BTCC 2013 Season

Janesy B said:
The Astra will be a 5 door because 3 door cars can only enter if they have the same silhouette as the 5 door variant. That will rule out coupe like hatchbacks.
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Also because the cars have to be a minimum length of 4.4m and some of the 2/3 door variations are not long enough.



I'm really looking forward to this season. It's looking like it will be a full grid too. Bring on Brands.
 
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The 3 and 5 door Astra do have the same silhouette, don't they? Certainly not a bigger difference than the 1 Series and thats clearly OK as WSR are using the 3 door.
 
Minxy said:
Also because the cars have to be a minimum length of 4.4m and some of the 2/3 door variations are not long enough.



I'm really looking forward to this season. It's looking like it will be a full grid too. Bring on Brands.
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Skeeter said:
The 3 and 5 door Astra do have the same silhouette, don't they? Certainly not a bigger difference than the 1 Series and thats clearly OK as WSR are using the 3 door.
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The 3 Door Astra is 4290mm long and the 5 door is 4419mm so I'm guessing that's where the 3 door is falling foul of the regs.
 
WSRs story is that they gave the designed to the sticker maker spelt correctly, they were printed wrong.

Nobody noticed until the reveal!
 
Confirmed entry list for this year:

No – Driver – Team – Car – Class
1 – Gordon Shedden – Honda Racing Team – Honda Civic – NGTC
2 – Matt Neal – Honda Racing Team – Honda Civic – NGTC
4 – Michael Caine – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST – NGTC
5 – Rob Collard – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i – NGTC
6 – Tom Onslow-Cole – Tony Gilham Racing – Volkswagen CC – NGTC
7 – Mat Jackson – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST – NGTC
8 – Aron Smith – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST – NGTC
10 – Daniel Welch – Welch Motorsport – Proton Persona – NGTC
11 – Frank Wrathall – Dynojet Racing – Toyota Avensis – NGTC
12 – David Nye – Welch Motorsport – Ford Focus ST – S2000
13 – Rob Austin – Rob Austin Racing – Audi A4 – NGTC
14 – Will Bratt – Rob Austin Racing – Audi A4 – NGTC
15 – James Kaye – AmD Tuning – Volkswagen Golf V – S2000
17 – Dave Newsham – Speedworks Motorsport – Toyota Avensis – NGTC
18 – Nick Foster – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i – NGTC
20 – James Cole – Tony Giham Racing – Vauxhall Insignia – NGTC
22 – Howard Fuller – Tony Gilham Racing – Volkswagen CC – NGTC
28 – Chris Stockton – BTC Racing – Chevrolet Cruze – NGTC
29 – Colin Turkington – West Surrey Racing – BMW 125i – NGTC
31 – Jack Goff – Tony Gilham Racing – Vauxhall Insignia – NGTC
33 – Adam Morgan – Cicely Racing – Toyota Avensis – NGTC
39 – Warren Scott – BMR Restart Racing – SEAT León – S2000
43 – Lea Wood – JWT Performance – Vauxhall Vectra – S2000
44 – Andy Neate – IP Tech Race Engineering – Chevrolet Cruze – NGTC
48 – Oliver Jackson – Speedworks Motorsport – Toyota Avensis – NGTC
55 – Jeff Smith – Eurotech Racing – Honda Civic – NGTC
66 – Liam Griffin – Motorbase Performance – Ford Focus ST – S2000
77 – Andrew Jordan – Eurotech Racing – Honda Civic – NGTC
88 – Sam Tordoff – Triple Eight Race Engineering – MG6 GT – NGTC
90- Joe Girling – Tech-Speed Motorsport – Chevrolet Cruze LT – S2000
99 – Jason Plato – Triple Eight Race Engineering – MG6 GT – NGTC
TBC – TBC – IP Tech Race Engineering – Chevrolet Cruze – NGTC

Today is BTCC media day at Donington Park, I shall be spamming the thread with updates, if anyone cares :p

Honda Yuasa Racing livery
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Both Jordan and Smith will be racing under the Pirtek Racing banner this year - I believe Pirtek have extended their support for the 2014 & 2015 seasons already
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MG KX Momentum Racing (888)
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Looking forward to this season, British national motorsport is going to be great this year, fantastic BTCC grid and a record British GT grid with international entries!
 
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