Tried searching but didn't come up with a definitive answer.
With the NGTC spec in this year, and reading some reports, it sounds like all the NGTC cars will be running the same engine. Surely this is not the case? I always thought the SEAT (for example) had a SEAT (VAG) engine block with souped-up racing ancillaries, likewise the BMWs run a BMW block with racy bits, the Civic a Honda block etc... If they all have the same engine, then why don't they make it a one-make event like the Leon SuperCup?
If a onesize-fits-all is the new way, then actually how much in common do the BTCC (and WTCC for that matter) cars have with our tinboxes? I always thought that they were basically production shells with company specific production standard engine blocks/gearboxes, and racing suspension. Add ons to the bodywork to cover the wider wheels/tyres, and roll cages built in. However, John Cleland made a comment on Eurosport WTCC coverage last year that stated the only thing they have in common is the wiper blades. I know that's an expression but that's how I would have described the DTM cars or NASCARs for example, not BTCC/WTCC.
BTW, is the Leon Supercup on TV this year, and if so, where?
With the NGTC spec in this year, and reading some reports, it sounds like all the NGTC cars will be running the same engine. Surely this is not the case? I always thought the SEAT (for example) had a SEAT (VAG) engine block with souped-up racing ancillaries, likewise the BMWs run a BMW block with racy bits, the Civic a Honda block etc... If they all have the same engine, then why don't they make it a one-make event like the Leon SuperCup?
If a onesize-fits-all is the new way, then actually how much in common do the BTCC (and WTCC for that matter) cars have with our tinboxes? I always thought that they were basically production shells with company specific production standard engine blocks/gearboxes, and racing suspension. Add ons to the bodywork to cover the wider wheels/tyres, and roll cages built in. However, John Cleland made a comment on Eurosport WTCC coverage last year that stated the only thing they have in common is the wiper blades. I know that's an expression but that's how I would have described the DTM cars or NASCARs for example, not BTCC/WTCC.
BTW, is the Leon Supercup on TV this year, and if so, where?