BTCC 2007 News, Rumours, Entries... - Page 24

PDS · 7 Mar 2007, 22:32 (Ref:1861017)

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Originally Posted by touring fan01

I know of at least two new entry surprises due for announcement at the media day. Ones that nobody on any forum has ever mentioned, too

That's a great way to get information out of people!

'You tell me first, then I will tell you mine!'

**touringlegend** · 7 Mar 2007, 22:33 (Ref:1861021)

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Originally Posted by Captain VXR

My psychotic powers say Top Gear S2000 bodge jobs

Maybe they'll help build up their reasonably priced car for Clyde Valley..

Hazard · 7 Mar 2007, 23:26 (Ref:1861068)

Just updating the list

Key: Confirmed - Conjecture

Super 2000 Specification:

Team Halfords / Team Dynamics - Honda Civic Type-R (S2000)
Matt Neal
Gordon Shedden

West Surrey Racing / Team RAC – BMW 320si (S2000)
Colin Turkington
Tom Onslow-Cole

SEAT Sport UK / Northern South - SEAT Léon (S2000)
Jason Plato
Darren Turner

VX Racing / Triple Eight Race Engineering - Vauxhall Vectra (S2000)
Fabrizio Giovanardi
Tom Chilton

Jackson's Motorsport - BMW 320si (S2000)
Mat Jackson

Team AFM - BMW 1 Series (S2000)
Rick Kerry

Motorbase Performance - SEAT Toledo Cupra (S2000)
Gareth Howell
Matt Allison

Geoff Steel Racing - BMW 320i E46 (S2000)
Martyn Bell

TBC - Alfa Romeo 156 (S2000)
Dave Pinkney
Richard Marsh

Pocklington - BMW 320i E46 (S2000)
Jim Pocklington

Murray Motorsport / QUEST Racing - Alfa Romeo 156 S2000 (S2000)
Eoin Murray

Team Clyde Valley - Chevrolet Lacetti (S2000)
Dan Eaves
Colin Neill

BTC Racing - Lexus IS200 (S2000)
Chris Stockton
second car may follow

Xero Competition - Lexus IS200 (S2000)
Mark Jones

GR Asia - SEAT Toledo Cupra (S2000)
vacancy
vacancy

Scott Racing - Bio-Diesel powered car
Vacancy

BTC-Specification:

TH Motorsport with JAG - Honda Integra Type-R (BTC)
John George

Arkas Racing with Techspeed - Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch (BTC)
Erkut Kizilirmak
Paul O'Neill

Team Eurotech - Honda Integra Type-R (BTC)
Mike Jordan

Sibsport /Graham Hathaway Engineering - Honda Integra Type-R (BTC)
Simon Blanckley

Daniels Motorsport - Vauxhall Astra Coupé (BTC)
Nick Leason

Enke Motorsport - Vauxhall Astra Coupé (BTC)
vacancy
vacancy

Kartworld Racing - MG-ZS (BTC)
Jason Hughes

Collard Racing - MG-ZS (BTC)
Rob Collard

touring fan01 · 7 Mar 2007, 23:39 (Ref:1861076)

I'm amazed that some people still mention Clyde Valley Racing as being even a possibility!

That 'entry' is nothing but someone's wet dream.

Hazard · 7 Mar 2007, 23:53 (Ref:1861083)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touring fan01

I'm amazed that some people still mention Clyde Valley Racing as being even a possibility!

That 'entry' is nothing but someone's wet dream.

Yeah, I should have a feasibility scale. Well, they announced and have still made whispers about having a car ready for at least Dan recently - despite no testing, appearances, even proof they have a car really - just an empty website.

However, if they show up, at least the list wasn't wrong. If they don't show up - the list says they were only maybe's anyway - win win for me

touring fan01 · 8 Mar 2007, 01:18 (Ref:1861105)

Hmmm lets see; the fact is that they don't have car, don't have sponsor, don't have team and have disappeared off the face of the earth.

It was pure fiction from the word go and still people give it even 1% credibility????

How easily people are sucked in by someones fantasy.

(I must remember next year to use my photoshop software and make some pretty pictures of a pretend Btcc car and announce my ficticious team and get everyone excited about nothing) ;-)

cos · 8 Mar 2007, 01:33 (Ref:1861107)

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Originally Posted by touring fan01

Hmmm lets see; the fact is that they don't have car, don't have sponsor, don't have team and have disappeared off the face of the earth.

It was pure fiction from the word go and still people give it even 1% credibility????

How easily people are sucked in by someones fantasy.

(I must remember next year to use my photoshop software and make some pretty pictures of a pretend Btcc car and announce my ficticious team and get everyone excited about nothing) ;-)

I think that's a tad too harsh - I'm sure CVR actually intended to enter two Chevrolets IF they received sufficient backing, hence all their press about it. The publicity they put out was clearly to attract potential backers, which, for whatever reasons, appears to have failed. There must be many other potential BTCC entrants out there who haven't managed to get sufficient backing to compete, yet CVR come out as the most ridiculed??

kmchow · 8 Mar 2007, 01:59 (Ref:1861116)

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Originally Posted by cos

I think that's a tad too harsh - I'm sure CVR actually intended to enter two Chevrolets IF they received sufficient backing, hence all their press about it. The publicity they put out was clearly to attract potential backers, which, for whatever reasons, appears to have failed. There must be many other potential BTCC entrants out there who haven't managed to get sufficient backing to compete, yet CVR come out as the most ridiculed??

It's the classic chicken or egg--the sponsors want to see a car racing competitively while the team needs sponsors to buy a car to go racing competitively.

