If you owned your own team!

[nealfan]

If you were to own your own team what car would you have and who would drive for you!

I think I would have:

Car: Honda Integra

Drivers: Matt Neal, Dan Eaves, James Thompson!

[chilton01]

id have a Honda Integra too,
but my drivers would be: Tom Chilton (obviously), Matt Neal and theres a chance id have Jason Plato

[Alfa Fan]

Alfa Romeo 156

Anthony Reid
Gavin Pyper
Gordon Shedden
Tom Ferrier

[dannybo]

BMW 320

Jason Plato
Andy Priaulx
John Cleland

[Eaves Fan!]

I would have a honda integra too!

My drivers would be Carl Breeze, Dan Eaves and Alain Menu!!

Becca

[Alsicole]

This year's Integra with Anthony Reid, Tom Chilton and James Pickford

[Nikki C]

OK, so I've so thought about this a whole lot!!!

The team would be called Pink Princess Racing and the cars would be pink and black Primeras with the drivers overalls being black with pink edging, apart from the girl driver who would have pink overalls with black edging!

Driving would be Matt Neal, Paul O'Neill and Emma Silley (not someone you will have heard of yet, but mark my words, you will!) and because when this happens I will be proper minted, all of the drives will be paid drives awarded based on driving ability rather than ability to gain sponsorship. It will also be a team that prides itself on bringing through young talent and giving them the opportunity to drive a great car alongside championship winning drivers from whom they can learn and develop

All I need to do now is have a big old lottery win, and we're away!!! :D

[JT-GS-CT]

I love threads like this! so easy for me to answer....
Ok, even though it kind of breaks the rules a bit I'll have the old Astra Coupe, painted in a livery that probably wouldn't stretch too far from VX Racing's 2005...Failing that I think I'd just have the three Astra Sport Hatchs from this year in their entirety! As for drivers I have no hesitation at all when I say I'd sign:
James Thompson
Colin Turkington
and the lovely (and very fast) Gavin Smith!


Cat

[Team Halfords]

Hi,
I'd have a Honda Civic Type-R painted in blue and white and my drivers would be:
Tom Chilton
Matt Neal
Jason Plato
All top quality drivers!!!!

[Eaves Fan!]

My honda integra would be pink!!!!!
I'll have to tell Carl, Dan and Alain they would be driving around in pink cars!!
I'll have me my and my m8's Leah Serena Becky and Jess alternate grid girls!!

Becca x

[chilton01]

id have a lime and pink car!!...dont think the boys would approve of the matching race suits tho...! haha
nah id let the boys choose a colour :rolleyes:

[Moderator 2]

Before this gets too silly girls (I presume) lets just keep this to the car and drivers as it started and not get too excited about the colour schemes - just yet! Please!

At this rate you will have the grid girls uniforms designed and the watermark (and colour of course) for the headed paper sorted by tomorrow night. Fun maybe but a bit off topic.

[Reidy_fan]

ok,

Ford focus in mid blue livery and white graphics big white Saltire on the roof :D. main sponsor Irn Bru and caledonian Brewery

Drivers, Anthony Reid, Jonathan Adam and Jamie Cleland

Team name, William Wallace racing

[Marc W]

I think I might have something entirely new as a race car, Maybe some Toyota Corollas (I drive a T-sport!)

If I was going to choose a current car it would have to be the Integra as well;

Drivers;


Anthony Reid Or Matt Neal (Undecided on which)
Fiona Leggate
Tom Chilton

[V6.]

Make a new Ford Mondeo, with a Whining V6, and Valvoline Livery.

Get Paul Radisich back, Bring Smoking Jo out of retirement and Alain Menu
Just to show these young guns who the real racers are. :D

[tttlitterick]

Vauxhall vectra

john cleland

yvan muller

[V6.]

Someone blatenly need to do a photoshop linup of these.

[thegodplato]

Sierra Cosworth 500 - a proper car.

Drivers - Jason Plato ( of course ), Tom chilton & Nigel Mansell

[BTCC Watcher]

I'd have to go for the 99' Honda Accord with James Thompson, Rydell and Warren Hughes.

