Colin McRae Forest Stages

Ahead of the final round of the BHRC it was all still to play for with any of three drivers up for the championship. Julian Reynolds & Patrick Walsh (Escort MkI) had the lead in the championship but they also had the greatest threat from fellow category 2 contenders on this event. Nick Elliott & Dave Price (Escort MkII) looked good in category 3 and would be there to pick up the pieces if Reynolds failed to deliver. Then there was Dessie Nutt & Geraldine McBride (911) who needed Reynolds to finish 3rd or worse and Elliott to finish 2nd or worse in their respective categories, whilst they won category 1. Elliott stormed into an early lead and with Nutt behind Rikki Proffitt & Phill Harrison (911), it was now a two way fight for the title.

Report: Harry Flatters Historic Rally

Gareth James and Steffan Evans made a sensational debut in the Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship with a resounding victory on the Harry Flatters Historic Rally (29 July).

The West Wales crew took the lead on the opening stage in their Ford Escort Mk2 and triumphed after 80 miles over the Epynt ranges. “I’ve not done anything for a couple of years and it has been great,” said James.

Preview: Harry Flatters Historic Rally

Round five of the 2012 Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship will take crews onto asphalt for the first time this year on the Stephens and George Harry Flatters Historic Rally (Sunday 29 July).

Heading the BHRC contenders will be current championship leaders Julian Reynolds/Patrick Walsh and Nick Elliott/Dave Price, who are level after each taking a clean sweep of victories across the opening four gravel rallies.

BHRC Severn Valley coverage on YouTube

The YouTube edit of the fourth round of the Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Seven Valley Historic Rally, is now on-line at:

Next BHRC 2012 coverage on Motors TV

Coverage of the fourth round of the Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Severn Valley Historic Rally, will first be screened on Motors TV at 9pm on Saturday 30 June.

As well as the initial prime-time slot on Motors TV, each programme will have several repeats in the week after the initial transmission. The coverage will include fabulous in-car footage from the classic gravel stages in the Epynt region.

Report: Severn Valley Historic Rally

The deadlock for championship supremacy continued on the Severn Valley National Historic Rally (Saturday 9 June), round four of the 2012 Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship.

Severn Valley Rally

With a clash of two events we usually attend we went for the trip to Wales for the Severn Valley Rally. We were in for a real treat as the rally saw only half a second separate the top two. Going into the final stage Julian Reynolds & Patrick Walsh (Escort MkI) led the event, a stunning drive in a post Historic car. Kevin Davies & Dale Furniss (Escort MkII) were a few seconds behind with Nick Elliott & Dave Price (Escort MkII) hot on their heels. But barely a mile from the end of the final stage Davies’s hopes went up in smoke as his engine blew. Elliott was ahead on the road so didn’t know what had happened behind him. He was spectacular and did enough to not only win the Classic category but take overall victory from Reynolds by the closest ever victory margin in BHRC history.

Preview: Severn Valley Historic Rally

Round four of the 2012 Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship will pit the crews against some of the superb gravel stages used on Wales Rally GB during the Severn Valley Historic Rally on Saturday (9 June).

For joint championship leaders Julian Reynolds and Nick Elliott, this will be another crucial event as they both strive to make it four maximum scores from four events.

Kumho selected as tyre supplier to the 2013 British Historic Rally Championship

For the last four years, competitors in the MSA British Historic Rally Championship have run on control tyres. However, following requests for change, they will next year be able to choose from the products of four different manufacturers, not least Kumho Tyres.

Welcoming the news, the company’s European Motorsport Manager Steve Thompson said: “We developed a range of gravel and asphalt products especially for this series, which proved very popular prior to the advent of single-make control tyres, so we are delighted at the change of regulation and confident of a positive response from the teams.”

Next BHRC 2012 coverage on Motors TV

Coverage of the third round of the Kololi Beach Club MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Pirelli Historic Rally, will first be screened on Motors TV at 9pm on Saturday 19 May.

As well as the initial prime-time slot on Motors TV, each programme will have several repeats in the week after the initial transmission. The coverage will include fabulous in-car footage from the daunting gravel stages of Kielder forest.