Most of the biggest racing rivalries often involve a couple crashes and don't typically last longer than a season. Those two constantly hit each other for almost a decade.
One of motorsport's most entertaining rivalries, due to just how untypical it was: no nice guy vs. mean guy, no this driving style vs. that one, just two fairly unlikeable middle-aged blokes pitted against each other. Peak sports comedy
Man, the nostalgia of this. Matt v JP was, for me, peak BTCC. Subscribed. I was always a Plato guy myself, but he often was a pig. I'm sure VBH would have recognised that and had a good laugh about it. 😂
Hello my name is Kyle from Australia thankyou for a extremely extraordinary story between to men who had a great life racing cars in the british trouing cars and a very bad relationship as friends at work together as work colleagues my favourite story of British Trouing cars Champship history between Matt Neal and Jason Plato thankyou from Kyle good luck with the british trouing cars champship with next year in 2025 enjoy bey
Bottom line is that the only reason why Plato vs Neal can be brought on table was because Neal was driving a much better car while Plato was fighting for every single point. Capability wise Muller/Thompson/Giovanardi are more on par with Plato.
If you read JPs autobiography, he actually turned up to test the Caparo with his firesuit, but the manufacturers didn't want him to wear it since it was a "road car". Went well didn't it?
Met Matt neal at a the car show at the nec, a totally decent man, gave my kid a load of posters and models off the team dynamics stand, still got a signed poster somewhere... Jason plato... always came across as a proper twat tbh
Plato is one of the reasons I stopped watching BTCC and going to races. I couldn't believe he was allowed to get away with his thuggery again and again. Intensely talented driver but way too rough, he probably cost himself races and maybe even titles with his demeanour. The Rockingham finger was everything I expected.
Most of the biggest racing rivalries often involve a couple crashes and don't typically last longer than a season. Those two constantly hit each other for almost a decade.
Plato vs everyone, BTCC heritage
Great video. 1st one I'd come across from this channel, now subbed 👍
Great video, really well documented of the history. I forget how many years I've been watching btcc these days!
awesome video
One of motorsport's most entertaining rivalries, due to just how untypical it was: no nice guy vs. mean guy, no this driving style vs. that one, just two fairly unlikeable middle-aged blokes pitted against each other. Peak sports comedy
In no way is Jason Plato unlikeable.
@adambritain5774 I personally do find him more likeable than Neal, but are you seriously gonna say he wasn't a right twat sometimes?
@@d_cave486 Aye, i suppose he wasn't innocent.
Man, the nostalgia of this. Matt v JP was, for me, peak BTCC. Subscribed.
I was always a Plato guy myself, but he often was a pig. I'm sure VBH would have recognised that and had a good laugh about it. 😂
Was a great time in btcc. I was a Neal fan and my dad was a Plato fan
Hello my name is Kyle from Australia thankyou for a extremely extraordinary story between to men who had a great life racing cars in the british trouing cars and a very bad relationship as friends at work together as work colleagues my favourite story of British Trouing cars Champship history between Matt Neal and Jason Plato thankyou from Kyle good luck with the british trouing cars champship with next year in 2025 enjoy bey
Ruined by a strange voice over. Why end sentences with slurrrred worrrds? Very odd.
Yeah it's weird 😂 Sounds like he's putting it on too
Its an AI voice-over
@@Pod-e4mno, it’s a legit human voice, I can assure you
Can't pronounce plato properly , at least 5 different ways lol. Wierd
Killed the video for me couldnt listen to him anymore @@jessejames1999
Two personalities dearly missed on the grid today compared to the milk toast characters currently on the grid
Bottom line is that the only reason why Plato vs Neal can be brought on table was because Neal was driving a much better car while Plato was fighting for every single point. Capability wise Muller/Thompson/Giovanardi are more on par with Plato.
If you read JPs autobiography, he actually turned up to test the Caparo with his firesuit, but the manufacturers didn't want him to wear it since it was a "road car". Went well didn't it?
You realise you don't have to end every sentence on a down pitch right? Absolutely chronic the enitre video
"My mic quality has improved" jesus wept
It’s not the mic quality….its you lowering the last word of every sentence.
Don’t watch it then
Pipe down you
Could you imagine Neal threatening to rip Cleland's face off? That would have been colourful to say the least. 😂😂😂
Plato versus Neal, BTCC heritage!
Is it Jason Plater or Jason Plato??? 😂
Jason Potato.🥔
Yee-ur.., tie- tul…
This is what made the btcc great. Enjoyed the talents of both guys. It's just not as good as it used to be. And yes I'm over 50.
10:41, Jason Plati !! 😂
Wivalwy
Can you make a Video about WRC 2009 Season where Loeb and Hirvonen fight for the title
Whats missing from todays BTCC in your face rivals (off and on the track!)
The word "however" was used for too many times.
I wish i was deaf
God your hard to listen to
You don't have to watch or listen
Well i would like to because am intrested in what hes saying but the way its voiced over is stupid .@nody00
Kinda defeats the purpose 😂@@Sebster28
Met Matt neal at a the car show at the nec, a totally decent man, gave my kid a load of posters and models off the team dynamics stand, still got a signed poster somewhere...
Jason plato... always came across as a proper twat tbh
Well researched and good clips, but the sentence structure, grammar and intonation really need some work
Plato over Neal any day for me.
a video on bmw lack of success in wsbk 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Jason plato has always been a dangerous and dirty driver
Just shows how backwards the sport has become in 15 years
Nothing beats 1992 Cleland v Soper! (i was there)
A few words & paintwork traded
Mat Neal was pretty trash based on his race craft in supercars enduros
Plato is one of the reasons I stopped watching BTCC and going to races. I couldn't believe he was allowed to get away with his thuggery again and again. Intensely talented driver but way too rough, he probably cost himself races and maybe even titles with his demeanour.
The Rockingham finger was everything I expected.
Matt Neal was (probably still is) a complete and utter bell end.
He always will be