SCC Confirmed Entries

[outsider]

Does anyone know exactly when we will have the official list?

Does anyone know who has confirmed so far?

 

[IainW]

This is who I know of, but they haven't all been announced by SEAT Sport UK. Mind you they haven't always announced every driver in the past few years either.

Div 1

Total Control Racing
Ray MacDowall
Neil Waterworth

Maxtreme Motorsport
Liam McMillan

Triple R
Tom Boardman

CMS Motorsport
Carl Breeze

Team Sureterm
Oli Wilkinson

Nixon Motorsport
Gareth Nixon

Div 2

Advent Motorsport
Freddy Nordstrom

Team Pyro
Tim Bevan

Triple R
Harry Vaulkhard

Team GVR
Chris Egginton

Team name TBA
Rob Austin
Eric Bailey

 

[outsider]

Still no news on exactly who is in? hard for us poor fans without inside info

 

[tris]

Some of us that where at the SCN Brands track day will be following Maxtreme Motorsport's Liam McMillan as he was shaking the new car down while we was on track with him + Rob Huff was teaching him

 

[Maxtreme]

Well if you boys are supporting us then the least we can do is support you! so look out for the Seat Cupra.Net stickers on the car and Transporter see you on April 1st

 

[tris]

You will do and good luck!

 

[outsider]

Still no official entry list from Seat then? Guess we'll all have to wait until next week-end to see who is in.

 

[ZBOYD]

There is a test day scheduled for Friday 30th March at Brands Hatch. I would guess this will be the Cupra media day. Should allow them some final testing before the qualifying takes place on the Saturday morning.

I would expect the entry list to be confirmed by then.

 

[ZBOYD]

Autosport have published a small article today.

Looks like it will be a busy championship, in fact looks like the SEAT Championship will field its largest ever grids. According to Autosport upto 23 cars, 13 of them the new Leons

To add to Iain's list:

New Mk2 Leon Cupra - Div 1

Total Control Racing
Jonathan Adam
Fulvio Mussi
Ray MacDowall
Neil Waterworth

Maxtreme Motorsport
Liam McMillan

Triple R
Tom Boardman - selected rounds that don't clash with the Spanish championship
Alan Blencowe

CMS Motorsport
Carl Breeze
Oli Wilkinson - Autosport say CMS are running Oli (Team Sureterm)
Guy Halley

Nixon Motorsport
Gareth Nixon

Other drivers (TEAMS?):
Daniel Welch
Stewart Whyte


Div 2 - Mk1 Leon Cupra R

Advent Motorsport
Freddy Nordstrom

CMS Motorsport
Andy Setterfield
James Morgan

Team Pyro
Tim Bevan

Triple R
Harry Vaulkhard

Team GVR
Chris Egginton

Team name TBA:
Rob Austin
Eric Bailey

 

[IainW]

Daniel Welch is with Welch Motorsport. I have a feeling Stewart Whyte is a Scottish driver who has been racing a Ford Escort WRC/Cosworth of late.

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=52524

Grid looks good now. I think a lot of people have realised how good the prize money and the BTCC test opportunity is, plus the oversubscribed Clios will have helped boost the Cupras too.

 

[outsider]

That is a healthy entry list - so much for the profets of doom who have been forecasting the end of the championship

 

[m0rk]

I think it's going to be a busy 1st corner at Brands!

25 cars will certainly mean 21 make it round the 1st lap

Hopefully the 2 tier system works

 

[ZBOYD]

Press release issued:

Full Entry List confirmed! - Click Here

 

[Muzorewa]

Press release issued:

Full Entry List confirmed! - Click Here

What's happened to Tom Boardman?

 

[m0rk]

I think my money will be Oli to win, and Liam will score 3rd

 

[ZBOYD]

What's happened to Tom Boardman?

Don't know, but Autopsort did say he was only entering selected rounds, as he is contesting the Supercopa series in Spain.

 

[Muzorewa]

That's a shame - he should have cleaned up in this series this year with being the only driver to know the circuits and the car

 

[ZBOYD]

I think my money will be Oli to win, and Liam will score 3rd

Oli was very impressive in 2004 coming back strong to finish runner-up, and was a regular visitor to the podium. So i'd certainly say he's one of the favourites.

Blencow, Mussi and Adam were all very good contenders last year, but couldn't compete with Mat Jackson in the end. I think its very open at the top to be honest, with the likes of Breeze in the mix too.

Surprised not to see Ben Winrow, did he move back to Clio's?

EDIT: To answer my own question, yes he's doing the 2007 Clio's

 

[IainW]

I wish they'd got changed the dropped scores rule. Never been a fan of them.

 

[racingdad]

Tom has clearly decided to concentrate on the Spanish series as the first couple of rounds clash so he had to choose - which is interesting as, although it is a lot cheaper and the tech regs are far looser, the prize is a lot less a well; maybe he didn't fancy the opposition in the UK?

As for the rest, I think Breeze will probably be quickest at the first round as he is naturally quick and has done a lot of testing. Oli has had a couple of test days - the first to simply shake down the car, so will be playing catch-up - but has the speed and strength of character to win the championship.