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British Rallycross and Irish Rallycross 2008 Season Underway
British Rallycross and Irish Rallycross 2008 Season Underway
Feb 19, 2008
The Rallycross Open Championship is underway and Jamie Lea is hoping to
compete in all the UK rounds during the 2008 season.
Jamie Lea's Ford Fiesta with Mitsubishi Evo 6 Turbo Engine
Lea drives a rear wheel drive Ford Fiesta with a Mitsubishi Evo 6 turbo
engine. It has a six speed gearbox, fully floating group 4 axle. “We use a K&N
Apollo air filter system and exceed 300 bhp,” said Lea. “The K&N Apollo works
very well in the conditions that we race in.”
Ben Power's Ford SportKA with updated engine
Rallycross is circuit racing with ten cars on the track competing against
each other. The track has a mixed surface of tarmac and loose gravel. The
Rallycross circuit racers compete in tracks like Croft, Knockhill and Mondello
Park in Ireland.
“We have been racing for 6 years in the Rallycross circuit,” said Lea. “For the
past twenty years we’ve raced in many forms of motorsports, but Rallycross is by
far the best sport for us.”
Lea finished third in 2007 in the Super National Class. His team is currently
building a new super national car. “It is a Toyota MR2 with a Honda Civic type R
engine,” he said. “We hope to do really well this year.”
Ben Power is another rallycross racer who plans to compete in the British
Rallycross Championship season and selected rounds of the Irish Rallycross
Championship. “My vehicle is a Ford SportKA,” said Power. “It is however, no
ordinary Sportka. It is designed with a unique built space framed chassis with
a molded carbon/Kevlar lightweight body.” Rallycross has several categories and
Power competes in the Supermodified class which is 2 wheel-drive cars with
unlimited engine size.
“I love going fast and the adrenaline rush from racing is great,” said Power. “Motorsports have been an interest in my
family for generations.”
Power’s engine is a 2.3 Duratec engine, which produces more than 280 bhp through
the front wheels. His car has a 6 speed sequential Hewland gearbox and Reiger 3
way adjustable suspension. Overall, his vehicle weighs less than 700kg. “We use
K&N Engineering’s
RE-0860
air filter,” said Power. “It works very well and provides good induction for the
car. We also use K&N filter cleaner and oil.”
Power has been racing for three years. “I’m 18-year’s old and have been in the
Supermodified category for two years and before that I raced in Junior Rallycross,” he said. “I also used K&N on my
Junior Rallycross car.”
Power has plans to defend his Irish championship title and wants to improve on
the Supermodified category where he placed second in 2007.