The Benelux Racing League V6, better known as BRL V6, is a touring car racing

Touring car racing

Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...

 series held in The Netherlands and Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 between 2004 and 2009. It's the heavier variant on the BRL Light

BRL Light

The Benelux Racing League Light is a race-class that is mostly run in Belgium and The Netherlands. It serves as the development series of the BRL V6.-The car:...

. For 2010, BRL cars were allowed into the Dutch Supercar Challenge

Dutch Supercar Challenge

The Dutch Supercar Challenge is a motor racing series centered on the Benelux. A special feature is that touring cars, GTs and Sportscars can all participate on an equal basis within the same class, enabled by very open regulations. The championship was first held in 2001...

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The car

All the cars in this series are equal. They use the body of a Ford Mondeo

Ford Mondeo

The Mondeo was launched on 8 January 1993, and sales began on 22 March 1993. Available as a four-door saloon, a five-door hatchback, and a five-door estate, all models for the European market were produced at Ford's plant in the Belgian city of Genk...

. The chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the underpart of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame with the wheels and machinery.- Vehicles :In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the...

 is developed by Weytech Technical Assistance. The motor is a Ford 4 L V6. It has 325 hp

Horsepower

Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

 and a torque of 440 N·m. The car as a weight of 925 kg. The series uses Hoosier

Hoosier

Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. Although residents of most U.S. states typically adopt a derivative of the state name, e.g., "Indianan" or "Indianian", natives of Indiana rarely use these. Indiana adopted the nickname "Hoosier State" more than 150...

 slicks. They use Wilwood disk brakes.

Champions

Season	Driver	Team	Tyre	Points
2004	Donny Crevels Donny Crevels Donny "The Don" Crevels is a Dutch racing driver. He has raced in such series as Le Mans Series, V8Star Series and the FIA GT Championship. In 1998, he won the Italian Formula Three Championship with Prema Powerteam...	Weytech		86
2005	Jeroen Bleekemolen Jeroen Bleekemolen Jeroen Bleekemolen is a Dutch racing driver.In a Chrysler Viper GTS-R he drove in the FIA GT Championship, with great success. He competed in the very competitive German Formula 3 Championship and drove a number of times at the Masters of Formula 3 at Circuit Zandvoort, the unofficial F3 World...	US Carworld Racing		262
2006	Sandor van Es	Collé Racing		203
2007	Donald Molenaar	Collé Racing		206
2008	Donald Molenaar	Collé Racing		230
2009	Donald Molenaar	Collé Racing		210

Point system

Place	Points	Place	Points	Place	Points
1.	20	6.	10	11	5.
2.	17	7.	9	12	4.
3.	15	8.	8	13	3.
4.	13	9.	7	14	2.
5.	11	10	6.	15+	1.

• Pole position
  Pole position
  The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...
  
  is worth 1 point
• Fastest lap is worth 1 point

External links

• www.beneluxracingleague.nl
• www.brl-v6.com