Zlin IRC return unlikely for Czech ace Prokop

Martin Prokop is almost certain not to make his return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge on Barum Czech Rally Zlin after his name did not appear on the 130-car entry published on Monday (August 16).

Prokop was due to finalise his plans after the finish of the non-IRC Rallye Deutschland on August 22. The rapid Czech driver is tackling the event in his regular M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000.

"I would like to fight with [Jan] Kopecky and the Barum Rally is an event I really enjoy but I won’t make my decision until after Rallye Deutschland," Prokop said recently.

Prokop’s last appearance on the Zlin-based event was at the wheel of a BFGoodrich Drivers’ Team-backed Peugeot 207 in 2009. He finished fifth overall.