FIA announce Diesel engines to be controlled

[ZBOYD]

Autosport have reported:

Diesel engines in the World Touring Car Championship will have their performance controlled through the imposition of limits for fuel pressure, boost pressure, and air/fuel mix ratio this season.

The move is intended to ensure that diesel and petrol engines can compete on a level playing field, but the precise limits for each engine's performance have yet to be finalised.

Read more at Autosport

No word on how this might effect the BTCC. It appears at this stage to be somewhat self governed inside the WTCC. So i would only presume BTCC will continue to follow the current S2000D rule book and see how things pan out.

SEAT UK have run without a flat floor anyway, as this was not allowed in the British series. The fact the World team will now have to run a similar setup this can only benefit the UK team with similar data.

 

[tris]

Maybe a play it by ear thing

 

[ZBOYD]

They have made some alterations, determined by the fact the Leon has now lost its flat floor. But that makes no odd's to the UK team, they never could use a flat floor anyway.

I'm not sure Alan Gow would mess about making alterations like they are in the WTCC, he'd probably only react if the cars start to wipe the floor with the other cars in the championship.

The most important variable to consider for the UK team are the Dunlop tyres and how they will react to the heavier diesel engine. Wear rate being something they will be focusing on no doubt.

We shall see.

 

[MarkE]

One season.

That's all we got without Matt Neal whining about someone else having an unfair advantage.

 

[WaveyDaveyGravy]

Matt Neal is a petty little man and I hope he gets roundly thrashed next year.

 

[WeeJase]

i hope a short bloke from shropshire head butts him in the knackers

 

[ZBOYD]

i hope a short bloke from shropshire head butts him in the knackers

Where do I buy tickets to see that?

 

[JasonP06]

I'm not sure Alan Gow would mess about making alterations like they are in the WTCC, he'd probably only react if the cars start to wipe the floor with the other cars in the championship.

Vauxhall have done that to their rivals certainly for as long as I have been around the BTCC (2001). So I don't see Alan starting anytime soon.

Certainy since I have been around the oly trophies Vauxhall HAVEN'T won, to my knowledge, is the 2005 & 2006 Drivers trophy, the 2006 Manufacturers trophy and the 2007 Teams trophy.

Is that isn't a team that isn't wiping the floor with other cars I don't know what is.

 

[ZBOYD]

For at least 5 years though Vauxhall have been practically the only manufacturer in it, they resorted to racing themselves in the early 00s. The last couple of years they have had a fight on their hands, i wouldn't say they wiped the floor with us last season. One of the closest title battles in recent history.

 

[ArosaRacer]

i hope a short bloke from shropshire head butts him in the knackers

i live in kent

 

[tris]

i live in kent

And you would lol

 

[IainW]

BMW getting in on the diesel act now.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=1811

They'll probably blow the price of development through the roof knowing them.

 

[ZBOYD]

This is the problem, they should cap development spends really.

 

[driveforward]

Doh.. last year really was 'the one chance'

 

[Fl@pper]

Where do I buy tickets to see that?

At the gate to my 1000 seater stand with lcd widescreen

be quick as they are selling surprisingly fast

 

[WeeJase]

Dirk Müller and Augusto Farfus

COME ON,those are pron names surely?
i said matt jackson would be a future btcc champ

 

[IainW]

This is the problem, they should cap development spends really.

If the rulemakers have any sense, they should. Otherwise it's just going to die like Super Touring did.

 

[JasonP06]

If the rulemakers have any sense, they should. Otherwise it's just going to die like Super Touring did.

Or even give the teams wishing to run the TDi a budget that they must work within?

I would be worried though most, about that idea, just how much money the Touring Car Bureau have in the first place.