Carter To Contest Rallycross Superprix This Weekend

Local motorsport Broadcaster and Journalist, Larry Carter, is the latest addition to the Get Connected/SG Petch Rallycross Superprix to be held this weekend (Oct 31/Nov 1) at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire.

Hailing from just a few miles down the road at Northallerton, Carter was originally entered in the Rally Car class, which his company Cartersport is sponsoring at the meeting, but following a successful shakedown earlier today, the MSR Motorsport-prepared Peugeot 206 Super Cup car will now be in action in the Division 1A class of the 2WD Superprix as well as in the Rally Car category.

In addition to existing sponsors, Cartersport Motorsport Media and RWS Bodyworks, the team will be displaying logos for the Croft Circuit Official Supporters Club which will be launched early next year and will give members the opportunity of a number of discounts and benefits, whilst showing their allegiance to the North's premier motorsport facility.

"We've made some big changes to the car over the summer and doing just the Rally Car class wouldn't have given us masses of track time in order to set up it up properly so whilst we are there, it seemed logical to enter the Superprix too. If I'm being honest, as an ex-racer, I really enjoy the wheel-to-wheel competition rather than just racing against the clock and this will allow me to do that once again," said Carter.

Meanwhile, another Northallerton driver, Dave Bellerby, has also put in a late entry to bolster the grid which now stands at over 120 cars.

The former British Champion will be at the wheel of the ex-Kevin Procter Ford Puma EVO 4 x 4 which he used at the recent Mallory Park meeting and after frantic work to get the car ready, the team has succeeded and he will take his place alongside 18 other Division 1 cars over the weekend.
"It was touch and go whether or not we could get the car ready so we just wanted to hang on until we were sure rather than enter and then withdraw. I'm really looking forward to it and a big thanks to Pat Doran for his help in getting the car ready, I hope we can have a good weekend to repay the team's hard work," said Bellerby.

The action starts at 9.30am on both days with Saturday incorporating the final round of the Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship as well as the first runs of the Superprix competitors and Sundays 2WD and 4WD Superprix will see the remaining heats and finals as the highlight of the weekend.
Further information is available at www.rallycrosssuperprix.co.uk or www.croftcircuit.co.uk

Driver Information
Name: Larry Carter
Nickname: 'Scoop'
Age: 46
Hometown: Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Occupation: Motorsport Broadcaster & Journalist
Car: 1600cc Peugeot 206 XS
Prepared by: MSR Motorsport, Thirsk
Sponsors: www.cartersport.com, Dunlop Tyres, Shark Helmets, Alpinestars, RWS Bodyworks
Competition Career:

1983 - 1989 Raced motorcycles including Manx GP, British 600cc and Production Championships and North West 200, winning seven club championships.
1990 - 1993 Manager Team Polstar British Supersport Championship Team
1994 Founded Cartersport Motorsport Media
1996 - 2007 Rally co-driving with drivers including Paul Bird, Ryan Champion.
Successes included:
Winners Fleet Street Award - Network Q Rally GB 2001
Kall Kwik Rally Yorkshire - Winners 2004
Christmas Stages Rally - Winners 2002 and 2003
Winners Media Award - Rally Sunseeker 2003 and 2004
Cambrian Rally - Winners 2003

2004 - 2009 Rally driving
Successes included:
Christmas Stages Rally 2007 - Winners Team Award
Riponian Stages Rally 2008 - Car extensively damaged in accident
2008 - 2009 Race driving:
Raced saloon car at Lydden and Croft
2009 Rallycross Debut at Croft

Professional Career:

British Superbike Championship Pit Lane Presenter/Commentator 2000 to present
Editor of Motorcycle Racer Magazine 2005 to present
Motorsport Columnist to North of England Newspapers 1984 to present
Supplier of PR Services to Paul Bird Motorsport, Steve Perez/VK Vodka Kick, Croft Circuit, Mondello Park, Castle Combe Circuit
Press Officers for MSA Gravel Rally Championship 2004 to present
BBC Commentator at North West 200 2006 to present
Rallycross Open Championship and Superprix Commentator 2005 to present
Pit Lane Reporter at British MotoGP and UK World Superbike meetings - 2000 to present
Pit Lane Reporter for British F3 and GT meetings occasionally

Picture attached courtesy of www.ianhardy.net