Proton Iriz RX revealed for 5 Nations & Euro Rallycross

Former British Rallycross Champion and European Rallycross Championship podium-finisher Ollie O’Donovan will contest a dual programme of domestic and international events in 2022 with a brand-new Proton Iriz RX. Team RX Racing will field the new car for 2007 British Champion O’Donovan in the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy and FIA European Rallycross

Job Vacancies – Motorsport & Performance Technicians

Mellors Elliot Motorsport and sister company Fifteen Eleven Design are entering an exciting programme of expansion and urgently require skilled staff to assist in various projects – all with immediate start. Previous experience is essential, with the potential to enjoy exciting opportunities for the right candidates. Motorsport & Performance Technicians To work on all automotive

Proton back for British Rally Championship title bid

The Proton brand will once again be a sight on the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship tour as the Malaysian car manufacturer returns to the series with Ollie Mellors and Mellors Elliot Motorsport [MEM]. Driving the firms Iriz R5, Mellors and co-driver Max Freeman will make a bid for the prestigious British title just 12

Proton Iriz R5 Livery Competition

Here at Mellors Elliot Motorsport we know that many of you will be at home and looking for ways to entertain the kids…and big kids in the family home. So, the in-thing this week seems to be colouring or livery competitions and we couldn’t miss out on that now could we?! As a way of

Mellors gives Proton Iriz R5 maiden Irish podium at Birr Stages

The Proton Iriz R5 took its first Irish podium result at the weekend as Ollie Mellors secured a confidence-boosting third overall at the Birr Stages Rally (23 February) against top Irish Tarmac Rally Championship regulars.

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Proton secure confidence-boosting British Rally Championship start

Making its return to the British Rally Championship for the first time since 2016, Ollie Mellors and Ian Windress gave the Proton Iriz R5 a successful series debut, narrowly missing out on a podium to take fourth overall at the season-opening Cambrian Rally (8th February). Mellors secured a solid points haul for the Thornbridge Brewery, Reliable

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Mellors and Proton have their sights set on British Rally Championship podium

The Proton Iriz R5 will aim for its first ever British Rally Championship podium this weekend as Ollie Mellors embarks on a season-long campaign which starts with the Cambrian Rally (8th February). After a successful 2019 season which saw four gravel rally wins for the Iriz, Mellors is aiming to secure his first ever BRC podium

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Proton return to the British Rally Championship with Iriz R5

Proton will return to the British Rally Championship this season for the first time since 2016 as Mellors Elliot Motorsport and Ollie Mellors mount a full assault on the series behind the wheel of the newly homologated Iriz R5.

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Grönholm: “Of course, the Proton Iriz R5 is ready for the WRC”

Two time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm was delighted with the Proton Iriz R5 at a recent two-day, back-to-back test in Northern Ireland, claiming it “ready for the WRC”. Grönholm, responsible for much of the early development work on the Iriz, returned to the drivers seat for a gravel and asphalt test and was delighted

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Proton storms to last-gasp Grizedale Stages Rally victory

Ollie Mellors gave the Proton Iriz R5 its fourth UK gravel rally win in a row last weekend, snatching victory on the final stage of the Grizedale Forest Rally (7th December) after a gutsy drive, despite suffering significant time loss in the early stages of the event. Mellors and co-driver Ian Windress went an impressive 46

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