Granby

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It's a great track Tiny, you can virtually see all the track from where ever you stand, with the nutters from the European rallycross circuit we should see plenty of action on and off the track

tbtstt

If you park your car in the right place you can see virtually the whole circuit from the comfort of your drivers seat! (Having seen your car in the past though Tiny I don't know how comfortable it is to sit in all day!)

I think there may be a limitation on the spectating at the top of the hill; it looked like they were building a new fence there last time I was at the circuit.

Tiny

Sounds fantastic , Thanks guys

sheikhlala

After a 12 year absence from our shores, The European Rallycross Championship is back, and the opening round is at Lydden Hill in Kent. This is not to be missed by any motorsport enthusiast, as it involves the fastest, closest racing I know. 650bhp is the norm. Marcus Gronholm and Henning Solberg are rumoured to be competing amongst some others tbc.

SteveRattue

1. The GreenWagon Mob.
2. Scooby Blue WRX / Arkwright
3. WRXDaron
4. Supercue & MadOli
5. TomR555
6. Mark B4
7. Tiny & Karen
8. Milamber
:luvl ove:9. Kev"Clean Wheels" D & Paula :luvl ove:
10. Pinseeker
11. Mr & Mrs Evo So Slow...apparantly
12. SteveRattue

I will be there!!!!!!!

Tiny

After a 12 year absence from our shores, The European Rallycross Championship is back, and the opening round is at Lydden Hill in Kent. This is not to be missed by any motorsport enthusiast, as it involves the fastest, closest racing I know. 650bhp is the norm. Marcus Gronholm and Henning Solberg are rumoured to be competing amongst some others tbc.

Mrs Lala

oh you think you're so funny!!!! not a very bright thing to say when you're sitting there looking at new wheels You need to be nice to me hun!!!! oh and by the way.......the answer is no

Mark_B4

BUSTED

MadOli

Add the VAT again for him

Tiny

Really , Really , Really, looking forward to this one



Never been Rally cross before , Went to Lydden many years ago to watch , Only to find on our arrival @ the circuit it was cancelled on the day , We had a day out @ Leeds castle instead , slightly different type of day out but still good

V4JDMSTi

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Anyone want the flags etc that we had for Brands to take? If not i'll drop them back to Slim at some point over the Easter weekend.

BRI4N

I'll pick them up Matt.Would be good to fly the ESC flags at a European event.

Not sure if the marquee will fit in the boot though, rear strut brace could get in the way.

HairyDJ

Look for the marshal with the big white hat and say hello if you get the chance.

Hope you all have a great day out - 70 entries listed on rallycross.com but sadly no scoobs.

Cheers, David & Chrissy

pinseeker

iTrader: (3)

How big is the marquee ?
Will it fit inside the car as I will have room (but not in the boot though).
Happy to help if I can.

tbtstt

I'd say you've picked a good event for your first time then; the supercar entry list is looking pretty damn good!

I read on another site (Ten Tenths) that the rallycross Scoobs are no longer homologated, so they can't be used in ERC events. How rubbish is that? Scoobs should be back for the UK Rallycross though!

Supercue

iTrader: (1)

Shame about the Scoobs but looking at some of these cars this should be a cracking day out if the weather holds up

TomR555

iTrader: (1)

cant wait for this,just been looking at some of the machinery thats gona be on show

MadOli

fingers crossed
I just realised what time we've got to get up looks like you'll be dragging me out of bed at silly o'clock lol

V4JDMSTi

iTrader: (2)

just give me a shout when you want them Brian. Yeah think the tent may be a bit big but may be worth it looking at the long range weather report.

Tiny

Forecast is looking good

TomR555

iTrader: (1)

realy am looking forward to this more & more even though now im working sundaynight & wont be home til around 4am gona be worth it though

Supercue

iTrader: (1)

No change there then

BRI4N

Is the stuff at yours, or your dads Matt? Friday would probably be good for me.

Thanks Andy, but would still have trouble getting it to you.

WRX_Dazza

can i come to this???? !!!

i'll happily take a tent or stuff down there if needed.

Granby

iTrader: (5)

That will make a change, last time we had rain, sun, snow, hail

BRI4N

Of course you can.

Thanks, will let you know.

Nurse Gladys

You & me both - Arkwright has informed me we need to be ready to leave by 5 - 5.15am - might sleep in the car the night before, save getting up!!!

Really looking forward to it though! and what a birthday treat for Bri4n!! (Hope he's bringing the birthday cake!! )

MadOli

even my little rascal boys don't wake us up that early

HairyDJ

To get an idea of some of the circuit changes, take a look at this clip from last weekend - on the tarmac, but you get a pretty good feel for almost all of the laps. Biggest change for me since the meet in January is that at the top of Hairy Hill the marshals seem to have been removed from the inside of the corner - now have 2 "proper" holes in the tyre wall, one at the entrance & one at the exit of the corner. Also seemed to have an orange presence at the pit lane exit. Presumably, this will mean that this will now become like Chessons - no marshals on the inside to help with any pull offs or other problems - might mean more red flags as the only way to assist is to roll the rescue wagons.

Hope the crowd control isn't just to let all those advertising boards get seen.

YouTube - Matt Hayes at Lydden Hill 4th April '09

Others can be found by searching for Matt Hayes Lydden

Cheers, David

tbtstt

Just to get everyone a bit more excited, a preview of the Division 1 entry list:

Kenneth Hansen - Citroën C4 T16 4x4
Ludvig Hunsbedt - Volvo S40 Mk2 T16 4x4
Michael Jernberg - Škoda Fabia Mk2/5J T16 4x4
Sverre Isachsen - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
Andréas Eriksson - Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
Ole Kristian Nřttveit - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
Jean-Luc Pailler - Peugeot 207 T16 4x4
Stig-Olov Walfridsson - Renault Clio RS CR1N T16 4x4
Guttorm Lindefjell - Škoda Fabia Mk1/6Y T16 4x4
Per Eklund - SAAB 9-3 SportSedan T16 4x4
Frode Holte - Volvo S40 Mk1 T16 4x4
Pavel Koutný - Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
Jos Kuypers - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
Koen Pauwels - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
George Tracey - Peugeot 307 CC T16 4x4
Christopher Evans - Opel Astra G T16 4x4
Kevin Procter - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
Steve Hill - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
Liam Doran - Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
Harald Sachweh - Opel Astra G T16 4x4
Jussi Pinomäki - Citroën C4 T16 4x4
Rustam Minnikhanov - Citroën C4 T16 4x4
René Münnich - Škoda Fabia Mk1/6Y T16 4x4
Ronny Scheveneels - VW Golf IV T20 4x4
Edwin Geraerts - Ford Focus T16 4x4
György Fodor - Toyota Carina E T16 4x4
Hervé "Knapick" - Peugeot 207 T16 4x4
Ollie O'Donovan - SAAB 9-3 SportSedan T16 4x4
Ayrat Shaymiev - Ford Focus ST T16 4x4
Wil Teurlings - Volvo S40 Mk1 T16 4x4
Pat Doran - Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
Chris Langley - Ford Escort RS 2000 T16 4x4
David Binks - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7

More than 30 cars, Eklund and O'Donovan in Saab's... if this is anything less than a blinding weekend of motorsport I'm going to very disappointed.

Thanks for the video link HairyDJ; I was wondering how far back the new crowd line (on the hill) would run, as they still seemed to be marking it out last time I was down there (Winter Rallycross).