British & Irish Rally calendars 2023

[HKSjbg]

I’d say the coverage is actually better, it’s just a shame the overall rally was not covered on the Ulster, just the BRC entrants. I wonder if it was down to media rights etc. that the ITRC drivers couldn’t be shown as well.

[mousti]

I’d say the coverage is actually better, it’s just a shame the overall rally was not covered on the Ulster, just the BRC entrants. I wonder if it was down to media rights etc. that the ITRC drivers couldn’t be shown as well.

Probably because they aren't registered for the BRC and didnt pay the fee hence no free tv air time.

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[Steve Boyd]

What does the higher registration fee go towards?

Presumably, to pay the professional championship management. Don't forget that the BRC is a National Championship with professional (i.e. salaried) managers. It can't be directly compared to the BTRDA Championship, which is a club championship with volunteer management receiving expenses only.

[AndyRAC]

I’d say the coverage is actually better, it’s just a shame the overall rally was not covered on the Ulster, just the BRC entrants. I wonder if it was down to media rights etc. that the ITRC drivers couldn’t be shown as well.

BRC rarely has live stage coverage, it's normally Matt doing updates/ interviews at the end of stage/stop control. Yet Special Stage cover events with live stage action.....

[AndyRAC]

Presumably, to pay the professional championship management. Don't forget that the BRC is a National Championship with professional (i.e. salaried) managers. It can't be directly compared to the BTRDA Championship, which is a club championship with volunteer management receiving expenses only.

Well yes; it was a rhetorical question. It would be nice if these paid managers actually earned their money, as I'm not seeing anything to really distinguish it from a club series.

[HKSjbg]

BRC rarely has live stage coverage, it's normally Matt doing updates/ interviews at the end of stage/stop control. Yet Special Stage cover events with live stage action.....

For me live stage coverage is about as flat and uninteresting as the relentless end-of-stage interviews, I always prefer to watch the overall roundup of the event. I sometimes dip in and out of the hours long ITRC coverage but for 5-10 mins at a time. But that’s just me, I get that live coverage is what a lot of people do want to see.

[HKSjbg]

https://www.ewrc-results.com/sportit...redigion-2023/

Full stage maps are published on Sportity now, I’ve had a look at a few spots on each stage on street view and they all look absolutely world class roads.

Moorland sections, narrow lanes almost Manx-style, forested sections in the Llanafan and Clywedog (Hafren forest) stages, open road sections on the Cwmystwyth stage near Myherin - which includes the narrow road in the valley leading down to Rhayader that I predicted when I went to the 2021 Rallynuts could be a Ceredigion stage - and some exceptionally tight hairpins towards the end of Cwmerfyn. Makes you wanna be a rally driver (as if there’s any day of the week I don’t think that!)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Good news from Osian Pryce re new sponsors on board to allow him to enter Ceredigion:

Overwhelmed with the amount of support since my previous social media post.

I’m Very grateful for the amount of local support I’ve had, that will enable me to confirm that I will be on the start line of next weekends Rali Ceredigion.

I Lost count of how many conversations I had this week with local business owners who can’t wait for the event to happen and see the benefits of such an event taking place in the local area. Very encouraging.

Hopefully thats all My small bad run of events out of the way now and things are back on the up.

Diolch yn fawr pawb
Thanks everyone.

[Steve Boyd]

For me live stage coverage is about as flat and uninteresting as the relentless end-of-stage interviews, I always prefer to watch the overall roundup of the event. I sometimes dip in and out of the hours long ITRC coverage but for 5-10 mins at a time. But that’s just me, I get that live coverage is what a lot of people do want to see.

I agree - particularly when the leading contenders are running on different stages at the same time.
A well edited summary at the end of each leg that tells the story of who gained/lost time where, when and why appeals much more to me.
The old BBC reports on the Lombard RAC Rally are hard to beat. A good mix of in-car and external shots with crew interviews where there was time to ask sensible questions and wait for sensible answers really told the story as it was developing. The current obsession of everything needing to be live just doesn't work for me.

[Steve Boyd]

open road sections on the Cwmystwyth stage near Myherin - which includes the narrow road in the valley leading down to Rhayader

I first drove that road when spectating on a Welsh International in the early 70's and thought what a great stage it would make. Driven & navigated it many times since on Welsh International & Lombard RAC Rallies and still think it will be a great stage. Always fancied doing it in a whale tail Porche Carrera - but that probably just shows how old I am!