Series news 2010-02-10

BRC Challenge -- a truly National series

The British Rally Championship's support series, the BRC Challenge, has already attracted competitors from all over the UK and will go ahead as planned following the six BRC events.

The deadline for cheaper registrations coincided with the cut-off for a decision on the continuation of the championship. With thirteen drivers' forms received and a potential of another dozen or so before the first round, the series is looking like being even more successful than in 2009.

Of those M-Sport expects around half to be Fiesta SportChallenge competitors, registrations for which are being processed by new FSC coordinator Callum Craw.

Eight of the current driver registrations are new to the BRCC and they come from as far afield as Fife, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland and Kent.

Callum Black -- Northamptonshire

Andrew Chalmers -- North Yorkshire

Louise Cook -- Kent

Mark Donnelly -- County Tyrone

Conor Flynn -- Derbyshire

Andy Gwynne -- Gloucestershire

Julian Wilkes - Somerset

Simon Moore -- Tyne & Wear

George Morrison -- Fife

Chris Peart -- East Yorkshire

Gavin Spencer -- Tyne & Wear

Russ Thompson -- Lancashire

James Watts -- Hertfordshire

The first round, the Bulldog Challenge Rally, is just over six weeks away on Saturday 27th March and will be based at Welshpool's new livestock market.

-source: brc