The second round of the 2014 MSA British Rallycross Championship in association with the Shannon Group, ventured over the English Channel to Holland and the Eurocircuit.

On a day blessed with good weather it was Julian Godfrey (Ford Fiesta) that took the victory from Steve Harris (Ford Focus) with Simon Horton (Subaru Impreza) third pushing Harris all the way to the line in the in the MSA Supercar class in association with ODYSSEY® battery. Godfrey had easily qualified for pole, but was joined by Ron Snoeck (Seat Leon) on the front row, but as the cars entered the loose; Snoeck spun and never gained the ground lost to the rest and finished a distant fourth.

In the MSA Supernational, it was Round 1 winner at Lydden Hill, Stuart Emery (Peugeot 206) that was on pole, with Vince Bristow (BMW) in the middle of the front row and Gary Dixon (Vauxhall Astra) on the outside. The second row saw Martin Hawkes (Peugeot 206) join Todd Crooks (BMW Mini S) and Slawomir Woloch (Ford Fiesta) with Michael Boak (Audi TT) at the back. From the start Emery took the lead and was never headed, but it was Boak that made his move through the pack and into second. Vince Bristow was third with Gary Dixon fourth and Todd Crooks fifth.

In the Swift Sport championship, the heats had been frantic and well contested all day, with Chris Mullen narrowly pipping Darren Scott for pole. Joining them on the front row was Kris Fruru, while the top three at Lydden Hill, namely Ovenden, Rodemark and Maynard made up the second row with Dale Cousins, taking up the last slot. Ovenden could well have been higher up the grid but missed the joker on his third heat, and it cost him places. In the end it was a tight race between Ovenden and Mullen, and Scott pushing them all the way, with Rodemark not far behind either. In the end Mullen held on to win. Fruru was fifth, with Cousins sixth and Maynard seventh.

In the Super 1600, Phil Chicken (Citroën C2) finished fifth in the Final, while in the Retro Rallycross; it was Lance Foster (Austin Rover Mini) that took the win from Ray Morgan (Ford Escort BDA) with Ian Biagi (BMC Mini Clubman) third. It was a tight win, with only one and a half seconds between Foster and Morgan at the finish.

In the LHMC RX150 battle, it was a continuation of the Lydden Hill battle once again between the 2013 Champion Marc Scott and former British Rally competitor James Grint. Grint, having confirmed a full championship this year, has taken the fight to Scott already, and it does bode well for the rest of the year. Today however in Holland, Grint was on pole courtesy of two fastest heat times., with Scott alongside, and Richard Moore on the outside. Kevin Feeney, John McGovern and Adam Sargent made up the second row. In the end it was Marc Scott that won, from Grint with John McGovern an excellent third, this his first appearance in the championship. Kevin Feeney took fourth with Adam Sargent fifth and Richard Moore sixth.

In the HotHatch – BMW Mini class, it was Craig Lomax (Citroën Saxo) that was on pole, having had three fastest heats during the day. Joining him on the front row was David Bell (BMW Mini) with Tomasz Weilgosz (Peugeot 106) on the outside. Paul Maybourne and Stephan Gaunt (Citroën Saxo’s) completed the grid. Lomax made a good start to the final and held on to take the win heading home Wielgosz in the Peugeot, who had got the better of the BMW Mini of Bell, to take second. Bell was third and the top five was rounded out by Gaunt and Maybourne.

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