Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2013 Season Thread

[Prince.M5]

Just watched the first race and uuuh... Very nasty impact for Dan. Wish him the best recovery and will be ready in time for Silverstone!

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Rumour has it that team hard are going under due to finances and warren scott has/might have bought up the cars

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Mercedes in BTCC 2014:

http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/09/25/ciceley-racing-to-run-mercedes-a-class-in-2014-btcc/

Like all BTCC news it's not confirmed until you see it on the track but it's promising news

 

[Furinkazen]

Welch has confirmed he will be at Silverstone.

 

[Bo]

Matt Neal's done his finger, waiting for comfirmation from his doctor to see if he can race.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Aiden's passat

 

[Furinkazen]

Neal all clear to race this weekend.

 

[Prince.M5]

That's one nice looking Passat.. Glad to hear Dan will also be racing thos weekend!

 

[Furinkazen]

AMD missing Silverstone with Hollamby driving the Golf at Brands. Hope we have't seen the last of James Kaye

 

[tezgm99]

Neal all clear to race this weekend.

Didn't he do the same thing around this time of the season a couple of years ago?

 

[Bo]

Didn't he do the same thing around this time of the season a couple of years ago?

Actually it's 3 years on the run now. 2011 he broke his thumb doing martial arts, last year he fell off his bike and broke his hand, and this year he did his finger in martial arts. He really needs to stop doing these things near the end of the season!

 

[Furinkazen]

So Plato 2, everyone 0. Neal on pole with Sheds 7th. Game on for R3.

1 Andrew Jordan 366
2 Matt Neal 329
2 Colin Turkington 329
4 Gordon Shedden 322
5 Jason Plato 320
6 Sam Tordoff 248
7 Adam Morgan 199
8 Mat Jackson 175
9 Aron Smith 156
10 Rob Austin 154

 

[DK]

Holy crap, Neal just PIT'd Tordoff!

 

[Roo]

Tordoff saved it well.

Edit: The BTCC's just gone all NASCAR.

 

[Furinkazen]

Race 3 was a classic other than Neal's move...

 

[Bo]

Neal didn't pull a move, Tordoff thought that by pulling alongside him Neal would magically disappear. He clearly cut across Neal, and he hit him twice at Luffield. Feel terrible for Turkington, that rear track rod is a real weak spot for BMW. Realistically, if Jordan doesn't go mad, he's got this one in the bag. Roll on Brands!

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Neal didn't pull a move, Tordoff thought that by pulling alongside him Neal would magically disappear. He clearly cut across Neal, and he hit him twice at Luffield. Feel terrible for Turkington, that rear track rod is a real weak spot for BMW. Realistically, if Jordan doesn't go mad, he's got this one in the bag. Roll on Brands!

you clearly see neal turn into him and then accelerating till he spins

 

[Furinkazen]

Mat Jackson - £500 fine and three penalty points for incident with Colin Turkington in race three.

Adam Morgan - Reprimand for incident in race three.

Matt Neal - Reprimand and two penalty points for incident with Sam Tordoff in race three. Triple Eight has appealed against that penalty, with the appeal to be held at Brands Hatch.

 

[Bo]

From the other view it looked a lot different, even Harvey and Addison laid blame on Tordoff. Oh well, serves Tordoff right for trying to smash past Neal
I really don't like MG

 

[tezgm99]

Oh well, serves Tordoff right for trying to smash past Neal

But that's the standard way of passing in the series

 

[anim8r_uk]

Went to Silverstone yesterday for the British Touring cars. Entered the Ebay motors BTCC challenge and posted the 3rd fastest lap of the day 1:05.655 Even beat all 3 for the Ebay Motors Touring car drivers

I posted an 'unofficial' time of 1:05.212 which was the fastest lap of the day..... but wasn't counted as you have to come 1st place in the race AND post fastest lap time

Fantastic day though. Neal spinning out Tordoff happened right in front of where I was sitting

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Well I left Aiden's cruze outside in the rain, seems to have shrunk.....

 

[Yellowbeard]

It's been announced this morning that Jake Hill is competing at Brands Hatch this weekend .... Taking the seat from Will Bratt in the second RAR Audi. I hope the youngster has a good, trouble free, Meeting

 

[Furinkazen]

Hill's a decent driver, but RAR need someone like Jack Goff. If he can get top 10's out a still relatively crappy Insignia, in a race winning Audi he could do very well.

 

[paulmac2k9]

So who else is going? I leave in the small hours of the morning!

 

[R0ssingt0n]

I wish I was! I don't live too far away from Brands but I don't have the money :c

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Matt Neal will be racing this weekend even with his injured finger. This is bad for two reasons. Number 1, Matt Neal will be racing, this is never a good thing. Number 2, Alain Menu would've been replacing him.

 

[Furinkazen]

Number 3: Why couldn't Honda get a 3rd Civic?
Number 4: Andy Neate out with illness.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Number 3: Why couldn't Honda get a 3rd Civic?
Number 4: Andy Neate out with illness.

Does illness mean budget problems?

 

[Furinkazen]

Aron Smith had an enormous crash in practice, rolling and sliding on his side down at Druids. He's ok but car is touch and go to get repaired...