(GTTCC-7) | GT Touring Car Championship S7 - Danny, Starscream Entrprises, ares and Honda win!Finished 

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Should drivers who DNF score points for last place possible?

  • No

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • Yes, full points

    Votes: 5 50.0%
  • Yes, half points

    Votes: 2 20.0%

  • Total voters
    10
  • Poll closed .
Obviously, the Ginetta Juniors are playing on Light damage so they can freely and literally push to pass without causing a major wreck. :lol:
Nah that's part of the beauty of it. They basically limp across the line with no body shell or wheels. Its something out of mad max :P

Iceland.

Now the talk about BTCC and Ginetta Junior is getting me excited to see it this weekend :lol:
It's a 6 week summer break now?
 
Nah that's part of the beauty of it. They basically limp across the line with no body shell or wheels. Its something out of mad max :P


It's a 6 week summer break now?
Not for secondary schools, we've still got a few more weeks.
 
Yeah I was at Croft yesterday. In the Ginetta Juniors, the two leaders were really gunning for it and 2nd place launched up the inside at the final corner but 1st place got a good run on the outside so the 'former' 2nd place driver literally started to push him off the circuit. There was smoke and everything!

Teenagers eh? ;)
 
Yeah I was at Croft yesterday. In the Ginetta Juniors, the two leaders were really gunning for it and 2nd place launched up the inside at the final corner but 1st place got a good run on the outside so the 'former' 2nd place driver literally started to push him off the circuit. There was smoke and everything!

Teenagers eh? ;)
Gotta wonder if drivers' briefings involve any sort of discussion about making contact. :lol:
 
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Last call for Pre-Q bookings. This is the third opportunity and I need people to pick a slot by 6PM tomorrow otherwise you won't be able to participate in Pre-Q. No Exceptions.

If you cant make it or are unsure then please let me know so we can arrange something else.

Should be a very close night with 0.01 of a second the difference between scoring and not scoring points.

:cheers:
 
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i'll probably be there all event anyway so i'll take whatever spot is latest.

also can someone explain what the Subaru has been allowed? (i haven't followed BTCC since 2007ish)
http://www.motorsport.com/btcc/news/frankenstein-subaru-could-be-death-of-ngtc-warns-neal-790747/
It's still a Rear wheel drive standard estate. It actually isn't against the regulations in anyway.
Basically the story is Plato and BMR have been working on this for years. The Subaru however has been altrered driveshaft wise. It's a bit difficult to explain in writing, but the position on the chassis and engine (due to 'scoobaru' being a traditional 4 wheel drive car) makes the weight distribution perfect. Even with weight the car still handles brilliantly.

That is Matt's concern. It's not that powerful (yet) but the handling is superb and no matter how much weight you add to it, the balance of the car stays the same.

And thats fine mate thanks for letting me know :cheers:

The Subaru is still in it's development stages, and is already winning races. Despite being a Plato fan I don't want them to create a F1 merc style car that wins every race despite the format and success pens.
 
It's still a Rear wheel drive standard estate. It actually isn't against the regulations in anyway.
Basically the story is Plato and BMR have been working on this for years. The Subaru however has been altrered driveshaft wise. It's a bit difficult to explain in writing, but the position on the chassis and engine (due to 'scoobaru' being a traditional 4 wheel drive car) makes the weight distribution perfect. Even with weight the car still handles brilliantly.

That is Matt's concern. It's not that powerful (yet) but the handling is superb and no matter how much weight you add to it, the balance of the car stays the same.

And thats fine mate thanks for letting me know :cheers:

The Subaru is still in it's development stages, and is already winning races. Despite being a Plato fan I don't want them to create a F1 merc style car that wins every race despite the format and success pens.
All Matt is complaining about is that the Honda simply isn't the best car anymore. Whatever changes Subaru made after Thruxton has made their car absolutely perfect. You can see it Colin's results:

Ret - 20th - 12th - 10th - Ret - 18th - WD - WD - WD - 1st - 2nd - 7th - 1st - 3rd - 7th...
 
All Matt is complaining about is that the Honda simply isn't the best car anymore. Whatever changes Subaru made after Thruxton has made their car absolutely perfect. You can see it Colin's results:

Ret - 20th - 12th - 10th - Ret - 18th - WD - WD - WD - 1st - 2nd - 7th - 1st - 3rd - 7th...
Yes, Matt is a sore loser lol but I think the main problem is that it will mean other teams need to go down a similar route to stay competitive and the new regs will become a joke.

*cough* @TNR_KING_FILO in this series *cough*

;)
That's different though as it's driver skill :P
 
What car has BWM entered? i would have thought it would have the unstoppable force seeing as the boast so much over driving performance
 
125i it's pretty quick still but they can at least be slowed down with the ballast
I would have thought differently seeing as their "ultimate driving machine" is 1700kg :lol::lol:

i guess honda made a breakthrough with homogenising their estate years ago and Subaru found an advantage in this.
 
Well we already have FRs with MASSIVE front mounted engines that STILL manage to have more weight over the rear axle, so... ;)
thing is IRL more weight on front tyres is good for racing like more weight over rear wheel drive. Like F1, an F1 car is about 40 / 60
 
You always are :P

Sorry I haven't done a debrief, had massive car problems today, only just finished and am cleaning up to open the lobby on time. Although a debrief isn't really needed (all info is on post 2 and has been explained many times). So if someone doesn't show or 'forgot' then nothing I can do unfortunately.

See you soon guys :cheers:
 
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