Thread: BTCC Thruxton

Race timetable is on btcc.net.

thx very much

It might be worth getting there well before the first race as the car parks could be quite a mud bath at the start of the day, let alone at the end!

So Andy Jordan is on pole after a dramatic qualifying session, where Plato crashed at Church corner amongst other things!

Jordan takes pole as mixed conditions make for a dramatic BTCC qualifying session at Thruxton - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

Should be a great days racing with a mixed grid, best dig out the water proofs!

Amateur hour from the recovery truck drivers again

On the plus side, Toby Moody has gone up in my expectations for using the phrase "as wet as an otter's pocket"

Originally Posted by christophulus

Amateur hour from the recovery truck drivers again

It's really pathetic isn't it. Why did the truck go on the grass?

Red flag because the recovery truck gets stuck in mud.

Originally Posted by christophulus

Amateur hour from the recovery truck drivers again

On the plus side, Toby Moody has gone up in my expectations for using the phrase "as wet as an otter's pocket"

Originally Posted by christophulus

Amateur hour from the recovery truck drivers again

Indeed. Why is this deemed acceptable? We see this sort of thing time and time again.

By contrast, I thought all the BTCC drivers behaved themselves splendidly in appalling conditions. The incident that put Jordan out was clearly no-one's fault, and Jackson drove very well indeed to win. It was noticeable, though, that the BMWs were suffering exactly the same problems in maintaining the pace in those conditions as they have everywhere else. Word of praise to Ollie Jackson for a steady run in the points.

Originally Posted by christophulus

On the plus side, Toby Moody has gone up in my expectations for using the phrase "as wet as an otter's pocket"

I have now realised whose equally strange inflection Toby Moody seems to emulate — Robert Peston, the BBC economics editor. Most odd.

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I have now realised whose equally strange inflection Toby Moody seems to emulate — Robert Peston, the BBC economics editor. Most odd.

It is rather odd. I may be judging too soon but he doesn't seem to be anywhere near as annoying today as he usually is.

Originally Posted by christophulus

It is rather odd. I may be judging too soon but he doesn't seem to be anywhere near as annoying today as he usually is.

I think he's much better in the Porsche races, perhaps because there's less opportunity to get excited.

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I have now realised whose equally strange inflection Toby Moody seems to emulate — Robert Peston, the BBC economics editor. Most odd.

You've ruined the BTCC for me now!

Was that a race without any unnecessary contact? If so, well done to all. Shedden seems to be stamping his authority on the Honda team; Neal by comparison was anonymous until near the end. A great drive by Wrathall as well — had there been another lap, he would surely have been third. And this may be rash, but I'm willing to predict that we won't see another BMW victory this season.

Great to see Murray Walker on the ITV coverage there, reminding Steve Rider of Rider's opposition to live BTCC coverage when they were both with the BBC!

I usually like wet races, but think it's ruined the day slightly here, so I'm glad it's drying out a bit. Shedden is the best driver on the current grid in my opinion. Extremely quick over a single lap and he seems to have cleaned up his act a lot with regards to contact.

I expect the BMWs to be quick at Oulton and Croft as usual, they're hunting for the sweet spot on setup at the moment. Quite a lot of crew changes in that team as well (the whole crew from Turkington and Jelley's cars in 09 have left), so maybe they're taking time to gel and get the car working the way the driver wants it.

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Originally Posted by Iain

I usually like wet races, but think it's ruined the day slightly here, so I'm glad it's drying out a bit.

Indeed. Thruxton is never a particularly good circuit at which to have a full wet race, in my view. It rarely produces the excitement seen at, for instance, Donington.

Originally Posted by Iain

I expect the BMWs to be quick at Oulton and Croft as usual, they're hunting for the sweet spot on setup at the moment. Quite a lot of crew changes in that team as well (the whole crew from Turkington and Jelley's cars in 09 have left), so maybe they're taking time to gel and get the car working the way the driver wants it.

Could be. I have been of the view that there seems to be something more fundamental with the car, given how all three drivers seem to be affected in the same way. Whatever, Collard is driving superbly again this year. I'm a bit surprised at Onslow-Cole's lack of pace compared to Collard — he often seems to finish somewhere around Foster, and, even though Foster has shown himself to be a good racer, I would have expected more. I very much hope the team gets itself together, as I've always been a great enthusiast of WSR.

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I think he's much better in the Porsche races, perhaps because there's less opportunity to get excited.

I would have thought that MotoGP took priority over what is just a national series for Toby.

Poor bit of commentary from Toby Moody when the lead changed in the Porsche race, getting the names of the drivers involved muddled up, and immediately saying that Daniel Lloyd would definitely get a penalty for cutting over the chicane, when it looked obvious that he did so as a result of being forced by Butcher. Great race though.

Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I would have thought that MotoGP took priority over what is just a national series for Toby.

Motorcycle racing is always a lower priority than car racing. In my humble opinion

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The third race was good too, I thought. Shedden and Wrathall were both really impressive. Strange how certain other drivers behaved themselves really well in circumstances where contact would have had more serious consequences than, say, going into a low-speed chicane at Donington...

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I have now realised whose equally strange inflection Toby Moody seems to emulate — Robert Peston, the BBC economics editor. Most odd.

I think that eeeeeelongating syllables is his method of buying tiiiiiiiiiime when quickly trying to identiiiiiiiiify a driver or catch up on an incident. It's not pretty but it's effective.