If you’ve never gone along to watch rallying, then you should check out the 2016 British Rally Championship. Even if you’ve enjoyed circuit racing for years, the experience of standing in quiet countryside is strange.
Then you hear some whistles, a rising exhaust note, and some maniac hurtles past a few feet from your toes in a high powered rally car which disappears almost as quickly as it arrived.
I spent years watching Rallycross at venues like Lydden Hill and watching rallying on TV, but it was only a few years ago that I finally got to see what it was like in the flesh, and I loved it. So this MSA BRC 2016 British Rally Championship promo video struck a bit of a chord and reminded me to check out the calendar for this year to see what I might be able to get to…
This year will have a return to Four Wheel Drive, and the R5 Class featuring the M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta R5, Peugeot’s 208 T16 and Citroen’s DS3 R5 as the highest level of competition.
2016 MSA British Rally Championship calendar dates
5/6 March Mid-Wales Stages, Newtown Gravel
8/9 April Circuit of Ireland, Belfast Asphalt
30 Apr/1 May Pirelli Carlisle Rally, Carlisle Gravel
25 June RSAC Scottish Rally, Dumfries Gravel
9/10 July Nicky Grist Stages, Builth Wells Gravel/Asphalt
19/20 August Ulster Rally Asphalt
15/17 Sept Rally Isle of Man, Douglas Asphalt
You can find more information on the official MSA British Rally Championship website. Just don’t be surprised if you find yourself stood in a forest somewhere later this year…
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