If I was forced to use a modern-day car I'd go for the WTCC Alfa

[ted]

hmmmmmm........ i would go for 1998 honda with thompson, mansell,cleand with the 99 honda livery with tim harvey as manger! :)

[mr_x]

MG ZS or the 2000 Ford Mondeo, with a V6 engine ;) 2000 Mondeo rapid fit livery

drivers:
Jason Plato
John Cleland
James Thompson

if smaller cars were allowed id have a Toyta Yaris :cool: i drive one in real life ;)

[knight Ladie]

I would have the 1997 winning Renault Laguna restored to its former glory. With drivers:

Cleland,Menu,Tarquini

[NoahsGirl]

I would have the 2003 Vauxhall Astra and my drivers would be:

Yvan Muller
Jason Plato
Rikard Rydell

with a new upstart call James Thompson as tester

[David]

I'd have an MG in the 2002 colour scheme (the one with the hotwheels flames).
My drivers would be Anthony reid
Jason Plato
and Rykard Rydell


If i had to choose an older car it would be the Volvo from 1998/99.

[pogopat]

Car: Audi A4 Quattro (of course), with the engine note of an s40 volvo. :) :) :D

Drivers: Rickard Rydell, Frank Biela, Tim Harvey.

Silver with the red hoops, classic ;)

I could list many drivers as there have been plenty of talents, who can forget the antics of Cleland/Warwick (the patented derek warwick battering ram)

Alas the glory days are here again, but never to return are the specticle of a super tourer.

[William E]

The white and yellow cavailers with Plato and the one and only John Cleland

[mr_x]

I could list many drivers as there have been plenty of talents, who can forget the antics of Cleland/Warwick (the patented derek warwick battering ram)


ah yes great years!

had another thought for a good team
1997 Renault Laguna
Alain Menu
Will Hoy
Jason Plato

the only 3 drivers i remember going fast in a Laguna!

[V6.]

Car: Audi A4 Quattro (of course), with the engine note of an s40 volvo. :) :) :D

.

I miss the days when all the cars were different sounding(and we had in car cameras to see it)

Ford V6 Whine
Volvo 5 Cylinder Growl
RWD BMW oversteer
4WD grunty sounding Audi
ect ect

[Cleland Fan]

A 4 car VXR Astra SportHatch team driven by John Cleland, Gabriele Tarquini, Colin Turkington and Gavin Pyper. :cool:

[nealfan]

Ok good choices from everyone! How about the rules are for 2007! Dont worry about colour schemes because sponsorships usually decide on the colour scheme! I think i would have the same drivers but a Seat Leon Cupra as the car!

[Will_G]

Hi,

I'd choose:

Car: This years Honda Integra.

Driver 1: Anthony Reid.

Driver 2: Jason Plato.

Driver 3: Fiona Leggate.

[hoppers30040]

if i had a team i wolud have a seat and bmw and vrx vectra in black and a gold Flame

Jason Plato (Seat)
Mat Jackson (Bmw)
James Pickford (Seat)
Luke Hines (Bmw)
Hoppers30040 (Vxr vectra)

[turk06]

i would choose this years vectra for sure its a beast. i went for this just aheed of the audi a4 of the super touring years which was also superb. of course at its best in its quattro form.
getting onto drivers if i was running a three car team i would have giovanardi cos he is fantastic and when he gets in front he is so hard to pass.
i would also have anthony reid because of his determination and the fact that he refuses to believe he is ever beaten. a true racer.
i would probably also have colin turkington. i think he is syuch a smooth and clean driver who is capable of being very quick whatever the wheather.

[Alexd]

WTCC Ford Focus
Valvoline Colours
Rydell
Coronel
Sharp

[turk06]

sharp who??? sharp stick???:confused:

[Alexd]

Ryan Sharp, who raced in the WTCC last year and dominated the European Touring car cup. He's currently racing Astons.

[turk06]

thanks man that clears it up. i didnt watch the wtcc last year or in fact this year. i tried watching the first race of the season and found it dull and uncompetitive

[declanskytek]

I'd have the JAS Honda Accord Euro R's driven by Fabrizio Giovanardi and Mike Jordan

[Captain VXR]

I'd have two Vectras (Giovanardi and Chilton) two 320i E46 (Bell and O'Neill) two new Civics(Murray and Gallie) two JAS Accords (Engstrom and Noberto Taniguchi) and two 407s(Rosenblad and MSmith)

[mattlovestbs]

id have: -

6 BMW 320si's driven by:

Mat Jackson, Tom Onslow-Cole, Gordon Shedden, Dan Eaves, Jonathon Adam and the man himself - Andy Priaulx.

That would be a good team i reckon... :D

[nealfan]

Blimey I started this thread November 2005, I didnt think it was still going.

