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“Rallying emits Co2 which does not need to be emitted, hastening global ecosystem collapse.” So does everything else mate, get a life. How about we cancel all sport because of the Co2 which does not need to be emitted?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...nt-says-report
Read this and weep environmentalists!
Problem you have is that the press are always looking for click bait and as the guy mentioned in the story is a retired journo no doubt he will know all about timing for effect. Remember what happened though with the 11th hour postponement of the new closed road event up in Sth Yorkshire late last year to see what could happen. There is so much self entitlement and poor spirit in flight in this country just now it really is disappointing.
So what is rallying doing to try and convince people otherwise?Quote:
Originally Posted by HKSjbg
Some events are offsetting carbon, some competitors are too. But as a whole, rallying is sleepwalking into an early grave, and not coming up with any answers to avoid it.
Spectators simply aren’t interested in offsetting, or, god forbid, things like park & rides to a single spectator area.
FLS are in the middle of negotiating a new master agreement for Scotland and are trying to massively increase costs, some events/MSUK are paying it and the Galloway Hills has cancelled with presumably more to follow. The warning signs have been there since the last forest review which basically said that rallying needs to do much more. And yet pretty much nothing has been done.
Just to bring some money to an area, and insulting those who dare to ask questions, isn’t good enough. Then questioning why rallying is dying…..
Ironic when "Rali Ceredigion Receives Motorsport UK Environmental Sustainability Award"Quote:
Originally Posted by HKSjbg
https://www.raliceredigion.co.uk/art...ability-award/
Sad news for Yorkshire/North East rallying in that the landowner of the Melbourne airfield outside of York has decided to expand farming at the site and the last rally will now take place there in September. Leaves the county without a venue which is a massive shame. Spent many a happy hour there.
Single venue rallying will soon only be available at circuits in the winter off season.
It'll be great to see Matt Edwards back for Rali Ceredigion...
https://britishrallychampionship.co....-championship/
Not so great for Edwards on the Ulster Rally today...
Edwards Out 💥
Title contender Matt Edwards has come unstuck on Ulster Rally's third test. His Fiesta clipped a bank, dropping him out of the race for Ulster honours.
So with the win going to Cronin in Ulster he has gone a warm favourite for the ITRC Title.
I wonder if he'll focus on that now as he's not had many good events so far in the BRC. The cost of doing both Championships must be pretty high.
Cronin hasn't had the best season so far in the BRC, however he isn't too far off the championship lead. There are two championship rounds at Ceredigion, and 1.5x points for the Cambrian so the BRC is only just over halfway through in terms of available points. He also hasn't yet used his joker points.
If he has a good run at Rali Ceredigion, he'll be right back in the hunt.
Cronin's views and event preview...
https://britishrallychampionship.co....or-ceredigion/
Rali Ceredigion
BRC Qualifying Times
1️⃣ Creighton/Regan - 2:26.332
2️⃣ Armstrong/Treacy - 2:26.383
3️⃣ Ingram/Kihurani - 2:27.410
4️⃣ Cronin/Galvin - 2:27.773
5️⃣ Edwards/Moynihan - 2:28.158
MEM Team Yaris 1-2 after SS5/14. A disastrous day for Creighton though.
1️⃣ Ingram/Kihurani - 34:30.0
2️⃣ Evans/Jackson +4.9
3️⃣ Pryce/Evans +12.1
4️⃣ Cronin/Galvin +18.7
5️⃣ Edwards/Moynihan +39.1
6️⃣ Armstrong/Treacy +59.1
Edit - Evans and Pryce got nominal times on SS4 after Williams roll and they were made fastest of the BRC guys. I'm not sure that will stand.
Edit 2 - looks like the SS4 times have been amended at least on eWRC.
Having had a quick look through EWRC, was today's Woodpecker Rally (provisionally) the first time since 2003 that a Ford Escort hasn't finished in the top three of a British Historic Rally Championship event? https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...472444&sct=453
Is the Proton still being developed? Pretty impressive that it can still be driven to the overall win.
I'll be interested to hear and see from the onboards how wide spread the fog was. I was surprised how foggy it was in Ceri even in the afternoon!
There'll surely be crisis talks from the Historic community to make sure it doesn't happen again......;)
There's talk of letting Cat5 cars (1990's) in.
911's, 131's & TR8's will be the least of their worries! :D
Good - 1990 is 34 years ago; that's surely 'historic'. Though I often feel anything after 1982 is classed as 'modern' in UK rallying circles.
I'd love to see the UK get a round of the European Historic championship.......
