Heathcote doubles up with British GP success
British Rallycross Grand Prix: Croft
Following his British Championship success, Heathcote dominated the 24th running of the British Rallycross Grand Prix that followed at Croft. He set the fastest time in the two qualifying races, winning his quarter final, semi final and final to secure victory. Tony Bardy’s mechanics worked late into the night to repair his Ollie O’donovan-owned Ford Fiesta car after he rolled in Q1 of the championship finale the previous day. The experienced driver ran second for much of the final until passed by double GP winner Kevin Procter in the closing stages. Bardy remained third to secure a podium finish, while Supernational champion Tristan Ovenden was top two-wheel-drive car in sixth.
Results
Organiser: BARC/ LHMC When: October 21/22 Where: Croft, North Yorkshire Starters: 80
British Rallycross (6 laps) 1 Nathan Heathcote (Citroen DS 3); 2 Kevin Procter (Ford Fiesta)+9.361s; 3 Oliver Bennett (Ford Fiesta); 4 Steve Hill (Mitsubishi Lancer); 5 Jake Harris (Citroen DS 3); 6 Pat Doran (Citroen C4).
Supernational (6 laps) 1 Ash Simpson (Lotus Exige); 2 Guy Corner (Peugeot 206) +4.210s; 3 Tristan Ovenden (Renault Clio); 4 Paige Bellerby (Lotus Exige); 5 Allan Tapscott (Vauxhall Corsa); 6 Slawomir Woloch (Ford Fiesta).
Junior Rallycross (6 laps) (1.3 Suzuki Swift) 1 Ole Henry Steinsholt; 2 Morgan Wroot +0.869s; 3 Tom Middleton; 4 James Constantine; 5 Tom Constantine; 6 Sebastian Hoidalen.
Suzuki Swift (6 laps) (1.6 Suzuki Swift) 1 Tom Llewellin; 2 Morgan Bailey +6.032s; 3 Simon Ovenden; 4 Dominic Flitney; 5 Matt Maxted; 6 Rob Shield.
RX150 (6 laps) 1 John Ward; 2 Chrissy Palmer +10.111s; 3 Marc Scott; 4 Mark Rennison; 5 Stephen Jones; 6 Georgia Shiels.
Super1600/ Hot Hatch (6 laps) 1 Darren Scott (Citroen C2); 2 Paul Coney (Vauxhall Corsa) +23.247s; 3 Leigh-anne Sedgwick (Citroen Saxo); 4 Dan Lukaszewski (Peugeot 106); 5 Lee Keeler (Citroen Saxo); 6 Craig Lomax (Citroen C2). BMW Mini Rallycross Championship (6 laps) (All BMW Mini) 1 Martin Hawkes; 2 David Bell +0.944s; 3 Keifer Hudson; 4 Rob Methold; 5 Drew Bellerby; 6 Lee Freeman.
Retro Rallycross Championship (4 laps) 1 Barry Stewart (Porsche 911); 2 Gary Dixon (Vauxhall Astra) +1.149s; 3 Kevin Feeney (Ford Escort); 4 Paul Easterbrook (Toyota MR2); 5 Stewart Bowes (Mini Clubman); 6 Paul Smith (VW Polo). MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix British Rallycross Grand Prix (6 laps) 1 Heathcote; 2 Procter +5.336s; 3 Tony Bardy (Ford Fiesta); 4 Hill; 5 Doran; 6 Tristan Ovenden (Renault Clio). Junior Rallycross (6 laps) (All 1.3 Suzuki Swift) 1 T Constantine; 2 Steinsholt +9.156s; 3 J Constantine; 4 Wroot. RX150 Rallycross (6 laps) 1 Ward; 2 Scott; 3 Jake Harris; 4 Jones; 5 Mark Rennison; 6 Ben Rennison.
Martin Schanche Trophy (4 laps) 1 Barry Stewart (Porsche 911); 2 Kevin Feeney (Ford Escort) +2.011s; 3 Lance Foster (Mini Clubman); 4 Stewart Bowes (Mini Clubman); 5 Gary Dixon (Vauxhall Astra); 6 Paul Easterbrook (Toyota MR2).