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

warren_cox

Back from the dead
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
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SEATCupra.net sponsored SCC car (Driver: Crouvisier)
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SCC car engine
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Seat Leon safety car
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Huffy and Plato bring home the silverware at Croft 2004
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1-2 at Croft - Please don't notice the ladies underwear in the photo - thank you ;-)
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SEAT Sport chap with a mighty chin looks please with himself
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SCN parking at Croft 2004
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Plato's father is never more than a few steps away
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Toledo's line astern at Croft
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warren_cox

Back from the dead
SEAT Promo car at Donny (Check out the width of the arches)
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SEAT SCC garage facilities
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SEAT Hospitality tent
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Gene (?) at WTCC Silverstone 2005
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Plato getting the 'finger pointing treatment' WTCC
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Shelf lined up with pre made rear subframes
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Rob Huff's BMW CSL
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WTCC Tolly's at Silverstone
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My flying lap with Luke Hines in an LCR (anyone know the bloke in the windscreen - must be a forum member?!)
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SCN Parking
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warren_cox

Back from the dead
Tolly at the 2004 UK motorshow
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Pickford & Plato (BTCC Silverstone 2005)
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Plato waving at Silverstone
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SCN Parking at Silverstone
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Leon Safety car at Brands
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SCC at Thruxton
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Plato at Thruxton in Mk2 Leon
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More silverware for SEAT
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Plato waiting to go out (with wife Sophie / father and clan)
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Jennings SEAT trick Altea
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JasonP06

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Sep 11, 2006
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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?
 
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