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+ | The '''1998 Rejects Touring Car Championship season''' was the inaugural season of the [[Rejects Touring Car Championship|RTCC]]. The series was to visit tracks across Europe and Australia, with non-championship 24 hour race at the Manx TT and a Touring Rockingham 200 endurance race. However, the series collapsed after just four races into the season when Mann was arrested due to various drug and bribery charges (the latter apparently to cover-up and allow the then WMSC-suspended [[Robert Anderson]] to race). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Entry List=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" | ||
+ | ! Team | ||
+ | ! Constructor | ||
+ | ! Manufacturer | ||
+ | ! # | ||
+ | ! Driver | ||
+ | ! Class | ||
+ | ! Rounds | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Scotland svg.png]] RMcG Motorsports | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| RCMG | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Honda Accord | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Scotland svg.png]] [[Rory McGatley]] | ||
+ | | align="center" rowspan=2| {{Independent}} | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 02 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Wales.svg.png]] [[Rick Tyryn]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Greggs Prism Motorsports | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Prism | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Nissan Primera | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Mike Burns | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Robbie Thorne | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakspeed Zakspeed] | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 align=center| Zakspeed | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] Volvo S40 | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Alzen Uwe Alzen] | ||
+ | | align="center" rowspan=3| {{Independent}} | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 7 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Ludwig Klaus Ludwig] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bartels Michael Bartels] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Il Barone Rampante|Martini Nissan Racing]] | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 align=center| Nissan | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Nissan Primera | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Scotland svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleland_%28racing_driver%29 John Cleland] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 28 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrizio_Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 29 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickard_Rydell Rickard Rydell] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png]] Kickert Motorsport Engineering | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Kickert | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] Vauxhall Vectra | ||
+ | | 16 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png]] Pieter Kickert | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] Holden Vectra | ||
+ | | 31 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[John Zimmer]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge|Equipe de Course Belge Peugeot]] | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| ECB | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] Peugeot 406 | ||
+ | | 25 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 26 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Aurelien Moll]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Twinings Earl Grey Renault Racing | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Renault | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] Renault Laguna | ||
+ | | 27 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Percival Carrington-Smythe | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 30 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Paul Jenkins | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] REDECARD Astral Motorsport | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Astral | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] Volvo S40 | ||
+ | | 35 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Scotland svg.png]] Kieran Sutherland | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 36 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Romania svg.png]] Catalin Gheorghiu | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Wales.svg.png]] Team Wales | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Welsh | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Honda Accord | ||
+ | | 37 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Wales.svg.png]] Hywel Jones | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 38 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] [[Robert Anderson]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] The Good Will Out (Race You) | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| TGWORY | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] Volvo S40 | ||
+ | | 45 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Richie White | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 46 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Wales.svg.png]] Florence Biggs | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] Sweetcorn Motorsport | ||
+ | | align=center| Sweetcorn | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Nissan Primera | ||
+ | | 65 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of New Zealand svg.png]] [[Garry Jones]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Taiwan svg.png]] Taiwan Motorsport | ||
+ | | align=center| Taiwan | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] Volvo S40 | ||
