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24th March 2009, 13:37 #1
Brands Hatch lap record finally broken! (Or not...)
It's taken long enough! Nine years...
http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1312
And the times from the morning:
http://www.btccaction.co.uk/results/2009/240309test.php
I see Tom Chilton is still struggling a bit with the new Focus...
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24th March 2009, 13:54 #2
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The Astra coupe is turning in respectable times. Adams on fire, as is Gio :P
Shows what ever developement VX have done on the Veccie this year has paid off, as it is it's 3rd year and only just now have they beaten it.
AW-BMW have altered the livery, but still looks a bit s***.Drivers’01,’02,’03,’04,’07,’08
Manufacturers’01,’02,’03,’04,’05,’07,’08 Teams’01,’02,’03,’04,’08.
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24th March 2009, 15:01 #3
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Im not a BMW fan, but I think it looks fine!
The Focus isn't looking that fast but good to see the Astra isn't a million miles behind.
Wonder why theres no CVR?
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24th March 2009, 16:09 #4
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Chilton's times aren't THAT slow! Still within a second of of first place (at this afternoons pace). Not bad for what is essentially a car straight out of the box. Brands Hatch Indy probably isn't the best place to show the progress either
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24th March 2009, 16:17 #5Originally Posted by LiamM
That said it is the only new car in the field, as all of the rest have had two years of experience!
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24th March 2009, 16:22 #6
But remember Chilton isn't the best of drivers either. Who knows how fast it might be with Thompson or Plato behind the wheel.
2nd place in the big quizz challenge!
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24th March 2009, 16:27 #7
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Give them a chance! The car's pretty much new out of the box. They've only had a handful of days' running. The time they were able to spend on the track at Rockingham was pent doing short runs to work on the most basic parts of the setup.
Interview with Chilton from Rockingham - click here
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24th March 2009, 16:52 #8
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For what its worth the times Chilton has been putting in lap after lap do seem pretty consistent, and not far off everyone else's lap after lap pace. Which would suggest that they just don't have the single lap pace in the car yet.
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24th March 2009, 17:18 #9
Times from the afternoon session are up here:
http://www.btccaction.co.uk/results/...0309testpm.php
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25th March 2009, 05:59 #10
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Originally Posted by LiamM
Back to the topic - the lap record is not broken yet - has to be done in a raceI've got friends racing all over the world.... good luck to you all.
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