Breen to open new Season in the Principality of Monaco
Amidst the instability, uncertainty and rumour that has plagued the World Rally Championship over the Christmas period the focus has remained the same for 2011 World Rally Academy Champion, Craig Breen. Before the festive holidays the Irish driver released the news that the next phase of his World Rallying career would pivot around the 2012 Super 2000 World Rally Championship. Now as the first ray of light emerges from a dark WRC off season tunnel, Breen is eagerly waiting to open the new season in the principality of Monaco.
"Today was a day that I've been waiting for all through Christmas", said the Inaugural WRC Academy Champion before setting off for Valence, France earlier today. "Usually it's Christmas morning when a person receives their presents but for me it's today. I begin the next step of my dream over the next week and I can't to start that first 36 km stage next Wednesday morning." When asked to comment of the current controversy Craig said, "I've been monitoring the situation over the last few weeks, I've been reading snippets of information on the internet but as I'm not aware of all the facts, it would be wrong of me to get involved. As a driver, all my concentration was on the planning and organisation of my 2012 schedule and the prep' work for Monte"
The 2012 Super 2000 Championship (SWRC) entails eight events based within the World Rally Championship and navigates throughout the continent of Europe and also takes in Rally of New Zealand in the Southern hemisphere with each entrant nominating to compete in seven of the eight events in the calendar.
2012 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship Event Calendar
- Rallye Monte Carlo - January 17-22
- Rally Sweden - February 9-12
- Rally Portugal - March 29-April 1
- Rally New Zealand - June 22-24
- Rally Finland - August 2-5
- Rally Great Britain - September 13-16
- Rallye de France - October 4-7
- Rally de Espana - November 8-11