European Rallycross - Return to Lydden Hill!

[banksy87]

Hi All,
Spent an awesome Easter Bank Holiday weekend down at Lydden Hill, for the return after some 12 years of the European Rallycross Championship.

Awesome cars and drivers, the level of commitment was amazing. Nice sunny weather too add made for a brilliant weekend. The only downside was the FIA ruling on no spectators 50m after the start line...meaning an end to my preferred rallycross location at the chicane

There was a record capacity crowd on Monday and plenty of camera gear I can only dream of affording around so i expect some more posts on the event will pop up.
Before they steal the show then here are some efforts i selected from the 2GB of photos:

#1Ludvig Hunsbedt in the mighty Volvo S40 T16
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_9775.jpg

# 2 Michael Jernberg cresting the exit of the chicane in his Fabia
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_9844.jpg

#3 Division 1A battle on the entrance to Chessons Drift.....this will be where all the S1600 rally cars have gone then!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_0311.jpg

#4 5 abreast starts in the heats are always exciting!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/Untitled-1.jpg

#5 Million time Champion Kenneth Hansen with disks glowing
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_0225.jpg

#6 Swede Andréas Eriksson's awesome new Fiesta attacks the apex on the joker lap section
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_0157.jpg

#7 Pushing and shoving in the race to turn 1!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_0410.jpg

#8 Finally messing about @ 1/15 with the capacity crowd car park as a background
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/banksy87/IMG_0322.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Tom

[Paul C-J]

Wow , if my car was not in tha garage and was not so hung over and had more money i was ment to be at this meeting , it looked like a stonker! Number 4 and 6 for me matey

class photos

[Cygnum]

Great shots! I had an amazing day back at Lydden. Rallycross is amazing racing and I just cant get enough of the popping and banging of those turbo charged monsters.

[Tessa]

Very nice set, great shots :) Can't wait for the rallycross season to start here...

[neil_ross]

Very Nice mate! i took a couple but not as good. Such a nice day though!!!

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