With the opening round of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship (BRC) providing a thrilling spectacle on February’s Rallye Sunseeker, thoughts are now turning to another epic battle to be played out when round two of the series visits the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales on the 1st & 2nd of April 2011.
Down in deepest Dorset, Scottish pair David Bogie and co driver Kevin Rae took the win in their Mitsubishi but their eventual winning margin of 21.8 seconds didn’t reflect the intensity of battle between the fellow Mitsubishi pairing of Welshmen Tom Cave and his co driver Craig Parry who could hardly be separated during the day.
Making his BRC debut in a four-wheel drive car, Elfyn Evans brought his Subaru home in third place in Bournemouth, just ahead of team-mate Adam Gould and with just over half a minute separating the top four crews at the finish, battle will be resumed when they converge on Welshpool in less than a month’s time.
Already entries are rolling in for the 51st running of the Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire Car Club Ltd-organised event, which is sponsored by Bulldog Security Products Ltd of Much Wenlock for the 15th consecutive year.
In addition, the organisers have secured a deal with Citroën Midland, who have branches in Coventry, Birmingham and Redditch, which is providing a number of official Citroën C-Crosser 4 x 4 vehicles including the Spectator Safety Officer and Chief Marshal as they carry out their duties at the head of the field.
The event will be based for the second year at Welshpool Livestock Sales at Buttington Cross and as well as the International rally, it also incorporates The Bulldog Historic Rally, The Bulldog Challenge Rally and The Bulldog National Rally. As well as the main British Rally Championship, the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales incorporates qualifying rounds of the MSA British Historic Championship, MSA Welsh National Championship, BRC Challenge, Welsh Historic Championship and ANWCC Championships.
Final closing date for the International event will be Wednesday 23rd March 2011 with final closing date for Historic, Challenge and National competitors being Tuesday 29th March 2011.
Further information, including the comprehensive ‘Rally Guide 1’ which contains most information relating to the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales as well as media accreditation forms, marshalling and accommodation links is available at the official website: www.bulldog-rally.co.uk.
– Credit: Cartersport Motorsport Media and www.rallybrc.co.uk