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2008 MSA British Historic Rally Championship & Historic Stage Rally ChallengePosted: December 9, 2008 5:32 PM - 10040 Hits
Smith and Nichols confirmed as BHRC championsPosted: December 9, 2008 5:31 PM
Steven Smith and John Nichols have been confirmed as winners of the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship title.
Edgingtons wins Shekhar Mehta awardPosted: November 27, 2008 9:11 PM
Husband and wife rally crew Gary and Jane Edgington have been announced as the third winners of the 'Shekhar Mehta Spirit of Rallying' award in recognition of their performance in the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship.
Moon wins BHRC Revolution Wheels 'driver of the year' awardPosted: November 19, 2008 6:01 PM
Darren Moon has been announced as the winner of the Revolution Wheels 'driver of the year' award for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship.
Calvert and Cookson take gravel and asphalt awardsPosted: November 15, 2008 8:21 AM
Neil Calvert and Arlene Cookson have been announced as the winners of both the Water End Properties Asphalt and Gravel Cups after a great season in their Lotus Cortina in the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship.
Historic rally cars for Oulton Park demoPosted: August 21, 2008 10:22 PM
Up to 20 cars and drivers from the MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be in action on the Oulton Park rally stage this weekend, during the Gold Cup race meeting on Sunday and Monday. BHRC chalks up 100 registered driversPosted: August 1, 2008 10:09 AM
Registrations for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship are running at almost exactly the same level as in 2007, as series organisers have just taken the 100th driver registration.
BHRC gets television opportunityPosted: July 10, 2008 2:42 PM
The Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship will feature on TV for the first time during the second half of 2008 with several rounds being filmed for broadcast on the 'Rally Fever' programme on Sky Sports.
Older News..........Posted: February 21, 2008 10:03 AM
21/02/08 BHRC partners for 2008 unveiled No less than nine companies have pledged their support for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. With the BHRC now firmly established as one of the most popular rally championships in Britain, both with competitors and spectators, the support of these nine companies is playing a key role in the success of the championship. Dunlop Tyres will again be joint title sponsors and will present six free tyres for each event. These will be awarded on a draw basis, with a pair of tyres going to one crew from each of the three championship categories. Additionally, a set of four tyres is presented at another draw at the championship’s Awards Evening each year. The Gambia, in conjunction with the Kololi Beach Club, continues for a second year as joint title sponsor. Mintex (Questmead) will reward the crews making the best improvement on seeding on each event. Within each of the three championship categories, a crew will win a set of front or rear brake pads. Waterend Properties, the Bedfordshire based developer of high quality office buildings, will support awards for the best performance on the asphalt events and the best performance on the gravel events. Revolution Motorsport Wheels will reward the star driver on each event, as judged by a panel, with a set of five Revolution Wheels in the size and design they are currently using. In addition, Revolution Wheels will present a trophy at the end of the year to the highest placed driver/co-driver using Revolution Wheels. Other companies to be supporting the 2008 BHRC are Richard Egger Projects (motorsport insurance), Fairfield Motorsport (travel for motorsport competitors), Ton Hire (vehicle hire in Kent) and West Wales Rally Spares (rally spares and components). 19/02/08 BHRC management team plans ahead The management team of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship met earlier this week (6 February) for a pre-season review and is already considering the 2009 event calendar. The BHRC, which starts on 8/9 March with the Robin Hood Historic Stages, currently comprises five gravel and three asphalt events in an eight-round programme. However, as planning for 2009 begins, the HRCR team is inviting expressions of interest from events that would like to be considered as a future round of the championship. Feedback from competitors is also welcomed and can be made by e-mail to classicchallenge@hrcr.co.uk "We have an excellent programme of events for 2008," said championship co-ordinator Simon Marks. "But we are also aware of the need to keep the championship fresh and offer our competitors new challenges. The BHRC is currently very strong and we have a clear agenda to maintain it's high profile, and continue to deliver fantastic rallying for our competitors as well as the growing number of BHRC fans out on the stages." 