MID WALES rally ace Tom Cave has revealed that he will be challenging for honours on all seven events in the relaunched MSA British Rally Championship in 2016.

The 24 year-old driver from Aberdyfi will be joined by co-driver James Morgan in a latest specification Ford Fiesta R5.

Cave, who competed against Morgan in the Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy as part of the FIA World Rally Championship, will now unite with him to take on many of the best drivers in the country - including fellow Welsh rally star Elfyn Evans - on the best stages across the British Isles.

“I’ve known James for a long time and we’ve had some intense rivalries, especially when he navigated for Sander Parn in the DMACK series,” said Cave.

“I asked him to sit alongside me at a test in an R5 car at the back end of last year and I was really pleased with the way he delivered the notes. We have formed a really good partnership since then.”

Cave is keen to get going in the BRC in a car he knows well, after scoring some strong results in the Fiesta R5 on Britain’s round of the WRC, Wales Rally GB.

“We managed to get the right deal together and we worked hard to put a complete BRC programme in place,” he said.

“We wanted to show our intentions as we hope to go for rally wins and ultimately the title. We have had plenty of Fiesta experience and the M-Sport Evo Fiesta R5 was the obvious choice for us to go with.”

Cave says that he sees the appeal of the BRC regulations and the new-look series.

“The biggest attraction is that the top category houses four-wheel-drive cars again in the R5 format,” he commented.

“It’s the way forward as it makes it more cost-effective, and accessible for many more teams across the UK and further afield as there are so many cars out there.

“There are some really good events; the Circuit of Ireland, Pirelli Carlisle with Kielder and the Isle of Man will make it very challenging for the drivers and hopefully very entertaining for the spectators.”

Full report and reaction in next week’s Cambrian News