Official IRC Thread

[RS]

This is only a way of KSO not ignore the Citroen cars on the news and classifications. By now, nothing more than that.

Right, this is not a works entry.. but it is good for the championship and good for Citroen drivers nonetheless. Technically that's more different manufacturers registered for IRC than WRC

[adambousbek]

No news about alex Bengué...? I think he stops rallies....

[Le NaRcX]

...and Bernardi?

[PJRevs]

No news about alex Bengué...? I think he stops rallies....

He drive zero Renault Clio R3 on Lyon last weekend.
Fantastic driving!

[pino]

Mitsubishi to announce Travaglia for Turkey, the car will be runned and supported by Top Run Racing !

http://www.sportautomoto.it/News.asp?Type=1&id=7848

Great news for Renato

[GigiGalliNo1]

Renato sounds familiar

another italian pino?

hope gigi will get back in there! whens the next IRC round!? I wanna watch it already!

[RS]

Renato sounds familiar

another italian pino?

hope gigi will get back in there! whens the next IRC round!? I wanna watch it already!

11-12 May, Turkey. Entry list should be good and should be better still for Ypres.

[sal]

Ypres is supposedly going to have at least 12 S2000 cars of which 6 should be Punto's

[adambousbek]

It was no R3 car, for alex bengué, it was normal car during the yon Charbonniere rally!!!!!!!

[animrallye]

A fourth manufacturer from Rally Turkey... Citroën joins IRC !

Official press release :

INTERCONTINENTAL RALLY CHALLENGE
CITROËN JOINS THE IRC RANKS
Following requests from its customers, Citroën has become the fourth manufacturer to register for the Intercontinental Rally Championship (IRC), the new international motor sport series organised by SRW Events, an operation recently established by Eurosport with a view to organising, promoting and developing international sports events.
The next round of the 2007 IRC calendar is the Rally of Turkey (May 11-13).
"Registering as a manufacturer for the IRC is a big plus for our customers," says Citroën Sport's Customer Competition Manager, Yves Matton. "It will allow all Citroën drivers - whether they compete in a C2 Super 1600 or an R2 – to score points at each round of the series and consequently figure in the official standings. They stand to profit, too, from the active communications campaigns run during every event, including the extensive TV coverage scheduled by Eurosport."
In addition to the prospect of good media coverage, the IRC will also enable Citroën to further showcase its commitment to motor sport in those countries not visited by the World Rally Championship (WRC). "This aspect is particularly important for our subsidiaries and/or importers," continues Yves Matton. "It will give them a chance to profit from this expansion of Citroën Sport's Customer Competition programme to organise their own promotions."
Citroën's involvement in the IRC will begin with the outing of French pairing Simon Jean-Joseph/Jack Boyère with their C2 Super 1600 on the forthcoming Rally of Turkey (May 11-13). "Another advantage of the series is its calendar," observes Yves Matton. "Four of the IRC's eight rounds also count towards the European Rally Championship which Simon hopes to contest in its entirety. All depends now on the response Simon obtains from his different partners who have expressed an interest in this new adventure…"
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Paris, April 24, 2007.