Rallycross Open Championship Season Underway in UK
- 13 Feb 2007
The first Rallycross action of the English season took place at Croft Circuit
on Sunday February 11th. There are four divisions within the Rallycross Open
Series, Division 1, Super National, Open Series 2000 and the Evo Challenge.
Tony Bell won English Rallycross Masters Trophy
Derek Jobb
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Championship Races. The majority of the vehicles in this circuit are equipped
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Danny Budd wins MDA Minicross Championship
Mad Mark driving red car in A Final
Tony Bell was dominant in round one with a maximum of 24 points. Racer Derek
Jobb was Bell’s main challenge throughout the day. Jobb, the winner of the
opening round of the Irish Rallycross Championship, suffered a setback in the
first round of heats when he tore off the front right corner of his Ford Escort
RS2000. Jobb made it back to the action for the second round of heats.
At the start of the A final, Tony Bell shot off into the lead from pole position ahead of Jobb, Chris Langley and Mad Mark. Bell was able to build a lead that he would maintain to the finish to win the opening round of the championship and the English Rallycross Masters Title.
Steve Heppenstall won in the New Silverstone Stock Hatch category, beating out 19 other cars in his Peugeot 205GTi. In the MDA Minicross Championship, Danny Budd was victorious narrowly edging out Shelley Wakeling.
Also included within the 2007 structure is the new Revivals category for both two and four wheel drive cars. Dean Jones beat Lance Foster in his Ford Escort.
Round two of the 40th Anniversary of Rallycross will take place on April 22nd in Lincolnshire.
Follow the Rallycross series throughout the racing season at the K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
Tony Bell won English Rallycross Masters Trophy
Derek Jobb
Danny Budd wins MDA Minicross Championship
Mad Mark driving red car in A Final
At the start of the A final, Tony Bell shot off into the lead from pole position ahead of Jobb, Chris Langley and Mad Mark. Bell was able to build a lead that he would maintain to the finish to win the opening round of the championship and the English Rallycross Masters Title.
Steve Heppenstall won in the New Silverstone Stock Hatch category, beating out 19 other cars in his Peugeot 205GTi. In the MDA Minicross Championship, Danny Budd was victorious narrowly edging out Shelley Wakeling.
Also included within the 2007 structure is the new Revivals category for both two and four wheel drive cars. Dean Jones beat Lance Foster in his Ford Escort.
Round two of the 40th Anniversary of Rallycross will take place on April 22nd in Lincolnshire.
Follow the Rallycross series throughout the racing season at the K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
