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Obivously taking after Loeb :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
Robert Blomberg from Sweden have bought a Mirage R5 and are planning to drive BRC.
I wonder if (UK) Channel 5 will be interested in broadcasting the BRC given that they'll be showing the WRC this year?
I think Evans suffers from 21st century racing driver syndrome, with a hint of footballer syndrome. That's a big part of why I liked McRae and Burns in their prime - they just spoke, usually whatever was on their mind, though Burns tended to be a bit more pragmatic. Evans has the aforementioned afflictions while Meeke seems to be trying to come up with a soundbite all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Yay, another Fiesta.
Chris Harris will drive the Toyota on the opening round - http://www.toyota-motorsport.com/mot...-in-brc-opener
Potential tie-in with Top Gear? Good publicity for the series.
Quite skeptical on how many rounds we'll actually see this car in 2016.
Ollie Mellors is entering his Proton Satria S2000.
Ex Jan SıkoraQuote:
Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd
Rumoured: Skoda Fabia R5 Estate in BRC this year?
From BRC FB page..
They prefaced it with silly season continues, so perhaps not. I guess they found an image online that would help with the latest 'big news' that they're going to over-hype
They are outdoing themselves this time with ' 4 big announcements in the next 24 hours' ...
Looks like Euan Thorburn is going to announce a programme in Motorsport News. He'd be a quality addition to the series.
EDIT: And the first announcement is Tom Cave for all the rounds. Very good news - http://www.msabrc.com/magnificent-seven-for-tom-cave/
Latest list of the speculated, confirmed and possible entries for 2016.
BRC1
DMack
Max Vatanen – Ford Fiesta R5 – Confirmed
Elfyn Evans – Ford Fiesta R5 – Confirmed
Comblift Rallying
Josh Moffett – Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
Sam Moffett – Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
Individual entries
Neil Simpson – Skoda Fabia (Confirmed)
Rhys Yates – Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
David Bogie – Fabia R5? (unconfirmed)
Damian Cole – Ford Fiesta S2000 (Confirmed)
Hugh Hunter – Ford Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
Tomas Davies – Ford Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
Jonny Greer – Citroen DS3 (unconfirmed)
John Indri – Ford Fiesta R5 (Unconfirmed)
Desi Henry – Skoda Fabia R5 (Confirmed)
Ollie Mellors – Proton S2000 (Confirmed)
Jamie Anderson – Ford Fiesta R5 (Unconfirmed)
Tom Cave – Ford Fiesta R5 (Confirmed)
Unless it was you who made the list then give the person who did some credit: http://www.wetheterrors.com/brc-2016-entry/
I wonder if Max & Elfyn will rallying with their fathers throwback liveries in some events..?
Would really help the series get back on its feet if that list is near the truth. I know they're overdoing the hype a bit, but they need to drum up support for the 're-release' of the BRC, fingers crossed it will get back towards where it used to be.
That's a credible list. All people who have either confirmed, bought R5 cars or who expressed interest in running the series. A slight bit of over-hyping aside you can't deny they've done a great job in creating a buzz about the BRC that just hasn't been there in well over a decade.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Looks like there is more to come too in terms of announcements.
BRC stories today are the TV package - which will be highlights on Channel 4 and BT Sport.
Euan Thorburn confirmed for the season in a Peugeot 208 R5
Jamie Anderson confirmed for the season in a Fiesta R5. Will try to upgrade to the Evo.
Seems to be lots of positives, which can only be good. I'm more pleased about the Ch4 coverage than BTSport, who seem to use rallying as 'filler'.
Now they have to promote the fact there is FTA coverage; interest in the sport has dropped alarmingly in the last 10+ years.
Bring on the Mid Wales stages......
I am looking forward to this championship. I just hope they have some coverage on YouTube or other internet channel.
BRC tv deal done with Channel 4.
Euan Thorburn to enter in a Peugeot 208 T16.
Great news about the championship but FFS, MN sucking the blood out of it all. Every minute a stupid tweet, big news, all will be revealed, guess who is entering.....Time to unfollow them, used to a highly thought of publication, gone to hell with all this nonsense.
