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    2016 BRC (British Rally Championship)

    What are the new tech regs and classes for the 2016 edition of BRC?

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    BRC1: FIA R5, S2000, RRC, Group R4 (VR4). Example makes are Citroen, Ford, Peugeot, Skoda, Mitsubishi R4, Subaru R4

    BRC RGT: An exciting class that is currently lead by the Porsche and the awesome sound that comes with it.

    BRC2: his is for the current FIA Grp N class and for ASN homologation extended Grp N cars over 2000cc.

    BRC Junior: For drivers under 26 years of age in R2 homologated cars, competing for a prize fund to assist the following year‘s campaign.

    BRC3: FIA R3 cars that has been dominated by Citroen‘s DS3 in the past but which also includes the Toyota GT86 and Renault Clio.

    BRC4: For competitors with R2 cars that aren’t eligible for BRC Junior, this is the home for them.

    BRC5: The starting step for homologated rallying and the FIA R1 class of cars.

    National: Open to all cars with a current MSA Rally Car Log Book. The same events as the BRC but no recce on the gravel rounds.

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    I guess it is still an open series, so will these class regs bring back old glory to BRC, or will teams/drivers from abroad go for ERC or WRC2?
    Travel costs are probably a bit less for a full season over on the "Island"?

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    Really got my fingers crossed for the series. Time will tell if it can return to being a success but I'd say they at least have the building blocks in place now.


    Right now in terms of top-class entries, from what I've seen we have (feel free to add):

    Confirmed:
    Dmack - Max Vatanen - Fiesta R5
    Dmack - TBC British driver - Fiesta R5
    Rhys Yates - Fiesta R5


    Interested:
    Jonny Greer - Citroen DS3 R5
    Alex Laffey - Ford Fiesta R5

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    Hopefully there will be some foreign entries with R5 cars ... many drivers/teams would surely like to come to drive the British stages after many years away ?

    There must be many who have never tried these events and would like to see what they are like given their great history...

    The Wales Rally GB has been resurrected by its move to North Wales and the running of those classic stages, so hopefully the BRC can be similarly revived by the change to 4WD cars again, (plus R-GTs) !
    #M-SPORTER

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    Website for the 2016 BRC in development: http://msabrc.com/

    #M-SPORTER

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    Rhys Yates car for 2016

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    Really hoping for some sort of dealer team involvement (e.g. Skoda UK/Peugeot UK) but not sure if it might be too much to ask in year one.

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    And there will be some kind of dealer team involvement - albeit in the R2 class - with Vauxhall Motorsport.

    Major Motorsport will run the Adam(s) on behalf of the factory. Nice little PR angle seeing the Vauxhall colours return. We already know that car is the real deal.

    Elsewhere Euan Thornburn has said to Motorsport News he'll do the championship. If he can sell his S2000 he'll look to get an R5, otherwise he'll do it in his current Fiesta.

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    Talking budget, how much will a guesstimate be for a full season for running a car in BRC 1 and for instance in BRC 4, if we compare with ERC?

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