BCCC cancelled

Statement from the organisers:

Degiulio to make BCCC return

Milner R5 driver Andy Degiulio has announced plans to return to the Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship and he’s aiming to build on the second place he achieved at the final round last year.

Degiulio, the managing director of AJD Offroad, had mixed fortunes last season with his car suffering from a few problems through the year which hampered his hopes of getting a good championship position but he ended 2017 in style with second at Walters.

“The car has been overhauled over the winter and hopefully, after all the gremlins I had last year, it will prove to be more reliable and we can get some decent results,” said Degiulio. “Paul Jones will again co-drive and I’ll have factory support from Insa Turbo using their new Ranger A/T racing special compound tyres. I’m also hoping to use a new wheel rim developed for offroad racing from Revolution.”

The championship starts in early April with the opening event being held at Ceri forest in Wales. News and pictures from the championship can be found at facebook.com/msabccc.

Latest entry list

Adrian Marfell has got his car sorted and will be returning for his second BCCC season. Former BCCC champion Dan Lofthouse has also put an entry in. He'll have Tony Coid navigating in his Lofthouse Evo.

BCCC/Trophy:
Andi Skelley/Paul Harris - Milner R5
Jon Damrel/Nic Blundell - Land Rover Tornado
Andy Powell/TBA - TBA
Mark Jacques/Adam Nicholson - Lofthouse Freelander
Rob Bool/Victoria Vaughan - AT4x4 Indy Challenger
Paul Rowlands/Andrew Smith - Can-Am X3 DS
Jason Rowlands/Matthew Hall - Can-Am X3 DS
Alex Parpottas/TBA - Can-Am X3
Steve Smith/John Griffiths - JRG Clio V8
Andy Degiulio/Paul Jones - Milner R5
Ben Duckworth/Matt Cook - Milner LRM-1
Richard Green/TBA – TBA
Paul Myers/Martin Myers – Land Rover Tornado
Adrian Marfell/TBA – Fouquet Nissan
Dan Lofthouse/Tony Coid – Lofthouse Evo
A.N.Other/A.N.Other - TBA

Freelander Challenge:
Mike Wilson/Ian Letman - Freelander
Ian & Vicki Morson - Freelander
Graham White/Martin Cooper - Freelander
Dan Mayo/TBA - Freelander
Pat Masters/TBA - Freelander

More entries!

Ben Duckworth will be bringing his Milner LRM-1 out to play in the 2018 BCCC and Britpart's Paul Myers has entered his Land Rover Tornado. Richard Green will debut his new car also.

In the Freelander Challenge 2016 and 2017 champion Pat Masters has signed up again.

Testing testing

A few crews went testing ahead of the new season, here are some pics!

Entry list taking shape

The BCCC organisers have announced the following entries so far...

BCCC/Trophy:
Andi Skelley/Paul Harris - Milner R5
Jon Damrel/Nic Blundell - Land Rover Tornado
Andy Powell/TBA - TBA
Mark Jacques/Adam Nicholson - Lofthouse Freelander
Rob Bool/Victoria Vaughan - AT4x4 Indy Challenger
Paul Rowlands/Andrew Smith - Can-Am X3 DS
Jason Rowlands/Matthew Hall - Can-Am X3 DS
Alex Parpottas/TBA - Can-Am X3
Steve Smith/John Griffiths - JRG Clio V8
Andy Degiulio/Paul Jones - Milner R5

Freelander Challenge:
Mike Wilson/Ian Letman - Freelander
Ian & Vicki Morson - Freelander
Graham White/Martin Cooper - Freelander
Dan Mayo/TBA - Freelander

Updated venues for 2018

After discussions with assorted landowners the current calendar for the 2018 Britpart MSA BCCC, BCC Trophy and Freelander Challenge is as follows:

R1 - 7/8 April - Ceri
R2 - 12/13 May - Fron
R3 - 2/3 June - Forrest Estate
R4 - 21/22 July - Radnor A
R5 - 8/9 September - Radnor B
R6 - 27/28 October - Walters

The organisers will be continuing to look for new venues so there is a possibility that one of the Radnor rounds may be replaced by a round in England.

Autosport Show - pics!

BCCC and Freelander Challenge announce 2018 regs

Regulations are now available for the Britpart MSA British Cross Country Championship, the BCCC Trophy and Freelander Challenge.

All the championships feature six rounds including the popular forestry sites of Ceri, Walters and Forrest Estate.

A discount of £300 is available on the standard entry fee for entries received (and paid for) by 23rd February 2018.

The regulations can be downloaded from the following links:

BCCC/BCC Trophy: http://www.marches4x4.com/bccchampregs2018.pdf

Freelander Challenge: http://www.marches4x4.com/freelanderchampregs2018.pdf

BCCC at the NEC

Marches 4x4, organisers of the BCCC and Freelander Challenge, will have a stand at the Autosport Show which runs from 11th - 14th January 2018 at the NEC in Birmingham.

The organisers will be available to answer questions about the championship and there will also be a selection of car to have a look at so make sure you visit stand 8140 if you're going to the show.