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Jeppe
24th March 2010, 19:41
Am I the only interested...

BRC 2010 season will start in the next saturday 27th with The Bulldog International Rally of North Wales. Basic information can be found on the http://www.bulldog-rally.co.uk/

Entry list is not breathtaking but as I´m a Finnish rally enthusiast I´ll keep my eye on the three Finnish crews starting in the rally.

n# 16 Matti Rantanen with Renault Twingo R2
n# 17 Jarkko Nikara with Renault Twingo R2
n# 33 Mikko Pajunen with Suzuki Swift R1

Matti Rantanen showed his FWD speed in the 2009 BRC. Jarkko Nikara was competing in the Pirelli program in the selected WRC rounds. Mikko Pajunen is in his first International rally but will definitely show some good pace and spectacular driving.
Everyone of these Flying Finns are worth to follow.

So now it´s your time to add some (local) info.
FAL
24th March 2010, 22:13
I think about 9 out of 10 are far more excited by the Bulldog being the first round of the British Historic Championship (35 BDAs to listen to...).
Our so called "ruling body" must be tearing their hair out that their modern open championship is a distant second in popularity...

As for local info, the roadworks at Ford that the official rally site makes so much of should only be a problem for Bulldog people heading to scrutineering Friday evening rush hour and returning from the rally Saturday late afternoon/early evening.
Jeppe
25th March 2010, 13:38
Shakedown is going on..

Is there any chance to see shakedown times somewhere?
wotaguy
25th March 2010, 20:03
hi jeppe, i dont think there will be any times, wasnt last year ..im marshalling the start . going to be wet i reckon, intrested to see Matti Rantanen in the twingo.. :)
Woodpecker 88
26th March 2010, 19:08
Are there any stage times available for the historics ? Bulldog site only shows provisional info which is pretty basic and not much help.
AndyRAC
26th March 2010, 19:35
Are there any stage times available for the historics ? Bulldog site only shows provisional info which is pretty basic and not much help.

Buy a programme from Welshpool farmers market - that will give you all the info you need. Or so i'm told.

Historics won't visit Sweetlamb.

Dyfnant 14:50
Dyfi 09:53
Woodpecker 88
27th March 2010, 07:14
Cheers thanks for that its a great help .
COD
27th March 2010, 09:22
Why no results yet? First car was supposed to be at the finish at 8.36?
tolis
27th March 2010, 10:41
Results started to appear. After second stage, Cronin in the lead.
1.Cronin
2.Breen +34.9
3.Fisher +52.2
4.Evans +1:01.9
5.Weston jr +1:03.7
Does anyone know the programme of Mark Higgins for 2010?
Wim_Impreza
27th March 2010, 11:23
Higgins drives this weekend in Trinidad.

Source is his own blog: http://www.creativetalentphotos.co.uk/higgyblog/
His website: http://www.markhiggins.co.uk/
tolis
27th March 2010, 12:01
Higgins drives this weekend in Trinidad.

Source is his own blog: http://www.creativetalentphotos.co.uk/higgyblog/
His website: http://www.markhiggins.co.uk/
Thanks Wim!!! :)
Martin Liddle
28th March 2010, 16:07
Why no results yet? First car was supposed to be at the finish at 8.36?

There was a power cut at HQ just as the first times were due. The main results server was not affected as it was running on an uninterruptible power supply but various other systems went down including the connection to the Internet. When power was restored after about 15 minutes we then had difficulty reestablishing the connection and getting everything else working. Results were available by 9:45am. Sorry for the inconvenience.
fastboy
28th March 2010, 21:45
First time we had spectated on this rally and decided to follow the BRC Internationals.Cronin just looks soin control and fast at the same time (a bit Loeb like) andfully deserved his win.Would like to see him do a few rounds of IRC or S-WRC to see where he currently is in terms of speed to the elite drivers out there.Breen looked and and sounded awesome ,so we was a bit dissapointed he only managed 2 stages but will win a round this year.
Fisher and Weston Jnr are improving at a fast rate and could win a round this year.
The stages where in great condition,and we are looking forward to going back for Rally Gb.
Anyway here is a quick video of the event:http://www.youtube.com/user/chumbawonder#p/a/u/0/mQf1E64dTmQ
COD
29th March 2010, 08:57
There was a power cut at HQ just as the first times were due. The main results server was not affected as it was running on an uninterruptible power supply but various other systems went down including the connection to the Internet. When power was restored after about 15 minutes we then had difficulty reestablishing the connection and getting everything else working. Results were available by 9:45am. Sorry for the inconvenience.

These things sometimes happen. And the service was great after that!
Phil-555
29th March 2010, 16:09
Hi all,

Had a great day out at sweet lamb and dyfi. Here's a few pics from the event.

Phil.. :)

1: Keith Cronin
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo215/Phil-555/BulldogRallye2010386copy.jpg

2: Adam Gould in the ex Mark Higgins Subaru..
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo215/Phil-555/BulldogRallye2010399copy.jpg

3:And escort mk2 from dyfi..
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo215/Phil-555/BulldogRallye2010283copy.jpg

Phil
FAL
29th March 2010, 23:38
The Escort is Will Onions' car, seen here at scrutineering