BTCC 2020

vanpeebles · 1 Aug 2020 at 15:21

Starts this weekend at Donnington!

https://www.itv.com/btcc/articles/qualifying

Wet quali starting now 3.30!

Toothy1911 · 1 Aug 2020 at 15:36

They doing a full calander this year?

vanpeebles · 1 Aug 2020 at 15:56

Toothy1911 said:
They doing a full calander this year?

9 Meetings with the last one being mid November, should be interesting weather wise

Toothy1911 · 1 Aug 2020 at 17:21

Might need some snow tyres!

Street · 2 Aug 2020 at 00:22

Damn, I've just seen I have an email from MSV saying they're doing all of the August events with no spectators. I was looking forward to going to Oulton Park at the end of August but it's a no go now.

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 07:45

I can see it being the same for September too!

Invertigo · 2 Aug 2020 at 09:08

Sounds like it's been classed as an 'elite sport' so has the same spectator restrictions as the football and f1 etc. Certainly not a blanket ban as I'm off to the British GT & F3 at Oulton today.

mrgubby · 2 Aug 2020 at 09:49

It's looking like the first "spectated" round will be at Croft in October

MagicBoy · 2 Aug 2020 at 11:49

Street said:
Damn, I've just seen I have an email from MSV saying they're doing all of the August events with no spectators. I was looking forward to going to Oulton Park at the end of August but it's a no go no.

Yeah, I'm absolutely gutted. Bought tickets for Donington weeks ago as there were limited numbers available and it was pre-order only. Then DCMS classed both BTCC and British Superbikes as elite sport, and they had to cancel spectators late on Thursday. To be fair some of the responsibility on that was with MSV.

That said, you can go watch British GT and F3 at Oulton this weekend just fine with the same limited tickets socially distanced setup. As it's arbitrarily the other side of the elite line.

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 11:50

Amusing to see Hamiltons brakes on fire, and the marshall trying to kick gravel on them.

MagicBoy · 2 Aug 2020 at 11:52

vanpeebles said:
Amusing to see Hamiltons brakes on fire, and the marshall trying to kick gravel on them.

"It's a Team HARD car, it'll only set itself alight later anyway .... don't waste a fire extinguisher!"

tsinc80697 · 2 Aug 2020 at 12:18

MagicBoy said:
"It's a Team HARD car, it'll only set itself alight later anyway .... don't waste a fire extinguisher!"

i assume it was a “snapped bonnet pin” in quali and not someone forgetting to do something properly (as per) in that team

MagicBoy · 2 Aug 2020 at 12:22

If it was a snapped bonnet pin, they probably bought it off a chinese eBay seller...

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 12:22

For the ultimate Rip Van Winkle experience you could play Porsche Cup races along side a really boring F1 race at a duff circuit.

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:30

Nice to see the Juniors still do us all proud. Missing head lights, bonnets flying off, bits of wreckage arl ower

MagicBoy · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:31

Social distancing? **** that!.

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:33

Marshall radio, Juniors on next, round up every man, woman and child and break out the yard brooms!

Stu999 · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:42

Sutton was absolutely flying in both rounds so far. Thought the commentators went lightly on Turkington in the first round, thought he punted Sutton off.

No Andrew Jordan this year? Was disappointed to see the Power Maxed Astras skipping 2020 but coming back in 2021.

vanpeebles · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:43

Stu999 said:
Sutton was absolutely flying in both rounds so far. Thought the commentators went lightly on Turkington in the first round, thought he punted Sutton off.

No Andrew Jordan this year? Was disappointed to see the Power Maxed Astras skipping 2020 but coming back in 2021.

I thought he punted him off too. I've not heard Plato mentioned?

Stu999 · 2 Aug 2020 at 14:45

vanpeebles said:
I thought he punted him off too. I've not heard Plato mentioned?

Plato is sticking with Power Maxed so not taking part this year or maybe just the odd round.

https://powermaxedracing.com/blogs/news/pmr-press-pause-on-2020-btcc-campaign