Tough start to title defence for Lynch
Wigan racer Tony Lynch endured a trying start to the defence of his Supernational Class title after the new Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship season burst into life at Croft.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch endured a trying start to the defence of his Supernational Class title after the new Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship season burst into life at Croft.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch will hope to make a strong start to the defence of his Supernational class title when the 2017 Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship bursts into life at Croft.
Westhoughton-based Tony makes the trip across the Pennines looking to maintain the kind of form that saw him storm to the title last year at the wheel of his Lucas Oil Team Geriatric-run Ford KA.
In fact, it was a third win of the 2016 season at Croft back in October that secured Tony the championship crown – with a repeat success this weekend being the main aim for the defending champion.
The winter months have seen Tony and his team hard at work improving a car that proved to be the class of the field last year.
However, whilst that work will help ensure Tony once again finds himself firmly in the mix at the front of the pack, the experienced racer admitted he wasn’t taking anything for granted going into the season opener.
“I’m really excited about getting the new season underway this weekend and hopefully we can start the defence of our title on a high,” he said. “A lot of hard work has gone into putting together our programme for 2017 and the boys have done a fantastic job – as ever – on preparing the car to give us the best chance possible of success.
“I think it’s fair to say that we need to raise our game this year as the competition is looking stronger than ever, with the likes of Paige Bellerby, Guy Corner and Tristan Ovenden all looking good going into the new season.
“There’s no doubt that the Supernational category is going to be one to watch and it could be the most competitive class out there with so many drivers capable of winning.
“Hopefully our knowledge and experience will prove to be key and we can make the most of that when we get to Croft.”
Away from the British Championship, Lucas Oil Team Geriatric’s programme in the BTRDA Rallycross Championship campaign kicked into life at Blyton.
At the wheel of the team’s MINI Cooper, Nick Abbott took third place in the Super Modified C final on what was his first weekend of rallycross competition – and his first competitive outing in a decade.
“I was under no illusions about returning to racing after a ten year break and never racing Rallycross before,” he said. “I did one test day a couple of weeks ago and then straight into the race, but after finding the pace at the end of the day I was more than happy and thanks to the team who did a great job.
“I am looking forward to doing the full season pending sponsorship and can’t wait to get out testing if I get chance and getting to the next round at Pembrey.”
Wigan racer Tony Lynch can today confirm that he will return to the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship this season in a bid to defend the Supernational class crown he secured in dramatic fashion last year.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch secured arguably the biggest accolade of his career to date after successful wrapping up the Supernational class title during the final round of the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Battery.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch will hope to end his season on a high when the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Battery heads for Croft this weekend for the final round of the year.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch retained his lead in the Supernational category of the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Battery despite running into trouble in the penultimate meeting of the year at Pembrey.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch will seek to consolidate his advantage in the Supernational standings when the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Battery heads to Pembrey for the penultimate round of the year this weekend.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch has extended his lead in the Supernational Championship standings after enjoying another dominant weekend on track as the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Battery headed for Lydden Hill for the sixth round of the year.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch will look to maintain his advantage in the Supernational Championship standings when the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Batteries heads for Lydden Hill this weekend for the sixth round of the year.
Wigan racer Tony Lynch successfully extended his advantage in the Supernational Championship standings with a dominant performance on track in the fifth meeting of the MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with ODYSSEY Batteries.