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Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2013 Season Thread
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He had contact with Lea in race 1 at Oulton but other than that I can't think of anything off the top of my head.
Griffin himself admits he was over-driving last year trying to keep up. Honestly, I appreciate Griffin's efforts more than I do Andy Neate's because he doesn't big himself up.
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Really?
He was alongside him and chopped so much of the corner to give him room he nearly rolled it on the kerb. Jordan AND Turkington went off the track avoiding it - somehow Jordan got back on track ahead of Turkington in the process.
That would be at worst, door-to-door touring car racing. Now scroll forwards to 18:30...
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John cleland now has rory butcher's cup car. Wonder what his plan is with it as they are using new cars next year and his son Jamie is Rory's race engineer.
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He didnt he got fined.
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Holdenhsvgtsr
Won't the older cars be used in the other classes?
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ITV Commentator Simon Hill's son, Jake Hill is subbing for Liam Griffin at Croft this weekend:
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/06/17/jake-hill-replaces-liam-griffin-at-motorbase-for-croft/
And here's Welch's Oulton Park episode:
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/06/17/jake-hill-replaces-liam-griffin-at-motorbase-for-croft/
And here's Welch's Oulton Park episode:
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That's a shame, I was hoping to get a close look at his car 
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You know, I kinda felt sorry for Andy Neate considering the extraordinary amount of bashing he got all over the internet. But when he repeatedly fails to meet expectations its difficult to defend the guy, no matter what he does, it seems like he always fails and always has an excuse.
Maybe he should just say nothing like say Dave Newsham or Dan Welch. Then there would be no disappointment (assuming anyone is disappointed).
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The Turk's put his BMW 125i on Pole for Race 1 at Croft tomorrow! 👍
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Excellent performance by the BMW's, Nick foster even managed to get up towards the front.. shame Collard got spun though 
Wishing I'd woken up two hours earlier and gone now!
Wishing I'd woken up two hours earlier and gone now!
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Oh Collard you naughty boy.
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Boom! Another fantastic drive by Turk! Plato getting blue flags.... 
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Definitely! But the 320si they previously used was seriously down on power that even a circuit that should suit them well also they couldn't do anything about it. The new M125i definitely is a better car and they're able to pull on some good results. The car has been pulling some good results lately, I'm not surprised if he's starting to challenge for the championship! 👍
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Just got to our hotel for the night.. Croft was fun we even got inside WSRs pit garage on saturday morning after talking to Dick Bennets. (My Aussie mate helped that lol) We got an indepth look at their BMWs and posed with Turks car. We also had a chat with Collard on the way. Bennets said thos is bett than old V8s huh. Corey replied uhhh maybe.. Collards eyes lit up when he overheard talk about V8s saying "Oh I'd love to race a V8"
Another driver we got a long talk with on Satirday was Newsham who eventualy reconised(?) me sayong "Ah you look different without your pizza gear".
He gave us an extensive technical insight into how a Fwd touring car is setup, cambers, toe etc. Je said they lost a bit of boost and only had 340 ish bhp.
While we were in WSR we also asked how much power they had Bennets said 360bhp.
Then come Sunday we got to WSR quick and managed a chat with each of the drivers. Collard was funny saying tough about the Rugby to Corey, we also may have told him to try get 2nd off the line lol.
We never seen Turks on Saturday so were surprised when he said oh your the Aussie Dick was talking about to Corey
. We ofc wished him well and went off on our way.
After race 1 we went to the podium, got sprayed then found Bennets again. We talked about the race and how Collard could of had 2nd if not for the spin. He also explained the reason for use of Softs for all the
cars. Corey slyly said we must be your good luck charm to which he said yeah you better stick around.
After race 2 we did the same thing but this time we managed to grab a pic with the Turks and have a quick chat with him. Corey asked him if given a chance would he try V8s to which he said oh aye they'd be my cup of tea. We said good luck trying to get a 3rd win and left him to deal with pesky interviewers and having another chat wih Bennets. He started off by saying you stuck around then,we talked if it stays dry there was a real shot they could take all 3 wins with the Fwds on the soft tyre.
Even with thecrain Turks was sooo close. All in all a great weekend at Croft, bav
ck Inverness tomorrow.
