British & Irish Championships 2024

[Fast Eddie WRC]

He's had a couple of goes at WRC2 but the budget hasn't really been there or the car/team havent been quite good enough. This is why he ended up back in the BRC, with the right team and enough sponsorship for the season.

Toyota only have a customer programme, not a works team. MEM and Castrol plus his other sponsors would come up with a lot more money to get him into WRC2 and that's a big ask.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It looks like they have !!

Breaking news. Castrol MEM Rally Team to take part in Rally Japan !

Chris Ingram and Alex Kihurani will compete in the WRC2 class with the iconic Castrol Yaris next month.

Wow !

[Jarek Z]

A short video of Chris Ingram on the stages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52u4B1VjaU

[HKSjbg]

I missed this article as I don’t generally check out dirtfish anymore these days:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/feasi...return-begins/

Question is, would be held on the first weekend of June as ‘Scottish Rally GB’ ? It seems we don’t get 40 degree summers anymore so it wouldn’t be yet another dust-fest!

[AndyRAC]

I think it's all academic really. For the amount of money needed just for the hosting fee, it's just not worth the use of what will likely be public money. I've seen plenty of comments, and the naivety from many astounds me. I think most UK rally fans want the WRC back in the country, but for me it's not at any cost; the current WRC isn't worth the money.

If however, a private backer/ commercial sponsor thinks it's worth it, then good luck to them.

[Steve Boyd]

Question is, would be held on the first weekend of June as ‘Scottish Rally GB’ ? It seems we don’t get 40 degree summers anymore so it wouldn’t be yet another dust-fest!

We didn't get 40 degree summers in England, let alone Scotland, 50 years ago but the Scottish in the 70's was well known for the dust. At least at that time of the year there wasn't much dust & dark, even though they ran all through the night.

[HKSjbg]

We didn't get 40 degree summers in England, let alone Scotland, 50 years ago but the Scottish in the 70's was well known for the dust. At least at that time of the year there wasn't much dust & dark, even though they ran all through the night.

Yeah to be fair the 40 degree summers was a couple years only 3 or 4 years ago. And maybe working outside has skewed my view of how wet the last two summers have been compared to the norm!

[archie106]

Rally Anglo-Caledonian numbers lower than I thought, 78 entries for the full two-day event, with an additional 5 Saturday only entries and 31 Sunday only entries. Could have been worse, but I was hoping for a few more. Entry closing date was 31st Oct, so there could be a couple of late entries.

I'm sure it will still be a great event, though I can't help but feel that having the Malton, Wyedean and Grizedale within a few weeks is not helping things.

[AndyRAC]

I'm sure it will still be a great event, though I can't help but feel that having the Malton, Wyedean and Grizedale within a few weeks is not helping things.

It seems to be a common theme in UK rallying; events close together, and then periods without nothing.......

[Steve Boyd]

It seems to be a common theme in UK rallying; events close together, and then periods without nothing.......

Frequently due to forestry agencies not permitting rallying from late spring to early autumn.