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03/07/09 – REPAIR UPDATE + AUGUST DATES

After the fire damage problems at Lydden Hill at we are glad to report that the Subaru Impreza is now fully fixed and repaired ready for the track again. Thanks to the expert electrical knowledge of Peter Horton, the car has been totally rewired with a new modular wiring loom, meaning that if part ever gets damaged again then to swap out the damaged part would be much easier.

Whist the car has been stripped for repairs, it has allowed us to replace damaged pipelines and also upgrade a few components. The Impreza will also be remapped before August to maximise the power from the engine.

August will be a very busy month, with the team being on the road for 3 consecutive weekends. August the 15th will be a full test day on track, the weekend after is round 4 of the Scooby sprint at Santa Pod. And the final date is the August bank holiday which will be round 5 of the British rallycross championship at Lydden Hill.

03/07/09 – ROUND 8 (VENUE CHANGE) MALLORY PARK

The final round of the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship will be switched from Croft to run on a newly built track at Mallory Park on October 18.

The move has come about after new restrictions covering the usage of Croft Circuit (near Darlington) forced the circuit operator, the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC), to reduce the number of events on its 2009 calendar. The BARC also operates Mallory Park (near Leicester) and has recently gone through the process of designing new loose-surface sections in order to allow Rallycross events to be run at the circuit.
“We've been investigating every option for rescheduling the final round of the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship for some time, moving to Mallory Park is clearly the best thing we can do. I'm very grateful to [BARC Chief Executive] Dennis Carter for his help in facilitating the move,” said championship promoter Amy Doran.
Because of prior bookings, the move to Mallory Park also means the final round of the 2009 Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship will move from its scheduled date of October 11 to October 18. The change of date and venue is subject to the circuit receiving the necessary approval by the MSA.

03/07/09 - LIVE TV COVERAGE RETURNS TO BRITISH RALLYCROSS

Motors TV’s coverage of the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship moves up a gear in August as the ‘High Speed Television’ channel brings live coverage of round 5 of the 2009 season from Lydden Hill courtesy of Hayfisher.
British Rallycross used to enjoy a regular Saturday slot on BBC's 'Grandstand' program often commentated by the legendary Murray Walker who recently returned to the commentary box for the European Round which took place at Lydden over Easter, this will be the first time in over 25 years that Rallycross Fans will be wowed by live coverage and opens up to a whole new audience who may have missed out on the original format.
The broadcast is scheduled to run from 1300-1700 on August 31, a period that should coincide approximately with the third qualifying heat and the finals of the event. The live broadcast is a further sign of Motors TV’s growing interest in Rallycross. The French-owned channel placed the BRC among its ‘promoted’ events this year and has also added the European Rallycross Championship to its roster.
Coverage of the BRC is produced by Hay Fisher. “A live broadcast is something we wanted to push forward to help promote the championship. We'll have a good mix of trackside and on-board cameras for the event,” said Hay Fisher’s Ian Carver.
Although it has not broadcast from events, Hay Fisher has run the kind of systems it needs to produce live coverage at Rallycross events, including the May BRC round at Lydden where cameras relayed pictures to an OB unit at the track.
Amy Doran Lydden Circuit MD and Championship Promoter: "Everyone who is involved in Rallycross whether as a spectator or competitor has witnessed the championship evolve over recent times - In particular at Lydden we have put in a lot of blood, sweat, tears and hard cash to help push this fantastic motorsport firmly back on the map. This latest announcement from MotorsTV has been on the cards for a while and it is really exciting that we have brought live coverage back to the UK " She added "We always hear about the times when Rallycross was in it's hey-day during the Eighties and a lot of people believe that the live broadcasts played a big part of that, they may be right but Rallycross has come on in leaps and bounds since those days and is now enjoying new success, we are witnessing Formula 1 technology and power to out accelerate pretty much anything else on four wheels with grids of up to eight it really doesn't get any more exciting. And I believe that the live coverage is one of the major leaps forward for British Rallycross"
Fans old enough to remember the Ford RS200s and Metro 6R4s of the championship’s hey-day will be delighted to know that they’re still a popular choice in the category twenty years on alongside more modern day WRC machinery. The Championship has enjoyed a renaissance over the past few years as fans flock to circuits across the UK to enjoy all manner of machinery screaming their way between tyre barriers and mud banks on the asphalt/gravel tracks of the UK and Ireland.
The fifth round of the MSA Championship is preceded by the Belgian Rallycross Championship which takes place at Lydden Race Circuit on Sunday 30th August.