BTCC

BTCC#37907

By al4x - 31 Mar 08, 17:26

- 31 Mar 08, 17:26#37907

watched it,

imo i think its alot more entertaining as a spectacle than f1, (not 1 million appendages)
plus i can relate to it better as they aate just modified refined road cars in essence

what your opinion on it?

Re: BTCC#37908

By Sam-KK24 - 31 Mar 08, 17:28

- 31 Mar 08, 17:28#37908

Great series, lots of action and not alot of politics!

Re: BTCC#37909

By welshie - 31 Mar 08, 17:54

- 31 Mar 08, 17:54#37909

Yeah love it, I go to a couple of races a year.

“ An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says “You’re all idiots”, and pours two beers.

Re: BTCC#37910

By 7UpJordan - 31 Mar 08, 17:57

- 31 Mar 08, 17:57#37910

Touring cars is great, it was more or less the second Motorsport I got into, and even Murray used to do commentary for it when they used to show it on Grandstand.

I remember being at Silverstone watching the Touring Car race after the 1994 British Grand Prix and there was a big pile up at the first corner which took out drivers like John Cleland, the race was a duel between Gabriele Tarquini in the Alfa Romeo and "Smokin' Jo" Joachim Winkelhock in the BMW. Was a good race too.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

Re: BTCC#37913

By al4x - 31 Mar 08, 18:02

- 31 Mar 08, 18:02#37913

i like it that they take huges risks to win, doesnt happen in f1

Re: BTCC#37956

By texasmr2 - 31 Mar 08, 22:44

- 31 Mar 08, 22:44#37956

I have alway's loved the BTCC it's ball's to the wall racing.

"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination".
Mark Twain

Re: BTCC#38104

By al4x - 01 Apr 08, 21:30

- 01 Apr 08, 21:30#38104

jason plato is ace

Re: BTCC#38253

By Selcouth_Feline - 03 Apr 08, 12:24

- 03 Apr 08, 12:24#38253

The BTCC is fab

It's always got plenty of drama, particularly when they try and barge each other off the track. Also, the animosity between Plato and Neal is fantastic - I love the thinly veiled sarky, barbed comments they both make about each other in post-race interviews.

Re: BTCC#38271

By Lem - 03 Apr 08, 14:19

- 03 Apr 08, 14:19#38271

Haven't watched it for years but used to really love it when it was on Grandstand.

Couple of questions:

Where can I watch it now?

and

Do they still race at Croft? I might go, it ain't too far from me.

Re: BTCC#38277

By Selcouth_Feline - 03 Apr 08, 14:48

- 03 Apr 08, 14:48#38277

Do they still race at Croft? I might go, it ain't too far from me.

Yup - this season, rounds 13,14 and 15 will be held at Croft on 31 May/1 June

Re: BTCC#38291

By al4x - 03 Apr 08, 16:55

- 03 Apr 08, 16:55#38291

The BTCC is fab It's always got plenty of drama, particularly when they try and barge each other off the track. Also, the animosity between Plato and Neal is fantastic - I love the thinly veiled sarky, barbed comments they both make about each other in post-race interviews.

plato is such a character, he caused that big multi car crash on sunday, ace!