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Doran to start at Lydden Hill
Doran to start at Lydden Hill

Liam Doran will start his season by racing in the first round of the Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill.

The race on March 24th will be where the European Rallycross Championship front runner will give his new Citroën DS3 Supercar its public debut.

Doran launched a season based around events in America earlier this year and his participation at Lydden follows the surprise announcement that he will also contest the European championship in the new Citroën.

The British championship appearance at Lydden offers fans an unexpected opportunity to see car and driver in action on home turf. Sittingbourne-based racer Doran (24), will now contest the European Rallycross Championship as well as the US-based Global Rallycross Championship and has spent the winter putting together a new team to run cars in both series.

“We’ve got the best equipment and engineers available and I can’t wait to get started,” said Doran who will test his new DS3 in France before going to Lydden,

“Racing in the British championship event gives me the chance to drive the new car on the track where the European championship starts at Easter. It’s a great test outing because the competitive level in the championship is good enough for us to gauge our pace, but also because there’s no pressure or necessity to win – I’m not going for the British title so I can use the event as a test for the European season.”

The new Citroën DS3 has been built by French company Mtechnologies but will use an engine built by British tuner Julian Godfrey with race engineering coming from Sussex team Autopoint Specialist Engineering.

Doran will return to Lydden at Easter when the circuit hosts the first round of the 2012 FIA European Rallycross Championship on April 8-9. The event is Lydden’s biggest of the year and, this year, will be boosted further by live broadcasts on Motors TV.

Follow Liam at www.liamdoran.com

Event details, round one, Saturday March 24 Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship, in association with MaKTraK Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Nr Canterbury On track from 0900. Admission £15, accompanied under 12s free Lydden Hill Race Circuit 01304 830557 LyddenHill.co.uk Sat Nav: CT4 6ET

2012 Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship, in association with MaKTraK

Saturday March 24, Lydden Hill

Sunday-Monday April 8-9, Lydden Hill (Supercar only, within European event)

Saturday May 12, Knockhill Night Race

Sunday July 22, Mallory Park

Sunday-Monday August 26-27, Lydden Hill

Sunday October 7, Pembrey

Sunday October 28, Croft 2012

 

European Rallycross Race Calendar

8-9.04.2012 Lydden Hill, UK

28.04.2012 France

26.05.2012 Austria

02.06.2012 Hungary

23.06.2012 Norway

30.06.2012 Sweden

04.08.2012 Belgium

11.08.2012 Netherlands

22.09.2012 Finland

29.09.2012 Germany

 

Picture by Tim Whittington


 
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