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    Snetterton

    Some really entertaining racing so far!

    Well done to the Airwaves Fords, about time we saw them towards the front.

    All this complaining about top speed from Neal and Shedden is getting very tiresome however. Every time they speak they mention it, funny how Honda's got 1st and 2nd in race 2 and a 3rd in race 1!

    As it stands we have Neal, Jordan and Shedden 1-2-3 in the championship. These Honda's really have a disadvantage don't they

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    Amazing racing going on. Massive shame that I'm not there. Well done to Colin turkington you did so well in both races.. Get Jordan back in the 3rd race haha. God luck for the last race starting 3rd and you'll finish 1st good luck to you all.!!! X

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    Action packed today

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    Not so much action as poor driving. Maybe the drivers have started a drinking game - every time a Honda driver whinges about boost they have a drink. Can't think of any other excuse for the poor driving standards.

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    Looks more like a scrap yard out there. Usual Honda overtaking tactics i see...

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    No mention of the 'boost' Gordon? Is that because you won. Will be lucky if you don't get DQ!

    Think he and Neal should try looking at the facts. There was a Honda on the podium for all 3 races plus there are Honda's 1-2-3 in the championship by quite a distance now.

    It's clear they have a straight line disadvantage but the way they bag on about it you would think they were finishing at the back every race.

    BIG well done to the Airwaves team as they had a great day!

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    Is it me or are the NGTC cars slower through the corners than the Super2000 cars ever were? They just look so slow and cumbersome to me, it completely ruins the spectacle.
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    A lot of members making statements about the Honda drivers moaning about turbo boost. I've never heard Andrew Jordan or Jeff Smith complain about it. It is a fact that they have a lower boost than any other car in the championship and it appears that a lot of people commenting have very short memories. A few years ago I can remember getting very tired of some drivers complaining that it wasn't fair because some cars had turbos fitted whilst their own cars didn't, this came at a time when the driver doing the most moaning had won eight out of twenty four races. Strangely it appears that those who are making these statements are supporters of that particular driver.

    In my opinion all cars should have the same level of turbo boost, then it would be down to the skill, abilities and tactics of the drivers and their respective engineers/teams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tixy54
    In my opinion all cars should have the same level of turbo boost, then it would be down to the skill, abilities and tactics of the drivers and their respective engineers/teams.
    Yes. All the footage from Snetterton showed very clearly that Matt Neal's complaints about turbo boost are surely justified.

    As for driving standards, there were a lot of incidents. Some didn't look worthy of penalty — Jordan's pass on Turkington for the lead in race two appeared fine, while Plato's shunt was spectacular but just one of those things. By contrast, I can't see why Shedden wasn't penalised for the contact with Turkington in race three. Newsham looked rather erratic in pushing Neal off in that race, too — yes, Neal had turned him around at the second corner, but that seemed down to typical first lap congestion. In fact, I think Neal is driving very cleanly indeed this year. Some of his overtaking moves yesterday were outstanding.

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    The boost rules are ruining my interest in the series. With some cars being alllowed to run higher boost it clearly means that cars aren't all running to the same regulations. I don't see why Honda are even bothering to give the championship their suppport when they are being penalised for buliding the best car.

    What was ever wrong with racing when the fastest car won? Manipulting the series rules in order to get the championship to go down to the final round is just poor.
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