A tweet a minute..
http://i.imgur.com/Uzfg19b.jpg
The problem being that it'll be tucked away in the Saturday morning schedule, usually around 7:30. At least BT might be showing it at a proper time of day...although I won't hold my breath.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Anderson now confirmed too, he's impressed me in that aging Evo (which was a pup when it was new) against more modern machinery, will be interesting to see how he goes with something a bit closer to what his competitors are driving.
Looking forward to the championship now, think that they're heading the right direction with the regs and attracting some decent names from the national championships. Far better than the mockery it had become a few years ago...well, pretty much since they went to Group N regs.
Motorsport News was one of the first things I followed when I started using twitter properly, instead of just using it to complain to my utilities providers :D, I've unfollowed them for a while since. Unfortunately this sort of media outlet is where a great deal of new and young support could be drummed up from, but they're making a hash of it - and by that I mean the BRC-MN alliance that tweets a billion things a day and retweets each other's insignificant 'news'.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
However, on the news itself, Channel 4 seems like a good result. They've taken up F1 from BBC from this year so maybe they're dead serious about motorsport and their BRC coverage will be at a sociable hour and within 24 hrs of the rally finish (I hope). It also struck me reading Motorsport News this aft just how many stories were about someone confirming a full season in an R5 car which can only be good news. It might be Fiesta-heavy but at least there's two Skodas and a Peugeot and even still a S2000 screamer!
Unlikely, it said in the article on the BRC site "each BRC round will enjoy a half- hour slot on Channel 4 as part of the channel’s weekend morning sports programming". So that means in with the racing, TransWorld Sport, British GTs and whatever else they show before 8am on a Saturday. Effectively it's in the same slot it used to have, which will be fine if it means that the production is put together well. One of the things I hate about even the WRC rushing to get highlights out quickly is that everything's rushed and ends up suffering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
I didn't notice it mention the word "morning" :( That's crap, I'll just keep logging in to my Dad's BTSport account to watch it online like I do with WRC :D
On Ch4 it's not on in a good time-slot, so it wont attract the average viewer that could come across it accidentally. Therefore little chance of creating some new rally fans then. :(
But at least its on somewhere and most of us have the facility to record it and watch when we want to... :)
The BT deal sounds much better: 'BT Sport viewers will be treated to an extended 60-minute programme with added coverage of the DMACK Junior BRC title battle.' :D
Marty McCormack is the latest man to sign up for the BRC... looks like he's swapped his Skoda S2000 for a Fiesta R5.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ-LuWdXEAAdgtD.jpg:large
Marty McCormack @martymccormack
We're going to tackle the @MSA_BRC in two TigerRisk cars with @SlaughterRally
Good to see him in an R5 in the BRC. When he won that 2WD trophy or whatever it was the last year that 4WD cars were allowed to win the title I was very impressed with him and thought it was a shame he didn't really seem to get the break he deserved after that.
McCormack is a great addition to the BRC and I think he could do really well. His experience on the RAC Rally (Historic) should stand him in good stead on some of the BRC stages.
That's a two-car team from Tiger Risk so great news all round. Another quality driver in McCormack.
Yeah he's a quick driver, remember seeing him on the RAC about 5 years ago and his pace was outstanding. Strong looking championship so far, looks like they've pitched the regs right to get decent entries againQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Marty will still be using his Fabia. Should be right up there at the sharp end.
Correct. James Slaughter has the Fiesta R5 for the BRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by John Williams
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidston...ionship-70111/
Great top field! Just hope Evans won't be too strong for the competition...
Any news on Bogie plans? And Tuthill 911's?
Current Mid Wales entry list shows a bit of a Fiesta-fest
https://www.rallies.info/webentry/20...ies.php?type=u
Good entry already though, even if they are all in the same car! Takes me back to the mid-90s when every man and his dog drove a Cossie :D
Let's hope in time a bit more variety comes in, after all the Skoda R5 is certainly competitive enough
Ahlin will do now too BRC full season with a Fiesta R5 from CA1. How crazy is this championship :p