Mellors gives Proton Iriz R5 maiden Irish podium at Birr Stages
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
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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Mellors and Proton have their sights set on British Rally Championship podium
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
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
Friday, 24 January 2020
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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Proton storms to last-gasp Grizedale Stages Rally victory
Monday, 09 December 2019
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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Proton Iriz R5 takes hattrick of UK wins with Malton Rally victory
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The Derbyshire based outfit are the only manufacturer to have both a right- and left-hand version of the car available on the market and it can be used from club to World Rally Championship level. The Malton Forest Rally is a now traditional end of season blast for crews without the pressure of a championship
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Proton Iriz R5 takes start-to-finish Trackrod Rally Yorkshire win
Monday, 30 September 2019
Just weeks after securing a Woodpecker Stages Rally victory, Ollie Mellors and Ian Windress made it two-from-two in 2019 by taking their Proton Iriz R5 to a dominant Trackrod Rally Yorkshire win on Saturday(28th September). Mellors opened up an eight-second lead on the opening stage of the five-test event in the Thornbridge Brewery backed Proton and was
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Proton Iriz R5 dominates coveted Goodwood Forest Rally Stage
Monday, 22 July 2019
The new Proton Iriz R5 stormed to its first victory since being fully homologated by the FIA, winning the coveted Forest Rally Stage shootout at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed (4-7 July).
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