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A ROUGH (and tarmac) GUIDE TO RALLYCROSS
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As regular spectators will know Rallycross is a highly spectacular sport held on a mixed surface track. Cars are based on road cars modified to a greater or lesser extent dependant on class, and Rallycross Supercars, which are derived from or closely related to Rallying’s WRC cars, although usually with more powerful motors.
The sport started as a TV show with especially invited rally drivers, at Lydden Hill on Saturday 4 February 1967, The birth of Rallycross is often wrongly connected with the cancellation of the 1967 RAC Rally, due to Foot and Mouth disease, in November of 1967. This event run instead was in fact the first ever International Rallycross and was contested by drivers scheduled to take part in the ill fated rally. It was won by Andrew Cowan and his Sunbeam Imp. The following day the sport was opened up to many other amateur competitors and this proved very successful paving the way for the first generation of real Rallycross specialists. The sport was extremely TV friendly and was regularly covered by the BBC which made it hugely popular.
EVENT FORMAT
There are five divisions in Irish Rallycross; Supercars, Modified Cars, StockHatch, Junior and Rally Cars, with some division split into sub-classes. An event is made up of heats and finals with the results of three runs of heats deciding the grid order for the finals for each division. Drivers compete against the clock in the heats and count their best two results from the three runs. The fastest driver from each class in each run scores 1 point with second fastest scoring 2 and so on to the last finisher. The driver with the lowest score takes the class win.
The divisional championships are decided in the finals rather than the heats. After the heats the lowest scoring driver from each division irrespective of class takes pole position for that divisions ‘A’ Final with the remainder of the drivers lining up in points order behind. If there are enough entries in a class there maybe a ‘B’ and ‘C’ final with the winning driver from each of these progressing into the next final. The fastest eight drivers from all of the finals regardless of division progress into the ‘Superfinal’ which decides the overall Rallycross Championship points.
2011 CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 2nd - 2010/11 Champiosnhip Round 5
FEBRUARY 20th - 2010/11 Champiosnhip Round 6
MARCH 13th - 2010/11 Champiosnhip Round 6
JUNE 12th - British Rallycross Championship
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