Jimmy Magnusson · 8 Mar 2007, 15:34 (Ref:1861530)

Collard was doing Carrera Cup I believe? If not my memory fails me, that is.

**FIRE** · 8 Mar 2007, 20:51 (Ref:1861754)

Pics of the BMW 120d:
http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~10~id~144226.htm
http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~10~id~144224.htm

Sodemo · 8 Mar 2007, 21:53 (Ref:1861835)

Are there any shots of the 2007 Vectra?

PDS · 8 Mar 2007, 21:58 (Ref:1861840)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Pics of the BMW 120d:
http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~10~id~144226.htm
http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~10~id~144224.htm

Glad you like my pictures..

This is my favourite shot!
http://www.stillphotography.co.uk/ga...album96/rick03

Awesome car.
This is what it looked like 3 weeks ago!
http://www.stillphotography.co.uk/ga...bum96/MG_9994w

kmchow · 8 Mar 2007, 22:41 (Ref:1861875)

I never the knew the rules differed so much from the VLN to S2000 that they have to tear the car (re: 1 series) down and start basically from scratch?

gregc · 8 Mar 2007, 22:54 (Ref:1861885)

The thing that interests me the most is the lack of rear wing on the 120. All the S2000 cars I've seen carry the same wing, which from what I've read produces a definite effect as opposed to the BTC wing which was pretty much cosmetic. The 120 race kit includes a diffuser, so I'm wondering if this gives comparable effects to the wing on, say, a 320 touring car. The lack of rear-end shots of the 120 could be seen to support this... [/conspiracy]

The 120d that ran (pretty well!) in the Dutch Supercar championship was running what looked like an S2000 wing, so was this a true S2000 car or not? I'm puzzled...

Also, re the previous post, it looks to me that it's fairly common practice to do a complete teardown and rebuild on a serious racecar - just based on random stuff that I've read on the ever reliable internet...

Hopefully Rick might be able to clarify at least bits of this, but I'll be supporting him regardless - it's great to see a completely new car on the grid, especially running on new fuel. Best of luck - if I see you at the media day I'd like to wish you the best in person

PDS · 8 Mar 2007, 23:19 (Ref:1861906)

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Originally Posted by gregc

The thing that interests me the most is the lack of rear wing on the 120. All the S2000 cars I've seen carry the same wing, which from what I've read produces a definite effect as opposed to the BTC wing which was pretty much cosmetic. The 120 race kit includes a diffuser, so I'm wondering if this gives comparable effects to the wing on, say, a 320 touring car. The lack of rear-end shots of the 120 could be seen to support this... [/conspiracy]

The 120d that ran (pretty well!) in the Dutch Supercar championship was running what looked like an S2000 wing, so was this a true S2000 car or not? I'm puzzled...

Also, re the previous post, it looks to me that it's fairly common practice to do a complete teardown and rebuild on a serious racecar - just based on random stuff that I've read on the ever reliable internet...

Hopefully Rick might be able to clarify at least bits of this, but I'll be supporting him regardless - it's great to see a completely new car on the grid, especially running on new fuel. Best of luck - if I see you at the media day I'd like to wish you the best in person

Rick would be the best person to confirm this.

Rick bought a Brand-New race car in kit form. Despite the way it reads in Autosport, his car has never raced before.
The car kit he bought was designed for long distance racing. BMW do not have an S2000 spec series 1 ready! Hence the lack of a rear wing..

For the moment!

Joest956 · 9 Mar 2007, 13:47 (Ref:1862336)

I think the engineers have done a lovely job on that car, looks very nice indeed.

After reading the Diesel 2000 regs they have to use a 35mm restrictor on the inlet, would be interesting to know how much torque this car will produce - will certainly pull well out of corners.

Does anyone know to what spec Schubert (who ran the original 120d in the VLN) modified there engine as they were faster around the Dubai F1 circuit than many of the M3's and they were running in the same Diesel class as our 147 JTD Cup

)

gregc · 9 Mar 2007, 13:53 (Ref:1862341)

According to BMW's specs the 120d develops about 245bhp and 450Nm of torque - by comparison the 320si is about 275bhp and 242Nm. Not sure if that's with the restrictor or not though.

Joest956 · 9 Mar 2007, 15:33 (Ref:1862402)

Pit lane gossip in Dubai was that it was running around 240bhp so that sounds about right - if it was a works effort then maybe the engine was spec'd to the regs.

Aunt Sally · 9 Mar 2007, 18:07 (Ref:1862499)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touring fan01

I know of at least two new entry surprises due for announcement at the media day. Ones that nobody on any forum has ever mentioned, too

What the one about a past works BTCC competitor returning?

Sodemo · 9 Mar 2007, 18:36 (Ref:1862523)

When is media day?

Captain VXR · 9 Mar 2007, 19:30 (Ref:1862560)

This Tuesday

touring fan01 · 9 Mar 2007, 19:37 (Ref:1862566)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aunt Sally

What the one about a past works BTCC competitor returning?

Nope.

Aunt Sally · 9 Mar 2007, 20:09 (Ref:1862599)

Quote:

Originally Posted by touring fan01

Nope.

So that's one YOU don't know about!

touring fan01 · 9 Mar 2007, 20:18 (Ref:1862603)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aunt Sally

So that's one YOU don't know about!

i dont know about it for the simple reason because theres no such thing.

**touringlegend** · 9 Mar 2007, 20:18 (Ref:1862604)

Shaun Watson Smith, fits the ex works driver. Would love to see him return!

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