View Full Version : Seat SuperCopa Racing in UK for 2003!!!!
looking likely!
Two things,
firstly an article in todays Autosport (p100/101)
Says Seat UK are now seriously considering bringing the SuperCopa if it gets enough positive feedback from some tests next month (see below).
Based on Leon Cupra R models with 250bhp, it has attracted fields of 20 cars in Spain.
Seat have arranged a test for 11/12 july in midlands to allow teams and drivers to try out the car in anger. It will be the first time the cars will run outside the UK.
Seat are also in talks with BARC about orgainising a championship.
Secondly, an advert for the aforementioned test also appeas in Autosport.
Asks if you think, you've got what it takes to cmpete in a Leon SuperCopa, call 08000407260 to register your interest and you could be invited to one of the test days in July
You must have a Racing licence (bugger I have a navigator rally licence) number and status, competition racing experience and if you have competed for aprivateer or team.
Now this would be very cool :)
/me rushes to buy autosport
so... if i passed the BMRC & did a race (in any car) i *could* qualify
v cool. but I doubt it
ibizacupra
27-06-2002, 12:57
hmmm
Time to dust off me old license :D
Now where that Big Budget I left lying around :LOL:
regards
Bill
Just registered....I doubt much will come of it though.
Biff
PipSqueak111
27-06-2002, 17:12
It would be very cool if someone could have a word in SEAT UK's ear and persuade them to let us run a SEATCupra.net team.
We could get sponsorship from several dealers who wouldn't be willing to fork out for a whole team for themselves, but wouldn't mind chipping in a bit of money and support in return for ad-space on the car. It's worth a try. Lee seems to be friendly with those chaps at SEAT UK, perhaps he could make the appropriate mutterings...
I think really cheap tin top budgets are circa 100k for BTC production.
It would be cool - BUT I think the best we could hope for is some pit passes to give away (hint hint)
PipSqueak111
27-06-2002, 18:07
10 dealers at 10K a piece, et voila, 100K budget! :D
These dealers must have taken enough profit out of us by now to be able to afford that.
Originally posted by MarkP
I think really cheap tin top budgets are circa 100k for BTC production.
It would be cool - BUT I think the best we could hope for is some pit passes to give away (hint hint)
I think the budgets are in excess of 100k, even in Proddie class.
Have you noticed the MG's run "MG & Rover UK dealers" on their car
Andy
quite a few teams run fan web sites on there cars, and I'm sure they dont pay.
for example
at modello, the Vauxhalls ran with some vauxhallfan site.
Rob Collard's Clio has btccpages.com
Last years Focus had a few on as well.
an ex Uni colleague, Peter Cate races in the BTCC in production and he has ten-tenths, redshoes and yorkcityracing!
Andy
Ive already asked Lee to enquire with SEAT, about the availability of getting some passes for this testing day if we can, earlier today when Andy first broke the news.
Early days obviously, but would be nice to cover it and we'll take it from there. :)
Was that you I saw today nailing your cupra up the hill in Wadesmill (A10), I was the imperial blue cupra going the other way.
Biff
Originally posted by ZBOYD
Early days obviously, but would be nice to cover it and we'll take it from there. :)
/me looks up with spaniel eyes and hopes for a ticket. ;)
PipSqueak111
28-06-2002, 08:02
Originally posted by Biff
Was that you I saw today nailing your cupra up the hill in Wadesmill (A10), I was the imperial blue cupra going the other way.
Biff
Nope, 'fraid not, but then all us ovni yellow Leon drivers seem to be nailing it wherever we go:D
Unusual to see one north of the M25 mind. The only time I ever see other ovni yellow Leons is around Enfield and north London. I can honestly say I've only ever seen 2 others outside of London in the 15 months I've had my car.
Whereabouts r u from then Biff?
Phill
PipSqueak111
28-06-2002, 08:05
Originally posted by ZBOYD
Ive already asked Lee to enquire with SEAT, about the availability of getting some passes for this testing day if we can, earlier today when Andy first broke the news.
Early days obviously, but would be nice to cover it and we'll take it from there. :)
I'll bring me video camera, please let me come, oh please, oh pretty please, I'll be your bestest friend forever and ever and ever...
:D :wave1:
Like i say no guarantees, we'll ask the question and see what happens. Best we can do :)
Whereabouts r u from then Biff?
I'm just the other side of Ware. As you live in Cheshunt
I thought it might be you. First Ovni Yellow Cupra I've seen in my area, the only other one I've seen is black. They're getting more popular though by the month.
Biff
an ex Uni colleague, Peter Cate races in the BTCC in production
A coleague and fellow racer at work used to race Alfas against Pete, and more often than not beat him ;)
Mention the name Ted Pearson to him, I'm sure he'll remember.
Biff
didnt win the championship though did he!
Sorry for dragging up an old post, but i missed your response AndyB.
didnt win the championship though did he!
Yeah Ted one two overall championships and three class championships IIRC.
Biff
Hi Biff
I later found out that, but forgot to update the post ;) I think pete won a class championship and second in another before moving on
does he do any racing now?
He occasionaly races my Alfa when we do two driver/endurance races, but nothing apart form that though.
Chris