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Thread: BTCC 2008 Rumours
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2nd August 2007, 14:53 #1
BTCC 2008 Rumours
Into August and the first news about the 2008 season is beginning to surface.
MN reported yesterday that BTC Racing are in the process of building two brand new Lexus IS220s for 2008. Chris Stockton will continue to lead the team and will be joined by a new driver in the second car.
As expected, Motorbase Performance are planning to upgrade to a pair of SEAT Leons (probabily ex-2006 BTCC) for 2008.
Rick Kerry is hoping to return next year in the BMW 120d that he and his team West Suffolk Racing have been developing during the year.
SEAT have pretty much confirmed they will continue as a works team into 2008, and are considering switching to diesel.
Xero Competition are also working on a pair of new shape Lexus IS200s for next years championship.
Cars from the Swedish STCC championship are to become eligible for the British series, creating the prospect of Audis, Volvos and Mercedes' to compete in the UK series alongside FIA S2000 & UK S2000 homologated cars.
Martyn Bell wants to upgrade to BMW 320sis for next season, running a pair of cars for himself and Kelvin Burt.
A-Tech Racing plan to continue with their current pair of Alfa Romeo 156s in 2008. They hope to have a pair of Alfa Romeo 147 S2000 cars by the start of the 2009 season.2nd place in the big quizz challenge!
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2nd August 2007, 15:55 #2
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2nd August 2007, 15:58 #3
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Isn't the Lexus IS220 a 2.2litre instead of a 2.0 litre??? Lexus don't currently have a 2.0 in their model range.
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2nd August 2007, 16:44 #4
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Originally Posted by Alfa FanBlackadder! Blackadder! With many a cunning plan,
Blackadder! Blackadder! You horrid little man.
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2nd August 2007, 17:14 #5
I think the Lexus will be the IS220 model, but with a 2-litre engine based on something in the Lexus/Toyota range.
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2nd August 2007, 17:51 #6
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Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
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2nd August 2007, 17:52 #7
West Suffolk built the car and was involved in developing it I think, not sure though!
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2nd August 2007, 18:14 #9
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Originally Posted by VkmSpouge
Hopefully with a team-mate...
They are BTC Spec.
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2nd August 2007, 18:54 #10
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I think we saw this one coming, didn't we?
F1 Guru Adrian Newey leave Redbull