British Rallycross heads back to Pembrey this weekend for Round Six
This years MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with the Shannon Group has well and truly entered the second half of the year, following the recent journey across the sea to Mondello Park for rounds four and five.
This weekend the rallycross paddock moves to South Wales and our second visit of the year to the fast Pembrey circuit. Julian Godfrey will be aiming to keep his title challenge on track now, following his unusually poor start to the season in his Ford Fiesta. That said, the Albatec Racing team boss Andy Scott is only ten points behind Godfrey and he will be aiming to push Godfrey all the way this weekend at Pembrey in his Peugeot 208. This years Supercar class in association with Odyssey Batteries has seen some competitive finals over the course of the five rounds so far, and Pembrey should be no different.
Joining Scott this weekend is none other that Kristian Sohlberg, the World Rally star more than capable of putting his Albatec Racing 208 into the points and a podium place. There is no doubt that the reach in World and European Rallycross that the Albatec Racing team have, has led to a massive benefit for British Rallycross over the last few months and a treat at most events for spectators with the drivers that they bring to the series.
Third in the series at the moment is former British Champion Ollie O’Donovan and he brings his Ford Fiesta to Pembrey for the first time. Last time out at Pembrey saw him push for a good result but he struggled with minor issues that deprived him of something better.
Andy Grant lies just three points behind O’Donovan in fourth, in the Ford Focus but has scored consistently all year, and expect to see more of the same this weekend at Pembrey. Steve Hill has had a turbulent year so far in the Mitsubishi, but there is no doubting the power and the speed the car has. If he can combine that this weekend with reliability then expect to see him challenge the others for a podium and some much needed points.
Kevin Procter heads to Pembrey just one point behind Grant, and his Ford Fiesta is now really on the pace and will provide stiff competition for the others in the Supercar class.
Mad Mark brings the vivid Citroën Xsara to Pembrey and on the day is more than capable of getting it to the front of the field, while Steve Mundy brings his Ford Focus to the South Wales venue as well.