British Rallycross Championship Round 1 got underway at Lydden Hill.

The British Rallycross Championship Round 1 got underway. They were joined by the Belgian Championship. This means there are double the entries and double the excitement! Here is a small preview. The full galleries can be found here. You can also read my race report on www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk.

British Rallycross Championship Round 1 – LD Motorsports Derek Tohill and Krzysztof Skorupski in their first Supercar event

Fierce door to door racing in the S1600

Belgian SuperNational 2000+ driver Kristof Bex in action

Marc Scott back in an RX150 to defend his 2013 title

Stuart Emery airbourn on the loose around Chessons

Belgiums Jos Jansen in action

It was great to see Steve Hill back in his Evo X

SuperNational driver Gareth Softly making an excursion into the gravel trap

Possibly the nicest man in rallycross Derek Tohill

The retro guys were in action again here Ian Biagi

The Belgian Supernational 2000+ class is made up of a wide variety of cars

There were alot of new drivers Guy Corner in the SuperNationals was one

Michael Boak and Mike Howlin getting entagled at the elbow during the Supernational Final

British S1600 driver Andy Knowles makes a welcome return.

In the Swift camp legendary American Skater Danny Way was making a guest appearance in a Suzuki Swift.

Danny Way made his rallycross debut in a Suzuki Swift

I also had a quick flight over the circuit to get some aerial shots. I must say from the air Lydden looks awesome. Also to be able to watch the action from that perspective is very odd indeed.

Lydden Hill from the air