The BRCA was formed some years ago and the 1/8th rallycross section is an integral part of the association. You will find 1/8th rallycross cars being raced across the country nearly every weekend of the year at BRCA Affiliated clubs
Which you can find elsewhere on the BRCA Website, however since 1983 the rallycross section has run a full season of race meetings from April to September, with 4 championships now in place the National Championship, The Clubman, The Junior and the Over 40s Championships.
All 1/8th rallycross cars are powered by 3.5cc nitro fuel powered engines so you are not only racing your model car against others, but you also get the smell and the noise of full size motor racing. So if that has wetted your appetite for having a go at rallycross, come along to one of the clubs or come to a national event where you can discover more information.
The section prides itself on being friendly and available to answer any questions that you might have.
By Tehannah Cradock The 2025 BRCA 1/8th RallyX National Championship kicked off in thrilling fashion at
the Herts Nitro Model Car Club (HNMC). With a full entry list of over 125 drivers, the
first round showcased intense competition setting the tone an season ahead. After
five rounds of intense qualifying, the top three drivers were: TQ Elliott Boots
(Sworkz) followed by Jonathan Skidmore in P2 (Xray) and Will Skidmore (Xray) in
P3.
Main Final
The main final had an interesting start as the last semi final, semi B, was affected by
a heavy rain shower, affecting the overall times. The final started with overall TQ
Elliott Boots (Sworks) starting down in 8th place! During the 40 minute break
between the last semi final and the start of the main final, a heavy rain shower left
the track with puddles, the game was really on for drivers when choosing their tyre
strategy for the full duration of the final.
Jonathan Skidmore (Xray) led the pack away for the first section of the race, closely
followed by Agamas Erik Lykke at his home track starting from P3. Both Skidmore
and Erik battled for the first quarter of the race, with Lewis Jones also battling for the
lead, there was less than 4 seconds separated the top three spots.
During the first half of the main, AE’s Tommy Hall had climbed up to 4th from 11th of
the grid, with heavy competition throughout the duration of the main from 4th to 10th
place.
Sworks Elliott Boots steadily climbed up the ranking order during the first half of the
main, then battling with Jonathan Skidmore (Xray) and Erik Lykke (Agama) for first
place. Erik then passed skid more and began hunting down Elliott. At the 35 minute
mark, fuel stop strategy had brought Boots and Lykke together on track, the crowd at
Herts were cheering for the young Erik as he began making passes for the lead!
Erik did pass Elliott but unfortunately could not make it stick and looked comfortable
for second place overall. A few laps later towards the closing stages of the main, Erik
would suffer from mechanical issues, promoting Jonathan Skidmore to 2nd place
and Lewis Jones (WIRC) to 3rd overall.
Overall Results:
National Championship
1st: Elliott Boots (SWORKz)
2nd: Joni Skidmore (XRAY)
3rd: Lewis Jones (WIRC)
Junior Championship
1st: Erik Lykke (Agama)
2nd: Maxim Cook (Team Associated)
3rd: Billy Grindley (WIRC)
40+ Championship
1st: Graham Alsop (HB Racing)
2nd: Lee Martin (XRAY)
3rd: Kevin Brunsden (Agama)
Clubman Championship
1st: Tommy Hall (Team Associated)
2nd: Josh Holdsworth (XRAY)
3rd: Holger Lykke (Agama)
Thank you to the team at HNMC for a fantastic venue as always, a big thank you to
the BRCA team and to all the racers that attended the first round of the 2025 season
By Tehannah Cradock The entry list is now online for the first round of 1/8th RallyX nationals at HNMC, this sheet is correct as of 27-03-25. Please check all your details on this listing such as your transponder number ect, ahead of the meeting.
HNMC Competitor Listing as of 27-03-25
If you do have any questions or queries, please submit a ticket through the BRCA website, or you can email Rachel directly:
We look forward to welcoming you to the first round in two weeks time!
BRCA 1/8th RallyX Committee
By Tehannah Cradock The 2025 priority entry list is now available for the 2025 national season!
Entries will open at 6pm on Saturday January 4th, and you will have until Friday January 24th to enter for 2025, after which entries will be open to all.
You can find the entry list here.
We look forward to seeing you trackside in 2025, and hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
By Tehannah Cradock Round 5 of BRCA RallyX Nationals was held at Nemo Raceway for the last round of the 2024 national series. Going into the last round, all four of the championships were up for grabs in National, Clubman Junior and 40+.
The multi-surface, high-grip track at Nemo Raceway made for interesting qualifying rounds on Saturday. With the worry of the challenging weather conditions stopping racing on Sunday, qualifying became even more important for the top two national championship contenders, Elliott Boots and Jonny Skidmore. SWORKz’ Elliott Boots took Q1, ahead of AE’s Neil Cragg in 2nd and Agamas Erik Lykke in 3rd. Q2 saw XRAY’s Jonny Skidmore taking TQ, ahead of AE’s Neil Cragg in 2nd and WIRC’s Lewis Jones in 3rd.
Q3 saw a first-ever TQ for one of our junior drivers, Erik Lykke, with his Agama, followed by Elliott Boots in 2nd and Neil Cragg in 3rd. The final round of qualifying on Saturday was sealed with Elliott Boots TQing and Jonny Skidmore in 2nd, separated by only one second! Followed by Neil Cragg in 3rd.
Moving into Sunday, unfortunately, the track was hit heavily with rain overnight, which flooded the track and pitlane. The last round of the BRCA championship for 2024 was decided on from Saturday's qualifying, with two out of four rounds to count.
Below are the top 3 for the meeting results (National, Clubman Junior and 40+ championships).
National
1st Elliott Boots (SWORKz)
2nd Jonny Skidmore (XRAY)
3rd Erik Lykke (Agama)
Junior
1st Erik Lyyke (Agama)
2nd Billy Grindley (WIRC)
3rd Ben Simpson (AE)
40+
1st Neil Cragg (AE)
2nd Graham Alsop (HB)
3rd Simon Willetts (Mugen)
Clubman
1st Reuben Shakespeare (SWORKz)
2nd Jon Spencer (HB)
3rd Adam Hall (HB)
Overall - BRCA RallyX Series Championship Results
National Championship Top 3
1st Elliott Boots (SWORKz)
2nd Jonny Skidmore (XRAY)
3rd Neil Cragg (AE)
Juniors Championship
1st Ben Simpson (AE)
2nd Erik Lykke (Agama)
3rd Billy Grindey (WIRC)
40+
1st Neil Cragg (AE)
2nd Graham Alsop (HB)
3rd Kevin Brunsden (Agama)
Clubman Championship
1st Reuben Shakespeare (SWORKz)
2nd Kyle Boon (Kyosho)
3rd Adam Hall (HB)
Well done to all participants of this year’s National Series across all four Championships! The standard of racing has been extremely high, very competitive, but always friendly, which is what our section is all about – well done to all!
Thank you to all the clubs that hosted events and providing great tracks to race on throughout the year.
Thank you to all the BRCA committee for their hard work behind the scenes and we look forward to welcoming you on track with us next year in 2025.
Next up we look forward to seeing you at the BRCA AGM on the 26th and 27th of October, with further details found on the main BRCA page.
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