Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2013 Season Thread

Tom · Dec 19, 2012

The British Touring Car Championship in 2013 is set to be a cracker! With Neal and Shedden staying put at Honda, Team HARD. preparing a 5-car attack, the possible return of Paul O'Neill and eBay Motors using NGTC Spec BMW 125i's. Let's gear up and get ready!

NGTC Entry List

Honda Yuasa Racing - Honda Civic
Matt Neal
Gordon Shedden

MG KX Momentum Racing - MG6 GT
Jason Plato
Sam Tordoff

BTC Racing - Chevrolet Cruze
Chris Stockton

Ciceley Racing - Toyota Avensis
Adam Morgan

Dynojet - Toyota Avensis
Frank Wrathall

eBay Motors - BMW 125i
Rob Collard
Colin Turkington
Nick Foster

Pirtek Racing - Honda Civic
Andrew Jordan
Jeff Smith

Airwaves Racing - Ford Focus ST
Mat Jackson
Aron Smith

wixracing.co.uk - Audi A4
Rob Austin
Will Bratt

Speedworks Motorsport - Toyota Avensis
Dave Newsham
Ollie Jackson

Team HARD. - Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R, Volkswagen Passat CC
Jack Goff (Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R)
James Cole (Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R)
Tom Onslow-Cole (Volkswagen Passat CC)
Will Fuller/Robb Holland (Volkswagen Passat CC)

Thorney Motorsport - Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R
TBA
TBA

Welch Motorsport - Proton Persona
Dan Welch

IP Tech Race - Chevrolet Cruze
Andy Neate

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S2000 Entry List

AmDTuning.com - Volkswagen Golf
James Kaye

Airwaves Racing - Ford Focus ST
Liam Griffin

Welch Motorsport - Ford Focus ST
David Nye

Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing - Vauxhall Vectra
Lea Wood

M247 Racing - Chevrolet Cruze
Joe Girling

BMR Restart Racing - SEAT Leon
Warren Scott

**Mid-Season Debut Expected

2013 BTCC Calendar

Round, Date, Circuit, County
1. Sat 30/Sun 31 March, Brands Hatch Indy, Kent
2. Sat 20/Sun 21 April, Donington Park, Derbyshire/Leicestershire
3. Sat 4/Sun 5 May, Thruxton, Hampshire
4. Sat 8/Sun 9 June, Oulton Park, Cheshire
5. Sat 22/Sun 23 June, Croft, North Yorkshire
6. Sat 3/Sun 4 August, Snetterton, Norfolk
7. Sat 24/Sun 25 August, Knockhill, Fife
8. Sat 14/Sun 15 September, Rockingham, Northamptonshire
9. Sat 28/Sun 29 September, Silverstone, Northamptonshire
10. Sat 12/Sun 13 October, Brands Hatch Grand Prix, Kent

Furinkazen · Dec 19, 2012

Damn you. Beat me to it

.

Ardius · Dec 19, 2012

I will definitely be there at Oulton Park. 👍

Hoping to see Mat Jackson take the title this season, of course I always hope that Wrathall, Newsham, Austin, etc can challenge for it too..but I think Jackson has the best chance outside of the MGs and Hondas.

I want the NGTC Civic in iRacing now to fill the time up before March!

Tom · Dec 19, 2012

Furinkazen
Damn you. Beat me to it .

Maybe next year. :lol:

Ardius
I will definitely be there at Oulton Park. 👍

Hoping to see Mat Jackson take the title this season, of course I always hope that Wrathall, Newsham, Austin, etc can challenge for it too..but I think Jackson has the best chance outside of the MGs and Hondas.

I want the NGTC Civic in iRacing now to fill the time up before March!

I'd love to see that as well; Jackson, Austin and Wrathall I feel could be real contenders.

I will also be at an event next year, most likely the season opener at Brands Hatch. 👍

MatskiMonk · Dec 19, 2012

I'll be at as many as possible!

