Two-time British Ladies Rally Champion Nabila Tejpar will make the biggest leap of her career in 2021 as she is set to tackle the FIA European Rally Championship at the wheel of a Proton Iriz R5.
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Two-time British Ladies Rally Champion Nabila Tejpar will make the biggest leap of her career in 2021 as she is set to tackle the FIA European Rally Championship at the wheel of a Proton Iriz R5.
https://mailchi.mp/fb21929299b3/tejp...e=%5BUNIQID%5D
I remember somebody on this forum wanted to see Proton in ERC. Here you are! ;)
I want see with a top driver.
Ex-ERC Champion takes stage wins & WRC3 podium on first WRC gravel rally for 600 days:
https://www.fiaerc.com/former-erc-ch...m-in-portugal/
Not going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Top Drivers won´t drive Proton for free ...
Would someone like Pontus Tidemand have anything to lose doing it, theoretically? Even if he did badly he could just blame the car. If anything most of his WRC car outings have done more harm...Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
¿Pontus Tidemand?Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
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Probably not, but it does not have to be for free?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
It could be a win-win sit; If you do well you did so with an underdog car, If you do below expectations, you can always blame the car!!
But... if I understand this article correctly, it's actually a top driver who sits in the co-driver's seat? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
https://www.fiaerc.com/fast-female-t...orward-in-erc/
M-Sport's Malcolm Wilson and Richard Millener will be keeping a close eye on Callum Devine this year as he switches to a Rally2 Fiesta for a second shot at ERC:
https://rallyinsight.com/2021/05/28/...-erc-campaign/
Article about Devine also here - https://www.fiaerc.com/devine-we-wan...when-possible/
Best of R5 RallyCars
https://youtu.be/uw_mvPMQHkM
https://scontent.fopo3-2.fna.fbcdn.n...b9&oe=60DDFFFE
Amaury Molle will be driving a Ford Fiesta Rally4 Evo 2021 from M-Sport and with Pirelli Tires, within the Team TM Competition as part of the ERC3 and ERC3 Junior European championship for the 2021 season!
"I am really happy with this new adventure awaits us to be honest.
After several months of reflections and discussions following many interesting proposals, my choice fell on this program with the French Team TM Competition for strong experience, competitiveness and determination.
For this official program in the European Championship, I will obviously have by side my partner Florian Barral for our 3rd season together in order to achieve our principal target: to win this 2021 title.
We are particularly happy to launch on this exciting challenge that awaits us. Count on us and our determination to give the best of ourselves.I take this moment to thank Team TM Competition for giving me this opportunity. Thank you also to OMP, Bell and my loyal partners for continuing to support me. "
No news about ERC Junior crews?
Sami Pajari (second in JWRC) also in ERC 3 Junior Fiesta Rally4 M-Sport Poland
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Florian Bernardi: Clio Rally 4 on the entire the ERC ;)
There will be three Clio Rally4 - https://www.fiaerc.com/franceschi-no...ally4-for-erc/Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Young Rally4 drivers are not ERC Juniors ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
I think that something has changed this year and according to https://www.fiaerc.com/categories/ ERC Juniors are now "Drivers aged 28 and under on 1 January 2021 in Rally3 cars on Pirelli tyres".Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
That would probably be Ken Torn?
ERC3 Junior -> Rally4
ERC Junior -> Ford Fiesta Rally3
Only Ken Torn and Igor Widlak at the moment with Ford Fiesta Rally3Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
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No, there will be more Ford Fiesta Rally3. But not all of them in juniors.Quote:
Originally Posted by YerayEcoBoost
so is it really only Fiesta Rally3 by regulations ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
not all Rally3 cars ?
one make cup?
(I know only Fiesta is available now)
No, it is not one make cup. You can use any Rally3 car you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Only exist one Rally3 model and you will not see other in 2021 season. So more and less the same to this season (objet of the thread).
Toyota Yaris in ERC???
https://www.fiaerc.com/french-talent...whatever-next/
Yes. Driver "developped" the car himself with the Rally 2-kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
He ran it in Rallye du Touquet but with very poor results and a lot of problems apparentely.
He was beaten on all stages by the fastest Rally4 car(s) and even finished behind the first 2 Clio Rally5 cars
Oliver Solberg who won the ERC1 Junior title last year have given the price to his cousin Oscar. He is not able to use it, being a works driver in Hyundai.
Oliver wanted the price money to be used and stay in the family, instead of being lost. Eurosport was willing to swap one O.Solberg for another O.Solberg. So Oscar will start working with MSport to prep for the next ERC rally.
Nice of Oliver and nice for Oscar!
Nice story! All in the family :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
He wasn't that bad in Rally Poland. His Toyota finished in the 33th position, only behind 3 Rally4 cars, third in ERC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Oliver helps Oscar with 100.000€. Oscar will do ERC in Rally3 car.
https://www.emotorsport.se/nyheter.p...yhets_id=20426
IMO if he didnt want/need the prize for himself it should go to the 2nd placed 2020 ERC Junior driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Father and son in Subaru Historic Rally Team enter ERC:
https://www.fiaerc.com/pryczek-glad-...er-home-debut/
Dmitry Eremeev back with Luky for Latvia (that’s nice), Yaroslav Fedorov doing Estonia and Roma Capitale:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-champion-...n-the-baltics/
Rumours about no Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras in ERC 2021. Only national championshiop rally.
Eurosport exit confirmed: https://www.fiaerc.com/eurosport-eve...ries-with-fia/
It sounds as if the calendar may become a little more ‘mainland’ with the exit of Eurosport with events focused more on key markets.
Feel a bit sad having closely followed IRC and then the transition to ERC under Eurosport.. I liked the alternative and family feel of these championships and fear ‘new ERC’ may become a bit blandified but I have an open mind to what the new promoter may bring. Hopefully more and improved live coverage streamed free on Youtube!
ERC under Eurosport never reached the heights of IRC but nonetheless it was still an improvement on what ERC was beforehand.
Agree with that RS; the ERC seemed a bit rudderless, and the IRC added some impetus. However, I don't think Eurosport did enough with it - the recent live coverage on You Tube was a 'too little too late'.
I'm not sure about the new promoters; putting coverage behind a paywall is not going to grow it.
I've been saying for years that rallying needs another competitive International series - a proper ERC could/should be this; a series of events for Rally2 cars all over Europe.
Dominik Stříteský will start in Rome, on Barum and in Hungary. Most likely all with the old Fabia R5 of Vančík team he uses normally this season.
Great to see so young and talented driver from your country to get some ERC events!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek