Registrations now open for Fiesta SportChallenge

M-Sport, the team behind Ford’s FIA World Rally Championship programme, is delighted to announce registrations are now open for the Fiesta SportChallenge (FSC).

The championship will continue to be a platform for up-and-coming drivers eager to prove themselves in a single make series along with experienced and amateur drivers of all ages battling for the title of Fiesta SportChallenge 2012 Champion.

The MSA British Rally Championship’ support series the NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge (BRCC) continues to follow a series of mixed surface events including some of the greatest events that the UK and Ireland have to offer. The BRCC will kick off the year Dorset with the Sunseeker Challenge Rally. The FSC will then make the long journey to Cumbria for the Malcolm Wilson Rally, starting at M-Sport’s HQ near Cockermouth, the best six scores out of eight in the FSC will count towards the final championship standings.

Prize funds per round for the FSC will be £500 for first, £300 for second and £200 for third places.
The end-of-season prize for the FSC champion will be an exclusive chance to test a Ford Fiesta R2, Ford Fiesta S2000 and have a passenger ride in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

Eligible cars for the FSC and BRC Challenge (BRCC) in 2012 include the Ford Fiesta ST and the new Ford Fiesta R1 and MS1. Built to current FIA R1 regulations and aimed at those just starting out on their rallying career, the Ford Fiesta R1 forms the first step on the Ford’s ‘Ladder of Opportunity’ which allows competitors to graduate, with Ford, from national level right through to the top echelons of the WRC.

Having a strong pedigree behind it in the form of the Ford Fiesta R2, which is currently running successfully on the world stage in the WRC Academy, the R1 is designed to use parts also found on the Fiesta R2, allowing competitors to progress from the Fiesta R1 to the Fiesta R2, via the new Fiesta MS1, a Fiesta R1 with optional Fiesta R2 upgrades.

M-Sport have now developed and produced a comprehensive series of options for young drivers, offering more opportunities for them to climb Ford’s ‘Ladder of Opportunity’.

Driver and co-driver registration for the FSC includes the entry fee for the BRCC. The fee stays at £275 + VAT and this will entitle teams to scores points in both the FSC and BRC Challenge, to enter all seven events and be eligible for all prizes. Competitors can register HERE

M-Sport will continue to supply on-event parts and technical support for the Fiesta one-make championships, which will be administered from the Dovenby Hall Headquarters.

2012 Fiesta SportChallenge Calendar

Round    Date    Name    Surface
1    25 February     Sunseeker Challenge Rally    Gravel
2    3/4 March     Malcolm Wilson Rally    Gravel*
3    23/24 March     Bulldog Challenge Rally    Gravel
4    28 April     Pirelli Challenge Rally    Gravel
5    1/2 June    Jim Clark Challenge Rally    Tarmac
6    17 August    Ulster Challenge Rally 1    Tarmac
7    18 August     Ulster Challenge Rally 2    Tarmac
8    29 September     Trackrod Challenge Rally    Gravel
*counts towards FSC, not BRCC