BTCC Suzuka Full

BTCC Final Round.

Sunday 11th November.

Qualifying 2 laps ghosts no damage.
Race 1 5 laps qualifying order no damage no mandatory pits.
Race 2 9 laps reverse order damage limited no mandatory pits.
Race 3 12 laps random order damage limited mandatory

May need to change this to Suzuka east as the West circuit has no pits.

Good lord, what incompetent fool put this track list together.......

CobraGT04 wrote:Good lord, what incompetent fool put this track list together.......

I have no idea GT.

Wicked Singe wrote:

CobraGT04 wrote:Good lord, what incompetent fool put this track list together.......

I have no idea GT.

Missed me?

Would never tell wouldn't want to massage that ego

no

ochilbaz wrote:no

Okey dokey, back in my shell then! Sheeya!

awe dont be like that of course we`ve missed you. you`re just rubbish at track lists

After discussing this last night we were looking at changing this to Suzuka full. The short Suzuka track with the pits is rather un-inspiring and we were wondering if it would be a bit processional. As its a season ending track, we wondered if the extra length of Suzuka would be kinda fun? Could anyone post any comments please, as it stands the majority last night seemed to be for using the full track...but if anyone else has any thoughts please feel free to post

PS just for reference an average lap in these cars around Suzuka full is approx 2:19.0 to 2:21.0

Im going to have an attempt at adding a bit of commentators spice into the final event

News from first practice in Japan for the seasons final races at Suzuka.

Going into the final round there are 3 drivers in with a chance of the championship with a maximum of 61pts available. Some excellent mid season results have ensured that Goodwin, although struggling of late, is still in pole position with a 10 point advantage over ID. A mid season switch to the Volvo has seen Wicked mount a title challenge, after struggling in the Volkswagen Golf in the early rounds, although he appears to have lost a bit of momentum missing the previous rounds at Motegi. Goodwins closest challenger though looks to be Mr consistent himself ID, who even after a mid season switch to the Seat despite some good results in the Civic, is still smarting after being beaten to last seasons DTM championship by Wicked. It's this sense of perceived injustice that appears to be driving ID on and maybe the momentum is with him at just the right time?

Elsewhere in the championship, there are plenty of battles between the drivers looking to be best of the rest, with Baz and Ghosts having an outside chance of over-hauling LucyLou for 4th place in the championship. With the inconsistency that seems to plague LucyLou's performances, the jury is still out on her ability as a racing driver and the pressure may be too much for her to handle, so the drivers behind will be pushing until the final lap. A boost pressure decrease for Baz may see him struggling more here than at recent events, although the long straights of Suzuka do favour the Volvo outfits moto of raw speed over handling prowess. After a mid season break where many questioned Bazs playboy lifestyle of jetsetting and mixing with celebrities over commitment to his team, there is no doubting his return to form of late. It may all not go Bazs way though, if Ghosts can tame the wayward handling of his BMW he has shown that he is a match for anyone.

Si, who has just negotiated a new long-term sponsorship deal with BT is hoping the new renewed investment will help him to re-capture the form he has shown in patches throughout the season. Regular guest driver Twisted may yet put a late deal together with the Mercedes team to enable him to return for Suzuka. Both these drivers have the ability to get amongst the front runners and have a major influnce on the championship protagonists fortunes. There are also rumours around the paddock that MadManMark may be making an appearance in the Sierra, although these are yet to be confirmed by the team or the driver himself.

In the Constructors Championship, unless there is a shocking final round for the Volvos it looks like they have the title wrapped up although its very close behind with the Civics, Mercedes and Seats all fighting for runners up and the Sierra's and BMW's not far behind on an almost identical average. A late rally by the Volkswagen team has seem them have some strong performances of late and in SimF40, finally appear to have a driver capable of achieving strong results for the team after the early season struggles with Wicked. That Volkswagen have maintained focus, amid the infighting that saw Wicked sacked and Gerrit quit over the cars lack of pace, is testament to their strength of resolve. Seventh position though seems to be the best they can hope for now. The Focus and Integra team dont look like entering cars in the final round, with financial problems blighting a season that has seen them only compete sporadically in the championship with no appearances since Silverstone in early September.

Add into all this a late decision to switch the races to the full Suzuka Grand Prix circuit and it all points towards an eventful and exciting climax to this season on Sunday. Lets hope the action matches the hype

Nice round up Lou. Have amended the laps for Suzuka full a little bit longer race for the last one of the season. If you haven't voted yet for next season support race places do so as it closes this Wednesday.

that`s brilliant lou, like it!
A

hats off to lou. put a smile on ma kisser

Great review Lou
Love Suzuka........................Full

thanx guys...im glad i managed to resist letting the truth get in the way of a good story

So who is taking part in the final race of S4 ROLL CALL.

I say "aye"

Me too

i shall

hopefully everyone will be there

A fitting season finale last night great racing and a very close season, big congrats to Goodwin for winning the championship and to ID for finishing a very close 2nd position. Also big ty to all who raced and who made this the best championship we have run so far. Would also like to thank my fellow leaders for all the background stuff that nobody else sees and makes these championship run as smoothly as possible.

Congrats to Goodwin on his series win........enjoyed the last race with Scott , we didn't knock each other off for once.......respect!
Must apologise for our little rant at each other,must admit i did laugh about it later, hope Scott does aswell.

Enjoyed this series with you guys............and gal , hope to be involved in the next series , no doubt the exchange of paint work will continue

Cheers
Sim

Final tables are now complete and the replays from Suzuka are on my storefront.

Congratulations to Goodwin
Slightly less Congratulations to ID
Slightly less than the slightly less Congratulations i gave to ID to Wicked

Congratulations to Baz and Wicked on the Volvos Constructors win
Congratulations to Goodwin and ID for snatching 2nd place in the Seats right at the end

Information for season 5 is starting to be posted in the rules and information forum. A lot of the Lancer Evo support race info has now been finalised and hopefully the main feature races information will be posted soon...just ironing out some final details

what do i win?
hope it`s something nice