Keeping to the S2000 regulations I think I would the following

Car: New Honda Civic

Drivers: Matt Neal, James Thompson, Fabrizio Giovanardi and Michael Schumacher

[Reidy_fan]

New Seat Leon

livery, tartan with Deuchars IPA sponsorship

Drivers, Jonathan Adam, Anthony Reid, Ryan Sharp, Mickey Doyle and Nick Sanderson

[turksnum1]

i would have the bmw from this year just because its my favourite.
my drivers would be colin turkington cos he is hhhhot. i would also have plato and giovanardi because gio is really fast and plato because of his determination:D

[scubachick]

i would go out on a limb and introduce the vaxhall corsa sxi. With drives Hughes, Leggate and Turkington. i like to be different.

[tdb]

i'd go with 3 new shape is220 lexus'

drivers: Tommy Erdos
Peter LeBas
Toby Newton

in black and orange of course!

[CharlieJ]

livery, tartan with Deuchars IPA sponsorship

I'll drink to that :p (IPA of course)
But I think it would look better on a new Civic - it's haggis shaped :D

[hobnob]

I'd have the Vauxhall Vectra, painted in green and white (like vx racing's '06 astra).

MY drivers would be:

Tom Chilton-Because he has a lot of talent but has little luck so I feel sorry for him

Fabrizio Giovanardi- Because 7 touring car championships don't count for nothing

I wouldn't have a thrid driver because that would cost more money and only 2drivers are eligible for manufacurers points this year.

p.s. I know my time is identical to vauxhall apart from the colour scheme, but what's wrong with that

p.p.s. my team should probably called 'Not quite VXRacing'!

[bringbacktheolddays]

I would enter a couple of 2006 MONDEO'S the saloon version with the boot of course, like the old days, none of these silly hatchback cars like nowadays. they would be in rapid fit blue and yellow colours and the drivers would be the one and only MR SIR PAUL RADISICH and MYSELF. then it would be come on vauxhall, the BLUE OVAL is back to get your ****!!

[bringbacktheolddays]

I would enter a couple of 2006 MONDEO'S the saloon version with the boot of course, like the old days, none of these silly hatchback cars like nowadays. they would be in rapid fit blue and yellow colours and the drivers would be the one and only MR SIR PAUL RADISICH and MYSELF. then it would be come on vauxhall, the BLUE OVAL is back to get your backside!!

[jonboy1066]

My Car would be a BMW 320

& My driver would be.........


ME!


I probably wouldn't come anywhere but I'd have a bloomin good year trying.

[Eunos]

Chevrolet lacetti

Andy priaulx

Alain Menu

Berned Schneider

[CharlieJ]

After much thought...

Cars... A couple of BMW 320s - all black. :cool:

Drivers... well, might as well take advantage of having a team, so myself plus Anthony Reid.

:D

[felix27]

the new audi A4 in an s200 spec think it would look the nuts

drivers frank beila, tom kristenson and mark skaife

all in red bull livery

with a 4th car for me!

[taffy]

Would go for the new civic.. Drivers

Jason Plato
Yvan Muller
Anthony Reid

[CharlieJ]

Drivers

Jason Plato
Yvan Muller
Anthony Reid
:eek: Now that's just asking for trouble! :eek:

[Reidy_fan]

Would go for the new civic.. Drivers

Jason Plato
Yvan Muller
Anthony Reid

Taffy are you volunteering to be team manager "right lads the idea here is to barge other teams off not each other" 6 shells later Taffy decides to employ Frank Bruno, Mike Tyson and Mr T to keep the peace within the team:p :p :p :p :D

[nagoodch]

not that it'd ever happen but Id have summat totally different like a brand new Merc C-class or even a new Fiat Bravo.

http://www.fiat.co.uk/cgi-bin/pbrand.dll/FIAT_UK/newsCenter/news.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0491058073.1181127153@@@ @&BV_EngineID=cccfaddldmemdhlcefecejgdfiidgnj.0&contentOID=1074093094

Turkington and Turner and Plato to drive :)

[nealfan]

I like everyone's comments on entering a car with isnt in the championship

[mattlovestbs]

not that it'd ever happen but Id have summat totally different like a brand new Merc C-class or even a new Fiat Bravo.

http://www.fiat.co.uk/cgi-bin/pbrand.dll/FIAT_UK/newsCenter/news.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0491058073.1181127153@@@ @&BV_EngineID=cccfaddldmemdhlcefecejgdfiidgnj.0&contentOID=1074093094

Turkington and Turner and Plato to drive :)

aren't Fiat meant to be replacing Alfa in the WTCC?? or have i gone mad?

