British & Irish Championships 2024

[Fast Eddie WRC]

“… the perfect opportunity for a BRC duel.”

You would hope the BRC had set their sights a bit higher than just two entrants fighting it out next year

Most rallies rarely have more than two drivers fighting for the win after a few stages.

And a duel for the Championship would actually be an improvement on this season...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

So the RAC was part of the BRC in the past. I didnt know that.

As theres no more Rally GB, imagine if the BRC used the Roger Albert Clark Rally...

[AndyRAC]

So the RAC was part of the BRC in the past. I didnt know that.

As theres no more Rally GB, imagine if the BRC used the Roger Albert Clark Rally...

I can imagine the outrage from the Historic brigade......

[HKSjbg]

So the RAC was part of the BRC in the past. I didnt know that.

Feast your eyes on the 1977 season! Two rounds more than that year’s WRC! https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1977/?nat=2

As theres no more Rally GB, imagine if the BRC used the Roger Albert Clark Rally...

…or the Anglo-Caledonian Rally

[Steve Boyd]

Feast your eyes on the 1977 season! Two rounds more than that year’s WRC! https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1977/?nat=2

That was the last year that included national status rounds before it became the fully International "British Open Rally Championship" - open to all comers with an International licence. There was no participation in national status events without a licence issued in that country in those days, so if a Fin or Swede wanted to do the British Championship they had to have a UK address and a British competition licence. It's why you sometimes saw Finnish and Swedish drivers on entry lists as British in the 70's. Moving to the open international series meant that Mikkola, Blomqvist, Eklund &c could compete with an international licence from wherever they lived.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

BRC manager on the 2024 Calendar:

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/spo...Fxtzx04mOYNub8

[HKSjbg]

Nothing we hadn’t read already from the BRC calendar press release

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nothing we hadn’t read already from the BRC calendar press release

Sorry, I was kidded thinking it was new with it starting about axeing the Ulster.

Btw, re your earlier post
"I wonder if this good enough to tempt drivers like Meirion Evans to the BRC as he was quite vocal about registrations at Rali Ceredigion."

I saw him reply to a guy on FB about BRC 2024 that "You dont know who's doing it yet..."

This could be an indication Meirion is planning to give it a go after doing the ITRC for a few years. Fingers crossed he does as we could be glad of his quality.

[HKSjbg]

Often is the way with news stories, if it were Dirt Fish there would be a whole piece on it with just one line of actual quote from anybody

Yeah it would be good to see how good he is now on gravel and in the Rally2. Plus his Castrol liveried car would be a nice professional-looking addition to an otherwise amateur feeling championship!

[Sal yet again]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnaTUQ2UdMA

This type of show might help create more a buzz about rallying in the UK.