BTCC goes hybrid

[Kraken]

The contract has been awarded to Cosworth which makes a lot of sense as they already do all the electronics in the cars anyway. Shame it's not until 2022 but it will be interesting to see how it fares with attracting interest to the series and as a replacement to success ballast.

http://www.btcc.net/2019/07/23/cosworth-electronic...

[anonymous-user]

Im a boring person, i get it, but i have no interest at all in this. Dont see why its needed, if it aint broke dont fix it?

[chunder27]

It is the only to keep manufacturers interested even though they are sort of involved rather than being factory teams, to get money out of them, you need to reflect their future, and hybrid is that.

Every series will go this way if it wants manufacturer support, or it will die.

[37chevy]

Well it’s a ‘sensible’ way to go hybrid if this is the future. It’s a bit like DPi 2.0 in IMSA. The hybrid system is purely there for a marketing exercise for manufacturers.

20k in a 300k budget isn’t a massive outlay in theory, assuming the system itself doesn’t get damaged during accidents....costs will start to rack up then

[anonymous-user]

A 60V hybrid system in 2022? Are they having a laugh? That's practically obsolete today, let alone in 3 years time.......


(obviously trying to stay below the "HV" working regulations for H&S, which are set at 60Vdc maximum)

[Kraken]

How is it obsolete today? What other touring car series is using a more advanced system then that now then.....

[Teddy Lop]

Kraken said:

How is it obsolete today? What other touring car series is using a more advanced system then that now then.....

60v rather low to be relevant to road use technology development, which is the basis for its introduction, so its kind of pretend relevence or like so much, worthless lip service to greenlore...

Might as well have a heavily silenced turbo 4 with a speaker on top making those electric sqee noises and just pretend to everyone its electric...

[MG CHRIS]

Most people wont have a clue what volt system there car uses hence the reason that it doesn't really matter for btcc. However manufactures can market the race car as hybrid which people then can buy the road version thinking its the same as the race car they see on tv.
Most people who watch btcc won't even understand that t modern btcc car has nothing in common with the road car all they see its a focus/3 series/corolla etc so if it wins the road version must be good.

Personal think its a good idea its not insanely expensive current teams can retro fit and keep same cars or modernise and keeps manufactures interested as they call sell hybrid version. Personally think this is the only reason we have Toyota back get the car ready and developed 2 car team ready for the switch. Also keeps the btcc relevant too changes which will happen by the date.