+ | | 78 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Taiwan svg.png]] Yuen-Ching Leung | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png]] [[Foxdale Auto Racing Team|Touring Auto Racing Team]] | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 align=center| Manx T.A.R.T. | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] Peugeot 406 | ||
+ | | 88 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] [[Martin McFry]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File: Flag of France svg.png]] Renault Laguna | ||
+ | | 89 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png]] [[Douglas Mann]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] Vauxhall Vectra | ||
+ | | 888 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] [[Ben Fleet]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Spain svg.png]] [[Team Phoenix|Audi Team Phoenix]] | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 align=center| Phoenix | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] Audi A4 | ||
+ | | 90 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Jody Radcliffe | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 94 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] [[Rafael Modena]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 95 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] Theo Lutz | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Finland.svg.png]] [[Nurminen Racing Engineering|Nurminen Engineering]] | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 align=center| Nurminen | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of Sweden svg.png]] Volvo S40 | ||
+ | | 91 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] [[Nathan Nurmester]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 92 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Russia svg.png]] [[Nikolai Nurmovitsch]] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] Norwich Union Team Ultimate | ||
+ | | rowspan=3 align=center| Ultimate | ||
+ | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] Ford Mondeo | ||
+ | | 97 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] Michael Prost | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 98 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] Cave Johnson | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] BMW | ||
+ | | 99 | ||
+ | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Collard Rob Collard] | ||
+ | | align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" | ||
+ | ! Icon | ||
+ | ! Class | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">M</span>''' | ||
+ | | Manufacturer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#FFD800;">C</span>''' | ||
+ | | Constructor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |align="center"| '''<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">I</span>''' | ||
+ | | Independent | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Teams and Drivers=== | ||
+ | Out of the 9 Marques avaialable, only 3 marques fielded works teams. Audi, on the back of a successful 1997 BTCC season, entered the RTCC with their non-4WD A4, the team being run by Spanish squad Phoenix Motorsports. Theo Lutz, Rafael Modena and Jody Radcliffe were signed for the drives. Racing conglomerate Il Barone Rampante attracted works status from Nissan, the team trading under the name Martini Nissan Racing, hiring BTCC champion John Cleland, young Italian Fabrizio Giovanardi, and the talented Rickard Rydell. Renault announced they would be represented in the RTCC by Twinings Earl Grey Racing, the cars decked out in the black and cream corporate colours of Twinings Tea. Englishman Percival "Porky" Carrington-Smythe attracted some controversy by establishing his seat in the upstart squad with hefty Twinings Sponsorship money. Porky, as he is jokingly known in the club racing community, claimed that he was not as slow as he might seem and was not going to be a touring car version of hapless Swissman Jean-Denis Deletraz. Twinings also secured the services of promising Englishman Paul Jenkins. Despite being hailed as 'the next big thing in Touring Cars', doubt has been cast over him after a series of under-par performances and several write-off crashes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Of the 3 Constructors, Equipe de Course Belge looked promising, acheiving semi-works status from Peugeot and attracting several Belgian sponsors, notably telecoms supplier Belgacom. Belgians Aurelien Moll and Thomas De Bock were signed to drive for the Belgian outfit, with the team proudly stating that they would be "Racing for Belgium". English team Prism Motorsports announced that they would be receiving some support from Nissan. Prism, with Title sponsorship from Greggs and the services of Englishmen Mike Burns and Robbie Thorne. Team Ultimate, fielding two Ford Mondeos for French-German Michael Prost and American Cave Johnson, managed to attract big-name sponsorship to the series with the presence of insurance firm Norwich Union and looked confident for the year ahead. | ||
'''To be completely re-done whenever I, or anyone else, feels like it. It was an awful reminder of my horrible early days on the forums... [[User:Pasta maldonado|Pasta maldonado]] ([[User talk:Pasta maldonado|talk]]) 22:33, 8 January 2014 (UTC)''' | '''To be completely re-done whenever I, or anyone else, feels like it. It was an awful reminder of my horrible early days on the forums... [[User:Pasta maldonado|Pasta maldonado]] ([[User talk:Pasta maldonado|talk]]) 22:33, 8 January 2014 (UTC)''' |
Latest revision as of 17:02, 9 August 2016
All information on this page is not part of canon.
The 1998 Rejects Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural season of the RTCC. The series was to visit tracks across Europe and Australia, with non-championship 24 hour race at the Manx TT and a Touring Rockingham 200 endurance race. However, the series collapsed after just four races into the season when Mann was arrested due to various drug and bribery charges (the latter apparently to cover-up and allow the then WMSC-suspended Robert Anderson to race).
