BTCC BTCC 2011 Season

[Brogan]

The 2011 BTCC season starts this weekend.

The full timetable is here: http://www.btcc.net/html/racedates.php
Click on the circuit info and you can download a timetable for each weekend.

Here's the first one: http://www.btcc.net/pdf/ci_1.pdf

ITV4 will once again be broadcasting all Sunday races for an uninterrupted 7 hours

Who else is looking forward to this season?

Round	Circuit			Date

1	Brands Hatch Indy	03/Apr/2011

2	Donington Park		17/Apr/2011

3	Thruxton		01/May/2011

4	Oulton Park		05/Jun/2011

5	Croft			19/Jun/2011

6	Snetterton		07/Aug/2011

7	Knockhill		04/Sep/2011

8	Rockingham		18/Sep/2011

9	Brands Hatch GP		02/Oct/2011

10	Silverstone		16/Oct/2011

http://www.btcc.net/html/tvtimetable.php

 

[AlexM]

I read the preview on Speedhunters, looks to be a full field. Just going to set the recording while I remember..

 

[gethinceri]

Oooh yes, always love a bit of BTCC. My favourites are possibly the Ginetta Juniors though - close racing with some good overtaking and plenty of bodywork damage.

 

[Speshal]

I too love a bit of the ol' bump and grind that is the BTCC

 

[McZiderRed]

I'm looking forward to a day well spent tomorrow, watching the ITV4 BTCC related coverage...

 

[Speshal]

Don't tell my mum but I'll be atching the BTCC with a small break for the Moto GP

 

[Brogan]

Bloody Matt Neal on pole.

If there's one guy I dislike more than any other in motorsport, it's him.

Pos  Driver           Team/Car              Time     Gap

 1.  Matt Neal        Honda                 48.210s

 2.  Andrew Jordan    Eurotech Vauxhall     48.465s  + 0.255s

 3.  Jason Plato      Chevrolet             48.583s  + 0.373s

 4.  James Nash       Triple 8 Vauxhall     48.623s  + 0.413s

 5.  Alex MacDowall   Chevrolet             48.658s  + 0.448s

 6.  Mat Jackson      Motorbase Ford        48.667s  + 0.457s

 7.  Tom Chilton      Arena Ford            48.668s  + 0.458s

 8.  Tom Boardman     Special Tuning SEAT   48.752s  + 0.542s

 9.  Paul O'Neill     Tech-Speed Chevrolet  48.849s  + 0.639s

10.  Andy Neate       Arena Ford            49.036s  + 0.826s

11.  Tony Gilham      Triple 8 Vauxhall     49.045s  + 0.835s

12.  Rob Collard      WSR BMW               49.130s  + 0.920s

13.  Jeff Smith       Eurotech Vauxhall     49.176s  + 0.966s

14.  Liam Griffin     Motorbase Ford        49.220s  + 1.010s

15.  Dave Newsham     Geoff Steel BMW       49.248s  + 1.038s

16.  Tom Onslow-Cole  AmD Volkswagen        49.540s  + 1.330s

17.  Nick Foster      WSR BMW               49.587s  + 1.377s

18.  John George      Tech-Speed Chevrolet  50.065s  + 1.855s

19.  Chris James      ES Chevrolet          51.169s  + 2.959s

20.  Frank Wrathall   Dynojet Toyota        51.449s  + 3.239s

21.  Tony Hughes      Speedworks Toyota     51.736s  + 3.526s

22.  Gordon Shedden   Honda

 

[gethinceri]

If there's one guy I dislike more than any other in motorsport, it's him.

Why?

 

[Brogan]

Because he's a dirty driver and a cheat.

When he conspired with another team against Plato, that was the final straw.

 

[gethinceri]

Well I've always been a big Plato fan, with Matt Neal in and out of my top 3.
A season to keep an eye on (as usual).

 

[Brogan]

Absolutely.
I hope it's another great season.

It kicks off in 15 minutes

 

[gethinceri]

Sky + for me. taking the family out to lunch and bouncing in and out of MotoGP. Ace 125 race so far.

 

[Brogan]

What a great start

Karma for Neal there, with someone doing to him what he is so fond of doing to others.

I left it deliberately ambiguous for those who aren't watching the racing live.

 

[AlexM]

I saw the first race (nice result), time to catch up on the rest..

 

[Brogan]

The third race is on in 15 minutes or so.

 

[AlexM]

I'm watching all the support races too, the Ginetta one was.. eventful

 

[Brogan]

I don't have time to watch any of the support races, which is a shame as some of them are very entertaining.

 

[Brogan]

A good start to the season.

Matt Neal struck lucky in the third race with the reverse grid.

Based on what I saw today, Plato is going to have a hard time defending his title against the turbo-powered cars.
The speed difference on the straight was immense.

 

[AlexM]

Do they usually pluck a ball out of the pot to boost someone up the grid? I've never really watched BTCC before..

 

[Brogan]

The third race is a reverse grid and the actual system used seems to change quite frequently

I must admit I'm not a fan of it and the spinning wheel/bag of balls is very amateurish and unprofessional.