Another driver we got a long talk with on Satirday was Newsham who eventualy reconised(?) me sayong "Ah you look different without your pizza gear".
He gave us an extensive technical insight into how a Fwd touring car is setup, cambers, toe etc. Je said they lost a bit of boost and only had 340 ish bhp.
While we were in WSR we also asked how much power they had Bennets said 360bhp.
Then come Sunday we got to WSR quick and managed a chat with each of the drivers. Collard was funny saying tough about the Rugby to Corey, we also may have told him to try get 2nd off the line lol.
We never seen Turks on Saturday so were surprised when he said oh your the Aussie Dick was talking about to Corey
. We ofc wished him well and went off on our way.After race 1 we went to the podium, got sprayed then found Bennets again. We talked about the race and how Collard could of had 2nd if not for the spin. He also explained the reason for use of Softs for all the
cars. Corey slyly said we must be your good luck charm to which he said yeah you better stick around.
After race 2 we did the same thing but this time we managed to grab a pic with the Turks and have a quick chat with him. Corey asked him if given a chance would he try V8s to which he said oh aye they'd be my cup of tea. We said good luck trying to get a 3rd win and left him to deal with pesky interviewers and having another chat wih Bennets. He started off by saying you stuck around then,we talked if it stays dry there was a real shot they could take all 3 wins with the Fwds on the soft tyre.
Even with thecrain Turks was sooo close. All in all a great weekend at Croft, bav
ck Inverness tomorrow.
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paulmac2k9Just got to our hotel for the night. Croft was fun; we even got inside WSRs pit garage on saturday morning after talking to Dick Bennets. (My Aussie mate helped that lol) We got an indepth look at their BMWs and posed with Turks car. We also had a chat with Collard on the way. Bennets said "this is better than the old V8s, huh?" Corey replied "uhhh maybe...". Collards eyes lit up when he overheard talk about V8s saying "Oh I'd love to race a V8"
Another driver we got a long talk with on Saturday was Newsham who eventually reconised(?) me saying "Ah you look different without your pizza gear".
He gave us an extensive technical insight into how a Fwd touring car is setup, cambers, toe etc. He said they lost a bit of boost and only had 340 (ish) bhp.
While we were in WSR we also asked how much power they had Bennets said 360bhp.
Then come Sunday we got to WSR quick and managed a chat with each of the drivers. Collard was funny saying about the Rugby to Corey, we also may have told him to try get 2nd off the line
We didn't see Turks on Saturday so were surprised when he said "Oh, your the Aussie Dick was talking about to Corey"
After race 1 we went to the podium, got sprayed. Then we found Bennets again. We talked about the race and how Collard could have had 2nd if not for the spin. He also explained the reason for use of Softs for all the
cars. Corey slyly said we must be your good luck charm to which he said yeah you better stick around.
After race 2 we did the same thing but this time we managed to grab a pic with the Turks and have a quick chat with him. Corey asked him if given a chance would he try V8s to which he said "Oh aye! They'd be my cup of tea!" We said good luck trying to get a 3rd win and left him to deal with pesky interviewers and having another chat wih Bennets. He started off by saying you stuck around then, we talked if it stays dry there was a real shot they could take all 3 wins with the Fwds on the soft tyre.
Even with the rain Turks was sooo close. All in all a great weekend at Croft, back Inverness tomorrow.
All punctuated and re-worded now
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I missed all 3 races today barring last 5 of Race 2, and laps 6-10 of Race 3. What did I miss?
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Plato got lapped in race 2!!! That was the highlight of the day for me lol!
It was all down to a team desicion to go for wets instead of staying on slicks...... cost both plato and tordoff the race!
It was all down to a team desicion to go for wets instead of staying on slicks...... cost both plato and tordoff the race!
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Using a phone orama.. I hate trying to type on this thing 
. Still Furis Toca cars are massively UP compared to BTCC now 
. I have to say though I was surprised when Bennets said the BMs had 360bhp!
Now we have this damned Summer break...
. Still Furis Toca cars are massively UP compared to BTCC now . I have to say though I was surprised when Bennets said the BMs had 360bhp!Now we have this damned Summer break...
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Using a phone orama.. I hate trying to type on this thing
Now we have this damned Summer break...
You can see why the 320TC's used to struggle! They were only good for about 275bhp.