The 1990's F2 and Kit Cars would be amazing to see again. It's really time to move on from the 1970s cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
R.A.C. Rally/Anglo-Caledonian Rally?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
The first event with a historic rally that I worked on the results for was the 1988 Manx International. The "Big Healeys" & Sunbeam Tigers in that event were as old as a 1999 car is now. I think they need to go back to results by category, though, rather than overall results for all competitors. We might see some of those older cars come back as well as adding some of the newer cars from the 1990's.
Enjoyed this onboard with Mark Higgins in SS6 Cwmbiga (Hafren) in the Triumph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5kiCKfuaC4
Foolish spectators at 0:46... Proper spectator at 5:46!
Great to see Appleby and Miggins are making proper progress with the TR7 V8 as gives us some non Escort relief. Along with the 131 we now need someone to take hold of the Chevette and possibly the Sunbeam Lotus and it will be 1980 all over again!
Re the 1990s F2 cars, would there be many out there likely to be entered if allowed and what use have they had since their BRC heyday ?
I know there's a F2 Nissan Sunny now in the BRC...
https://britishrallychampionship.co....-brc-campaign/
Depends what era of F2 you are talking about. There certainly aren't many (if any) "original" Maxi era cars competing in the UK and the ex works cars if they are still alive will be worth too much on the collectors market or being used at demo events. Seeing as there hasnt been the predicted upswing in use of the earlier 4wd cars as yet I really cant see a mass rush to use scrabblers even if it represents one of my favourite instances of the BRC.
A big reason for the lack of upswing is the insistence of very costly FIA papers …something which cat 1-3 don’t have to have in the UK …this insistence was for anything Cat4 and now Cat 5 until recently, so my 309 gti had to have £2k worth of Fia papers ! It’s recently been relaxed for cars below the 4x4 category but too late Imho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
In regards the newer cars and cheaper to run stuff, I’m thinking gc8 Impreza you could probably build a nice Grp n legal one with papers for £30k ish done right, indeed there’s a lovely Evo 6 on eBay at £25k …problem with lots of 90’s cars though is they’ve been clubman fodder for so long they’re just destroyed.
Good end of season entries for the Trackrod Forest stages and Historics.
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/20...ies.php?type=s
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/20...ies.php?type=s
Interesting to see Matt Hirst using a Fabia now
Cork 20 finale to the ITRC this coming weekend. Quite a battle should be on the cards...
http://www.irishtarmac.com/cork-20-f...lly-champions/
Also Josh McErlean in a Fabia RS and Mez Evans in the GR Yaris add to the interest.
Rd.4 Grampian Forest Rally 46min Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwt77lHO3QQ
Made the BBC... sort of. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vpg7yze7eo.amp
31 Rally2/R5 entries for the Cork 20... impressive.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...y-2024/?ct=167
Cork 20 cancelled after SS5 due to adverse weather. Looks like Keith Cronin is the 2024 Champion.
https://rally.ie/index.php/stories/2...#240929-083414
Matt Edwards on SS6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqrFhq2u3bg
You can see Calum's bumper on the left at 1:54 after his spin
The BRC F2 Kit car reunion:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/brc/insid...t-car-reunion/
All we need now is those cars back on the stages in the BHRC...
A truly unforgettable weekend, some more pictures ;Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...02432131241442
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...03166687834653
It's been rewarded...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
https://britishrallychampionship.co....5eZ0-1MgygB_hw
Hope it doesnt spoil the ER! When the BRC went to the NW this year and that event being bi-annual I did think that maybe they would try and switch between the two especially as the East Riding had been left out of the Tarmac championship.
The end of the article states a new look BRC calendar will be announced in a few weeks. I wonder how many rallies will come and go… Will there be a return to an English gravel round?
Surprised that they are going for a new look calendar when entries have been good this year. Would love to see the Wyedean or Kielder Forest Rally as part of the championship.
The East Riding Stages is great event, good to see it recognised. Some people on Facebook have been saying that it will negatively affect the clubmen competitors, but I'm not convinced, the stages are much more open than the North West stages, so I don't think stage blockages/cancellations will be as much of an issue.
Isn’t that the complaint with every rally in the country once it achieves any ambitious goal? As an outsider to the sport it does always seem like some competitors just don’t want rallying in Britain to get any bigger again for their own personal reasonsQuote:
Originally Posted by archie106
Wyedean was BTRDA, and was moved to autumn and out of that championship, after the well publicised 'spectator issues' on the 2015 event. Kielder Forest was in the BRC, when known as the Pirelli; another event which has moved to another time of the year from late April.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie106