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27 March International Rally North Wales Welshpool
23/24 April Pirelli International Rally Carlisle
28/29 May Jim Clark International Rally Kelso
9/10 July Isle of Man International Rally Douglas
20/21 August International Rally Northern Ireland Antrim
25 September International Rally Yorkshire Pickering
Not really a British championship is it? More like an "Up north and Over Seas" Championship....
It has a welsh event (in my backgarden too!), a north england, scottish, manx, irish and yorkshire round... can't get much more country wide than that!
How about the south....
6 events, all worthy of BRC status - what would your selection be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
(Although I must admit I'm not sure the Trackrod is BRC material!)
It does annoy me that we have a British Championship that I won't get to see without travelling for at least 4 hours
Why is it not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Audimadgeoff
It was better when it was two days but the good thing about it now is that you can see all the classes of cars on one stage, but when marshalling for one stage it seems like there is four stages because all the classes are run with gaps in betweeen. :confused:
Only half an hour away from here to the Trackrod. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
I wish I could spectate all of them..!!! :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Doesn't quite make up for living in Yorkshire though :p : :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
Those 6 are all worthy of inclusion buty I just feel that there should be an event in the south like the Sunseeker. The Somerset stages would be more ideal for me travel wise but thats just being lazy lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audimadgeoff
Another question, are the events really long enough, for an International Championship? It's not that long ago most of them were 2 days.
Looking back over the years the BRC in it's many incarnations has been pretty static regarding the events included. Yes the events are pale imitations of their former selves but so are most rallies these days. I think the geographic split is just about right compared to say the MSA Gravel series and BTRDA which are quite Wales/Sth England biased.
Ironically in the year of Foot and Mouth the Formula Rally S1600 series ran several events "darn sarth" including one in Kent if my memory serves me right.
And as much as Rick Smith deserves a medal for promoting the arse off the Sunseeker it's obviously failed to make the grade as far as the BRC is concerned otherwise it would have been in by now.
Interesting that you think the Trackrod shouldn't be a BRC round Mr Mayes, would you care to share your opinions with us or is it too close to accreditation time for the event?!
Sunseeker is the best option that we have but I don't think it is long enough, certainly many of the stages seem to be a bit limp.
And it's definitely not split right, draw a line through the middle of the UK and pretty much all of the events will be above it.
The Sunseeker is the best supported, promoted event in the UK National calendar. It's a pity that the stages aren't really International standard, as it would be in. However, in my opinion, every BRC round should be like the Sunseeker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
There is no doubt that it's well put together, good Rally Radio, accesible stages for diehards and promotion for daytrippers but sadly the area just doesn't have the sort of tracks required for a substantial rally. It's certainly a format which others should take cues from, just a real pity that the area doesn't have the forestry tracks to go with the organisation :(Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC