Tom Cave confirms he's looking to pull together budget to do the BRC next year in an R5. Says on Twitter's he'll be at round one at the least.
He'd be a great asset to the series. Was sad to see he had to cut his Wales GB event short.
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Tom Cave confirms he's looking to pull together budget to do the BRC next year in an R5. Says on Twitter's he'll be at round one at the least.
He'd be a great asset to the series. Was sad to see he had to cut his Wales GB event short.
This may really be the case. Since 2008 financial troubles, MMC adopted a "politically correct" environmental posture, throwing away decades of prestigious motorsport heritage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It's hard to see MMC turning their back on thousands of rally costumers that uses Evo's in almost every local rally series around the world. The Evo was the 90's and 00's Escort, and Mitsubishi should recognize the relevance of the Evo brand.
It's true that they've managed to get finances in order with the current strategy, but they risk to be irrelevant niche players in the global car market (the range almost resumes to midget cars and 4x4 suv's) and become an easy prey for the auto industry sharks.
Seems to be some big BRC news coming tomorrow. Lots of people very excited including the series organisers.
Hope the momentum picks up and continues to keep rolling ahead of round 1.
Evans?
Look out tomorrow morning for a BIG announcement from BRC...
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Skoda works assisted team with Steve Simpson and David Bogie.
Early copy of Motorsport News says it's a calendar change - with the Manx and Nicky Grist Stages coming in - and the Jim Clark and Granite City going out for a variety of reasons.
Hoping there's more news coming as that's been massively overhyped if that's all it is.
Tuthill with 2 Cayman GT4 Clubsport RGT!!! (kidding)
Abbring in the new i20 R5!!! (not kidding)
Anyway, Skoda, Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, Subaru, Vauxhall, Proton...and hope Tuthill, they'll all be there using R5, N4, R2, R3, S2000 and RGT top machines. No doubt this revamp BRC will be the series to watch in 2016, and that's great news for global rallying.
Iconic rally nations must lead the sport with strong national champs (hope France and Italy will do it too, soon) and this BRC layout, with rational regs, a balanced calendar and, hopefully, a proper promotion, will probably became the standard for national series around the world.
Looking forward to it!
So much potential - but it needs more people to start confirming their entries.
So they were hyping the s*** out of some news to be announced today and it really turned out to be just a calendar change, lol.
I think the inclusion of the Nicky Grist (Quinton) Stages is very good, as is the mixture of gravel & Tarmac. I can inderstand them wanting to hype the news but I'm not sure it helps. I did see a comment on twitter from Henry Hope-Frost and hoping for 'Fever'....not sure this announcement is.
Now we need a decent promotional push - and decent TV highlights.
While over hyped, I've got to say that I do prefer this new calendar!
A mixed surface event, accessible(ish) to those of us in the South as well is a great addition. Probably a bit overhyped, but does mean a proper rally and brings the championship to a few more people.
Can't believe the new calender was the 'massive news'...
We need to get details of the 'company with a big rally history' that is promised and then some team/drivers to get real excitement. .
Would just add my general disappointment - not in the news that was announced - but just the way it was implied it was something more. Really a massive amount of hype to say they've slightly improved the calendar. That will all be for nothing if there are no entries. Maybe that was the reason for going clearly overboard.
Nice bit of PR though to encounter forced late calendar changes and make them into a positive - which to be fair they absolutely are. I think the balance is perfect and the Scottish bias has gone now. It's a real British Championship. Just needs some entries.
Hopefully fresh off his Billy Coleman award win Rob Duggan will choose to spend that money on a BRC programme.
A bit hilarious, all the fuss about the new calendar...I imagine they'll try to make Earth stop rotating when manus entry announcement takes place...
Anyway, this revised calendar is even better than the original. Hard to be more balanced: 3 gravel, 3 tarmac, 1 mixed!
And Manx engagement it's simply great. A true british and world rally heritage area. So now there're 3 iconic events (Circuit, Scottish, Manx), 2 classics (Ulster, Pirelli) and 2 less known events (Mid Wales and NG Stages).
On NG Stages it's been said that it'll try to recreate former Wales International route (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVSIzJqG4-E). What about Mid Wales? Any distinctive feature?
I think the Mid Wales would use Hafren, Myherin (including Pikes Peak), Sweetlamb. I suppose Dyfnant is possible if they need the mileage. Having been on the website, the event starts with 2 night time stages on Saturday evening - sounds pretty good to me.
Garth and Dyfi are nearer than Dyfnant
It was the first stage that came to mind that is reasonably close....
Looks like trips to the Mid Wales and Nicky Grist Stages for me next year. Just waiting to see who actually enters now, I hope it doesn't become too much of a Fiesta R5 fest..
Probably major entries will only be reveled at Autosport racing car show. But there're already plenty of indications for a top level field.
It'll be hard to see any RRC car on '16 BRC:
@MNRally RRC is eligible in BRC with the 28mm restrictor as per FIA 2016 regulations.
That's why the Moffett brother's are going to do the BRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Moffetts are selling their RRC cars and wants to buy R5Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
They were selling their WRC cars last I heard...Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
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Same thing, RRC and WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Why would they swap to an R5 when their RRC Fiesta is eligible ?
The reduced restrictor size may be a factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I suppose the WRC/RRC car will sell for a decent price and they can buy a newer R5 cheaper ...
So how does the list of competitors in the different classes look so far?
RRCs won't be competitive anywhere with the new restrictor. The FIA wants that class of car to die. They just need to find people to sell them to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Some 'mega' BRC news to be revealed tomorrow in Motorsport News...
Looks like it'll be worth reading MN tomorrow then, with both big BRC and Kris Meeke news. I wonder if the two are connected...?
Will it be as 'mega' as the other story they overhyped the other week? I think so
Clue given indicates it's nust confirmation of Michelin as tyre suppliers...
Well, that will stop the world from spinning for sure..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Can somoeone confirm if this is the big news?
http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-new...pathway-to-wrc This is probably the "big" news. DMack monopoly for tyres for junior BRC. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, since their tyres should be cheaper than Michelin/Pirelli and it creates a more equal competition for all drivers. Winner of junior BRC can drive WRC2 with a Fiesta R5 with DMack in 2017.
This is very good news and it is nice that DMack supports young drivers and creates a path for them to reach WRC drives. It should help BRC to be more important national championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Had to do a double take then when I saw the prize. That's not actually the prize Tom - it's a largely paid for drive in the Dmack Trophy in the WRC. And as we've seen if you win that on the world stage you get the WRC2 drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Fair play to Dmack there is a complete ladder now, starting in the UK, to get up to WRC2 - and then a WRC car I guess if you really impress. I think on the whole it's good news. Any potential Junior drivers who had backing or deals with other tyre manufacturers are out of luck.