[BTCC] 2014 BTCC speculation, rumours and news

[Craner Curves]

Sounds similar to the franchise idea which was mooted quite a few years ago.

[Bramzel]

Great to see another brand in the paddock, I hope they'll pull it off. I also hope they'll update the car with the facelifted front presented at the IAA, makes the car look quite a bit better!

[BtccLee]

Also from the BTCC forum is Gow's opinion on the Support package which I think explains the situation really well... ( I can't say I asked the question)

"Every race series goes through cycles of high and low grid numbers, due to differing factors. I can remember standing on the grid at Donington Park around 10 years ago and seeing just 12 BTCC cars on the grid and many 'experts' were predicting its demise....

Porsche are in the last year of racing their (now superseded) Carrera Cup car, with a whole new car being introduced for next season. Some teams took the opportunity of selling their cars early this year in order to prepare for purchasing their 2014 car, hence the low numbers this year but I have no doubt their grid numbers from next season will be healthy.

And in the reverse situation, this is the first year of the new Formula Ford and it has taken Ford a bit longer to get the grid numbers up to size. As you rightly say, motorsport is expensive and money is still pretty tight at the moment.

Our support races from Porsche, Ginetta, Ford and Renault have all made long-term and important commitments to our sport - and should all be applauded for doing so. They are all making a great investment and commitment to the sport and each will inevitably go through peaks and troughs from time to time....exactly like the BTCC did.

So the answer to your question is that yes of course they are being addressed by those series. And the best way to assist them is to continue supporting them so that they will have a very strong platform for their series for the future. I'm a bit more loyal than to just cut them loose and create even more problems for them if they are going through a short-term issue...."

[Inside BTCC]

Originally Posted by Bramzel

Great to see another brand in the paddock, I hope they'll pull it off. I also hope they'll update the car with the facelifted front presented at the IAA, makes the car look quite a bit better!

No plans at the moment - there are reasons why they are going with the model on display at Rockingham but could provide it with a facelifted front if a customer wanted it

[BtccLee]

Here's an interesting thought. If SEAT relaunch their Leon Cup series in 2014 or possibly 2015 could it become a 6th BTCC support? ( This is speculation definetly not a rumour)

[Craner Curves]

Can't see there being a place for it. Plus the cars would be on a similar pace as the BTCC cars. The previous series had to be detuned slightly so they didn't set faster laps than the tourers. I can see it being a pan-European series.

[Jiiiiiiim]

Seen some reports that United Autosports are considering entering a team for next season. Plan us to buy some existing cars before looking at building their own in the future.

Haven't had the chance to check the story out properly yet tho

[Moneyseeker]

According to M News, Warren Scott has bought all of Team Hard's BTCC cars and his and TG's teams will merge and be run from a new facility in Hertfordshire.

TG will still front the team.

[porsche962fan]

is Warren Scott really rich to afford that ?

[Craner Curves]

They don't call him 'The Farmer' for nothing.

[Alfaholic]

Anybody remember this from earlier in the year ...

Also had a leaflet handed to us near the gate about a 'million pound touring car' with this address on it: http:touringcar.byethost3.com/ anyone heard anything else about it? I've not looked thru the site yet as it wasn't working fully early on, but when has one of these schemes worked to nearly fully fund a driver?

Seems that they're still trying this from a small ad in Autosport this week...

http://www.themillionpoundtouringcar.co.uk/

It's currently showing a massive 5% of the available space has been sold!

[RED55]

I was speaking to an English Engineers today at the latest STCC round and there is a new Team in England called RPR proposing a single car entry for next years using a Volvo but he said the main concern is free space entries as the new rumours of teams making extra cars and 2 Reanalts Meganes mean the last grid slots are going to be fight for. It is condition of entry for NGTC he say to make payment for NGTC parts kit to make sure of entry for next years .

I hpoe it come true we have a Volvo it the BTCC !

[BillWiskins]

Originally Posted by Alfaholic

Anybody remember this from earlier in the year ...



