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Title: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 05 April 2009, 10:44

On ITV 4 11:45 untill 18:00 enjoy. :smiley:

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 05 April 2009, 18:20

plato's save in the 3rd race was unbelievable! recovered from a 90degree slide down paddock hill  :shocked:

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: Horney on 05 April 2009, 18:42

What an awesome afternoon of coverage from ITV, hope they do this for the rest of the season!

nick

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: JC on 05 April 2009, 18:45

they did last year nick :afro

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: Horney on 05 April 2009, 18:47

I had no idea, what an arse!

nick

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 05 April 2009, 19:08

Quote from: Horney on 05 April 2009, 18:42

What an awesome afternoon of coverage from ITV, hope they do this for the rest of the season!

nick

...........they are. :cool: :wink:

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: sidecarphil on 13 April 2009, 09:37

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 05 April 2009, 18:20

plato's save in the 3rd race was unbelievable! recovered from a 90degree slide down paddock hill  :shocked:

did it look like that ??

(http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1471&t=1)

he saved that one too  :shocked: :shocked:

this is from the british F2 championship at brands this weekend :)

unfortunatly living in holland i dont get to see the british touring cars or british superbikes GRRRRRRR

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 13 April 2009, 10:02

it looked like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPCGnkApnDU

lucky he got hit on entry to the corner, it gets very steep mid corner!

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: sidecarphil on 13 April 2009, 11:43

yes it is steep

i used to race sidecar and i always hated paddock hill bend

tried it in top gear once crashed at graham hill bend !!!!! too much speed and no control  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 13 April 2009, 15:32

cool! were you the driver or the counter weight  :grin:

i love paddock hill bend, the gradient and camber changes are awesome. you have to tense your neck a bit at the bottom  :laugh: a good reason not to have a heavy helmet

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: sidecarphil on 13 April 2009, 20:33

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 13 April 2009, 15:32

cool! were you the driver or the counter weight  :grin:

driver , not totally stupid  :grin: :grin:

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 13 April 2009, 15:32

i love paddock hill bend, the gradient and camber changes are awesome. you have to tense your neck a bit at the bottom  :laugh: a good reason not to have a heavy helmet

yeah i know about that the first time i went down there and chinned the airbox on the sidecar  :shocked: :shocked:

that brought tears to my eyes till i remembered where i was !!!

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: JC on 14 June 2009, 17:24

touring cars in the wet - Greeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat  :cool:

Title: Re: BTCC Starts today.
Post by: Mijle on 17 August 2009, 10:27

Nice recovery from Plato :cool:.


I really love BTCC, I follow it allready from 1997, best car racing action ever! :laugh: