2016 BRC (British Rally Championship)

[AndyRAC]

Jon Desborough & Colin Clarke doing the TV comms for the BRC on Ch4...

They are the modern voice of the sport. They were never going to use 'unknowns'.....as seen on MotorsTV rally coverage.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

They are the modern voice of the sport. They were never going to use 'unknowns'.....as seen on MotorsTV rally coverage.

Clark knows his stuff but has an awful Scots accent for comms and Desborough is just plain annoying.

Julian Porter and Becs Williams are a good combo on the MotorsTV WRC highlights. I would have preferred them.

I suppose I'll just have to watch the fan videos with their lovely pure sound (and usually better locations).

[EightGear]

Clark is a lot better to understand than Porter.

[MrJan]

Clark knows his stuff but has an awful Scots accent for comms and Desborough is just plain annoying.

Julian Porter and Becs Williams are a good combo on the MotorsTV WRC highlights. I would have preferred them.

I suppose I'll just have to watch the fan videos with their lovely pure sound (and usually better locations).

Never got the fascination with Becs. She's fine on rally radio but I find that her commentary on telly gets on my nerves.

Rallying just won't be rallying for me unless it's presented by Steve Ridge with Tony Mason, Tiff Needell & Mark James. Such a shame that the latter doesn't seem to be about these days, I know he did the S4C coverage of RallyGB a few years back and I thought it was much better...although I may have been looking at it through nostalgia tinted glasses.

[AndyRAC]

Mark James is involved with the TCR race series - but I agree. He'd be a great addition to any rally TV coverage.

[Jack4688`]

Mark James, Tony Mason and Alan Douglas

[Fly_Half]

I find Julian Porter intensely irritating to listen to.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

TBH all rally commentators annoy me as I would prefer just watch and HEAR the cars. They could just put up a graphic with the stage times and any key info.

But thats never going to happen on TV so its a case of having the least worst. Alas they havent in this case... Desborough will just talk non-stop cliches and rubbish over everything.

[AndyRAC]

Just under a week and a half to the opening event of the new era and no speccie info up on the official site yet. I know every organiser is under pressure in the new world however the lack of information is disappointing.

Say things like that on another forum and you’ll get lynched.
I haven’t seen or heard much promotion of the event; have any of the car magazines (EVO/ car/Autocar) haD anything about the new, improved BRC yet??
The BTCC is good at promoting itself, and you normally see apreview in EVO.

[MrJan]

Yes I know the accredited spectator thread has brought out the worst in a few members mainly marshals and radio operators who don't want to share their ball with anyone!

I guess the organisers are still deciding what areas they can open up just hope its not like my local event the Riponian this weekend where they have prescribed just one area for the whole event and neither of the two pens appear to be anywhere near a corner!

I think it can be counterproductive to an extent, making the spectator spot boring will just mean people sack it off and go roaming in the woods.

Not surprised by lack of info, I think we'll need to get used to details only being released a week before an event.