Swift claims class win at icy Croft

Darlington rally driver Paul Swift defied the snow and ice to record a superb class victory en route to fourth place overall on today’s Darlington and District Motor Club-organised Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally which took place at Croft Circuit.

Bird misses out on win number five at Croft

Cumbrian rally driver Paul Bird’s audacious bid to win the Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally for a fifth successive time came to an unfortunate end when circumstances conspired against him on the Darlington and District Motor Club event at Croft Circuit.

Class win for Newby at ice-bound Croft

Following a successive hat-trick of outright victories on his first three rallies in the TEG Sport -prepared Subaru Impreza last year, Carnforth teenager Arron Newby continued his great form with another superb drive to clinch a class win and sixth place overall on today’s Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally held at Croft Circuit.

Arctic weather can’t stop Jack Frost Rally!

Most outdoor sporting events usually succumb to the elements when frost and heavy snow arrives but not so rallying which will see Sunday’s annual Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally supported by Cartersport definitely go ahead at Croft Circuit.

With the arctic conditions which have prevailed this week, coupled with more ice and snow forecast into the weekend, both competitors and spectators have been left wondering if the Darlington and District Motor Club event would go ahead but having consulted with the circuit management at Croft, Secretary of the Meeting Terry Wright advises that the event is most certainly on.

Five star Bird aims for more Jack Frost glory

Having won the event for the past four years, Penrith driver Paul Bird heads an impressive entry list for next Sunday’s annual Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally supported by Cartersport which takes place at Croft Circuit.

Along with Scottish co-driver Kirsty Riddick, the British Superbike Championship and MotoGP team boss has been unbeaten at the Yorkshire track in recent years and returns in his ex-works Ford Focus WRC to try to add a fifth title on the Darlington and District Motor Club event.

Entries stream in for Jack Frost Stages Rally

Darlington and District Motor Club are confident of a top quality field when the Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally supported by Cartersport takes place at Croft Circuit on Sunday 20th January 2013.

As with many events these days, entries were slow to start off with but in the past few days, a steady stream has started to arrive for the event which will again comprise up to eight stages totalling around 45 stage miles on the tarmac of the North East’s only permanent race track and will be a qualifying round of the AS Performance North of England Tarmacadam Championship 2013, Fuchs Titan Race ANCC Stage Rally Championship 2013 and the SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship 2013.

Jack Frost Stages Rally regs available

Darlington and District Motor Club have once again teamed up with Thirsk-based fuel conversion specialists Autogas 2000 as well as Northallerton’s specialist motorsport PR company, Cartersport for the Jack Frost Stages Rally which will take place at Croft Circuit on Sunday 20th January 2013.

The event will again comprise up to eight stages totalling around 45 stage miles on the tarmac of the North East’s only permanent race track and will be a qualifying round of the AS Performance North of England Tarmacadam Championship 2013, Fuchs Titan Race ANCC Stage Rally Championship 2013 and the SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship 2013.

Swift collects award and looks forward to Croft

Darlington rally driver Paul Swift collected the 2012 AS Performance North of England Tarmac Rally Championship trophy last night and is now planning to celebrate with the two forthcoming rallies to be held at Croft over the next few weeks.

Foreign challenge sets up Croft Rallycross Grand Prix

The very best of British drivers will have to contend with a notable foreign challenge when the Procters Luxury Coaches MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix in association with Star Radio takes place at Croft Circuit this weekend as nearly 90 drivers will converge on the North Yorkshire circuit for the two-day extravaganza.

Rallycross goes to Town

Just a week before the Star Radio-supported MSA British Rallycross Grand Prix takes place at Croft Circuit near Darlington, many of the leading drivers and their cars will be in Northallerton this forthcoming Sunday afternoon where the general public can meet the stars and even see the 550bhp Supercars in action!