I don't really listen to podcasts, that's the thing.
That's a real shame. Our rare exclusive with James Thompson was a brilliant episode. He talked about his agreed move to Ford for 1995 before Rouse changed his mind.
I don't really listen to podcasts, that's the thing.
That's a real shame. Our rare exclusive with James Thompson was a brilliant episode. He talked about his agreed move to Ford for 1995 before Rouse changed his mind.
That's not to say I never will.
I would be interested in listening to your podcasts.
James Thompson was lucky not to end up at Ford in 1995 in hindsight.
I believe that was a different Gareth Howell to the one who eventually did race in BTCC in the 2000s.
I also remember reading in Autosport that a Swedish team running Opel Vectras and with Thomas Johansson and Peggen Andersson as drivers was going to make a couple of "cameo" BTCC appearances one year but that never happened. We did of course briefly get Jan Brunstedt...who was rubbish.
Dave Goddard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:54 pm
I believe that was a different Gareth Howell to the one who eventually did race in BTCC in the 2000s.
I also remember reading in Autosport that a Swedish team running Opel Vectras and with Thomas Johansson and Peggen Andersson as drivers was going to make a couple of "cameo" BTCC appearances one year but that never happened. We did of course briefly get Jan Brunstedt...who was rubbish.
It was a different Gareth Howell. As he often has to correct!
I have pics of Johansson and Brundstedt testing at Brands in 1998 in readiness for the BTCC. I shall have to dig them out...
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Was it just a rumour or was it confirmed that TOCA were willing to allow 4WD Quattros back into the series in 1999 (or was it 2000) to entice privateers from Europe to bring their cars to the BTCC?
I don't really listen to podcasts, that's the thing.
That's a real shame. Our rare exclusive with James Thompson was a brilliant episode. He talked about his agreed move to Ford for 1995 before Rouse changed his mind.
That's not to say I never will.
I would be interested in listening to your podcasts.
James Thompson was lucky not to end up at Ford in 1995 in hindsight.
Dave Goddard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:54 pm
I believe that was a different Gareth Howell to the one who eventually did race in BTCC in the 2000s.
I also remember reading in Autosport that a Swedish team running Opel Vectras and with Thomas Johansson and Peggen Andersson as drivers was going to make a couple of "cameo" BTCC appearances one year but that never happened. We did of course briefly get Jan Brunstedt...who was rubbish.
It was a different Gareth Howell. To prove as such, the one who raced in the 2000s was only 12 in 1993.
I thought the Janco Opels were supposed to race in 1998 with Johansson and Brunstedt?
Nononsensecapeesh wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:41 pm
It was a different Gareth Howell. To prove as such, the one who raced in the 2000s was only 12 in 1993.
I thought the Janco Opels were supposed to race in 1998 with Johansson and Brunstedt?
It was - correct. Will dig out the pics at the weekend.
Nononsensecapeesh wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:41 pm
It was a different Gareth Howell. To prove as such, the one who raced in the 2000s was only 12 in 1993.
I thought the Janco Opels were supposed to race in 1998 with Johansson and Brunstedt?
It was - correct. Will dig out the pics at the weekend.
I started listening to that particular podcast last night.
Haven't finished yet, I was too amazed to carry on listening when it got to the part of Gary Cole planning to enter a Citroën BX, hopefully it would've made a better Touring Car than it did a rally car.
He talked about his agreed move to Ford for 1995 before Rouse changed his mind.
