Circuit of Ireland 2016

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Hope Craig Breen comes back to defend his title, even though he has moved on to the WRC...



And even better, brings his new team-mate Kris Meeke with him !

[PLuto]

Have any ERC R5 competitors actually confirmed this rally as part of their programmes? Struggling to find information on who has actually committed to what.

Nobody confirmed nothing officially yet. I think that most of the teams will be choosing event by event, according to actual situation. This year ERC is more complicated (and expensive) because an additional island event and not perfect time schedule (10 events in 7 months)...

[RICARDO75]

I think that Jaromir Tarabus is going to Ireland

[Fast Eddie WRC]

20 R5s already entered for Circuit of Ireland with another 20 expected before the cut off point. 'Quite incredible,' says organiser Bobby Willis.

[Simmi]

Have we ever seen an event with 40 R5s at the start? I can't imagine that has ever happened before. That's half the entry of the international event - which looks like being oversubscribed.

Let's see what the actual list looks like but it all sounds very promising. Breen sounded hopeful but not completely confident about having a drive on the event.

[Jarek Z]

Have we ever seen an event with 40 R5s at the start? I can't imagine that has ever happened before.

Not in the European Championship. At least judging from Kajetanowicz's press release before Rally Islas Canarias:
For sure we will face a lot of strong opponents in the Canary Islands. Seventeen crews in top R5 cars – the largest field in the whole FIA ERC history.

So it seems this ERC record set on Canary Islands will not last long - it is probably going to be beaten in Ireland.

[Simmi]

Not in the European Championship. At least judging from Kajetanowicz's press release before Rally Islas Canarias:
For sure we will face a lot of strong opponents in the Canary Islands. Seventeen crews in top R5 cars – the largest field in the whole FIA ERC history.

So it seems this ERC record set on Canary Islands will not last long - it is probably going to be beaten in Ireland.

Yeah I think clearly this will be the biggest R5 field in ERC history if it comes off. I'm talking about all rallies. 40 R5s is a massive number.

[Mirek]

It's hard to believe but of course I'll be happy if it's true.

Afaik the all time RC2 record was Ypres in IRC (2011 maybe) with 28 or 29 S2000 cars.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Breen sounded hopeful but not completely confident about having a drive on the event.

I think he'll be there.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...d=172707257873

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The legendary Glendun & Torr Head stages return to the Circuit of Ireland and will be combined to form a 30km run !

It will also take in Antrim, Ballymena and the North Coast region featuring Game of Thrones locations and the Causeway Coastal route.