Winter testing

[Croft fan]

I have heard of some of the teams starting their winter testing already. VX racing (teasting the Vectra against the Astra) Carly mo sport teasting its etc car.
Anyone heard anything about the testing times.
I can not wait to see what difference in lap times there is between the BTCC tourers and the ETC cars.

One more point, if the Vectra is being used in the SCV8 why would Vauxhall use it, Vauxhall says its for promotional reasons its teating the new Vectra but if its being used in SCV8 would it not make sense to keep using the Astra? Or even try using the 4 door version? Then with private teams using the coupe, SCV8 using the Vectra and VX racing using the 4 door Astra then it would have all its top cars in competion, even better with the new Holden Monaro is it? being used as a factory GT car.
Answers on a postcard. lol.

[cos]

Matt Neal's testing a Team Dynamics Honda sometime this month (possibly this week, maybe next week, can't remember what I read in MN...)
Then the testing ban comes in force until mid-January, unless you're testing a car new to the series (e.g. Vectra, ETC Alfa, ETC BMW etc.) but these tests are only allowed at circuits that aren't on the 2004 calendar (so Rockingham and Pembrey will be the most used I presume, unless they go abroad)