2011 BTRDA Rally Series

Lunch with Solberg for Vital Equipment winners

Posted: June 14, 2011 9:30 AM

The attractions at this year's Vital Equipment Run to the Sun competition keep on growing, with the company arranging an exclusive lunch date with the Petter Solberg Rally Team when it takes two winners to this year's Rally d'Espana. The winning drivers and co-drivers will have lunch at the team's service area and hopefully, meet the 2003 World Rally Champion.

The competition will see the winning driver and co-driver from the Junior categories of the BTRDA and Scottish Rally Championship attend the penultimate round of the FIA World Rally Championship as guests of Vital Equipment, which itself distributes the control fuel for the series.

Arguably the most charismatic personality currently in the WRC, Solberg is currently in the third year of running his own challenge within the series. As such, the winners will be treated to a unique experience, having lunch in one of the most relaxed yet professional environments in the sport.

Currently, Ashley Slights from York is leading the BTRDA Junior Driver standings, with 88 points, ahead of Tom Cave on 77 and Matt Griffin with 67. In the Scottish Rally Championship, Liam Harkness has a five-point advantage over Gareth White, 24 points to 19 with Scott MacLean third with 18.

Commenting, Vital Equipment Managing Director Alistair Roberts said; "I am delighted that Petter and the Petter Solberg team have agreed to host our winners for lunch over the course of the event. The team is extremely hospitable and I would have expected nothing less from Petter and his colleagues.

"I hope that they will also be able to meet Petter himself, as he is an amazing personality and one of the most welcoming drivers around. But of course, that will all depend on how the rally is unfolding for him and the team.

"The competition is very close in the Junior class of both series at the moment; looking at the points, it could go any number of ways. I certainly won't be booking any flights to Spain for a while!"

Statement from Silverstone Tyres -

Posted: February 3, 2011 12:27 PM

"You may be aware that at the end of November 2010 there was a large fire which destroyed several industrial units, including the premises of Service & Sport, the UK importer and supplier of Silverstone Competition Tyres. The building and all its contents were totally destroyed, including the entire stock of Silverstone Competition Tyres.

Jerry Freeman and his team quickly made arrangements with Silverstone Tyres in Malaysia for new stock to be produced and flown to the UK, however you will appreciate that to stop and change a major production line in order to produce sufficient tyres in different sizes, tread patterns and compounds is not an easy task.

Unfortunately despite all these efforts it cannot be guaranteed that the tyres will arrive in the country in sufficient time before the first event and therefore we wish to give notice to competitors of the situation to enable them to source alternative tyres.

Therefore Regulation No 4, Page 7 of the 2011 Championship regulations, which requires all registered 1400 drivers to use only Silverstone Competition Tyres, is to be suspended for the first two rounds of the Championship, i.e. the Wyedean Rally and the Malcolm Wilson Rally. The full range of Silverstone Competition Tyres will be available by mid March and so the requirement to use Silverstone Tyres in the Millers Oils BTRDA 1400 Rally Series will be reinstated from Round 3 [Somerset Stages] onwards.

To reiterate this means that Millers Oils 1400 competitors are therefore free to use any make of tyre they so choose for the first two rounds of the 2011 Championship."

Cambrian Rally - New Date

Posted: January 12, 2011 9:35 AM

Please note that a new date for the Cambrian Rally is confirmed as the 8th October 2011

Cambrian Rally - (Date Change) 8 Oct 11

Championship Information Leafleat

Posted: November 30, 2010 12:13 PM

2011 BTRDA Rally Series - CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Championship Rounds

Posted: November 30, 2010 12:09 PM

1. Wyedean Rally - 12 Feb 11
2. Malcolm Wilson Rally - 5 Mar 11
3. Somerset Stages - 16 Apr 11
4. Plains Rally - 14 May 11
5. Dukeries Rally - 11 Jun 11
6. Quinton Stages - 9 Jul 11
7. Woodpecker Rally - 3 Sep 11
8. Cambrian Rally - 8 Oct 11

BTRDA RALLY SERIES