I'd like to do Oulton again, only been once... Doninington, Silverstone and Rockingham are my 'local' tracks so they're always a possibility, snetterton maybe... I'm not going to bother with Thruxton this year, Croft is probably a no-no (looong way), but I will aim to get to Knockhill (and probably fail, again) since it's always nice to spend a few days in Scotland... and Brands.. maybe...

The fact I won't be as broke, and can therefore visit more races in 2013 is making me a lot more excited about the season than 2012.

Need to look at all the calenders, check out the clashes.

Furinkazen · Dec 19, 2012

So each day or so I will be scouring twitter for the latest BTCC info and news. It's interesting what people say, but this from TinTopsUk made me laugh:

If TOC (Onslow Cole) and JG (Goff) do end up at Team Hard it's going to be like the BTCC version of One Direction. #TeenageGirlsDreamTeam

Also today marks 10 years since the passing of Will Hoy.

Liquid · Dec 19, 2012

Furinkazen
Also today marks 10 years since the passing of Will Hoy.

The first supertouring champion.

See, no-one commented this time last year

Tom · Dec 19, 2012

Liquid
The first supertouring champion.

See, no-one commented this time last year

A shame indeed, it still shocks me how quickly things like that can develop. Just look at Richard Burns.

R0ssingt0n · Dec 20, 2012

As long As I still have money after Le Mans next year I'm aiming to go to Brands for the final weekend of the championship. There's just something about the Grand Prix part of the track that I love.

Furinkazen · Dec 20, 2012

Newsham to Speedworks.
Onslow Cole to Team HARD's first Passat.

Strawman Andy · Dec 20, 2012

Surprised with tom's move but could good for the team and help them move forward. Also is the vw going to be made in time for round 1? Because I thought they weren't being released until the near end of the season?

Ardius · Dec 20, 2012

Wow, now not only are we getting more NGTC cars...but we're getting competitive drivers in them too.
I mean, its quite possible for Newsham, Onslow-Cole and Goff to be mixing it up near the front in 3 cars that are not Civics or MG6. 👍

Tom · Dec 20, 2012

Great to hear about Tom's move, cheers for the info Furi. OP has been updated.

Strawman Andy · Dec 20, 2012

Also with tom's move that could imply Colin could be back with wsr? Maybe it will be Rob, Nick and Colin in the BMW's? 👍

Tom · Dec 20, 2012

Strawman Andy
Also with tom's move that could imply Colin could be back with wsr? Maybe it will be Rob, Nick and Colin in the BMW's? 👍

Could be interesting if it happens, I do wonder if he would need sponsorship of some sort...

TyrrellRacing · Dec 20, 2012

Tom
Great to hear about Tom's move, cheers for the info Furi. OP has been updated.

👍 for keeping the OP updated. I'd be completely lost without it.

It's shaping up to be very interesting grid. Fingers crossed that O'Neil and Wood get decent seats.

Strawman Andy · Dec 20, 2012

TyrrellRacing
👍 for keeping the OP updated. I'd be completely lost without it.

It's shaping up to be very interesting grid. Fingers crossed that O'Neil and Wood get decent seats.

With Newsham at Speedworks likes like O'Neill may be taking the other seat. But Lee Wood may get it, and if he doesn't I think he may end up at Team Hard. 👍
MG still has a spare seat too

Furinkazen · Dec 20, 2012

Todays Twitter news:

AndyNeate
“@JackyLambs: @AndyNeate you announcing your #BTCC plans soon Andy?” Early January then all will be revealed"

I guess its a VW Passat or back at Ebay BMW.

Tom · Dec 21, 2012

Furinkazen
Todays Twitter news:

AndyNeate
@JackyLambs: @AndyNeate you announcing your #BTCC plans soon Andy? Early January then all will be revealed"

I guess its a VW Passat or back at Ebay BMW.

Volkswagen would be my guess.

