BTCC 2014

Red Pheonix Racing announce they are to enter the BTCC in 2014 in an NGTC Volvo....

http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/btcc/red-phoenix-racing-announce-volvo-s60-intentions/

Another floppy backmarker car...

An interesting find by me
http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/50576/2013_ngtc_btcc_chevrolet_cruze.html
For those who carn't read, IPTech Racing is building 2 more Chevrolet Cruze's
It also includes Andy Neate's email adress

Kia has taken it's name well and truly out of the hat for a BTCC entry (or any Motorsport) for the foreseeable future...

http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/btcc/kia-brushes-off-btcc-rumours/

Slider S15 wrote:Kia has taken it's name well and truly out of the hat for a BTCC entry (or any Motorsport) for the foreseeable future...

http://www.btcccrazy.co.uk/btcc/kia-brushes-off-btcc-rumours/

I'm about as surprised as this lovely concrete wall.

Completely missed this one. But chuffed to bits they're back!

In a week that has seen the fallout of Finals Day coupled with the rumour mill working overload , Team ES Racing are the latest team to have teased fans with their 2014 plans.

The outfit, run by Chris James, last competed in the series running a pair of Vauxhall Vectra S2000 cars in 2012 – with Dave Newsham taking a brace of victories.

Speaking on the AV’ IT Facebook page, James said: “Well let’s tell you guys first. 100% job done, 100% happening. We’ve signed up with a major title sponsor and will have two amazing NGTC cars next year & will be running at the front.

“You heard it here first!!”

James has been hinting for much of the year that he has been looking to return to the BTCC, which is expected to be a full NGTC grid next year.

Honda Yuasa Racing has already confirmed that they will be parting company with their current Civic for a new model, thus putting them up for sale. Ciceley Racing are also set to put their Toyota Avensis up for sale as they make way for the build of their brand new Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

With many rumouring that James will buy his NGTC cars, it is worth remembering that the team boss/driver has also submitted plans to TOCA for machinery as well – which was seen earlier in the year on his Facebook page.

Once more news is released surrounding the team’s future involvement BTCC Crazy will bring you it.

Potential 2014 Entry List
13 Makes of Car
17 Models of Car

Pirtek Racing
Honda Civic
1-Andrew Jordan
2-Martin Depper

Honda Yuasa Racing
Honda Civic Tourer
3-Matt Neal
4-Gordan Shedden

MG KX Momentum
MG6
5-Jason Potato
6-Sam Turdoff

Welch Motorsport
Proton.... Something or other
7- Dan Welch
8-?

Wix Racing
Audi A4
9-Rob Austin
10-Jake Hill

Ciccy Racing
Mercedies A class
11- Adam Morgan
12-?

Airwaves Racing
Ford Focus
13-Matt Jackson
14-Aron Smith?
15-?

WSR
BMW 1 Series
16- Colin Turkington?
17- Rob Collard
18- Nick Foster?

IP Tech/Team Club 44
Chevrolet Cruze
19-?
20-?

Aiden Moffat Racing
Chevrolet Cruze
21- Aiden Mofffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffat

Team Hard
VW Passat
22- Warren Scott
23- Dave Newsham / Colin Turkington?
Vauxhall Insignia
24- Jack Geoff
25-

Handy Motorsports
Toybota Avensis
26- Simon Belcher

United Autosports  
Toybota Avensis
27- James Cole

BTC (Broke Touring Car) Racing
Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback
28-Chris Stockton

Rotek Racing
Audi A3/S3 Sedan
29- Rob Holland
30- Hopefully someone American

CQR
Renault Megane
31- Alex Hall
32-

ES Racing
?
33-Chris James
34-?

Red Phonix Racing
Volvo S60
35- Ralf Schumacher

There are some jokes I may have put in

Anyone one want a NGTC Toyota Avensis shell? Only £33,000 !
http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/51008/toyota_avensis_ngtc_btcc_bodyshell.html
As I thought striping the NGTC parts off for the Merc

MYLES PR0WER wrote:Potential 2014 Entry List


CQR
Renault Megane
31- Alex Hall
32- The Stig 

Dream team right there 

CQR NEON wrote:

MYLES PR0WER wrote:Potential 2014 Entry List


CQR
Renault Megane
31- Alex Hall
32- Ashley Sutton

How about that for a line-up

Remember our CQR Chevy Cruze Alex?:

Surely any CQR-backed entry would have to be in a Kia of some form  

But then I'd have to drive it  

CQR MAGiC wrote:But then I'd have to drive it  

That'd be fine, you are a #TCCDriver after all  

CQR MAGiC wrote:

CQR NEON wrote:

MYLES PR0WER wrote:Potential 2014 Entry List


CQR
Renault Megane
31- Alex Hall
32- Ashley Sutton

How about that for a line-up

Remember our CQR Chevy Cruze Alex?:

My masterpiece!  with me and Ash behind the wheel that would be a championship winning team right there!

I'll be team motivational coach!

Spent ages trying to figure out where I recognise him from, and it hit me.

Classic 90s GMTV, engrained in my memory. That and the floating map of the UK used for the weather. And seminal presenting work by Richard and Judy.

We now live in a post-GMTV world. It's sad.

MYLES PR0WER wrote:Potential 2014 Entry List

MG KX Momentum
MG6
5-Jason Potato
6-Sam Turdoff

LOL Laughed a lot more than I should have....

Aiden Moffat to compete in BTCC 2014 in EX-Andy Neate Chevrolet Cruze NGTC:

http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3619

Big news from TOCA ahead of 2014 announced with a new licence system - explained below:

There will be a maximum of 30 TBLs available to teams, and allocations will be prioritised as follows:

Existing teams that have competed in at least 50 per cent of the 2013 BTCC season with NGTC machinery will have automatic entry for the same number of cars in 2014, subject to fulfilment of the pre-registration requirements by 30 November

Existing teams with two or more NGTC cars will have priority for one additional entry subject to validation of the entry by TOCA

Existing cars

New entries

Eligible teams will then be issued with a TBL which will secure each entry for a minimum of three seasons (i.e. until the end of 2016). Teams may sell, gift, lease, assign or loan their TBL to other existing teams or eligible new entries on a season-long basis only, subject to the approval of TOCA as to the integrity of both recipient and transaction.

Possession and retention of a TBL includes an obligation from each entrant to contest all BTCC events for each season entered. An entry that is unused for one event in any season will void its TBL, and an entry that misses two events will have its entry rescinded for the balance of the season.

In addition each entrant cannot make more than one change of driver per car during the course of a season except in genuine cases of force majeure. Substitute drivers must have completed at least 300km of testing in an NGTC car unless they are acknowledged by TOCA as having extensive experience driving a touring car or are a driver of high repute.

In all cases force majeure does not include financial issues.

TOCA will retain two further TBLs in addition to the 30 allocated to teams. These may be loaned to a suitable entrant, but will not be sold or permanently transferred.

TOCA may allow up to two extra cars on top of the 32 TBLs to participate at selected events. These will be as ad-hoc, celebrity or R&D entries and will not gain championship points or count towards eligibility for a TBL.
In short some one may buy or build a car and go "O'crap" when their entry is rejected and Team HARD carn't enter 100 different drivers like they did last season

Thorney Motorsports (The constructor of the Vauxhall Insignia's) were hoping to enter next year with a new car but due to lack of sponsors could not, after looking at their car to enter I can see why and also question WTF were they smoking when they thought this was a good idea

Yep an NGTC Range Rover Evoque

Is that a joke?

No!