BIRD KEEPS UP THE MOMENTUM AT BRANDS

Frank Bird and Jack Morton continued their seemingly invincible form with a third victory of the 2021-22 Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship season at Brands Hatch last weekend.

Circuit racer Bird has begun to make a habit of winning in his third season of rallying, and he headed to Kent as the firm favourite having won the same event two years ago – its last running after the January rally succumbed to Covid last year.

Another consistent theme from the previous meeting at Donington in December would be the uncertainty on tyre choice early doors with the number