BTCC 2013 Season

Skeeter · 15 Sep 2013 at 12:39

You could hear the crowd cheer on the TV feed.

ci_newman · 15 Sep 2013 at 13:07

Skeeter said:
You could hear the crowd cheer on the TV feed.

I noticed this too

Good first race!

Westyfield2 · 15 Sep 2013 at 14:16

Can't say I'm a massive fan of Rockingham

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Housey · 15 Sep 2013 at 14:32

Westyfield2 said:
Can't say I'm a massive fan of Rockingham .

Awful US'ised race track. However, best stadium of any race circuit in the UK

Westyfield2 · 15 Sep 2013 at 14:33

Fair play to Rob Austin for the win though!

Duke · 15 Sep 2013 at 14:37

What a great win

The circuit isn't too bad, it's great to drive and has some changes of elevation you can't see on TV.

Minxy · 15 Sep 2013 at 23:14

The crowd went mad when Austin won and also in race one when Austin took Shedden just as they were going to cross the line. We were in the top of the covered stands and it was one of the biggest reactions I've seen at a BTCC.

rossk26 · 16 Sep 2013 at 07:37

Much better racing this weekend, chuffed for Rob getting his first win.

Nice to see the emotion of someone who just loves to race. IMHO he's probably one of the most talented racers out there too. It's quite obvious that the wet conditions separates the men from the boys too.

Also nice to see Jackson have a consistent weekend too.

Janesy B · 25 Sep 2013 at 08:24

http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3565

Cicely Racing will be swapping their Avensis for an A class next season.

rossk26 · 25 Sep 2013 at 08:45

It looks really nice, I think I would prefer to see more saloons than hatchbacks however...

Also I thought the A class would be too small for the NGTC regs?

MagicBoy · 25 Sep 2013 at 09:04

I seem to recall a minimum length of 4.4m was set. That said, the current Civic and Focus must be less than that. A typical mid-size hatch is 4.2-4.3m.

rossk26 · 25 Sep 2013 at 09:10

A Class is 4.2m
Focus is 4.3m
Civic is 4.3m

They tend to put larger bumpers on to stretch the length to meet the criteria, but that A class is going to need some big bumpers!!

MagicBoy · 25 Sep 2013 at 09:24

rossk26 said:
A Class is 4.2m
Focus is 4.3m
Civic is 4.3m

They tend to put larger bumpers on to stretch the length to meet the criteria, but that A class is going to need some big bumpers!!

Width is equalised, hence the bodykits. Maybe length is not measured from the production car?

Skoda did similar to get around WRC rules - hence the original Fabia vRS. 4.01m with big bumpers that added a couple of inches...

Janesy B · 25 Sep 2013 at 09:29

The management of the series is flexible when it comes to this anyway, they wont turn down a car because it's a bit too short.

rossk26 · 25 Sep 2013 at 09:49

Rules are always there to be broken. Just look at the boost

Janesy B · 25 Sep 2013 at 10:22

I haven't even attempted to understand that.

Skeeter · 25 Sep 2013 at 13:22

Oh ffs!

I'd forgotten that I hadn't yet seen races 2 or 3 from Rockingham, and just read that Austin won

Duke · 29 Sep 2013 at 12:34

Good opening race at Silverstone

MagicBoy · 29 Sep 2013 at 12:35

No Honda drivers whingeing about Boost! :eek:

It's 7mph slower straightline speed this week.

rossk26 · 29 Sep 2013 at 13:43

Still poor driving lower down the order. And itv persist on showing the leader cross the line, despite there bing a tight battle for 3rd resulting in a difference of 0.008 seconds at the finish line. Frustrating.

MG's and Toyotas clearly have an advantage this weekend. Great racing from Matt Neal to finish 3rd. I think I want to see Turkington take the championship however.