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APRIL ACTION KICKS OFF AT CROFT
posted on 30-03-2009

NEMCRC Bikes (Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th April)

MSA Sprint Championship (Easter Monday 13th April)

DISCOUNTED ADVANCE TICKET OFFERS FOR BTCC AND BSB

The 2009 circuit racing season kicks off in style at Croft Circuit with action on both two wheels and four in successive weekends at the North Yorkshire track.

Cronin Pips Higgins to Claim Bulldog International Rally Victory
posted on 29-03-2009

After a titanic battle, the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales has been won by Irishmen Keith Cronin and Greg Shinnors in their Mitsubishi Evo 9 as they finished a narrow nine seconds ahead of former champion Mark Higgins and co-driver Bryan Thomas in their Subaru Impreza N11 on the 82-mile Bala-based event.

PARKES AND TAMADA AIM FOR TOP TEN IN SPAIN...
posted on 29-03-2009

The third round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship gets underway at Valencia in Spain next weekend with the Paul Bird Motorsport Team hoping for some better fortune for the Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team riders.

Forde Hopes for Bulldog Rally Success
posted on 25-03-2009

Following on from a problematic run on the Malcolm Wilson rally, Galway driver Ross Forde is hoping for better luck when round two of the Kick Energy Fiesta Sport Trophy UK gets underway on this weekend's Bulldog Rally.

FULL ENTRY FOR BULLDOG INTERNATIONAL RALLY OF NORTH WALES
posted on 23-03-2009

Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club are delighted at the response to the first Bulldog International Rally of North Wales, which takes place next weekend, and has attracted a capacity entry.

BIRD BATTLES TO THIRD ON BORDER COUNTIES RALLY
posted on 23-03-2009

Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship
Round 2 - Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh - Friday 20/Saturday 21 March 2009

2005 ANCRO Champion Paul Bird got his 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship bid underway with a solid third place finish on the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally this weekend.

SEVENTH HEAVEN FOR COOKSON
posted on 23-03-2009

Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship
Round 2 - Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh - Friday 20/Saturday 21 March 2009

Saltash driver Alan Cookson and London co-driver Julian Wilkinson made the long trip north to Jedburgh in Scotland worthwhile when they recorded a superb seventh place finish overall on the Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally.

DODD TAKES VICTORY IN BORDER BATTLE
posted on 23-03-2009

Round 2 - Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh - Friday 20/Saturday 21 March 2009

Defending champions Marcus Dodd and Andrew Bargery claimed the honours for a second time as they won this weekend's Brick & Steel Border Counties National Rally.

PEREZ PIPPED FOR VICTORY ON BORDER COUNTIES RALLY
posted on 23-03-2009

Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez was denied his second win of the month by the smallest of margins when he just missed out on victory on today's Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally which comprised round two of the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship.

THE BIG WEEKEND DRAWS NEAR!
posted on 19-03-2009

Round 1 of the FIA European Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Kent - 12/13 April

With the ERC fast approaching a lot of effort has been put into making this meeting one of the biggest UK motorsport events of the 2009 season.

The event has so far attracted drivers from all across Europe, with over 20 Division 1/Supercars already entered, with the likes of front runner and Championship defender Kenneth Hansen and also local drivers Pat and Liam Doran.

FIRST BLOOD TO MOON!
posted on 17-03-2009

2009 Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship
Round 1, Motoscope Riponian Forest Stages - Sunday 15th March 2009

After the disappointment of the enforced postponement of the Motoscope Riponian Rally last month due to snow and the subsequent cancellation of the Robin Hood Stages Rally due to lack of entries, the opening round of the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship finally got under way when the rescheduled Riponian took place on Sunday.

BULLDOG INTERNATIONAL RALLY OF WALES CHARITY FORUM
posted on 16-03-2009

The organisers of the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales are holding a forum in the Royal International Pavilion in Llangollen on the evening of Friday 27th March.

The forum will start at 8.00pm and the compere is Pat Flynn. Admission is free but there will be a collection in aid of the Welsh Air Ambulance.

Latest News of the North of England Tarmacadam Rally Championship
posted on 16-03-2009

A bitterly cold Crail Raceway was the location for the 4th round of this year’s championship. And once again the weather was dry with bright sunshine, but a strong easterly wind rushing in off the North Sea made things feel very Arctic with sub zero temperatures. The entry was 84 strong for the offering of good tarmac and wide runways mixed with tight chicanes and a few narrow, concrete sections around the old, disused airfield from the World War 2 era.

Good Result for UTS Rally Team at Crail Despite Problems
posted on 16-03-2009

Pete Gibson and Adam Bradford continued their pursuit of the AS Performance North Of England Tarmacadam Rally Championship and started their campaign for the Hytorc Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship at the DCC Crail Stages at Crail Raceway near Dundee. Currently leading their class in the AS Performance NETRC the UTS Rally Team were confident heading into this event, one that neither of the team had competed on before.

'SCOOP' CARTER'S LATEST CROFT VENTURE...
posted on 16-03-2009

Motorsport Editor, Broadcaster and Journalist Larry 'Scoop' Carter heads to Croft Circuit next weekend to take part in his latest motorsport venture with the Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship on Sunday 22nd March.