27/01/08 Healeys return for new Historic Stage Rally Challenge The stunning sight and sound of two Austin Healey 3000s in action in the Welsh forests was one of the highlights when the new HRCR Historic Stage Rally Challenge, supported by TR Enterprises, started on the Red Kite Stages last Sunday (20 January). The classic sport cars, immortalised in rallying folklore by drivers like Timo Makinen in the early 1960s, were attracted back into action by the new series, which is open only to Category 1 (pre '68) historic rally cars. "My car was built for the 1993 London-Sydney," said Graham Goodall, who was co-driven by Peter Gilbert. That was it's first event, so it’s a tough old thing and it's very good on gravel. It's great to have two Healeys out on stage rallies. That's not happened for a long time, but the new Challenge attracted us immediately." Chris Cox and Mike Gabb crewed the other car and, like Cox, are keen to contest the full six-event schedule, covering three gravel and three asphalt rallies. "We're hoping to do all the rounds of the Challenge," said Cox. There is now a break before the next event on the calendar, the Welsh Rally on the challenging asphalt roads of the Epynt ranges on 4 May. The pair of Healeys, along with an increasing number of pre '68 cars, should make a fine spectacle on a rally that can trace its heritage back to 1964. 09/01/08McCormack/Moynihan wins Shekhar Mehta award Martin McCormack and Liam Moynihan have been announced as the second winners of the 'Shekhar Mehta Spirit of Rallying' award in recognition of their performance in the 2007 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. The special 'spirit of the championship' award is a cast bronze Cheetah on a plinth and was given to the BHRC by Yvonne Mehta in memory of her late husband, one of the legends of rallying and a true ambassador for the sport. It is presented annually to a BHRC crew, selected by a panel of judges at the end of each season. The young Irish crew arrived in the BHRC in March 2007 and quickly proved their tremendous pace, while showing a truly sporting attitude to the ups and downs of rallying. They won the Pirelli Historic Rally on their first experience of the Kielder stages and, despite suffering a major engine failure on the Isle of Man in July, re-grouped and came back stronger than ever to win the final round of the championship, the Trackrod Historic Cup. Their Ford Escort Mk2 was stunningly fast, even though they were learning each event as they went along and had never seen any of the stages before. It was a true family effort, and they earned the admiration of their rivals for their performances. "Martin and Liam were nothing short of sensational in 2007 and we're delighted that they are the new recipients of this very special trophy," said Simon Marks, co-ordinator of the BHRC. "Given their age and ability, I am sure that they will climb the rallying ladder, but we hope to see them out again on some BHRC rounds next year as well." 28/11/07 Good response to new Historic Stage Rally Challenge The new HRCR Historic Stage Rally Challenge, supported by TR Enterprises, is attracting an encouraging response from prospective competitors ahead of the opening event in January. The Challenge has been created to encourage owners of Category 1 (registered before 31.12.67) historic cars to compete in a lower cost, less damaging series of events and will compliment the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. Co-ordinator Steve Suckling reports a good level of interest, with over a dozen crews already looking seriously at the new series. To date, most of the enquiries are coming from crews not currently competing on the BHRC, so the initiative to attract both new competitors and those returning to the sport is on target. "We've got a good spread of cars among the list of enquirers," said Suckling. "The list includes Saabs, Ford Anglias and an Austin Healey 3000 and we've even got a Ford Mustang being prepared for the series." To support the older and smaller-engined cars, an additional class for pre '60 up to 1000cc cars has been added to the regulations. The opening round is the Red Kite Stages on 20 January 24/10/07 Historic Stage Rally Challenge The new HRCR Historic Stage Rally Challenge, supported by TR Enterprises, will start on the Red