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30 Aug 2002, 13:56 (Ref:369149) | #1 | ||
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BTCC - Driver Line-ups?
Anyone got any idea's to the BTCC driver line-ups next year? or anyone want to take a few guesses?
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30 Aug 2002, 14:39 (Ref:369175) | #2 | ||
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TMSR Lexus and GR Alfa to be resurrected from the dead with a 16 car team comprising of Trabants, Reliant Kittens, Mack trucks and Renault Fuegos. Esteban Tuero and Johnny Carwash to drive.
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30 Aug 2002, 14:41 (Ref:369176) | #3 | ||
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Thompson-neal Vauxhall sport
Chilton-? EGG Sport All the others are open to alot more speculation!! Who's staying, who's going?? |
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30 Aug 2002, 16:29 (Ref:369260) | #4 | ||
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Menu to come back and drive a works vauxhall ??????
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30 Aug 2002, 17:53 (Ref:369315) | #5 | ||
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TMSR to announce to random drivers like say Mark Blundell and Jeff Gordon, with Thomas Scheckter testing.
JSM announce a 100 car attack featuring multiple drivers on a rota basis. They are the only things predictable, but one thing for sure we'll here **** from TMSR and Phil Bennett will be driving a Proton. |
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30 Aug 2002, 18:12 (Ref:369329) | #6 | ||
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Should be re-named Toca Silly season!!!
Vauxhall - Not sure whether they are staying or not MG/Honda/Proton - Should stay for at least one more year. Peugeot - Cars now two years old, will they still be fast? Team AKR/Barwell/Egg - probably depends on sponshership, althogh some 2002 cars should be available. |
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30 Aug 2002, 19:21 (Ref:369395) | #7 | ||
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Andy, I can't believe you just ruined a perfectly silly topic with a sensible reply
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30 Aug 2002, 20:24 (Ref:369443) | #8 | ||
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Well I heard a rummor that Ford are going to return with Mansell, Hill and Cleland................
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could be, but TMSR are sure to have him, afterall they want to run everydriver in history in a Lexus IS 200, I bet Fangio will partner Ascari according to their next press conference.
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I think all those that stay next year will have the same line-ups as this season. Proton may switch drivers as Bennett hasn't impressed much this year and I think VLR may switch cars as the 406 is no longer a front runner as it was last year. Without works cash they don't stand much chance makng it competitive again.
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Peugeot are gonna return with a 307 - but first, sack Richard Burns!
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The discussion as to whether Vauxhall will run in a works capacity next year is quite intense, and as to whether the financially troubled Egg firm will continue to sponsor (seems like those 'Brilliant Industries- your lighthouse in the fog of ideas' ads cost more than 2 championship winning racecars). Wonder where those drivers would go if the teams did.
MG would probably keep the same drivers, and I guess Proton and Honda have no reason to change. VLR look very unlikely to run the same cars next year, their competitiveness seems to be waning, and if the current works cars become available to other Privateers it would be no contest. Same goes for the cars Barwell and TAK have too. All this so far ignores the two main chances of new driving blood, new constructors entering, and this eyar's works cars being run by Privateers next year. Maybe some Proddy teams will move up. |
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If Barwell stay then Chilton stay's is basicaly the deal there and this is why:
1.He's got talent 2.He's fearless 3.He's fast 4.There motorhome is actualy his 5.About 65% of the sponsorship is his |
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Hmmmm ... Blunders in a Touring car, I like it!!
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Has anyone seen this under http://www.totalmotorsport.com/ website
TMSR reveal bullish plans for 2003 TMSR today announced at the teams press conference that they were to make a surprise return to the British Touting Car Championship. The team are currently building the third of there four Lexus IS 200 they intent to run in next years championship. The driver line-up is to be announced at a later date but team boss Peter Blake refused to rule out speculation that Michael Scumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya would join the B team alongside Nigel Mansell & BTCC series boss Richard West. The team hope to step up to F1 the year after. The future looks bright for the team! |
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It's a dig at TMSR, Speedy King.
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31 Aug 2002, 20:29 (Ref:370090) | #21 | ||
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o, it's difficult to see that in writing
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It is? :confused:
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you never know, it might be true!!!! (oh, there goes that pig again) I'd still like to see them back, you never know, they could have found some sponsorship. Taking a year out will have given them plenty time to get the cars ready, they could actually appear.
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Speedyking, keep it up dude!!!! You just made me wet myself with laughter!! And the post on Tom Chilton was great too! You a funny guy |
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Hey, seriously though the post on Chilton and the fact's ARE TRUE!
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