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BHRC on TV REMINDER
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipPress release: Friday, 26 June 2009
Don't forget that the second round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be broadcast on FIVE on the night on Sunday 28 June.
Thanks to Dunlop's increased backing for the championship, the five gravel events in the championship are being filmed by AMG TV and will be broadcast in the successful Race and Rally UK series.
The action continues with the full report from the Pirelli Historic Rally, which included superb stages in the main Kielder complex.
The scheduled broadcast time on FIVE is Monday 29 June at 3am.
Please check TV listings for the latest information.
Added: 26th June 2009 [permalink]
Next TV slots for BHRC confirmed
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship
Press release: Monday, 15 June 2009
The television schedules for the second round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship have been confirmed, with the first showings of the dedicated programme due on Motors TV on Friday 19 June and on FIVE on the night on Monday 29 June.
Thanks to Dunlop's increased backing for the championship, the five gravel events in the championship are being filmed by AMG TV and will be broadcast in the successful Race and Rally UK series.
The action continues with the full report from the Pirelli Historic Rally, which included superb stages in the main Kielder complex.
The scheduled broadcast times are:
Motors TV: Friday 19 June at 9.30pm
Five: Tuesday 30 June at 2.50am
Please check TV listings for the latest information.
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Issued by Paul Lawrence (tel 01952 510382 or e-mail press@hrcr.co.uk) on behalf of the Historic Rally Car Register (www.hrcr.co.uk)
The Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship is managed by the HRCR.
Added: 15th June 2009 [permalink]
First TV slots for BHRC confirmed
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipPress release: Monday, 20 April 2009
The television schedules for the opening round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship have been confirmed, with the first showings of the dedicated programme due on Motors TV on Friday 24 April and on FIVE on the night on Wednesday 29 April.
Thanks to Dunlop's increased backing for the championship, the five gravel events in the championship are being filmed by AMG TV and will be broadcast in the successful Race and Rally UK series.
The action will start with the full report from the Bulldog Historic Rally, which took in some classic long stages in Mid-Wales.
The scheduled broadcast times are:
Motors TV: Friday 24 April at 9.30pm
Five: Weds 29 April at 2.05am
Please check TV listings for the latest information.
Added: 20th April 2009 [permalink]
BHRC gets terrestrial TV for 2009
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipPress release: Thursday, 26 March 2009
Five rounds of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be covered on terrestrial television in 2009 following confirmation of an exciting new broadcasting deal for the championship.
It had originally been planned to have the BHRC action shown on satellite stations, but recent changes in the motorsport television market place opened up a superb opportunity for historic rallying to be shown on Channel 5, within the successful Race and Rally UK series.
Thanks to Dunlop's increased backing for the championship, an agreement is now in place with AMG TV to film the five gravel events and broadcast them in a series of five hour-long programmes on Channel 5. The programmes will also be broadcast on the Motors TV channel.
The coverage will start with the Bulldog Historic Rally (28 March) and transmission times will be confirmed in due course.
This major development for the BHRC comes at a time when historic rallying is booming and becoming ever more popular among rally fans, both out on the stages and at home in front of TV screens. It underlines the BHRC's place at the pinnacle of UK historic rallying and sets the scene for a tremendous season in 2009.
"This is fantastic news for the championship and is one of the key enhancements made possible by Dunlop's increased support for the BHRC," said championship co-ordinator Simon Marks. "Getting historic rallying onto terrestrial TV is a massive boost for everyone involved in this branch of the sport and will bring the BHRC to a major new audience. We are very grateful to Steven Smith, the reigning BHRC champion, for all his time and work in pulling this huge advance together."
Added: 26th March 2009 [permalink]
Higgins launches BHRC campaign
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipPress release: Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Former British Rally Champion David Higgins has announced plans to contest the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship in a Ford Escort, starting with the Bulldog Historic Rally on 28 March.
Higgins plans to contest six of the season's eight events, but will miss the Severn Valley Stages in May and the Tour of Flanders in September due to clashes with his programme in China with a Group N Mitsubishi.
The 2004 British Rally champion will compete in a car from Mark Solloway's Historic Rallysport concern and will tackle the Bulldog in a Mk1 Escort.
"I've got 95% of the budget we need and Mark produces a fantastic car, so I gave him a ring to see if he was up for it," said Higgins. He will be joined on the Bulldog by his 2008 team mate Hugh Evans, who will contest at least the season opener in one of Solloway's Mk2 Escorts.
"I'm really excited about it," said Higgins as he looked forward to the Welsh event. "The competition in historics is very strong and the cars are brilliant fun to drive. You get such a buzz out of driving these cars."
Added: 4th March 2009 [permalink]
BHRC awards presented
The annual awards for the 2008 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship were presented at the HRCR awards' dinner on Saturday (28 February), with the major titles going to Steven Smith and John Nichols.
The Seabridge SunbeamHowever, with over 90 individual awards presented, many contenders were able to receive recognition for their 2008 campaigns.
With Smith/Nichols taking the overall BHRC title, runners-up Patrick Watts and Elgan Davies took the silver award and Neil Calvert and Arlene Cookson won the bronze award.
It was a good night for Watts as he also claimed the Charles Golding Award. This award is presented to the highest placed driver in a self-prepared car within the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. Golding died in December 2002, soon after clinching the BHRC title with his long-time co-driver, Preston Ayres.
Meanwhile, another significant award was that for the best performance in a car other than a Ford Escort. This was won by Stafford-based father and son crew Adrian and Daniel Seabridge.
Added: 2nd March 2009 [permalink]
Shakedown test available for the Bulldog
The organisers of the Bulldog Rally are running a shakedown test on the Thursday before the event (26 March) and are inviting BHRC competitors to take part.
It will be held in a private forest near Corwen on the A5 in Denbighshire (LL21 0DN) and will run from 12noon to 4pm at a cost of £100 per car.
More details are contained within the event regulations.
Added: 18th February 2009 [permalink]
BHRC gets more TV for 2009
Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally ChampionshipPress release: Thursday, 29 January 2009
At least five rounds of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship will be covered on TV this year thanks to Dunlop's increased backing for the championship.
After two successful pilot programmes in 2008, covering the Mid Wales Stages and the Trackrod Historic Cup, the BHRC's arrangement with Pit Lane Productions has been extended to cover at least five rallies.
This major development for the BHRC comes at a time when historic rallying is booming and becoming ever more popular among rally fans, both out on the stages and at home in front of TV screens. It underlines the BHRC's place at the pinnacle of UK historic rallying and the scene is already set for a tremendous season in 2009.
The initial plan is to cover all five gravel events, while at the same time efforts will continue to add coverage of some of the asphalt events. However, either due to filming rights issues or event locations, the three asphalt events are significantly more expensive to film.
"This is one of the first enhancements made possible by Dunlop's increased support for the BHRC and is excellent news for all the competitors," said championship co-ordinator Simon Marks. "We would like to add to the five events agreed so far."
Added: 29th January 2009 [permalink]
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