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The Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship.

Gary Simpson. 2009 Champion, Richard Kershaw.

Dates for 2010

The dates and venues for our 2010 season have now been released and can be found in the right columm of this webpage, in the right columm you will also find a download link for the Championship Regulations.

Our first event for the 2010 season will be held on a new site for the BCCC near Ashby de la Zouch on the 17/18 April 2010.

The venue is just north of Ashby de la Zouch and is alongside the A42 it is expected that the campsite will be at SK 3873 1864, however this has yet to be finally confirmed.

More information will be posted nearer the event.

Sponsorship.

Once again we are delighted that Britpart will be sponsoring the 2010 MSA British Cross Country Championship.

In addition to financial support, we also have “Team Britpart” entering the Championship. Driven by Paul Myers a full account of their exploits can be found by clicking the logo.

Just navigate to the “Team Britpart” page for reports and in-car video.

Britpart, the sponsors of the MSA British Cross Country Championship have launched the Britpart Freelander Challenge.

Comprising of 7 rounds, the Britpart Freelander Challenge will tackle four rounds of the BCCC, two stage rally’s and the the Borders Hillrally.

In an effort to encourage newcomers to our sport the Freelanders will be standard production vehicles with only the addition of the safety features needed to comply with the requirements of the MSA.
These vehicles will be road legal, in fact they could be used for the family shopping on a Friday and rallying across the moors of Scotland on the Saturday.

The Britpart Freelander Challenge brings a level playing field to our sport. All cars will be identical, only the skill of the driver and navigator will make the difference needed to get in the points.

For further information contact:-

Chris Ratter Tel: 07768642914 e mail: chris@xceedmotorsport.co.uk
Selwyn Kendrick Tel: 07768 232696 e mail: selwyn4x4@aol.com

Support Teams.

No event can run without a highly organised team of skilled people to ensure the safety and smooth running of the event.

Rescue and Recovery.

We take the choice of our Rescue and Recovery teams, very seriously and believe we have the very best available.

Those we have chosen for the 2010 season have been with us for many years and have the skills and vehicles to get to any incident fast.
Dr John Hughes is our Chief Medical Officer and Graham Hundley our Paramedic, they will be supported by Charley Webber and his crew with Cam Rescue.

This year we will be using both Difflock 8 Recovery and Solway Recovery on our events, again, both crews have been with us for many years and have a reputation for extracting casually parked competitors with the minimum of fuss and damage.
Debbie (Difflock) like a modern day Samaritan offering her culinary delights to all those that have been left stranded in the undergrowth, is always a welcome sight.

Media.

Gary Simpson, Songasport.

This year Gary will be repeating the excellent work he did last year in promoting the BCCC.
After a weekend spent on the course he returns home to produce the media reports and pictures for his website, the Marches website, Motoring news and Total Offroad. All e-mailed out on the Sunday evening, or, as in some cases, the early hours of Monday morning.

You can contact Gary by visiting his website, click on his logo

M-C Video.

Wayne Goldring heads up a team comprising of Luke Harvey, Ben Gilbert and the man with the mike, Paul Woodford.

With an unhappy knack of turning up at the most embarrassing moments for the competitor it is all captured on video.
Wayne has produced hours of footage from our 2009 events and programs and some is posted to our Youtube page.

Round 6 TV preview.

A preview of the Motors TV programme from a very wet Driffield.
The venue is a MOD drivers test centre and tests the nerves and skills of our competitors.
Some drivers love it, some hate it, but one thing is sure, you don’t drive this course on a full stomach !!

Thanks to our friends at M-C VIDEO for the footage

A few words of introduction.

Cross Country Motorsport is the correct way to describe our activities. This phrase has been adopted by our governing body in an effort to differentiate between ourselves and other off road activities.

For many who have not attended our events the erroneous vision is one of winches, chains and landrovers up to their sills, or worse, in mud.

Andy Mackie and Nic Blundell.
Marshals who now compete in a 110 pick-up.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Our top competitors drive vehicles which are in the same price and performance class of WRC cars. They achieve similar speeds and are equally spectacular to watch.

Imagine a forest stage rally with sections where the competitor leaves the gravel track and cuts through a fire break or cuts across the moor to another track and you can understand the appeal that many have for this type of sport.

As in forest stage rallies it is easy to join in without obtaining an overdraft.
Some of our marshals have purchased a Land Rover or similar vehicle and with a few modifications have been able to join in the fun. Just search for “bccc” on youtube to see what they have posted.

Our Environmental Responsibility

We are committed to protecting our environment, and have introduced control tyres for the BCCC.
Working with the close co-operation of the Forestry Commission and other landowners we identify routes which will have minimal impact on wildlife and infrastructure.
Our teams will prepare the course prior to an event and clean up afterwards, it is only by engaging in this form of partnership that our sport can continue and that the interests of all groups that use the countryside can be met and satisfied.

Note: photographs of other BCCC competitors from all our 2008 and 2009 events are available by contacting official photographer Gary Simpson at Songsport