PGM 'Power Maxed' Team Swifts out in British Rallycross

The Peter Gwynne Motorsport Hire Swifts were fully 'Power Maxed' up and out in force for the penultimate round of the Swift Rallycross Championship at Croft Circuit, Yorkshire. 

 Harry Vaulkhard

Former World Touring Car Championship driver Harry Vaulkhard made his rallycross debut at the event and set seventh fastest time in his first heat in this ultra-competitive class. Vaulkhard was again seventh in heat three to line up on pole position for the B final. After a closely contested race, Vaulkhard finished third, just missing out on a promotion to the A final, which was won by new 2014 Swift Rallycross Champion Tristan Ovenden.

 

Adam Weaver

In a second PGM Motorsport run Swift Sport, Vaulkhard’s Touring Car colleague and BTCC Power Maxed Racing Team Boss, Adam Weaver, also experienced Rallycross for the first time.  Gaining confidence throughout the day, Weaver clearly enjoyed the challenging and slippery conditions of Croft Circuit.

PGM Junior Swift driver Jake Taylor had a challenging day with an incident in heat two saw Taylor's return to the paddock assisted by a tow truck.  With the crew standing by, the front corner was soon rebuilt ready for a comeback in heat three where a finish was critical to record a second time and secure a place in the final. 

Jake Taylor

Taylor chased Charlie Bean hard in the opening laps of the Junior final, pressuring Bean into a mistake on the last lap. While Bean went sideways onto the loose section, Taylor could do nothing to avoid contact. Drew Bellerby snuck through to take the win.  As Taylor got his Swift moving again to make it to the line to claim second and gaining more vital points to keep his championship title chase alive.

Junior Bellerby then progressed to a PGM Motorsport senior Swift for the MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix on Sunday and proved she has the talent to run with the adult racers in the future. She chased multiple British Rallycross Champion Pat Doran in the third heat who was also driving a Swift. Ovenden was again top Swift running in the amalgamated field, and only just missed out on a place in the A final by one position