2012 British Historic Rally Championship calendar unveiled

 The full schedule for the 2012 Dunlop/WONAGO MSA British Historic Rally Championship has been unveiled.The key change from 2011 is that the BHRC management team has taken the difficult decision to drop the Isle of Man Historic Rally from the main BHRC. The event will remain as a round of the Water End Asphalt Cup, but is replaced in the main schedule by the return of the Harry Flatters Rally on Epynt. The Isle of Man’s place in the full BHRC will be reviewed again for 2013.As well as confirming the 2012 schedule, the BHRC has extended the exclusive Dunlop tyre supply contract for a fourth year. For 2010, the MSA awarded a five-year contract to the Historic Rally Car Register to manage the championship. The current agreement will take the championship through until at least 2014 under the same management.The full BHRC calendar is:Sun 4 March; Mid Wales Stages (gravel)Sat 31 March; Bulldog Rally (gravel)Sat 28 April; Pirelli Historic Rally (gravel)Sat 9 June; Severn Valley Stages (gravel)Sun 29 July; Harry Flatters Rally (asphalt)Fri/Sat 17/18 August; Ulster Historic Rally (asphalt)Fri/Sat 7/8 Sept; Tour of Flanders (asphalt)Sat 6 Oct; Colin McRae Stages (gravel)Water End Asphalt and Gravel Cups continue In addition to the main BHRC, the separate asphalt and gravel competitions will continue, having proved popular with competitors who prefer to compete on only one surface.The Gravel Cup dates are:Sun 4 March; Mid Wales Stages Sat 31 March; Bulldog Rally Sat 28 April; Pirelli Historic Rally Sat 9 June; Severn Valley Stages Sat 30 June; Swansea Bay RallySat 6 Oct; Colin McRae Stages The Asphalt Cup dates are:Sun 29 July; Harry Flatters Rally Fri/Sat 17/18 August; Ulster Historic Rally Fri/Sat 7/8 Sept; Tour of Flanders Date tba; Isle of Man Historic Rally


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