TNM
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Went to the BTCC media day and testing this afternoon at Rockingham.
Few pics 
More pics here http://public.fotki.com/tim-m/btcc-media-day-/
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Robin
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Vectra looks wank, good pics though Tim 
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TNM
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some pics i have posted were out of focus.
Just playing with some new lenses
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timmee
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the seat pictured with the name allison in the windows is my little cousins race car for the year
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willay
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spank spank spank
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deano87
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They obviously got the gear boxes for the Vectra's then. None of them had arrived on Tuesday, were due in Wednesday but weren't too sure at Triple Eight 
Vectra's off to Spain now for some reason.
Are there different grades of BTCC? Only reason I ask is that VXR used to have the Astra, now they're using the Vectra which is much bigger, and there seems to be BMW 3 series entered etc?!
[Edited on 14-03-2007 by deano87]
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MatG
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great pics
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Cupra Steve
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DC5! Pure sex, good pics.
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Daimo B
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Deano, think the top teams have got the new 5 door rule to apply to.
But the privateers can still use 3 door models... THINK...
I thought everything was 5 door this year, but the privateer cars that TMN has taken all seem to be 3 doors...
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AuroraSport
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Good pics 
 just scrolling through them, the 20th pic, the RAC BMW, the big guy in front of the car used to work with me, done very well for himself. Done A1 Motorsport as well. Funny to think 18 Months ago we were having glove flinging matches in our workshop
/Useless info
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Tom
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Vectra looks really crap, 3 series looks ok there actually for once, loving that unstickered alfa
Good pics
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TNM
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Rules:
if running S2000 rules
Bodyshell
New S2000: Minimum four-seater and four-door. At least 4.2m in length
Old BTCC: Three-, four- or five-door bodyshell. At least 4.1m in length
Production no.
New S2000: Minimum volume 2500 within a 12-month period
Old BTCC: Minimum volume 2500 within a 12-month period
Rear wing
New S2000: Must fit into a 150 x 200mm space. Fixed profile
Old BTCC: TOCA-supplied component. Position unique to individual cars
Weight
New S2000: Front-wheel drive: 1110kg inc driver. Rear-wheel drive: 1140kg inc driver
Old BTCC: 1175kg including driver
Engine
New S2000: Based on road-going unit with a minimum production of 2500 units. Maximum capacity 2000cc
Old BTCC: Based on a road-going unit with a minimum production of 2500 units. Engine can come from a different model in the range as long as its maximum capacity is 2000cc
Rev limit
New S2000: 4-cyl: 8500rpm. 5-cyl: 8750rpm. 6-cyl: 9000rpm
Old BTCC: 8500rpm
Other engine regulations
New S2000: No turbocharging or forced induction. Engine block and cylinder head must be as fitted to standard production model
Old BTCC: No turbocharging or forced induction. Engine block and cylinder head must be as fitted to standard production model
Gearbox
New S2000: Five-speed H-pattern gearbox. Internals can be modified but must use road-car casting and ratios. Six-speed sequential gearbox incurs 30kg penalty
Old BTCC: TOCA-supplied clutch and six-speed sequential gearbox. First gear ratio is fixed, the rest to be chosen from a supplied selection of 26
Suspension
New S2000: Production uprights and hubs must be used. Mounting points may be moved up to 20mm on chassis side and 40mm on wheel side
Old BTCC: TOCA-supplied wheel hubs must be used and road-car suspension concept retained. Mounting points may be moved up to 20mm on chassis side with no restriction on wheel side
Brakes
New S2000: Front: maximum 332mm diameter discs, maximum four-pot callipers. Rear: maximum two-pot callipers
Old BTCC: Front: TOCA supplied 343mm diameter discs, six-pot callipers. Rear: TOCA supplied 290mm diameter discs, two-pot callipers
Wheels
New S2000: 17 x 9in, 4/5-stud fixing, 9kg
Old BTCC: TOCA-supplied 17in alloys with centre-lock fixing
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Ian
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Looks like you're now allowed to run a wider track as well.
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