[tommoore]

Is making an old Mk2 RS2000 to s2000 spec allowed? If not would get the volvos from Sweeden, and have Kelvin Burt, Ryan Sharp and Shaun Watson Smith to drive, Burt and SWS both got unfinished business, Burt should have at least one title to his name, whilst SWS deserves at least one season to prove himself in a good car against a good driver, not in a proton against someone slower than James May. Whilst Ryan has shown he's got talent in the WTCC last year, but once again talent doesn't get you as far as money in motorsport, and he didn't have any.

[CharlieJ]

Can't believe I forgot about Shaun Watson Smith.....

Put me down for a third car with him as driver. :D

[Cassandra]

I would race SEAT Ibiza Cupra diesel's with Rick Kerry as the number 1 driver and Matt Neal as number 2 so that he could experience the exquisite joy of following team orders.

[turk06]

yeah sws was damn good but i already have my driver picked maybe i could have two teams i could have vectras and the old a4 quattro. now i hvae the problem of a fourth driver(and not being able to type) i am very tempted to say yvan muller but i cant help thinking i have forgotten some one

[Sir Galahad]

ok,

Ford focus in mid blue livery and white graphics big white Saltire on the roof :D. main sponsor Irn Bru and caledonian Brewery

Drivers, Anthony Reid, Jonathan Adam and Jamie Cleland

Team name, William Wallace racing

That's really NOT very original. Didn't Jonathan Adam have an old Primera touring car at knockhill that he coulden'y get of that start line because he kept stalling. LOL

[nagoodch]

aren't Fiat meant to be replacing Alfa in the WTCC?? or have i gone mad?

I'd heard summat similar to that too. Cant confirm it tho.


I like everyone's comments on entering a car with isnt in the championship

I thought it was some kind of fantasy thing where, if... you had a team what would you like to run. Was that incorrect? :confused:

[Reidy_fan]

That's really NOT very original. Didn't Jonathan Adam have an old Primera touring car at knockhill that he coulden'y get of that start line because he kept stalling. LOL

think he has improved a wee bit since those days, clio champ 05, 3rd scc 06 ?? scc 07. Faster than plato at the rockingham prize test last year. :p

[Alexd]

Actually now I've mentioned them, does anyone know where those WTCC Focus' are these days?

[bringbacktheolddays]

Actually now I've mentioned them, does anyone know where those WTCC Focus' are these days?
probley doing rallying somewere and leaving the touring cars to the MONDEO'S!!

[marc]

Actually now I've mentioned them, does anyone know where those WTCC Focus' are these days?

I would haved loved to see these focuses in the BTCC!

Shame it will most likely never happen though! If it does i will probably have to eat my hat!

Ozzy

[bringbacktheolddays]

I would haved loved to see these focuses in the BTCC!

Shame it will most likely never happen though! If it does i will probably have to eat my hat!

Ozzy
IT would not seam right the focus is a rally car.

[redshoes]

Actually now I've mentioned them, does anyone know where those WTCC Focus' are these days?
The 2005 Hotfiel-build Focuses are racing in the Russian championship now.

[tommoore]

Actually now I've mentioned them, does anyone know where those WTCC Focus' are these days?

I don't know if they ever raced, but there are examples of the new shape focus's built for last years WTCC, I think both shapes are racing in the German championship, which unfortunately doesnt get much coverage due to the DTM being the superior Tin Top series over there.

[marshal-beej]

I would have a Merc C-Class, There is one racing in one of the national championships in S2000 spec. My drivers would be Anthony Reid, Jason Plato and Matt Jackson

[stevecarr]

New Volvo C30 tweeked to regs obviously


Tom onslow cole and MIke Jordan

Championship Team

[frenchy]

Think i would have to bring back audi from the dead. Give thev A4 a run. Drivers would be the legend Alan Menu and Colin Turkington.

[b2uk]

I'd have to chance my arm with that ever-so-sweet sounding Volvo thats bouncing around the Swedish championship.. driver wise?!

Ah lets re-unite Rickard Rydell with a Volvo :)
And give the wonderkid Eoin Murray the second seat! ;)

[psq43]

Simple one that

A pair of the Volvo S60's that were half built to BTCC rules in 2001 (finished of course)

Rikard Rydell and Yvan Muller woudl do the lions share of driving with a Team Halfords style ringer in the form of Matt Jackson for the last two rounds of the season!

[tommoore]

Thinking about the BTCC rules, you could in theory take the new Nissan GTR (the Skyline replacement) and fit the 2000cc engine from a primera, a new Dodge Charger and fit the Neon engine. Or put the engine from the vectra into a Holden Commodore. Pretty much any luxury/Muscle/sports 4 door where the manufacturer has a 2l model in its range.