Seems that they're still trying this from a small ad in Autosport this week...

http://www.themillionpoundtouringcar.co.uk/

It's currently showing a massive 5% of the available space has been sold!

I remember. I've gone back to have a look a couple of times since it was mentioned - last time (a few weeks ago) I looked it had exactly the same content as it did when I first clicked the link last year. A load of poorly written waffle about a mystery driver whose name must not be mentioned, and something about not actually needing £1,000,000 (but if they got that they'd race two cars).

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

Why do they make such effort to protect their "mysterious" driver's indentity, when his (driver database) career stats featured here, plus some help from a search engine, will easily tell you who they are referring to.

[thetool]

Originally Posted by W.A Trichlorostyrene

Why do they make such effort to protect their "mysterious" driver's indentity, when his (driver database) career stats featured here, plus some help from a search engine, will easily tell you who they are referring to.

Why don't you state who you think it is? As those figures don't fit anyone on driverdb.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

On another note, how will the BTCC grid's talent crop look if Lea Wood, Tom Ingram and Dan Cammish all get the NGTC rides that they want?

[Craner Curves]

Originally Posted by thetool

Why don't you state who you think it is? As those figures don't fit anyone on driverdb.

I remember sticking the web address into Whois a few months back and I can't remember who it was. Think it was somebody with a GT background. Tried that today, but it's telling me the domain name is available to buy or doesn't exist.

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by Craner Curves

I remember sticking the web address into Whois a few months back and I can't remember who it was. Think it was somebody with a GT background. Tried that today, but it's telling me the domain name is available to buy or doesn't exist.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/whois/look...uringcar.co.uk

Domain name:
themillionpoundtouringcar.co.uk

Registrant:
Ian Maggs

Can't say I recognise the name.

[psq43]

Driver called Jon Barnes was part of the plan for 2010. Don't know what relation to this 'million pound touring car' caper there may be though.

http://www.uksponsorship.com/a1208.htm

[Craner Curves]

Jon Barnes. Thank you

[psq43]

Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Jon Barnes. Thank you

I have my uses, sometimes.

[medius]

Originally Posted by BtccLee

Here's an interesting thought. If SEAT relaunch their Leon Cup series in 2014 or possibly 2015 could it become a 6th BTCC support? ( This is speculation definetly not a rumour)

Originally Posted by Craner Curves

Can't see there being a place for it. Plus the cars would be on a similar pace as the BTCC cars. The previous series had to be detuned slightly so they didn't set faster laps than the tourers. I can see it being a pan-European series.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/...e-make-series/

“We will try to do a León Cup, it’s not confirmed, but we are working on it. We need to be in mainland Europe, that means Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK,” added Puig.

Doesn't mean it'll be on the BTCC package, but the only other real option is the British GTs package.

[Spanner monkey]

Originally Posted by Jiiiiiiim

Seen some reports that United Autosports are considering entering a team for next season. Plan us to buy some existing cars before looking at building their own in the future.

Haven't had the chance to check the story out properly yet tho

I heard they'd bought the Dynojet team???

Also on the Team hard front I also heard without a "Wonga" loan they wouldn't have made Silverstone so maybe Mr Scott has got himself a bargin! Just the same as Tony did when he got the Insignias last year.

[thetool]

Originally Posted by Spanner monkey

I heard they'd bought the Dynojet team???

Also on the Team hard front I also heard without a "Wonga" loan they wouldn't have made Silverstone so maybe Mr Scott has got himself a bargin! Just the same as Tony did when he got the Insignias last year.

They aren't at Silverstone yet.

Would the purchase of Dynojet be due to the subject which can't be discussed on this board?

[Craner Curves]

Originally Posted by thetool

They aren't at Silverstone yet.

Would the purchase of Dynojet be due to the subject which can't be discussed on this board?

I honestly didn't see United Autosport going down the touring car route. If anyone was to buy out Dynojet, I thought it might have been Paul Bird.