Former BTRDA SuperModified 1600cc Rallycross
Champion, Larry Carter, returns to action this weekend at his local
Croft Circuit for the final round of the Autosport International BTRDA
Rallycross Championship which takes place on Sunday
6th November.
However, the motorsport broadcaster and journalist
from Northallerton, North Yorkshire will not be using his trusty Peugeot
206 rally car in which he took the title in his debut season in the
sport back in 2014, instead he’ll once again
be at the wheel of a British Championship-specification Peter Gwynne
Motorsport Suzuki Swift Sport.
Due to business commitments, Carter hasn’t been
able to contest the BTRDA Championship for the past couple of seasons
and hasn’t raced in Rallycross since the corresponding meeting last year
when, in another PGM-backed Suzuki Swift, he
battled to second place in the SuperModified ‘C’ Final before a
bruising encounter in the ‘B’ Final saw him placed ninth in the 1600cc
car against much more powerful opposition.
This time it will be an even taller order as a
capacity entry has been received for the Darlington & District Motor
Club-organised event which will see a total of 84 cars in action,
including 26 in the SuperModified class.
The Suzuki Swift Sport is the car used recently by
Ginetta GT4 racer Fraser Robertson at the final round of the British
Rallycross Championship by Odyssey Battery and the MSA British
Rallycross Grand Prix by Procter’s Coaches last month
and will see Carter enjoy backing from sponsors Yorkshire Van Lease,
Fuchs Titan Race, Design Bi-folds, Swift Signs, RWS Bodyworks, Peter
Gwynne Motorsport and 7/10 Oils as well as
www.cartersport.com.
Carter said: “Watching
everyone else having fun whilst I did the commentary at the Croft
British Rallycross Grand Prix made me even more determined to race at
the final round of the BTRDA series!
Thanks to Peter Gwynne Motorsport, I’ve been offered the chance to race
a competitive Suzuki Swift once again and following last
year’s experience, hopefully we can have a good, clean run and improve on our results from 2015.”
Practice starts at 9am with the first of three sets
of heats getting underway from around 10.15am. Adult admission is just
£10 on the gate with accompanied children aged 15 and under admitted
free. There is free parking and free paddock
access also. Croft Circuit is located on the A167 just five miles south
of Darlington and for further information, please visit
www.croftcircuit.co.uk
Image courtesy of Tony Todd
Image courtesy of Tony Todd
