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NEW FIESTA SERIES FOR 2017 VRC
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he 2017 Victorian Rally Championship is set to receive a major boost, with news that a onemake series for Ford Fiestas will be incorporated into next year‘s series. The Fiesta Rally Series is intended as the next stepping stone up from the highly successful Excel Rally Series, which is now in its 11th year in Victoria. Whilst the Excel series is a very low cost series, the Fiesta series will be more expensive dependent on the level of modification. Standard cars with all of the required safety equipment can compete, which will allow owners to progressively build the car up to the full-on R2 specification. The Fiesta Rally Series is intended
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Photo: Greg Roslon as a medium cost rally series, with enjoyment and fellowship equally as important as awards. Cars eligible will be Fiestas from 2002 to current, and they will comply to FIA R1 or R2 regulations, or to CAMS PRC rules. The series will run as part of the Victorian Rally Championship, with the competitors themselves agreeing on the number and type of events included in the 2017 series. The emphasis will be on the series being run on the same informal basis as the Excel series, with informal pub dinner meetings twice a year. Brendan Reeves, a driver with many years of Fiesta competition under his belt, has agreed to be Patron of the
Victorian series. The level of interest has been terrific already, with seven teams indicating expressions of interest in taking part. A public meeting will be held in Melbourne on September 19 to further discuss the series. The meeting will be held at the Queensberry Hotel, Queensberry Street, Carlton, starting at 6.30pm. A Fiesta Competitor Relations Officer will be appointed to oversee the series. Series organisers are actively building a support team to help build the series. If you are interested and believe you can offer help to the series, please contact John Carney at gunnawyn@ yahoo.com
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