BTCC 2010 Rumours

Technically, they haven't announced their FIRST TWO drivers yet!!

I find it quite ironic that most teams that say they are looking at running three cars haven't even named their first or second drivers yet!

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Originally Posted by Alfa Fan

This thread has been a bit devout of rumours, so here's a list of a couple that have cropped up in recent weeks:

• Nick Leason will be back in the BTCC this season in the 3rd Vectra with a NGTC engine under the NJL Racing banner.[/*:m:13wn76cv]
• Andy Neate looks set to finally make a proper entry to the BTCC, after a couple of aborted attempts. (Probably in a WSR BMW)[/*:m:13wn76cv]
• Their may be a Turkish surprise before March :) [/*:m:13wn76cv]

Anything else?

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Where did you hear/read these rumours?

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

That reminds me, Didnt Erkut Kizilirmak say at the end of the 08 season that he was taking a year out but wanted to return to the BTCC?

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It would be great to have Erkut Kizilirmak back again if only to give Ben Edwards a tough time when it comes to pronouncing his full name :D

Pinkney and Jordan in ex-title winning cars? That sounds familiar, its just a different Jordan

The status so far, drivers in brackets are possibles/rumoured, asterisks mean dependant on funding

ARENA FORD - Tom Chilton, (Tom Onslow-Cole), ???

WEST SURREY RACING BMW - (Colin Turkington), (Stephen Jelley), (Andy Neate)

MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE BMW - (Rob Collard), ???

TECHSPEED HONDA - Paul O'Neill, John George

AMD MILLTEKSPORT VOLKSWAGEN - Shaun Hollamby, Simon Shaw*

FORSTER MOTORSPORT BMW - Arthur Forster, Martin Depper

PIRTEK VAUXHALL - Andrew Jordan

PINKNEY VAUXHALL - David Pinkney

TEAM WOOD HONDA - Lea Wood

List does not include Team Dynamics and RML

I hope Kizilirmak does return. I always like to see foreign drivers in the series.

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Originally Posted by VkmSpouge

Where did you hear/read these rumours?

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The essence of the first two are easily discovered from some searching of relevant webpages :)

The third one, have to wait and see sorry, can't really say much more that. :)

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

The status so far, drivers in brackets are possibles/rumoured, asterisks mean dependant on funding

ARENA FORD - Tom Chilton, (Tom Onslow-Cole), ???

WEST SURREY RACING BMW - (Colin Turkington), (Stephen Jelley), (Andy Neate)

MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE BMW - (Rob Collard), ???

TECHSPEED HONDA - Paul O'Neill, John George

AMD MILLTEKSPORT VOLKSWAGEN - Shaun Hollamby, Simon Shaw*

FORSTER MOTORSPORT BMW - Arthur Forster, Martin Depper

PIRTEK VAUXHALL - Andrew Jordan

PINKNEY VAUXHALL - David Pinkney

TEAM WOOD HONDA - Lea Wood

List does not include Team Dynamics and RML

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I wouldn't be too confident of Arena or WSR coming up with a 3rd car tbh

I can imagin a 3rd focus because Areana are ambitious like that - I agree with BTCC2 on the WSR bit though (I may be wrong)

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Originally Posted by Eurotech

I can imagin a 3rd focus because Areana are ambitious like that - I agree with BTCC2 on the WSR bit though (I may be wrong)

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I believe that West Surrey will probably be a two car team, a third car maybe difficult without the RAC sponsorship. The only difference is that the 1 & 2 driver line-up will be somewhat different. Andy Neate + 1 is my take?