BTCC 2014 BTCC speculation, rumours and news - Page 102

davyboy · 16 Mar 2014, 08:31 (Ref:3380414)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

If Robb Gravett makes his comeback that will be 16 years since he last raced. AFAIK the longest is Mike Jordan (1989-2006), so he's one short of the record

I've definitely seen Robb racing in the FIAT Abarth championship a few years ago, so though he may be rusty, he's not 16 years out of the saddle.

S griffin · 16 Mar 2014, 21:51 (Ref:3380797)

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Originally Posted by psq43

I assume your talking about absence from the BTCC, as Mike Jordan did more than a bit of racing between 1989-2006 including banging in the British GT title in 2001.

Yes I did mean that. Should have made it more specific!

BtccLee · 16 Mar 2014, 22:01 (Ref:3380803)

So 7 or 8 and 31 or 32. We will find out very soon.

Craner Curves · 17 Mar 2014, 12:12 (Ref:3381026)

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Originally Posted by BtccLee

So 7 or 8 and 31 or 32. We will find out very soon.

Great analytical insight there, Lee. Tremendous.

medius · 17 Mar 2014, 13:38 (Ref:3381047)

Chris Stockton's livery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yR-...ature=youtu.be

TimRTC · 17 Mar 2014, 14:03 (Ref:3381061)

So anyone off to the media day? I will be, since thanks to inconvenient life schedule I'll have to miss the Donington Park, Rockingham and Silverstone rounds which I usually attend and it is always fun to get photos of cars which soon become history.

Bramzel · 17 Mar 2014, 14:28 (Ref:3381073)

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Originally Posted by medius

Chris Stockton's livery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yR-...ature=youtu.be

I really liked it... until they started applying the white.

davyboy · 17 Mar 2014, 14:32 (Ref:3381075)

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Originally Posted by medius

Chris Stockton's livery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yR-...ature=youtu.be

Nice job... hopefully he doesn't prang it now.

Madd_Dogg88 · 17 Mar 2014, 14:41 (Ref:3381079)

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Originally Posted by Bramzel

I really liked it... until they started applying the white.

I was thinking the exact same thing!

Interesting to see more Steel Seal logos, they are proving to be quite the supporters of the BTCC at the moment.

jsmee · 17 Mar 2014, 16:33 (Ref:3381103)

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Originally Posted by Madd_Dogg88

I was thinking the exact same thing!

Interesting to see more Steel Seal logos, they are proving to be quite the supporters of the BTCC at the moment.

Steel Seal is owned by the same people as Power Maxed.

porsche962fan · 17 Mar 2014, 16:59 (Ref:3381115)

any predictions, will Gio's partner be revealed ? or will Motorbase have to make a last minute deal

thlbtcc · 17 Mar 2014, 18:14 (Ref:3381156)

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Originally Posted by medius

Chris Stockton's livery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yR-...ature=youtu.be

Nice strategic use of kitchen roll there.

jsmee · 17 Mar 2014, 19:56 (Ref:3381194)

New Audi S3 looking sweet!

porsche962fan · 17 Mar 2014, 20:14 (Ref:3381202)

does it look anything like the ones from the supposed livery competition?

I expect this car to be a constant presence in the last 2 rows of the grid !!

no real testing and driver who doesn't even know most tracks

TimRTC · 17 Mar 2014, 20:15 (Ref:3381203)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

any predictions, will Gio's partner be revealed ? or will Motorbase have to make a last minute deal

I'm guessing that even if they have to 'forfeit' their licence for not getting the first driver to Brands, they will be first in line to get it back when they can secure a deal, unless another team has a car and driver ready to go.

medius · 17 Mar 2014, 20:41 (Ref:3381221)

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Originally Posted by porsche962fan

does it look anything like the ones from the supposed livery competition?

I expect this car to be a constant presence in the last 2 rows of the grid !!

no real testing and driver who doesn't even know most tracks

Yes because it certainly looks like the finished final livery, doesn't it....

Seeing as this is their Facebook cover photo:

It probably got tweaked a bit for reasons of practicality/time to repair etc.

As for him and the teams pace, I don't see anything to back up your claims. I do see a VLN winning team and driver with a track record of developing Audis and racing at a high level. But of course, you're the expert.

I really hope we don't have to put up with a season of your negativity, this winter break has been pretty unbearable for all of us.

porsche962fan · 17 Mar 2014, 21:05 (Ref:3381233)

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Originally Posted by medius

As for him and the teams pace, I don't see anything to back up your claims.

didn't I already say ??????

- team with no NGTC expereince and testing
- driver who doesn't know the tracks and didn't exactly set the track on fire in his previous outings !! Jake Hill by comparison did it

and some teams will be at the last 2 rows for sure, so far Rotek , Moffat and BTC Racing are looking to be it from the current list

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I do see a VLN winning team and driver with a track record of developing Audis and racing at a high level. But of course, you're the expert.

GT and NGTC are totally different beasts , doing well in one category doesn't guarantee the same for other

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I really hope we don't have to put up with a season of your negativity, this winter break has been pretty unbearable for all of us.

???

Rob877 · 17 Mar 2014, 22:20 (Ref:3381274)

Such a competitive grid this year, I think the lack of testing is going to be a real killer for some teams.

thetool · 17 Mar 2014, 22:59 (Ref:3381299)

I was wondering why Glynn Geddie's Toyota was sponsorless, and how they were planning to fund running the car. Turns out Jim Geddie is a very prominent figure in the Scottish oil industry, so they won't have any issues with funding!

Craner Curves · 17 Mar 2014, 23:13 (Ref:3381303)

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Originally Posted by thetool

I was wondering why Glynn Geddie's Toyota was sponsorless, and how they were planning to fund running the car. Turns out Jim Geddie is a very prominent figure in the Scottish oil industry, so they won't have any issues with funding!

And have you seen his list of racing cars that he's previously owned driven? Very impressive. He has a few quid, but at least Glynn actually has some talent to back up the family money. I'm still confused as to how James Cole is funding his side of the garage.

KA · 18 Mar 2014, 08:20 (Ref:3381376)

As you say, Glynn and his Dad aren't exactly short of a few quid, and they've run some spectacular and expensive machinery over the last few years in various GT series. Have we seen the United cars fully-liveried yet? I'd assume that Apex Tubulars (the family business) would be appearing on the car, like it has most for most of the Geddies' GT racing

Re: Cole, I wonder if there's going to be a sponsor deal or two unveiled today?

United aren't the worst-funded team in the business either (IIRC team principal Zak Brown runs a motorsports marketing agency with a pretty heavyweight client list, so ought to know how to do a deal!), so could UA be subsidising their drives to some degree from sponsors they have an existing relationship with?

I wouldn't be all that surprised to see some of the names that regularly appear on their GT cars (Henderson Insurance, Viglen, Johnnie Walker etc) turn up on the BTCC cars at least as associate sponsors

jsmee · 18 Mar 2014, 08:38 (Ref:3381391)

Henderson has been on the car throughout testing. Most of Cole's backing is from the Drivecool campaign he fronts.

jsmee · 18 Mar 2014, 09:19 (Ref:3381392)

jsmee · 18 Mar 2014, 09:19 (Ref:3381394)

Craner Curves · 18 Mar 2014, 09:21 (Ref:3381395)

Nice one James. I had a feeling you'd be there to get some spy shots. You're a very well connected guy!

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