World Rallycross Championship a.k.a RALLYX

**tbtstt** · 6th June 2017, 17:48

Few pictures from Round 5 at Lydden:

And my fave two cars from the Retro demonstration races:

Few more pictures here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/229616...57681696573764

If anyone is interested!

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 7th June 2017, 13:30

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/co...n-lydden-hill/

**MrJan** · 7th June 2017, 14:33

Originally Posted by Sulland

Is this the final layout? Looks a bit like a mickey mouse track to me.

Apparently it's version 1 and they've made it so early as to be able to take advice from the drivers on how to change it. I suspect that the jump will be smaller (looks like GRX style to me) and a fast corner on loose will be added. Not sure how far spectators will be away from the track, to me it looks like there aren't many options for good viewing.

Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd

Read the article in Autosport about the last round at Lydden and it cheered my heart a little to read how much love amongst the drivers there is for the place.

Bakkerud did a nice video on his Youtube channel about Lydden, it seems that it's genuinely close to his heart. I guess that the drivers are worried that they're losing the fast circuits and having them replaced by tracks that are shoehorned into an existing layout. Silverstone is a perfect example and I think that they're going to find themselves getting new fans but will lose a reasonable number of existing fans. After all one of the great things about Lydden is that it's accessible for European fans...Silverstone isn't even that accessible for British fans

However it's clear that Lydden lacks facilities, although I think that this year went better than previously and they seemed better prepared. Personally I'd rather slightly rough it and have a good, exciting track with good viewing than have decent facilities but a neutered track that's in the distance.

**MrJan** · 10th June 2017, 03:02

Early bird tickets available for Speedmachine Festival...http://www.speedmachine.com/

It's actually a good deal. You get to watch at a crappy circuit, sat miles away from the track and it's the bargain price of £140 for a weekend camping ticket

Of course if you're not camping then it's even cheaper, a mere £95 (£60 for kids). Naturally they can only offer such cheap tickets as an Early Bird, so better snap them up

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 10th June 2017, 13:00

Q1 in Hell

**Alpha** · 10th June 2017, 13:34

Very very wet...

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**AndyRAC** · 10th June 2017, 16:35

Originally Posted by MrJan

Early bird tickets available for Speedmachine Festival...http://www.speedmachine.com/

It's actually a good deal. You get to watch at a crappy circuit, sat miles away from the track and it's the bargain price of £140 for a weekend camping ticket

Of course if you're not camping then it's even cheaper, a mere £95 (£60 for kids). Naturally they can only offer such cheap tickets as an Early Bird, so better snap them up

Absolute bargain......

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 10th June 2017, 22:17

Originally Posted by Alpha

Very very wet...

Sure was... :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuXj...bPAxMDA2MjAxNw

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 11th June 2017, 15:19

Solberg doesn't make the Final in his home event !

**mknight** · 11th June 2017, 15:23

While tactically one can understand why Bakkerud did what he did he does certainly not get much sympathy. Before the semi he even goes to give Solberg a hug while he is being interview like BFF...