Rallycross
British Rallycross Championship heads to Knockhill for twilight action
The British Rallycross Championship will make its annual appearance in Scotland on May 12, when Knockhill racing circuit hosts a day-into-evening event. Racing starts at 1pm and continues through to 8pm.
For Supercar racers in the Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship, the Knockhill event is the third points scoring round of the year. The series is currently led by Ollie O’Donovan. The British champion in 2007, O’Donovan returned to the series this year and was immediately successful, winning round one, and scoring points during the European championship event at Easter that provided round two of the British Championship.
Last year’s British Championship event at Knockhill was the penultimate and decisive round of the series. Julian Godfrey claimed his first outright victory, and with it put his name to the title. After two events, Godfrey is placed fourth in the 2012 series, a spin in the final of round one costing him places and valuable points. Third among the BRC racers in round two, Godfrey returns to the scene of last year’s breakthrough win knowing that he needs to score heavily in order to prevent O’Donovan from extending his advantage. Read the rest of this entry »
Pat Doran car hunting for British Rallycross season opener
Three-times British Rallycross Champion, Pat Doran, has just day days to find a car to drive in the opening round of the Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship. Pat’s problem is due to delays with his new Citroën DS3 Supercar, meaning it will not be ready to race at Lydden Hill on March 24.
Father of Rallycross Superstar Liam Doran, Pat Doran won British titles in ‘05, ’09 and ’10 and is now in the position of trying to borrow a car from his son in order to be on the grid at Lydden. Speaking about borrowing Liam’s car, Pat said: Read the rest of this entry »
UK round of European Rallycross Championship to get live TV coverage
It has been announced that Motors TV will broadcast live the British round of the 2012 FIA European Rallycross Championship. BritishRallycross.com reports that Motors TV will air up to four hours of action over the event weekend (8/9 April).
Organisers of the event, Lydden Hill Motorsport Club (LHMC), have worked to arrange these broadcasts in a bid to raise the profile of Britain’s biggest Rallycross event. Drinks company Monster Energy has also come on-board as the title sponsor of the meeting, now known as The Monster Energy International Rallycross Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
Foreign challenge builds for British Rallycross Grand Prix
The best of British drivers will have to contend with a notable foreign challenge when the MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix takes place at Croft Circuit this coming weekend, over 70 drivers will converge on the North Yorkshire circuit for the two-day meeting.
Motorsport legend Per Eklund from Sweden will be behind the wheel of the ex Will Gollop Peugeot 306, and will line up against Finnish driver Silvo Viitanen (ERC Fiesta Mk7 SuperCar). The two Scandinavians will take on the likes of European Championship contender Liam Doran (Citroen C4) and 2011 British Champion Julian Godfrey (Ford Fiesta) as part of a healthy 16-strong SuperCar line up.
Former GP winner Pat Doran will be in action in his Ford Focus, as will Ulsterman Derrick Jobb at the wheel of the Ford Escort in which John Haffey won the 2002 Grand Prix at Croft and with British Championship regulars Steve Hill (Mitsubishi Lancer X), Scotsman Andy Scott (Ford Focus), Steve Mundy (Ford Focus), Colin Anson (Ford Ka) and Simon Horton’s Subaru, it’s anyone’s race. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Swift aims to keep his car on four wheels at Croft
The MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix at Croft on November 6th will see Darlington stunt and precision driver Paul Swift in action both on and off the track.
As well as entertaining the crowds by performing his stunt routine at the event, Swift, who stars in many television adverts and at shows worldwide, will also be in action on track when he contests the Swift Rallycross Cup where he’ll take on local stars such as double Suzuki Swift Champion Dave Bellerby and leading front-runner Jonny Bean. Both Northallerton drivers have been at the cutting edge all year and with 23 cars set to contest the Suzuki Swift classes, the action is sure to be frantic. Read the rest of this entry »
X-Games Gold Medallist Doran to contest Croft Rallycross Grand Prix
Momentum is rapidly gathering for the British Rallycross Grand Prix which takes place at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire on Sunday 6th November.
Entries are pouring in for the prestigious event, with most of the country’s leading drivers set to take on their foreign counterparts at the two-day meeting, which also sees the final round of the Quaife MSA British Rallycross Championship.
Amongst the confirmed entries so far are European Championship contender and X-Games gold medallist Liam Doran in his Monster Energy Citroen C4 ERC, newly crowned MSA British Champion Julian Godfrey (Ford Fiesta Mk6 ERC) and the unique Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X of former National Rally Champion Steve Hill. Read the rest of this entry »
Croft to host British Rallycross Grand Prix
The country’s biggest Rallycross meeting for many years takes place later this year, and the Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire has been chosen to host the prestigious British Rallycross Grand Prix on Sunday 6th November.
The event will mark a return of Rallycross to the region after a two year absence, and will feature some of the very best drivers from Europe taking on their British and Irish counterparts around the fast and spectacular half gravel, half tarmac Croft track, which has undergone extensive work since it was last used.
In addition to the Grand Prix on the Sunday, Saturday will see the final round of the Quaife MSA British Rallycross Championship which will see all the titles decided, and with a very strong local contingent in with a shout, expect the partisan crowd to be vocal in their support as a taster for the following day’s action. Read the rest of this entry »
Grönholm wins but Procter takes the points at Lydden Hill
Former World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm took the win in the fifth round of the British Rallycross Championship this bank holiday weekend at Lydden Hill in front of an estimated 8000 spectators. Grönholm was chased to the flag by Kevin Procter, who claimed first place points in the championship as the best placed of the British Championship drivers.
The weekend marked the first appearance in the series of Finnish rally superstar Grönholm, who joined the Best Buy Ford team alongside British star David Binks. The event also introduced Monster Energy as associate sponsor, and featured the debut of the new ‘Rallycross Retro’ class for ‘classic’ racecars. Read the rest of this entry »
