British Rallycross Championship R1 2013 - Lydden Hill
 

Last weekend was the opening round of the British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill. The weather was, to be brutally honest, absolutely awful on the Saturday; rain, wind, rain, cold and more rain. Thankfully things improved a bit on the Sunday and we even got a bit of sunshine: was still rather cold though!

Thankfully the racing was really good over both days, but the finals on the Sunday were definitely the highlight, with a couple of really close finishes and some good scraps on the way to the flag.

As ever my camera was on, so here you go…

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I’d say the anti-lag is definitely on:

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Top tip: two wheel drive is generally more effective if you keep the front wheels in contact with the ground! ;)

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A future shape in Rallycross? Prodrive were testing a MINI WRC on track in between the Saturday practise and heats…

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…I still think it’s one of the worst looking rally cars in history: but I have to confess it sounded really good.

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Yep, definately looks no better from the side either! If the rumour I heard in the paddock was true though, then a couple of these will be seeing rallycross use in the US before the end of the year.

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The highlight of the weekend. 5500+BHP is unleashed for the Supercar final:

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Coming in hot!

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A bit of Volvo content…

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…including grannies estate!

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Less than a week until the European Rallycross Championship kicks off at Lydden: I can’t wait!