World RX Dream for Doran back in MINI with JRM Racing

The announcement of Liam Doran joining the JRM Racing Team to contest a full season in the FIA World Rallycross Championship has to excite Rallycross fans across the world.

There is no doubt the Devonshire driver Doran has talent, with his flamboyant style and all out 'flat out or fail' attitude that have graced our social media feeds across the years and earnt him four X Games medals. 

Plagued with reliability issues in recent years, as the 29 year old attempted to drive and run his own team from a remote region of England, not to mention commuting to the US to be with his family.  Frustration set in when the flame throwing DS3 continued to fail and results seemed unachievable.
Despite only joining the World RX scene recently, JRM Racing chose to assess the world stage for the 2015 season, opting for specific events with selected drivers, in which Guy Wilkes made eyebrows rise as he got the 1.6 litre super mini to the final at Lydden Hill, despite talks of it being underpowered in comparison, at what is considered to be a quick circuit.

The new two-litre engine and further winter development by the elite engineering JRM Racing Team, coupled with the driving force of Doran, this looks to be an ideal pairing for a full assault on the World RX 2016!

Liam Doran:“This is something I’ve been working towards for the last couple of years – being able to go at the championship professionally as a driver and with a capable and successful team,” 
“It’s exciting for me to have the chance to do that. Being able to focus on my driving is the most important thing for me in 2016."

JRM Managing Director, Jason King: “It’s great to have Liam on board for the 2016 World RX season and for him to be at the heart of an all-British team. We learned a lot about the series last year and we’re ready to make our mark as a full season entrant in 2016.

“We’ve done a lot of work on the MINI to meet the new two-litre engine regulations and marrying the car’s chassis – which handles superbly and gives the driver great stability and feedback – to a more powerful engine is an exciting prospect.

“Liam’s pedigree in World RX is undoubted and he’s the sort of driver we really wanted to work with in 2016 so we can make the performance step that we know the car is capable of. We know he will extract every bit of performance out of the car and create a spectacular show out on track.”