The Irish rounds of the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy later this month [May 23-24] will feature a brand-new track layout at Mondello Park.

The new track will feature a completely new start straight and use many of the previous rallycross sections, but run in a counter-clockwise direction. The new start line, which is past the ‘Hole in the Hedge’, will see competitors now make use of a new 15m wide section of tarmac all the way up to Campion corner, where instead of running through the traditional Rallycross1 corner, competitors will turn right into the stadium section in Turn 2 which will showcase rallycross cars in a spectacular four-wheel-drive drift.

What follows is the Finish Straight which will mean that Mondello Park will take the mantle of being the fastest rallycross track in Europe. Speeds into Turn 3 at Southside will be phenomenal before the cars come under heavy braking for the left-right-left transition in Turns 3 and 4 onto the first section of loose.

The exit at Turn 5 will feature the optional joker lap now taken in the opposite direction to the previous layout but this time without the traditional chicane. Again expect spectacular four-wheel-drive drifts as the cars fight for traction on the Joker section before the merge back onto the Start Straight.

The Irish venue will host rounds three and four of 5 Nations BRX this month, with reigning champion Derek Tohill leading the headline Supercar standings thanks to victory in the opening two rounds of the campaign at Lydden Hill on Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Mondello Park Managing Director, Roddy Greene:

“The new track will showcase rallycross at its best. Mondello Park has made a massive commitment to promote and grow the sport of rallycross in Ireland. The forthcoming event next week will see both Irish and British competitors benefit from a completely new layout, with fantastic drift corners and without doubt the longest straight of any rallycross track in the world.”

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