5 Nations BRX Trophy 2021 Opener
02nd June 2021
The 5 Nations British Rallycross Championship season opening weekend at Lydden Hill provided plenty of excitement as it rushed to make up for the curtailed season of 2020. Welcoming back spectators, the series features the first Electric rallycross series, a group of Fiat 500E taking to the track.
A bumper entry of 100 for the two rounds, one on Saturday, followed by the second on Bank Holiday monday provided bumper to bumper racing over the course of the weekends event.
The supercars, with reigning champion Mark Donnelly setting out to defend his title, welcomed debutant Robert Vitols, his drive the prize for the S1600 championship the previous season, and what an impact he made winning the first supercar final from Ollie O Donovan.
A bumper entry of 100 for the two rounds, one on Saturday, followed by the second on Bank Holiday monday provided bumper to bumper racing over the course of the weekends event.
The supercars, with reigning champion Mark Donnelly setting out to defend his title, welcomed debutant Robert Vitols, his drive the prize for the S1600 championship the previous season, and what an impact he made winning the first supercar final from Ollie O Donovan.
The second supercar round on the Monday provided further top racing action, as Derek Tohill came out on top from the ever so close and consistent Ollie O Donovan. The points for the championship are accumulated over the course of qualifying, semi finals and final, and over the course of the weekend Mark Donnelly accumulated 48 points, one more than Ollie O'Donovan, and heads to Mondello Park for round three with the narrowest of margins defending his title.
A selection of images from the days racing, including the Mini's, retro, and Supernationals can be found here. All enquiries to info@raylawphoto.co.uk