Gow will not change penalty weights

The penalty weights of Touring Car championships around the world has been a hot subject for long. British Touring Car Championship boss Alan Gow on the other hand is pleased with the way the weights have worked in his championship.
“One thing I’m very proud of is that in 2007 we did not alter the weights at all,” said Gow to Autosport.

In the World Touring Car Championship for instance weights and dispensations have been changed several times during the season for different cars.

“I’m dead against fiddling too much with the specifications of the cars, and it’s fair to say that some of the other championships get caught into a bind fiddling around too much,” continued Gow.

In the BTCC 2008 diesel will be introduced as SEAT switches to their new TDI-engines developed in the WTCC. But Gow does not think this will be a problem.
“We didn’t touch our rules once last year, and look what happened. We had great races, a great championship, and the rear-wheel drive BMWs were competitive.

“Obviously on some tracks, one car was better than another, and this year we will have some tracks where the diesel (SEAT) will be better and vice versa, but it works well.”