Rally2 (ex-R5) News

I see Polo R5's are still finding new drivers with some now taking them into the 2022 Irish Tarmac championship. The Fiesta lost out to the i20 there but now it is also seeing the Polo take over as the new choice. There were 4 in the Top 10 in Galway.

The older Fiesta R5 is still very popular but the Rally2 has struggled for takers.

A C3 Rally2 shouldve appeared on Rd1 (Galway) but didn't... and there were no Fabia's at all !

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

and there were no Fabia's at all !

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How it is possible that no Fabia's!?

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Originally Posted by rp

How it is possible that no Fabia's!?

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We see very few of them in the UK too. We almost see more of the Proton Iriz R5! :D I don't think a Rally2 evo Fabia has ever even competed in a UK National rally.

http://www.northweststages.co.uk/bre...-ingram-rally/

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Originally Posted by Steve Boyd

http://www.northweststages.co.uk/bre...-ingram-rally/

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I did think I should add "yet" to the end of that last post, as Ruairi Bell will seemingly have a Fabia Evo too this season, if he's continuing in the UK.

As an aside, I've long wondered if there was potential for an Ingram Simpson(s) partnership. The latter has seemingly long had newish Fabias that don't seem to get much use. Both have a relationship with Toksport. Neil funds his own fun though, which is fair enough.

Is Ingram popular in Europe? I dont know how big an ERC title is in Europe, but Im such a fan of Chris. He is chatismatic. He "looks like" a poor guy trying to rally, u'know? I like thah haha
Btw... Is he brothers with BTCC's Ingram?

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Originally Posted by lmmjvss

Is Ingram popular in Europe? I dont know how big an ERC title is in Europe, but Im such a fan of Chris. He is chatismatic. He "looks like" a poor guy trying to rally, u'know? I like thah haha
Btw... Is he brothers with BTCC's Ingram?

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It's not big outside of rallying circles. Alexey Lukyanuk has achieved the most notoriety off the back of the ERC.

I don't believe he's related to the BTCC Ingram.

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Originally Posted by the sniper

It's not big outside of rallying circles. Alexey Lukyanuk has achieved the most notoriety off the back of the ERC.

I don't believe he's related to the BTCC Ingram.

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They're definitely not related.

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Originally Posted by the sniper

As an aside, I've long wondered if there was potential for an Ingram Simpson(s) partnership. The latter has seemingly long had newish Fabias that don't seem to get much use. Both have a relationship with Toksport. Neil funds his own fun though, which is fair enough.

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There's a link in that Ingram gets his sponsored Skoda road car from Simpsons.

And they are also one of the sponsors of the NW Stages.

Running R5 Polo's for the top two drivers in the British Championship - an interview at Melvyn Evans Motorsport.

https://m.facebook.com/RalioS4C/vide...2873199223335/

Some great info on the car and the costs.