2024 Touring Car Thread - BTCC, TCR, and more.Touring Cars

[Fezzik]

Mega lap 1 from Cook. 7 places and into the lead.

 

[MagpieRacer]

30 sec penalty for Rowbo. Drops him to 15th. A bit lenient really, should’ve been placed last as that’s where they would’ve finished following the rules.

Lenient for sure but it's a dumb rule anyway.

 

[Fezzik]

Lenient for sure but it's a dumb rule anyway.

and now the same thing happens to his teammate Sutton, who does pit.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Josh Cook takes his first win for Toyota in Race 2.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Lenient for sure but it's a dumb rule anyway.

Keeping it consistent for the season, then they can adjust at the end of the season.

Black and Orange flags are vital for protecting everyone around the circuit though.

 

[Fezzik]

20th to 7th is more like the real Turkington

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Mikey Doble on reverse grid pole.

Let's not have a repeat of Silverstone last year please, Mikey.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Keeping it consistent for the season, then they can adjust at the end of the season.

Black and Orange flags are vital for protecting everyone around the circuit though.

I agree, that kind of damage however doesn't seem like what the rule was introduced for.

 

[Jimlaad43]

I agree, that kind of damage however doesn't seem like what the rule was introduced for.

Yeah, it was too little for the Toyota's at Brands earlier this year, but consistency in stewarding is necessary so they're keeping that for those bits of bodywork all season.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Tom Chilton won't be starting Race 3 due to a fire extinguisher issue.

 

[Fezzik]

Oh Mikey. So so close.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Oh Mikey. So so close.

Gutted for him! Absolutely gutted!

Congrats to Jake Hill though.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Summer break now sadly, Croft in 33 days. A very tasty championship fight awaits on the other side though.

 

[Fezzik]

Quite incredible that Ash has only won 1 race so far, after 12 last year.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Quite incredible that Ash has only won 1 race so far, after 12 last year.

Yeah pretty remarkable, at this stage last season he had 6 under his belt. Won at every event except Donington and Oulton. Jake is 1 away from matching his tally for last season.

Ash definitely hasn't had the luck this season and has made a few more mistakes than we're used to seeing. I do feel Ingram will come through to win it this season, the BMW seems to have too many weaknesses. That being said, the remaining circuits should favour BMW ever so slightly.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Quite incredible that Ash has only won 1 race so far, after 12 last year.

Maybe he's trying to do what Colin Turkington did in 2018?

Jake Hill is my dark horse for this season.

 

[Fezzik]

Maybe he's trying to do what Colin Turkington did in 2018?

Jake Hill is my dark horse for this season.

Don't think someone who's won the most races so far this year, and was 3rd in the championship the last 2 years, counts as a dark horse.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Don't think someone who's won the most races so far this year, and was 3rd in the championship the last 2 years, counts as a dark horse.

Bad choice of words on my part. Never have been any good at finding the right words despite knowing exactly what I am trying to say.

I am rooting for Sutton for the sake of breaking Rouse's record but if I had to pick a 2nd favourite, it would be Hill because he hasn't won a title yet and has looked the most threatening to after Sutton and Ingram in recent years, besides it would be quite the coincidence to have car #24 win the title in the year 2024!

 

[05XR8]

Spa Heritage Touring Car quualifying.

 

[05XR8]

 

[PlanetJanet]

Was at Super Touring Power 2 today, great fun, and a big old shunt for Steve Soper trying to chase down Jake Hill in Aiello's Primera.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Was at Super Touring Power 2 today, great fun, and a big old shunt for Steve Soper trying to chase down Jake Hill in Aiello's Primera.



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Soper trying to take a leaf out of the book of Phil Bennett by the looks of it which is ironic because that's just what led to Soper's career-ending crash in 2001.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Summer break giving me chance to rethink in bid to show quality, says Andrew Watson

Andrew Watson says he is using the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship summer break to “have a rethink” as he looks to show his true potential in the second half of the 2024 campaign.

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

I certainly didn't think Andrew Watson would be the only one out of the Toyota contingent who was yet to win a race by this point.

Is it just something about driving for Speedworks but not being their lead driver?

(No offence to Cook, Huff or Moffat)

 

[Fezzik]

TOCA looking to add a couple of new teams (2 car) for next year’s BTCC grid. Preference would be new outfits rather than returnees.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

TOCA Junior Championship Announces Official Launch Dates • BTCC

Organisers of the TOCA Junior Championship have today (Monday 22nd July) announced the venue and date for its official launch, as well as where fans will be

btcc.net

Anyone remember the T-Cars Series?

 

[05XR8]

What happened to that small rear wheel drive car BTCC were supposed to build?

Edit: Well I guess this is it.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

What happened to that small rear wheel drive car BTCC were supposed to build?

Edit: Well I guess this is it.

Starting to look good

 

[05XR8]

I thought it would be a four door saloon, but I guess a modern MK 1 Escort will be more fun.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Anyone watch Croft? I forgot it was on.

 

[Fezzik]

Yes. Decent races, though not a lot of overtaking.
Not a great weekend for the BMWs even with Turkington's race 1 win. He got roughed up by Ingram and Sutton in the other 2 races and Hill had problems in qualifying and was always chasing back in the races. Lost his championship lead.

3 different winners, 3 different cars, so the rules and tyre regs seem to be working quite well.