Big response for BHRC opener

The stage is set for a bumper season for the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship, as competitor take-up runs at very high levels with more than a month to go to the opening event.
 
Already, nearly 60 historic cars have entered the Robin Hood Forest Stages on 10/11 March and the championship organisers from the Historic Rally Car Register are hoping that the event could set a new record entry for a round of the BHRC. The current record stands at 91 cars for the 2006 Robin Hood, but with interest in the BHRC booming, there is a chance that a new standard could be set when the leading cars head into Clipstone forest on 10 March.
 
Of particular significance is the strong growth in category three (1975-1981), which becomes a full part of the MSA championship for the first time this season. Importantly, support for the older cars in category one (pre 1968) also remains strong. Of the first 60 entries, the field was split well across the three categories.
 
"The early response to the Robin Hood is highly encouraging," said a BHRC spokesperson. "Most of our regular competitors are back for another season and we're also attracting a growing number of drivers from other branches of rallying. The classic category is really catching the attention of crews that have been competing elsewhere in recent times."
 
With single and first forest usage being a cornerstone of the BHRC format, and a nine-event schedule taking in some of the best gravel and asphalt events in Britain, more and more crews are looking to the BHRC for their rallying.

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