Entry List
Team | Constructor | Manufacturer | # | Driver | Class | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RMcG Motorsports | RCMG | Honda Accord | 2 | Rory McGatley | I | 1 |
02 | Rick Tyryn | 1 | ||||
Greggs Prism Motorsports | Prism | Nissan Primera | 4 | Mike Burns | C | 1 |
5 | Robbie Thorne | C | 1 | |||
Zakspeed | Zakspeed | Volvo S40 | 6 | Uwe Alzen | I | 1 |
7 | Klaus Ludwig | 1 | ||||
9 | Michael Bartels | 1 | ||||
Martini Nissan Racing | Nissan | Nissan Primera | 8 | John Cleland | M | 1 |
28 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | M | 1 | |||
29 | Rickard Rydell | M | 1 | |||
Kickert Motorsport Engineering | Kickert | Vauxhall Vectra | 16 | Pieter Kickert | I | 1 |
Holden Vectra | 31 | John Zimmer | I | 1 | ||
Equipe de Course Belge Peugeot | ECB | Peugeot 406 | 25 | Thomas De Bock | C | 1 |
26 | Aurelien Moll | C | 1 | |||
Twinings Earl Grey Renault Racing | Renault | Renault Laguna | 27 | Percival Carrington-Smythe | M | 1 |
30 | Paul Jenkins | M | 1 | |||
REDECARD Astral Motorsport | Astral | Volvo S40 | 35 | Kieran Sutherland | I | 1 |
36 | Catalin Gheorghiu | I | 1 | |||
Team Wales | Welsh | Honda Accord | 37 | Hywel Jones | I | 1 |
38 | Robert Anderson | I | 1 | |||
The Good Will Out (Race You) | TGWORY | Volvo S40 | 45 | Richie White | I | 1 |
46 | Florence Biggs | I | 1 | |||
Sweetcorn Motorsport | Sweetcorn | Nissan Primera | 65 | Garry Jones | I | 1 |
Taiwan Motorsport | Taiwan | Volvo S40 | 78 | Yuen-Ching Leung | I | 1 |
Touring Auto Racing Team | Manx T.A.R.T. | Peugeot 406 | 88 | Martin McFry | I | 1 |
Renault Laguna | 89 | Douglas Mann | I | 1 | ||
Vauxhall Vectra | 888 | Ben Fleet | I | 1 | ||
Audi Team Phoenix | Phoenix | Audi A4 | 90 | Jody Radcliffe | M | 1 |
94 | Rafael Modena | M | 1 | |||
95 | Theo Lutz | M | 1 | |||
Nurminen Engineering | Nurminen | Volvo S40 | 91 | Nathan Nurmester | I | 1 |
92 | Nikolai Nurmovitsch | I | 1 | |||
Norwich Union Team Ultimate | Ultimate | Ford Mondeo | 97 | Michael Prost | C | 1 |
98 | Cave Johnson | C | 1 | |||
BMW | 99 | Rob Collard | I | 1 |
Icon | Class |
---|---|
M | Manufacturer |
C | Constructor |
I | Independent |
Teams and Drivers
Out of the 9 Marques avaialable, only 3 marques fielded works teams. Audi, on the back of a successful 1997 BTCC season, entered the RTCC with their non-4WD A4, the team being run by Spanish squad Phoenix Motorsports. Theo Lutz, Rafael Modena and Jody Radcliffe were signed for the drives. Racing conglomerate Il Barone Rampante attracted works status from Nissan, the team trading under the name Martini Nissan Racing, hiring BTCC champion John Cleland, young Italian Fabrizio Giovanardi, and the talented Rickard Rydell. Renault announced they would be represented in the RTCC by Twinings Earl Grey Racing, the cars decked out in the black and cream corporate colours of Twinings Tea. Englishman Percival "Porky" Carrington-Smythe attracted some controversy by establishing his seat in the upstart squad with hefty Twinings Sponsorship money. Porky, as he is jokingly known in the club racing community, claimed that he was not as slow as he might seem and was not going to be a touring car version of hapless Swissman Jean-Denis Deletraz. Twinings also secured the services of promising Englishman Paul Jenkins. Despite being hailed as 'the next big thing in Touring Cars', doubt has been cast over him after a series of under-par performances and several write-off crashes.
Of the 3 Constructors, Equipe de Course Belge looked promising, acheiving semi-works status from Peugeot and attracting several Belgian sponsors, notably telecoms supplier Belgacom. Belgians Aurelien Moll and Thomas De Bock were signed to drive for the Belgian outfit, with the team proudly stating that they would be "Racing for Belgium". English team Prism Motorsports announced that they would be receiving some support from Nissan. Prism, with Title sponsorship from Greggs and the services of Englishmen Mike Burns and Robbie Thorne. Team Ultimate, fielding two Ford Mondeos for French-German Michael Prost and American Cave Johnson, managed to attract big-name sponsorship to the series with the presence of insurance firm Norwich Union and looked confident for the year ahead.
To be completely re-done whenever I, or anyone else, feels like it. It was an awful reminder of my horrible early days on the forums... Pasta maldonado (talk) 22:33, 8 January 2014 (UTC)