-Fred- · Dec 21, 2012

Forgive my ignorance on the matter, but wouldn't a Passat be considered a bit... "big", to be racing against Focii's and Civics and such?

RX-7_FD3S · Dec 21, 2012

The passat is about the same size as a bmw serie 3 or an audi a4. Both were competiting in 2012 so I guess it should be ok

R0ssingt0n · Dec 21, 2012

-Fred-
Forgive my ignorance on the matter, but wouldn't a Passat be considered a bit... "big", to be racing against Focii's and Civics and such?

Even if it was the more variety the better in my opinion!

Diehardracer · Dec 22, 2012

The guys on TouringCarTimes alluded to something that didn't immediately cross my mind. The fact Tom Onslow Cole is becoming a bit of journeyman. He has never stayed with a team longer than 2 seasons. Only one team since he made his debut in 2007 he stayed at for two seasons. In 2007 he was with Team RAC/WSR, in 2008 he moved to VXR/Triple Eight, for 2009 and 2010 he went to Team Aon/Arena, was at AmD Miltek in 2011 and last year moved back to WSR under the banner of Ebay Motors. And now he will be racing for Team HARD in a VW Passat. All the best of luck to him but still.

Happy about Dave Newsham. Sad for Chris James who will be losing the driver who helped Team ES to their best ever finish but onward and upwards for Dave. And SpeedWorks should provide him with the car to really compete with the likes of Jordan and Jackson.

But am elated for Goffy. He impressed me last year with his performances and deserved to win the title and deserves to be recognised with a drive in the BTCC. Shame that someone as experienced as 34yr old Paul Rivett who has won the Clio Cup twice and is runner up three times couldn't get get in the BTCC ahead of a 21yr old relative newcomer (someone who is 13 years older) but hey, Goff is an amazing talent too.

Ardius · Dec 22, 2012

-Fred-
Forgive my ignorance on the matter, but wouldn't a Passat be considered a bit... "big", to be racing against Focii's and Civics and such?

Surely can't be too much bigger than:

Wheelbase:
VW Passat CC - 2,711 mm
MG6 - 2705 mm
Audi A4 -2,808 mm
Avensis - 2700mm
Insignia - 2737 mm

Diehardracer · Dec 22, 2012

About Jack Goff. I assume he will be bringing some of his sponsors from the Clio's.

-Fred- · Dec 22, 2012

Ardius
Surely can't be too much bigger than:

Wheelbase:
VW Passat CC - 2,711 mm
MG6 - 2705 mm
Audi A4 -2,808 mm
Avensis - 2700mm
Insignia - 2737 mm

I see. It just looks humongous in the flesh, hence the question.

Ardius · Dec 22, 2012

I think thats why everyone is tending more towards hatchbacks these days because cars generally are getting bigger.

I mean, we talk about the Civic and Focus being "small hatchbacks" but they are not really that small anymore if we compare to hatchbacks even from 10-15 years ago. The new Civic is pretty big itself!

cally-dave · Dec 22, 2012

Ardius
I think thats why everyone is tending more towards hatchbacks these days because cars generally are getting bigger.

I mean, we talk about the Civic and Focus being "small hatchbacks" but they are not really that small anymore if we compare to hatchbacks even from 10-15 years ago. The new Civic is pretty big itself!

Yeah, they are much bigger. A Civic/Fiesta/Corsa is the same size as an Accord/Focus/Astra 10years ago. It's scary to think just how small cars use to be and how big "small" newer cars are today lol

Strawman Andy · Dec 26, 2012

Rob Huff has said he would consider returning to the BTCC, if he couldn't race in the WTCC.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104933

Open space at MG, been team-mates with Jason Plato before and they got on well: Could it be possible?

RX-7_FD3S · Dec 26, 2012

Would MG have the kind of money to run another driver that isnt paying for his seat ? Especially a world champion, Huff must cost quite a bit of money.

I'm not sure MG really want that kind of driver to pair up with Jason.

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