Procar 4wd class as requested

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PSM Motorsport Ltd have today announced that they have revised the class structure of the 2010 Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship to include a new Procar four wheel drive category.
Division 1 and Division 1S will be merged together under the banner of 'Supercar', with the new Procar Four Wheel Drive category adding a further dimension to the Rallycross Open Championship. The category has been designed to provide competitors with the opportunity to race four wheel drive, turbo charged cars at an affordable price. We anticipate that these cars could cost as little as £3500 ready to race with 300+ BHP. The cars will run in one class for cars with turbo charged engine capacities up to 2000cc.
2009 Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Super National Champion, Jamie Lea has already started to build a Procar four wheel drive car for 2010. "This is a fantastic new category in the Rallycross Open Championship and my Toyota MR2 is now for sale. Contrary to certain newspaper publications, I am 100% committed to racing exclusively in the Rallycross Open Championship in 2010. We are going to produce a car that is going to turn a lot of heads and it will be very competitive against the Supercars." added Lea.
The main features of the new Procar four wheel drive category regulations include:
- The engine and gearbox must be as originally fitted as original equipment to the car and be in the original location.
- The standard electronic control unit and the ignition components in the electronic control unit must be retained.
- The standard exhaust manifold must be retained.
- Turbos must remain standard, but there is no restrictor plate required.
- The standard gearbox casing and all internals MUST be retained. Gear ratios & final drive ratios must be the same as originally supplied for that model of car.
- The engine and ecu will be sealed at the first event that the vehicle competes in.
- There is no restriction on the make or type of tyres used.
"We have been looking at this concept in different forms for the last six months. After Gareth Wood finished third overall in the 2009 Rallycross Superprix with a similar specification car, it underlined that there is a great demand from competitors for an affordable four wheel drive turbo charged category. There is already three cars under construction and this is going to be a big success." added PSM Motorsport Ltd Director Peter Stott.
For further information on the new category and to obtain provisional regulations (Subject to MSA approval) please contact PSM Motorsport Ltd.

For further information on the 2010 Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship, 2010 Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Superprix and 2009/10 Fuchs Lubricants Northern Ireland Rallycross Open Championship please contact PSM Motorsport Ltd on Tel: +44(0) 7791 900770 or by emailing Peter@RallycrossOpen.com