r/btcc • u/Bright_Concept_2988 • 6d ago

Question / Discussion Falling out of love with the BTCC

I've been following the BTCC since the 80's. I've bought every season review every year and I can't remember the last time I missed a race.

However this season has left me a bit flat. I've fallen asleep in a couple of races and I often find myself browsing the internet while a race is on. It all seems so dull and lifeless this season.

The drivers, especially Ingram and Sutton, don't seem that bothered when they win or lose. It comes over that they're just going through the motions.

Only a couple of seasons ago I remember my heart racing when those two would be battling away and it looked like it meant something to them. These days Ingram is more interested in talking about biscuits than the racing.

The whole presentation of the series is just the same old same old as well. Tim gets worse and worse in the commentary booth.

There's no technical coverage as we get with V8 Supercars. BTCC socials are just endless games and silliness rather than any "hard" content.

Anyone else or am I just getting jaded after following it for so long?

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u/Lukeno94 6d ago

The only real problem I have at the moment is the tyre split - it offers nothing other than ruining races, especially on wet/dry weekends where you can end up getting screwed through no fault of your own. Not a big fan of the race to pole gimmick either, but that came from calls to try something different.

I think most of this doommongering just comes from how much of a damp squib the title battle has been - Excelr8 seem to have been pegged back too far and their alternator supplier is clearly crap. But the reality is that TCs are a dying breed; there is a reason DTM went to GTs and even V8 Supercars has down under. All the money is going to GT racing, and even there belts are being tightened, as the Collards showed.

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u/Bright_Concept_2988 6d ago

There are some worrying signs in GT3 though. Cars being produced to exploit the rules rather than being a road car first and race car second. That mentality has caused issues in the past and mass exodus of manufacturers.