British Rally Championship Open Day - (Fri) 21 Sep 12

Highlights video of Johnny and Kevin O'Connor from the BRC Open Day

Posted: September 30, 2012 4:19 PM

Video: Rally Focus Photography

Kevin & John O'Connor at BRC Open Day

Posted: September 25, 2012 11:07 AM

A rain soaked Lichfield Racing Circuit on Friday last, turned out to be an exciting day for West Limerick drivers John and Kevin O’Connor, as they took up an invitation from Citroen Racing and Peugeot Sport to test their new Rallycars, the Citroen DS3 R3 and Peugeot 208 R2 rallycars respectively. Both declared they were very excited by the prospect of testing these new cars. Kevin went on to say
“ The build quality of the DS3 is unbelievable, it’s a credit to Citroen, the paddle change gearbox took a bit of getting use too, but I couldn’t get over the Citroen’s throttle response and the speed it allowed you to carry in slower corners is incredible.”

A smiling John also spoke highly of the Peugeot
“ I can’t believe the high standard of finishing completed on this car and It's very good straight out of the box, the Peugeot Sport team have done a fantastic job and I’d love the opportunity to get it on full rally stage”.

At the end of the test session Kevin also thanked members of the Charles Hurst team who made it all possible. “ Myself and John felt privileged to attend this BRC Open day, I want to thank Raymond Moore and Jonathon Martin for making this a dream come true for the both of us, it has made us think more seriously about competing abroad and I would relish the opportunity to drive cars of this quality more often.”

O’Connor Motorsport’s next event will be the Cork 20 Rally, where Kevin will aim to add the Citroen Racing Trophy to his Junior title win. You can follow his progress on www.oconnormotorsport.com or on Facebook and Twitter.

BRC announces fourth annual Open day

Posted: July 17, 2012 1:55 PM

The MSA British Rally Championship will hold its annual open day later this year, the Curborough Sprint Circuit-based event planned for Friday 21st September, a week before the final round of the 2012 season in Yorkshire.

The event will be supported by four manufacturers again, Citroën, Ford, Peugeot and Renault providing cars for potential BRC competitors to sample on the twisty all-asphalt track to the north of Birmingham. BRC control tyre supplier Pirelli will also be at the event with a range of gravel and asphalt tyres and to help promote the Pirelli Star Driver scheme for next year.

The event has been a great success since its inception in 2009, giving teams and drivers a chance to look at options for the following season with BRC officials on hand to answer questions.

A selection of professional motorsport preparation companies will be invited to attend too, encouraged to bring their own potential customers for an opportunity to try out cars for sale or hire.

The NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge will be represented at the event, the National B status championship continuing to support the BRC for another year as both a feeder and a competitive series in its own right.

A more detailed schedule will be announced nearer to the event, including a list of the attending teams. In the meantime for more information please contact the BRC office on +44 1772 840295 or via media@rallybrc.co.uk.

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