Kite Stages in January, rather than the Wyedean Stages in February as initially planned. The Challenge has been created to encourage owners of Category 1 (registered before 31.12.67) historic cars to compete in a lower cost, less damaging series of events and will compliment the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. Initially, it was planned to start the season on the Wyedean Stages, but with entries for that event traditionally at a premium, it was mutually agreed to change the opening round to the Red Kite Stages on 20 January. The Red Kite, which takes in some of the classic Mid-Wales stages, already has an historic event and the new series is a perfect fit for the Llandovery-based rally, organised by Amman and District Motor Club. The Red Kite Historic Stages is also an ideal pre-season shakedown event for crews planning to contest the BHRC. The revised calendar is: 1 Jan 20, Red Kite Stages, Mid Wales (gravel) 2 May 3, Welsh Rally, Epynt (asphalt) 3 May 26, Millbrook Stages, Bedfordshire (asphalt) 4 Jun 21, Rally of the Midlands, Nuneaton (asphalt) 5 Aug 16, Neath Valley Stages, South Wales (gravel) 6 Sep 27, Trackrod Historic Cup, Yorkshire (gravel) 16/10/07 Amendment to 2008 BHRC calendar One amended date has been confirmed to the calendar previously announced for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. To avoid a date clash with the Brecon Jazz Festival, the date for the Harry Flatters Rally has been brought forward one week and will now run on 2/3 August. The Jazz Festival uses the same venue as the rally headquarters and fills all available hotel rooms in the region, so the date move for the Harry Flatters is unavoidable. All other dates remain as previously announced: 8/9 March, Robin Hood Stages (gravel) 18/19 April, Pirelli Historic Rally (gravel) 31 May, Severn Valley Stages (gravel) 28/29 June, Mid-Wales Stages (gravel) 17-19 July, Isle of Man Historic Rally (asphalt) 2/3 August, Harry Flatters Rally (asphalt) 13/14 September, Tour of Flanders (asphalt) 27 September, Trackrod Historic Cup (gravel) 02/10/07 HRCR unveils Historic Stage Rally Challenge The HRCR has announced the six-round calendar for the new Historic Stage Rally Challenge and has also confirmed that TR Enterprises will back the new series for pre '68 stage rally cars. The Challenge has been created to encourage owners of Category 1 (registered before 31.12.67) historic cars to compete in a lower cost, less damaging series of events. The new series will complement the current Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship and the older cars will continue to be a key part of the BHRC. It is hoped that the new series will both bring in new competitors and encourage former competitors to return to the sport. The HRCR Historic Stage Rally Challenge supported by TR Enterprises will run over six events, three gravel and three asphalt. Competitors will count their best five scores from six events. On the gravel events, the competitive distance will be around 30 miles and where possible events will be compacted into one day. Any competitor who has previously finished in the top three overall positions of the BHRC will not be eligible to compete in the challenge. Classes Class A Open to Cars registered/manufactured before 31.12.1959 A1 up to 1500cc A2 over 1501cc Class B Open to Cars registered/manufactured 01.01.1960 – 31.12.1967 B1 up to 1300cc B2 1301cc to 1600cc B3 1601cc to 2000cc B4 over 2000cc B5 All Porsches and Ford/Lotus twincam engined cars TR Enterprises specialises in Triumph TR sports cars, offering parts, restoration, competition preparation, engines and drivelines. More details at www.trenterprises.com 27/09/07 2008 BHRC calendar announced The calendar for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship has been announced, with an eight-event schedule covering some of the best rallies in Britain and further afield. For the first time in 2008, the championship will run at National A level. The full calendar is:
Rounds three and four will take crews back to classic Welsh stages for the Severn Valley Stages and the Mid-Wales Stages during the early summer months. Next come the three asphalt events, starting with the Isle of Man Historic Rally followed by a visit to Epynt for the Harry Flatters Rally, and the Tour of Flanders in Belgium before the series concludes in the Yorkshire forests on the Trackrod Historic Rally. The events chosen to form the BHRC are based on extensive and on-going competitor feedback, and developments to the points-scoring system are one of the changes currently under discussion for 2008.
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