2009 British Touring Car Championship

Matthew Parr · Oct 7, 2009

I was there on Sunday at paddock Hill Bend and the atmosphere of the 3rd Race was Electric!!! Nothing like it except the italian GP! Grats To Colin he deserved to win it!

Trebor901 · Oct 7, 2009

Woo btcc starts at thruxton next year

Gary Lennon · Oct 7, 2009

Turko was awesome this season from the off,probably the cleanest driver on the BTCC grid and a very very worthy champ.

Gratso Turko! :good: :good:.

Trebor901 · Oct 11, 2009

BTCC 2010 rumour mill

Well with the 2009 season now over the rumours around 2010 are already rolling around.

Already ive heard these rumours but which do we think are going to actually turn out to be true.

Plato to race a Volvo or Chevy Cruze

BMW to enter as a manufacturer

888 definately leaving

Honda entering as a manufacturer with Team Dynamics to run 3 Civic's and still have 3 independant run TD Civic's

I can't wait because Steve Neal has said we'll definately know this week whether Honda are going to commit as a manufactuer in 2010. BTCC next year could see the biggest manufacturer showing in the past decade but it could also go the other way and show naf all manufacturers which would be a huge shame.

Keith Peppiatt · Oct 12, 2009

cruze is a nice option i'd expect to see the lacetti again though.

forgot volvo was due in too, that wouldn't be a bad shout.

bmw as manufacturer, would be nice but don't expect to see them.

yeah 888 leaving is what i heard too - shame really. wonder if anyone can stump up the cash to get them to perform an RML style deal...

honda with 3 + 3 from team dynamics again would be nice but i see that as an either or.

fingers crossed for manufacturer support!

Jon Trotter · Oct 13, 2009

BMW as a manufacturer would be nice, as its rumoured RAC are going to reduce their backing of WSR according to a post on the BTCC forum

Here's a few more I have heard, seen elsewhere:

RML will hopefully run whatever cars are not sold out of their 2009 Cruze, and 2008 Lacettis. If Plato stays at RML - Racing Silverline will probably remain. There was meant to be a meeting last Tuesday about Chevrolet involvement in the BTCC

Bamboo hope to run 2 lacettis (they are running 2 in the ETC Cup in Braga)

People from Ford were at BTCC Brands Hatch as guests of Arena - maybe greater involvement?

Reid would like a full-time return (maybe have him back)

James Nash skipped Brand Hatch to save budget for 2010

Matt Hamilton is aiming for a full 2010 programme in the (old) Honda Civic

Trebor901 · Oct 13, 2009

ummm, arent BTC spec cars are outruled for next year, or is that 2011?

Jon Trotter · Oct 13, 2009

I think its 2011 Rob, although I guess they could keep them for another year or 2 after that if its going to give another 4 or 5 entried until the second hand NGTC cars become available.

Trebor901 · Oct 13, 2009

with S2000 being allowed to race with the NGTC cars its gonna become different class touring cars again because NGTC will be 2.0 turbo's so will definately be quicker

Ryan Callan · Oct 14, 2009

Jon Trotter said:
I think its 2011 Rob, although I guess they could keep them for another year or 2 after that if its going to give another 4 or 5 entried until the second hand NGTC cars become available.

I was under the undertsnading that BTC spec cars were outlawed in 2011 and only S2000s were allowed until 2013 along side the NGTC?

Trebor901 · Oct 14, 2009

Yeah the s2000s are allowed for two seasons against ngtc which means two years of class type btcc like the old days

Ryan Callan · Oct 14, 2009

The S2000s will be evened out with the NGTCs. They'll never be able to produce the same torque as the Turbos though.

Akos Veres · Oct 14, 2009

Keith Peppiatt said:
I've never been so much on the edge of my seat during a race meet... in fact on race 3 i spent most of it standing.

hope next season is as good!

Me too! :fwd: