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PEREZ IS BACK!
posted on 30-03-2008

North Humberside Forest Rally - Saturday 29th March 2008

FOUR MONTHS AFTER BREAKING HIS NECK, HE WINS AGAIN!



Having sustained the injury whilst competing on the East African Safari Rally in Kenya back in November, the Chesterfield businessman has been out of action since as his injuries healed but after being declared fit by his doctors just prior to the North Yorkshire event, he rocketed his Ford Focus WRC to a convincing victory to reach the Whitby finish some 45 seconds ahead of his closest rival.

'BEST ENTRY OF THE YEAR' SET TO CONTEST THE BORDER COUNTIES
posted on 30-03-2008

Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally

Saturday 5th April 2008

Higgins, Dodd, Burton, Ingram, Moore, Girvan, Johnson, Reynolds, Horne, Morrow, Bogie.

A capacity 150 cars will line up in Jedburgh next weekend ready to take part in one of the Border region's main sporting events when the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally gets underway next Saturday morning.

Lindefjell ready for "Maximum attack" at Blyton
posted on 27-03-2008

2003 European Rallycross Champion - Guttorm Lindefjell has confirmed his participation in the second round of the 2008 Rallycross Open Championship at Blyton Circuit on April 13th. The Norwegian driver will lead a strong Division 1 entry at event including a number of European competitors as the Championship heads to one of the fastest circuits on the Rallycross calendar.

Crews set for battle in round three of Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship
posted on 27-03-2008

Five crews will battle it out for the honours in round three of the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship, the SMC Stages, on Sunday (30 March).



Paul Drinkall and Roy Brown are the top seeds at number 18 in their Porsche 911 for the Weeton Camp-based tarmac event with David Marshall and Chris Hudson entered in their Ford RS1600 at number 26.

Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship
posted on 27-03-2008

Round one, Lydden Hill, 23-24.03.08

Current champion Ollie O’Donovan won the first round of the 2008 Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship at Lydden on Easter Monday. The two-day event witnessed mixed weather conditions, including snow on Sunday, before O’Donovan emerged as the winner with Steve Hill and Dermot Carnegie joining him on the podium.

HYDREX BIKE ANIMAL HONDA READY FOR 2008
posted on 26-03-2008

With the start of the 2008 British Superbike Championship just around the corner, the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda Team are making their last minute preparations in readiness for an all-out attack on the title.

Drivers 'rev-up' for round 1!
posted on 20-03-2008

Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship, Lydden Hill 23/24 March.

The British Rallycross Championship gets underway this Easter weekend at the 'home' of Rallycross at Lydden Hill with a prestigious list of contenders who will pave the way for the 2008 title storyboard.

O’Mahony and Higgins make successful start to season
posted on 19-03-2008

County Cork driver Brian O’Mahony and County Mayo co-driver John Higgins made a successful start to their season on this weekend’s two-day West Cork Rally (15-16 March).

EUROPE BECKONS FOR BRIDEWELL
posted on 19-03-2008

Following on from last season racing in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, 18-year-old Tommy Bridewell has secured a deal to race in not one, but two major European Championships in 2008.

PSM Motorsport take delivery of European specification cars
posted on 19-03-2008

PSM Motorsport have confirmed they have concluded a deal to buy a brace of Renault Meganes to increase their portfolio of arrive and drive hire cars. The cars both conform to Division 2 European Rallycross Championship regulations and come with pedigree from their own domestic championship over the last few years.

ACTION STATIONS AT CROFT!
posted on 18-03-2008

British Sprint Championship (Easter Monday 24th)

and NEMCRC Bikes (Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th) March

The 2008 circuit racing season kicks off in style at Croft Circuit with action on both four wheels and two in successive weekends at the North Yorkshire track.

Champion O'Donovan leads strong entry for Easter Lydden
posted on 17-03-2008

The 2008 Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship gets under way at Lydden's traditional Easter showcase event where champion Ollie O'Donovan will begin the defence of his title amid a strong entry of 16 Supercars that includes two European competitors.

Stanniland unveils new Imp at Race Retro
posted on 17-03-2008

The 2008 Rallycross Open & MDA Rallycross Championship's exhibited at Race Retro show, which took place at Stoneleigh Park (Coventry) between Friday March 14th & Sunday March 16th. Representing the two Championship's was the Ford Escort of Bob Gooding, Metro 6R4 of Ian Rowlance, Shelley Wakelings 2007 MDA Championship winning Mini and Rod Stanniland's brand new Hillman Imp.

Second round of Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship gets underway on Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally
posted on 11-03-2008

The Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship

The second round of the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship (NHRC) got underway this weekend (8-9 March) with the Sherwood Forest-based Robin Hood Forest Stages Rally.

Broken rear anti-roll bar ends English Masters title defence for Bell
posted on 11-03-2008

It was a strong start for the Bell Rallycross Team in the opening round of the 2008 Rallycross Open Championship at Croft Circuit, with both Tony and David recording solid points scoring finishes.

O’Mahony and Higgins start season with West Cork Rally
posted on 07-03-2008

County Cork driver Brian O’Mahony and County Mayo co-driver John Higgins will get their season underway when they contest next weekend’s (15-16 March) West Cork Rally.

'Mad Mark' the English Master
posted on 07-03-2008

'Mad Mark' became the fourth different English Masters Rallycross Champion in four years, as he raced to victory at Croft Circuit last weekend. In doing so, he joined a list of previous Champions including Dermot Carnegie (2005), Jacek Ptaszek (2006) and Tony Bell (2007).

Manning lays down the mark
posted on 04-03-2008

2008 Rallycross Open Championship Report – Round 1 Croft Circuit – Sunday March 2nd

Mike Manning fired the opening salvo at Croft Circuit on Sunday with a superb day’s racing in the opening round of the 2008 Rallycross Open Championship.

Bogie wins Malcolm Wilson Rally
posted on 03-03-2008

Dumfries driver David Bogie claimed his first victory on the Malcolm Wilson Rally as he won the Cumbria-based event on Saturday (1 March).

POINTS FOR LAVILLA, PODIUM FOR BIRD
posted on 03-03-2008

It was a busy weekend for the Paul Bird Motorsport Team on both two wheels and four with action taking place on both sides of the globe.