BTCC: We're at mid season without SEAT works and SCC; a nod to the past...

[warren_cox]

Got my YRC e-mail today from Hannah (Hunnie79) that there are 4 weeks until part 2 of this years BTCC. I went down to our local round at Thruxton to see the YRC car and met a few of the SCN crowd, but haven't felt so compelled to make the journey in '09 with the lack of the SEAT works team to support.

I had a quick scan back to some of the photos I'd taken in the past to remind me how SEAT Sport Northern South endured season after season of fight against Vauxhall 888 / Team Dynamics Civic, and remembered they were some really good times. As it's Friday afternoon, and anyone could do with a wind-down up to the weekend, here are a few of my memories from the days when SEAT played a major part / presence in the BTCC pitlane. We can only hope those days may soon be revived. The Championship may never have been ours, but they were good times.


SEATCupra.net parking at Oulton Park 2004

SEATCupra.net sponsored SCC car (Driver: Crouvisier)

SCC car engine

Seat Leon safety car

Huffy and Plato bring home the silverware at Croft 2004

1-2 at Croft - Please don't notice the ladies underwear in the photo - thank you ;-)

SEAT Sport chap with a mighty chin looks please with himself

SCN parking at Croft 2004

Plato's father is never more than a few steps away

Toledo's line astern at Croft

 

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SEAT Promo car at Donny (Check out the width of the arches)

SEAT SCC garage facilities

SEAT Hospitality tent

Gene (?) at WTCC Silverstone 2005

Plato getting the 'finger pointing treatment' WTCC

Shelf lined up with pre made rear subframes

Rob Huff's BMW CSL

WTCC Tolly's at Silverstone

My flying lap with Luke Hines in an LCR (anyone know the bloke in the windscreen - must be a forum member?!)

SCN Parking

 

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Tolly at the 2004 UK motorshow

Pickford & Plato (BTCC Silverstone 2005)

Plato waving at Silverstone

SCN Parking at Silverstone

Leon Safety car at Brands

SCC at Thruxton

Plato at Thruxton in Mk2 Leon

More silverware for SEAT

Plato waiting to go out (with wife Sophie / father and clan)

Jennings SEAT trick Altea

 

[JasonP06]

Got my YRC e-mail today from Hannah (Hunnie79) that there are 4 weeks until part 2 of this years BTCC. I went down to our local round at Thruxton to see the YRC car and met a few of the SCN crowd, but haven't felt so compelled to make the journey in '09 with the lack of the SEAT works team to support.

I had a quick scan back to some of the photos I'd taken in the past to remind me how SEAT Sport Northern South endured season after season of fight against Vauxhall 888 / Team Dynamics Civic, and remembered they were some really good times. As it's Friday afternoon, and anyone could do with a wind-down up to the weekend, here are a few of my memories from the days when SEAT played a major part / presence in the BTCC pitlane. We can only hope those days may soon be revived. The Championship may never have been ours, but they were good times.

My biggest regret for the team is that too many changes were made. Every season they introduced something new and they never really gave themselves the chance to work on developing what they had. They had to phase out the Toledo and introduce the Leon as the relplacement anyway but I think had they worked on the TFSI Leon of 2006 and 2007 instead of working on promoting TDI we would/could have seen a much stronger Leon in 2008.

With new rules expected to be certainly I think hammered out before any implimentation for 2011 what are the odds of SEAT returning with the Exeo?