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BRC Racing Team goes beyond boundaries


BRC Racing Team launches brand new initiatives for season 2017. Following the victory of the Italian Rally Championship 2016 and the conventional and charming first race of the year held in Montercarlo, everything is ready for a new engaging racing season.

Within national borders, BRC Racing Team will give technical and logistic support to the Orange1 Racing team that will pursue the Italian Championship 2017 with a Ford Fiesta R5 driven by Simone Campedelli and co-driven by Pietro Ometto.

But real surprise for BRC Racing Team comes from abroad.

Aiming to promote the brand BRC Gas Equipment and its marketing philosophy in foreign countries, especially on the most interesting markets, the company management chooses the Tour European Rally as the most appropriate series to make its marketing message known.

The novelty of this season is not only relative to the geographical context of the races, but rather even to the vehicle: a new Hyundai I20 R5 will be the car of TER 2017.

Well confirmed the collaboration with the BRC Racing Team standard-bearer, Giandomenico Basso, who will drive the Korean car attempting to reach new goals and achievements.

“We are really excited about this new project and international challenge. We can rely on a solid team, we believe in our driver’s sprint ability and in Hyundai I20 R5 potentiality; we have all ingredients for bringing a breath of fresh air and unquestioned reputational benefits to BRC Gas Equipment”.

Tour European Rally 2017 Calendar: May 4th/6th Rally Transilvania (RO), June 23rd/24th Kenotek Ypres Rally (BE), August 3rd/5th Rali Vinho Madeira (PT), September 29th/30th Rally Liezen (AT), October 26th/28th Rallye du Valais (CH), November 24th/26th Rally Tuscan Rewind (ITA).