Is midsummer Croft Carnegie's dream date?

MSA BRITISH RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

Is midsummer Croft Carnegie's dream date?After completing a hat trick of event wins in round four of the championship at Knockhill last month, MSA British Rallycross Champion Dermot Carnegie (Dublin) heads to Croft (June 20) hoping to further extend his winning streak.

With the misery of early retirement from round one of the championship (where the engine in his Ford Focus WRC failed during practice) now well and truly behind him, Carnegie has been busy cutting into the championship points lead of Ulsterman Lawrence Gibson (Banbridge). After taking the championship lead in round two, a useful blend of speed and reliability has kept Gibson ahead of the pack, three seconds and a third place from the first four rounds of the year leave Gibson and his MG Metro 6R4 Supercar on top of the championship tables with 375 points.

John McCluskey (Dublin) currently holds second place, but is under pressure from Carnegie who is now just three points behind his compatriot in third place. McCluskey started round four with a new engine in his Peugeot 306 Supercar and, despite not having an opportunity to test the car before the event, finished the day with a season