btcc and swedish touring cars

[acorn]

today's motorsport news reports that plans are being drawn up to allow locally homologated cars from the stcc to compete in the btcc. it could see cars from the stcc in the btcc and vice versa.

what does everyone see as the pros and cons?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Cons?

More potential cars in either championship can only be a good thing.

[Dickie L'Amour]

No cons whatsoever. A common sense approach which can only be good (for both series).

[BDunnell]

I would imagine that the cost of transferring cars between Britain and Sweden would be quite a major con for the teams.

[AlexD]

It means we could see a Mercedes, Volvo and an Audi in the BTCC for the first time in...


...a while!

[Dickie L'Amour]

I would imagine that the cost of transferring cars between Britain and Sweden would be quite a major con for the teams.

No more than bringing over a car from WTCC surely? (eg. BMW from germany, Alfa from Italy etc.)

[Iain]

What's the article about? Is it teams entering eachother's championships or cars that are locally homologated being allowed to be bought and used in eachother's series?

[Allyc85]

This can only be good news, id love to see a mercedes over here! :D

[Captain VXR]

Perhaps something else is planned think pan series battle. Would love some Swedish cars here and maybe Opel Sweden will buy a Vectra?

[acorn]

What's the article about? Is it teams entering each other's championships or cars that are locally homologated being allowed to be bought and used in each other's series?

i think(and this is my interpretation of the text) that it is the latter(purchasing secondhand cars) although taken to it's logical conclusion the former might be probable. having said that, i wouldn't have thought that you'd plan to do anything other than a full season and then we're talking money if you try to do both(assuming there are no clashes).

so basically it means more variety.

[PDS]

today's motorsport news reports that plans are being drawn up to allow locally homologated cars from the stcc to compete in the btcc. it could see cars from the stcc in the btcc and vice versa.

what does everyone see as the pros and cons?

Any inter championship cooperation should be applauded.

Perhaps it's a sensible step towards this...

http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118840

[kmchow]

What's the article about? Is it teams entering eachother's championships or cars that are locally homologated being allowed to be bought and used in eachother's series?
It would make sense the agreement would facilitate either scenarios. It's definitely a good thing. Actually, the more agreements of these kinds, the better it is for S2000 on a global basis.

Unless these local hologations start beating the fully homologated S2000, I don't expect there to be issues?

[nicemms]

I think this is a great idea, more makes in the btcc like Audi!

[VkmSpouge]

Makes sense for the championships to do it. Pretty good idea.

[tisme]

Unless these local hologations start beating the fully homologated S2000, I don't expect there to be issues?

????????? Honda Civic ???????

[PDS]

????????? Honda Civic ???????


And the Vectra!

[bt52b]

Its great to see more makes, but it sidesteps the real issue. Doesn't it mean the S2000 homologation process isn't working and needs to be reformed.

[Captain VXR]

and the A4 and S60 (about local homologated cars winning)

[SEATFreak]

I bought the entire mag just for that article! :laugh:

After all I am very excited by that. Not just because I will see an increase in, personally speaking, not so much variety as quality in Audi, Mercedes and Volvo in the BTCC. But this deal let us not forget, if it happens, will allow the sales of new ex-TD and VXR cars to be sold further afield.

Two queeries. The first is will the STCC cars go to purel Independents or will the factories like Audi set up teams, and secondly what of SEAT? How will any SEAT's that run work? Could SEATSport UK sell Leons or would it again be down to the factory in Albacete to supply them?