ORDER COUNTIES FORESTS SET TO POSE TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR CREWS
posted on 16-03-2009

The best of the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship combines with the elite in the Hankook MSA Scottish Rally Championship when the 2009 Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally gets underway next weekend.

PARKES IN THE POINTS...
posted on 16-03-2009

Kawasaki World Superbike Team rider Broc Parkes enjoyed a better weekend when round two of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship took place at the Losail circuit in Doha, Qatar earlier today.

RALLYCROSS BLASTS OFF AT CROFT!
posted on 16-03-2009

2009 Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship
Round 1 - Croft Circuit -Sunday 22nd March 2009

The country's fastest Rallycross track plays host to the opening action of the 2009 season when Round 1 of the eagerly awaited Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship gets underway on Sunday (22nd March) at Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire.

ANCRO BIG GUNS LOOK FOR POINTS IN KIELDER
posted on 14-03-2009

Round 2 - Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh - Friday 20/Saturday 21 March 2009

Played one, lost one...

That's the demographic that makes uneasy reading for the top three in the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship after the opening salvo in Bournemouth last month.

Northern Irish Legend Eugene Donnelly to race at Croft!
posted on 13-03-2009

PSM Motorsport have today announced that Northern Irish Rally legend Eugene
Donnelly from County Londonderry, will contest the opening round of the 2009
Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship at Croft Circuit (Darlington)
on Sunday March 22nd. Donnelly will drive one of the PSM Motorsport Procar
2000 Renault Megane's at the event, as he makes his debut in the Rallycross
Open Championship.

Fordes finish tough Malcolm Wilson Rally
posted on 12-03-2009

Irish brothers Ross and Arron Forde had a tough start to their Fiesta SportTrophy season on the Malcolm Wilson Rally last Saturday (7 March).

C2R2 Cup adds Citroën Racing Trophy incentives
posted on 12-03-2009

Citroën Racing (formerly Citroën Sport) and Citroën UK has announced a prize structure and incentive scheme for competitors within the British Rally Championship’s run C2R2 Cup. The Citroën Racing Trophy UK will reward drivers who use the C2R2 Max with prize money on events and a chance to compete on European events.

O’Mahony and Higgins claim first points in National Rally Championship and look ahead to West Cork Rally
posted on 10-03-2009

County Cork driver Brian O’Mahony and County Mayo co-driver John Higgins claimed their first points of the season in the National Rally Championship as they finished the Mayo Stages Rally last Sunday (8 March).

Tour of Hamsterley Rally emerges stronger & bigger for 2009
posted on 10-03-2009

The Tour of Hamsterley Rally, to be held on Sunday 10th May 2009 will be a true evolution of the 2008 event, the first year it had been organized by the newly formed team from The Teesside Motorsports Group.

SO NEARLY DREAM DEBUT FOR DAVIS
posted on 10-03-2009

Rally Driver Stefan Davis contested the 1st round of the fastest British one make car series this weekend the Malcolm Wilson Rally based near the Ford World Rally Team
HQ in Cockermouth, Carlisle. Stefan was codriven by Rally Driver apprentice and
girlfriend Louise Cook who is planning to contest the 205 challenge herself as a driver in one month’s time.

PEREZ TAKES DEBUT MALCOLM WILSON VICTORY
posted on 08-03-2009

Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez scored a sensational debut victory on today's Malcolm Wilson Rally after a day of drama in the forests of the Lake District.

PARKES AND TAMADA LOOKING FOR MIDDLE EASTERN PROMISE...
posted on 08-03-2009

Kawasaki World Superbike Team riders Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada will be looking to build on last weekend's opening performances when round two of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship takes place at Losail in Qatar next weekend.

ENTRIES ROLLING IN FOR BORDER COUNTIES RALLY
posted on 02-03-2009

With just under three weeks to go, entries are steadily rolling in for the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally which takes place on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March 2009.

Croft Circuit Announces 2009 Dates
posted on 02-03-2009

Both local and national motorsport fans of all disciplines can look forward to another great season with a wide variety of events all set to take place at Croft Circuit, near Darlington in 2009.

MOTOSCOPE NORTHERN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP TO GET UNDERWAY EVENTUALLY!
posted on 01-03-2009

After the disappointment of the enforced postponement of the Motoscope Riponian Rally last month, and with the unfortunate subsequent cancellation of the Robin Hood Stages Rally which was scheduled for March 14/15, there is some good news for competitors in the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship at last!

MOTOR CLUBS UNITE ON BULLDOG
posted on 01-03-2009

Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club has invited Bala and District Motor Club to help organise and provide additional manpower for the Bulldog International Rally North Wales, which takes place on 28th March.

STEADY START FOR PARKES AND TAMADA
posted on 01-03-2009

Having been entrusted with the works Kawasaki World Superbike effort for this year, the Paul Bird Motorsport Team got off to a steady start when the opening round of the Hannspree World Superbike Championship took place at Phillip Island in Australia earlier today.