The series attracts some of the quickest crews and cars in the sport with a diverse range of machinery taking part, from virtually standard vehicles through to mighty purpose-built prototypes.

BXCC's latest round was hosted at Sweet Lamb, the iconic WRC venue in Wales. In a Covid-reduced championship, the series is running over just four rounds this year, finishing in South Wales in October.  

The events are held at similar venues to forest rallying but unlike the more traditional sport, where the cars largely stick to gravel roads, the BXCC uses extremely tough offroad sections.

Hence the reason for the more extreme machinery on display, as crews battle across harsh terrain across a timed route that's normally run 12-14 times over the weekend. Although in Sweet Lamb's case, this was reduced to nine sorties of the nine-mile course, as there were several stoppages with cars breaking down or crashing. Despite this, out of 50 starters, an impressive 42 made it to the finish after two days of competition, with plenty of body damage to show for their efforts.

Words by Gary Simpson