Tom Boardman, Club SEAT/Special Tuning UK

[rick10]

Agreed but if Plato was running with no ballast and Boardman with max ballast, we have no way of knowing what was really going on.

we had engine trouble thats why we was a little bit off the pace but we was in the 49sec plus you dont know what other teams were runing full fuel and how much weight in the car etc

 

[ArosaRacer]

Rick i still think Toms car was giving the best flames of the day, not that that helps him go fast but it looks good

 

[FSiLeonMike]

Rick i still think Toms car was giving the best flames of the day, not that that helps him go fast but it looks good

I dunno, AMD's Golf once it was running was chucking out good flames too, its a close one

 

[ipd56]

2nd car out at Brands so the tv said any know if it happening and who driving it ?

 

[AndrewJB]

Quick scout of the internet has revelaed nothing for that story

Would be good to see another Leon out there

 

[FSiLeonMike]

2nd car out at Brands so the tv said any know if it happening and who driving it ?

Jones is the obvious choice, but the obvious choice is usually the one that doesn't happen

 

[FSiLeonMike]

This has gone quiet, strange, as the "second car" statement was from Mr Boardman himself in the post race interview in ITV4's coverage

Must be something in it for Tom to mention it on live TV

 

[asthpsw]

anyone got a link to the cars spec especially engine and also the WTCC TDIs?
Thanks
Paul

 

[AndrewJB]

WTCC TDI's are Common Rail CR170 Engines with alot of modifications but still have a motorsport DPF

 

[asthpsw]

What will happen in 2011 when both WTCC & WRC go to 1.6 & Turbo Spec engines ?
Paul

 

[FSiLeonMike]

What will happen in 2011 when both WTCC & WRC go to 1.6 & Turbo Spec engines ?
Paul

I think for just 1 year (2011 season) all engines will be allowed in WTCC (S1600 and S2000), with performance levels equalised, similar to what TOCA are doing in the BTCC, running S2000 alongside NGTC

That said, the FIA are only allowing this for 1 season, unlike the BTCC allowing it until 2013

 

[Hunnie79]

I think for just 1 year (2011 season) all engines will be allowed in WTCC (S1600 and S2000), with performance levels equalised, similar to what TOCA are doing in the BTCC, running S2000 alongside NGTC

That said, the FIA are only allowing this for 1 season, unlike the BTCC allowing it until 2013

They is a bit nutty.

 

[FSiLeonMike]

the FIA are nuts. A 1 year overlap, its not enough time for the smaller teams. I fear the WTCC will lose a lot of independent drivers

 

[AndrewJB]

I nice way for the TDI's to bow out - 3 times Champions

 

[FSiLeonMike]

I nice way for the TDI's to bow out - 3 times Champions

I doubt the TDi's would come out on top next year. In the WTCC this year, at times, they have really struggled.

I think the TDi engine may have reached the end of its developement, but the Cruze for example hasn't.

With S1600 engines running in WTCC next year, I think the tdi's will find it even more difficult, remember, these 1600 turbos will have much more torque than the current S2000 engines.

 

[IainW]

I see this weekend, that Tom's using the car Phil Glew drove at Silverstone. I'll be interested to see how it goes tomorrow when I'm there.

 

[m0rk]

I see this weekend, that Tom's using the car Phil Glew drove at Silverstone. I'll be interested to see how it goes tomorrow when I'm there.

With the NGTC engine in it?

 

[m0rk]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86363

Yup, apparently the engine took a smack in an incident in the S2000 car.... nothing to do with the pace

 

[IainW]

Could be useful to have that torque on the climb from the hairpin.

 

[m0rk]

His qualifying position is as uninspiring as always down in 15th for Knockhill anyway