First in, Jukka Korhonen + Citroen DS3 R3T
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Surely a contender for the title.
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First in, Jukka Korhonen + Citroen DS3 R3T
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
Surely a contender for the title.
Is Korhonen the "Pirelli Junior Driver" for 2013 :confused:
JK Rally Team » Korhonen vows to win 2013 BRC
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Reigning MSA British Rally Championship Pirelli Star Driver Jukka Korhonen has announced today that he aims to be the first Finn to win the BRC since Marko Ipatti in 2000. The declaration came at the launch of his 2013 programme at the Helsinki Finnish Motorsport Show, where he unveiled the Citroën DS3 R3T in which he and co-driver Marko Salminen plan to make their assault on the championship.
The 28 year old from Siikajarvi will contest all seven rounds of the BRC, as well as Rally Finland, at the wheel of the DS3 run by the UK’s Autosport Technology, the team behind Keith Cronin’s 2012 BRC title.
Bringing plenty of rallying experience, he first competed in the British Rally Championship in 2011, when a one-off appearance on the Pirelli Rally was sufficient to secure him a place in the Pirelli Star Driver Shootout – proving his pace there with victory.
Now, with a season at the wheel of his Pirelli-funded Skoda under his belt, he says that he is ready for a title assault:
- My focus next year will be the British Championship. It is an important step to move forward in rallying and I am looking forward to driving the Citroën DS3 and working with Autosport Technology. They have proved many times that they can win and I think together we can take the title.
- I have made my first test with DS3 on gravel and the feeling of the car was impressive. Now I know why these cars were quite much faster than R2 class cars I drove this year.
1999 British Rally Champion driver Tapio Laukkanen was at the launch and said:
- We Finns have been drawn to rallying in Britain for many years and I think it is still the best domestic championship in the world. The move to two wheel drive has revitalised the series and I believe that it is the best place for up and coming drivers.
- I obviously hope that Jukka can add his name to the trophy. It has been a long time since me, Kaj (Lindström) and Marko (Ipatti) won and even longer for Pentti (Airikkala), Hannu (Mikkola) and Ari (Vatanen).
Mmmm, *rubs chin* not if Elfyn Evans and Keith Cronin are competing, although Jukka looked to be on the same pace as Cave and Price when I saw him on the Pirelli and the Trackrod. Possibly EE and KC will focus on ERC if they can get a budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly
Keith Cronin & Elfyn Evans hopefully won’t be in the BRC – they’ve moved on from that – they should be doing International events. And, what’s happened to Bogie??
Exactly, no point in doing BRC again, the pair need to get on the boat to Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Have you got names of irish/british drivers interested in the 208 R2 for 2013 BRC campaign :confused:
I assume Evans will be doing the SWRC (or should I say WRC-2) in 2013 so no value in running in the BRC next year.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
WT
Hello, we have interview Tom Cave. You can read the interview in English and Italian at Rally.it
Mark Donnely will drive the Pirelli Citroen DS3 R3T next year!
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Why is the BRC so popular amongst the Finns?
I thinkg because the age restistrictions in FinlandQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
What restrictions are that?Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
18+ years I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
17 years. Reason why Mikkelsen went to GB I thought?
Licence available from 17 but the real reason is the nature of the events . The series is a combination of mixed condition gravel with some tarmac rounds. Ideal international experience, although from this next season the BRC is under National permit
Can someone put the calender of Irish and BRC here ? :)
As you wish - so be it!
2013 MSA British Rally Championship calendar Round 1: 6-7 April – Rally North Wales, Welshpool, (Gravel)
Round 2: 4-5 May - Pirelli Rally, Carlisle, Cumbria (Gravel)
Round 3: 30 May-1 June - Jim Clark Rally, Duns, Scottish Borders (Asphalt)
Round 4: 29 June – Scottish Rally, Dumfries (Gravel)
Round 5: 23-24 August - Rally NI, Northern Ireland (Asphalt)
Round 6: 28-29 September - Rally Yorkshire, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Gravel)
Round 7: 19 October – Rallye Sunseeker, Bournemouth/Poole (Gravel)
I shall probably attend the Pirelli, Yorkshire and the Sunseeker.
Thanks Mintex!
Sorry about the poor format for the Irish Tarmac Championship, but you can see the dates.
Although named differently in each calendar, the Todds Leap Ulster Rally is actually a round of both the British and the Irish Championships
What do we think about the Sunseeker in October? Personally, I'd swap with the Rally NorthWales (The Bulldog), so that returns to it's October date, but they must have their reasons.
Rallies are to some extent similar nature what in Finland with a good addition of tarmac events. UK is not too far and therefore budgets are reasonable. It's a known championship which gives good international experience and visibility. Maybe the new ERC will attract some Finns, but still, I believe it's more expensive than BRC and in the land of small budgets, it's never a good thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I've not seen any quoted reason, presumably it's tied up with forest availability. Ideally though I agree with you re. the datesQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
The Sunseeker has been fading as an event for a few years now so some kind of change was needed. Hopefully the new date and new rally base in Poole can get the event something like back towards how it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I'm not so sure. Speaking to drivers it seems that the entry fees are stupid, it's a long way to travel for a lot of drivers and the stages cut up quite a lot....plus BRC events are a bit tepid now that they don't let real cars enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
I think you'll find that they are actually two different rallies even though they will be using the same stages on the same days and based in the same HQ. The restriction of the BRC to two wheel drive cars means they will run in a separate event from the ITRC. Last year there were 7 different events - ITRC, BRC, 2 × BRC Challenge, Historic, National & National Trophy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Confusing isn't it? - but such is the state of modern rallies.
A bit respectless, calling R3 and R2 cars "no real cars"... I would say it different, a real driver can drive with any car. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Tom, honestly, would You travel to watch only FWD cars on a muddy gravel event? I wouldn't. Any championship is nothing without spectators and those spectators needs spectacle...
Without the French DS3 Trophy, honestly, I wouldn't have done any of the 3 French events I did this year, and one gravel event was included in that as well... For me the quality of the drivers is the deciding factor (if else I could do the whole Dutch championship...) But of course for the occasional spectator it's interesting to have some nice cars, but the championship itself would suffer from lack of a good competition if you allow super-expensive cars... I would love to see the Belgian championship having less expensive cars as "top-class" in fact... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Often there were hardly 20 cars in BRC this year so the simple cheap cars obviously didn't help much.
It may be just a coincidence but here in CZ the strongest entry fields were when WRC were allowed and the championship was by far most popular in its history. When they went for much cheaper gr.N cars spectators were gone and the entry lists didn't get better at all. Only when another expensive cars (S2000) came to scene all started to grow up again (until the tragic braking point).
That's true... But for a real rallyfan or a real passionate driver, it doesn't really matter what the cars are, I think... :) Anyway if the sport can't survive in long-term it's no option... :) My point at first was a reaction on the "no real cars"-thing... ;)