least 2500 fully identical units must have been produced in 12 consecutive months and homologated by the FIA in Production cars (Group N)."

[FIRE]

If i remeber right, somebody wrote over here,that Civic was allowed to ETCC on some special rules,and so will be with Pug.

Because of this I asked my question about the 307.

[HJC]

The 307 they'll use in ETCC will be a 5 door so no problem their. For testing they'll start with the 3 door the team raced last year.

[E46]

I have seen this in ETCC official site:

# TEAM DRIVER CAR
1 Alfa Romeo Autodelta Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
2 Alfa Romeo Autodelta Fabrizio Giovanardi (ITA) Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
3 Alfa Romeo Autodelta Augusto Farfus jr. (BRA) Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
4 BMW Team Italy-Spain Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) BMW 320i
5 BMW Team Italy-Spain Antonio GarcÃ*a (ESP) BMW 320i
9 SEAT Sport Jordi Gené (ESP) SEAT Toledo Cupra
10 SEAT Sport Frank Diefenbacher (GER) SEAT Toledo Cupra
11 BMW Team Great Britain Andy Priaulx (GBR) BMW 320i
14 JAS Motorsport Alessandro Balzan (ITA) * Honda Accord 2.0i
16 GR Asia Simon Harrison (GBR) * Honda Civic Type-R
20 Carly Motors TBA BMW 320i
21 Carly Motors Duncan Huisman (NED) * BMW 320i
23 Peugeot Sport Engineering Jan Magnussen (DEN) Peugeot 307 Gti
24 Peugeot Sport Engineering Jason Watt (DEN) Peugeot 307 Gti
25 Proteam Motorsport Stefano D´Aste (ITA) * BMW 320i
27 Oregon Team Luca Rangoni (ITA) * Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
28 Oregon Team Michele Bartyan (ITA) * Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
29 Oregon Team Salvatore Tavano (ITA) * Alfa Romeo 156 Gta
42 BMW Team Deutschland Jörg Müller (GER) BMW 320i
43 BMW Team Deutschland Dirk Müller (GER) BMW 320i

[FIRE]

Were did you find this list?

[SFonseca]

Is GR Asia going to bet in Civic Type-R????

[E46]

Originally posted by FIRE
Were did you find this list?

How? Write Team Oregon Alfa Romeo on Google searcher, and you will see this first: http://www.eurostc.com/Default.asp?c...tEntrylist.asp

[FIRE]

Originally posted by E46
How? Write Team Oregon Alfa Romeo on Google searcher, and you will see this first: http://www.eurostc.com/Default.asp?c...tEntrylist.asp

[E46]

I found it accidentally.