2016 BRC (British Rally Championship)

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

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.

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The price is an entry in the Dmack Fiesta trophy in 2017, not WRC2.

DMACK Junior BRC category and the offer of a subsidised prize drive in the 2017 Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy, worth £60,000, for the winning driver.

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

The price is an entry in the Dmack Fiesta trophy in 2017, not WRC2.

DMACK Junior BRC category and the offer of a subsidised prize drive in the 2017 Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy, worth £60,000, for the winning driver.

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You're right, my bad. Still a nice prize to win. Let's hope it's not some driver like Tom Cave (all respect for him) who already took his chance on a higher level.

It will not be Cave anyway, as he will enter a Fiesta R5 in next year's BRC

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

You're right, my bad. Still a nice prize to win. Let's hope it's not some driver like Tom Cave (all respect for him) who already took his chance on a higher level.

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Let's hope the BRC, along with their partner in crime Motorsport News, don't snooker themselves with constant overhyping of bits of news. These last two were at least something important, but let's face it they're trying too hard to put way more stock into what these 'news exclusives' actually are.

Promote themselves right and they'll do well. Over-egg everything they've got and people will get fed up and they'll lose respect. I wonder what lengths they'll actually go to when they really do have some big news!

Asphalt Championship regular John Indri has replaced his Subaru S11, MC54 WRC, with the new improved Fiesta R5... hopefully meaning an entry in the BRC !

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Chassis 76 ex 2C Competition. Only used in tests

Damian Cole is also meant to be entering a Fiesta S2000.

Motorsport News saying there is the possibility that Elfyn Evans will do some BRC rounds in a Fiesta R5 next year in addition to some WRC2 outings and likely some other rounds back in a WRC car.

Obviously not a confirmation but that would be a nice boost for the BRC.


Elsewhere Hugh Hunter is planning to do the BRC in a Fiesta R5 (car bought - not all funding in place). Meirion Evans confirmed as doing Junior BRC in a Fiesta R2T.

Hopefully the TV/ media coverage will be announced sooner rather than later. On Absolute Rally they said that a deal with a 'mainstream' station was quite close. Would be great if true. The BRC needs lots of promotion if it is to succeed.

How many Mitsubishi Mirage R5 will we see in BRC in 16?