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  1. 29th March 2011, 15:51 #11
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    A British F3 car car can easily lap Oulton International in less than 1 minute 27 seconds. I don't think your everyday BTCC car is more than half a minute slower!

    That said, I did notice that the Speedworks car has two seats in it at the moment. That'll add a bit of unnecessary weight.
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  2. 29th March 2011, 15:53 #12
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    But the BTCC are slower than that round the 1/2 a mile shorter Island circuit!
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  3. 30th March 2011, 15:57 #13
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    Anyone else having flashbacks to 2001 when the new Alfas and Lexus were hastily put together and didn't really work at first?
    You lot still here?!
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  4. 30th March 2011, 16:06 #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain
    Anyone else having flashbacks to 2001 when the new Alfas and Lexus were hastily put together and didn't really work at first?
    I thought of this when Pinkney was announced as a driver for the Audi... Not happy with that 147, was he?
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  5. 30th March 2011, 19:20 #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain
    Anyone else having flashbacks to 2001 when the new Alfas and Lexus were hastily put together and didn't really work at first?
    I didn't want to mention it but...
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  6. 31st March 2011, 21:58 #16
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    Well remembered! Here's David Pinkney giving a new car, built to new regulations, its first run in free practice at the first meeting of the season at Brands Hatch...10 years ago!

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  7. 31st March 2011, 23:37 #17
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    Ten years! That is a scary thought. Just looked at the results from then, a mere 8.5 seconds off the pace of the 888 Astras.
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    However it did go on to score a podium! I don't think the Audi will be as problematic as the Alfa, in fact I expect it will fair similarly to the Toyotas.
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  9. 1st April 2011, 15:59 #19
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    I guess they'll be off the pace at first and I expect them to suffer some teething problems in the first few rounds...

    I hope they'll solve them and become challengers for wins by the second half of the season.

    And yes so far the Audi looks great!!!!
    There WAS nothing like rallying, Superrally is a joke!

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  10. 1st April 2011, 16:10 #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Donney
    I guess they'll be off the pace at first and I expect them to suffer some teething problems in the first few rounds...

    I hope they'll solve them and become challengers for wins by the second half of the season.
    Without TOCA opting to give the all-NGTC cars some special dispensation to even out their performance, I'm afraid I can't see them being that far up there based on what we've seen so far.
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