gatecrasher3 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:22 pm wrote:
Respect to Jordan for moving over. I know a lot of people are complaining about it but it just goes to show the level of respect some of the drivers have for each other.
Indeed. Some are saying that people wanted Shedden to win; I think it's more that they didn't want Plato to win. Flash is generally a fair racer, although he's had some incidents this year, and that helps in situations like this.
It did show, that although some people moved over, the Type-R without ballast is an animal and mullers most of the opposition on a level footing. Team Dynamics have done a fantastic job with the car and the fact that Eurotech have ordered three shows how good it is. Yes, that means next season there should be five Civic Type-R's on the grid -as long as the final TOCA license is sorted (Eurotech only have two but I doubt they'd order a car if there was doubt about not getting a third).
Press release:
Honda Media Europe wrote:
British Touring Car Team Honda Yuasa Racing secures first motorsport title for new Civic Type R
The new Honda Civic Type R has this weekend added motorsport honours to its growing list of plaudits, as Honda Yuasa Racing clinched the drivers and manufacturers championship in the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in a tense final round at Brands Hatch.
Continuing the success story for the most high performance car ever to wear the red ‘H’ badge, the new Honda Civic Type R was developed with help from the brand’s World Touring Car Team. Vital analysis and feedback from the track informed decisions about performance and styling, supporting the British team to driver and manufacturer titles in its first competitive year.
The road-going version of the Civic Type R broke cover at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show back in March and with the Dunlop MSA British Touring Cars season kicking off just a few short weeks after, the Honda Yuasa Racing team required special assistance from Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) to ensure the car was ready to race.
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