Historic Rallycross

Welcome to the Retro Rallycross website where we hope you find everything you are looking for. If not, contact us and we will get back to you.

It’s exciting to know that we shall be meeting up with our supporters once more when the Retro Rallycross Championship gets underway at Lydden Hill Race Circuit over the Easter weekend, as part of the 5 Nations British Rallycross Championship.

Since our launch in 2012 the Retro Rallycross Championship, designed to see the return of original rallycross classics, has steadily grown in strength and popularity to become a major highlight of a rallycross weekend.

Retro Rallycross can be found at the highest profile events during the race season, as well as appearing at major motorsport festivals and shows, here in the UK and in Europe.

Our fabulous mix of eclectic cars, dating back to when rallycross began on 4^th February 1967 with a cut-off date of the end of 1991, includes special appearances from Group B cars, where demonstrations from these flame spitting monsters are pure crowd pleasers. You can check them out this year at the Lydden Legend Festival on the weekend of 20/21 July when Lydden Hill plan to present the most magnificent Rally and Rallycross machinery to be found anywhere in Europe.

Retro Rallycross boasts a huge following, not only from those who remember the cars when they raced the first time around, we are seeing a much younger, very appreciative audience, who are enjoying being educated in the history of rallycross.

The history of our sport is our main priority, is at the heart of everything we do. We should never forget where we came from or, the importance of grass roots racing. Through Retro Rallycross you will watch the story unfold, to where the sport is today.

When I entered the world of rallycross in 1970, as a competitors wife, I could never have imagined the variety of roles that I was destined to become involved in from helping out at British events, moving on to assisting in European event organisation, being granted the Pan European TV production rights by Bernie Ecclestone, for the FIA European Rallycross Championship, during my 9 years as president of the United Rallycross Drivers Association.

Other roles came too until I eventually had the belief that, by creating my own championship, genuine old classics could still be around in the hope that their owners would share my dream of getting them back out on the track.

For over 5 decades I have met many wonderful people, most of whom have become friends for life; household names, many still involved in rallycross, and others that have moved on to different disciplines such as Touring cars and Formula 1.

I have been there for the ups and downs, seen many changes and could never have envisaged rallycross entering the World stage.

Rallycross is a sport that is easily accessible, and, in my championship, we have been lucky not only to see the return of fantastic classic cars, but some that remain in their original ownership. We have new teams joining us too, cars specifically built for use in the Retro Rallycross series.

When a Retro team produce a car presented in the livery of an old classic, driven by the likes of Martin Schanche, Will Gollop, Mark Rennison etc, the memories come flooding back; Retro Rallycross is where the story began, taking you back to the future. The story has no ending, and we are destined to continue along our successful path and, committed to growth along the way assure you that Retro Rallycross is here to stay.

We have lots to offer potential sponsors too with opportunities and packages available to offer any future partnership, be that a small investor, or large companies. If you would like to join us on our exciting journey, then don’t hesitate to get in touch.

I hope you enjoy looking through our pages, you’re welcome to get in touch, we enjoy hearing from you. We enjoy meeting you too and I look forward to seeing you at one of our events during the season, where you will always receive a warm welcome in the Retro Rallycross paddock.

Very Best regards,
Shirley Gibson.