BTCC 2008 Rumours

[VXRDartford]

Just seen in autosport that Rob Collard and Steven Kane have been testing the motorbase Beemers.

[MBailey06]

Just seen in autosport that Rob Collard and Steven Kane have been testing the motorbase Beemers.

I saw that too. With Kane, his name and a number was on the side of the car which suggests to me that he will be one of Motorbase's drivers.

[Alfa Fan]

Yeah I think that pretty much confirms Kane. Hope someone better than Collard is the other driver, but I'd say it will be Kane & Collard

[PDS]

Hope someone better than Collard is the other driver,

Interesting comment there... Do you want to 'discuss' that?

[Alfa Fan]

Interesting comment there... Do you want to 'discuss' that?

Yeah, I just really don't rate Collard as a driver. Gets involved in far too many silly accidents and is generally a liability to himself and others out there.

[PDS]

Personally, I think Collard is an underated driver.. who, as yet, has not shown his true potentional as a race driver.

Yes he got involved in 'silly' accidents before, but that was due to where he was running in the pack. Just look at some of the 'mid-field' drivers from last year got up to.. even some front runners!

I would like to see what he could do in a competitive car given the chance.

Assuming he has got a drive for this year!

[Alfa Fan]

Well for me 2006 was his big change up alongside Turkington. And he blew it.

[PDS]

Who else could they put in the team?

Sensible answers please!

[Alfa Fan]

Well the fact they're considering Collards confirms that the drives are partly driver funded, so that rules out a lot of talented, but fundless drivers.

A better choice than Rob Collard? Well someone like Andy Neate for a start as he's the obvious suggestion. (Has money, and was in contention for WSR).

His ultimate pace is unproven, but I would imagine his accident damage would be significantly less!

James Pickford? Dunno where he's got to since he fell of the radar at the end of 2005. I would much rather a good young driver got the seat then Collard.

Getting less realistic due to bugdets but, any of Stefan Hodgetts, Jonathan Adam, Tom Boardman, Dan Buxton, Paul Rivett and Oli Wilkinson have all shown they have what it takes. Look at what Jackson & Shedden have done coming out of Cupras. Boardman & Adam would be just as good!

Adam has £200k to put towards a drive as well, about 1/3 of the total budget needed. (He's probabily spent it elsewhere out of the BTCC though already sadly).

[PDS]

Well the fact they're considering Collards confirms that the drives are partly driver funded.

How do work that one out???

so that rules out a lot of talented, but fundless drivers.

Unfortunatley there are too many drivers in that situation!

Well someone like Andy Neate for a start as he's the obvious suggestion. (Has money, and was in contention for WSR).

From reading a recent post. It seems that Motorbase was not a choice for him?

but I would imagine his accident damage would be significantly less!

No way of telling... Is there?

The biggest problems for a lot of teams is..

so that rules out a lot of talented, but fundless drivers.

hit the nail on the head there!