An all-new Clubman Challenge will be organised within the 2014 R.A.C. Rally Championship, which is unveiled today (Monday 14 October) during the first virtual championship launch in British rallying.Running within the R.A.C. Championship will be the R.A.C. Clubman Challenge, which is aimed at recognising the crews competing on limited resources. At the heart of the R.A.C. Clubman Challenge will be a six-tyre per event ruling: to be eligible for the challenge, drivers must use no more than six tyres per rally. Any punctured tyres will count as part of the six-tyre allocation.The crews will compete over the same classic stages as the main championship, with the best six scores from eight rallies counting towards the end-of-season total. The Clubman Challenge will run alongside the main R.A.C. Rally Championship but will have a different scoring system: it will be a class and category-based challenge, allowing crews from any of the four categories to be the Clubman Challenge champions. For each car competing in the R.A.C. Clubman Challenge, six tyres will all be marked at scrutineering at each event and only these tyres may be used during the rally. Any tyres from a previous event that the competitor wishes to use must be taken to scrutineering and re-marked as part of the set of six for that event.The R.A.C. Rally Championship organisers have always pledged to try and contain costs and maintain a level playing field and the R.A.C. Clubman Challenge is a major part of that commitment.“We are really excited about this new challenge as it brings a degree of rallymanship into the equation as the type of tyres, compounds, tyre pressures and driving style will all come into play,” said Championship manager Colin Heppenstall. “The overall champions, who can come from any of the four categories, will be worthy winners as they will have shown speed, thought and tactical awareness throughout the season.”Details of the 2014 championship are subject to MSA approval.