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Andy Knowles has been announced in Motoring News as one of  top 50 British drivers to watch out for this 2012 season.

Knowles, 25, has been competing in the British rally cross championships since 2005. Racing his noticeable Citroen C2 in the super 1600 class for 2 years it hasn’t been a walk in the park, with a tough development 2011 season everything is now seemingly dropping nicely in to place.

“I am very happy to be listed in the top 50 drivers to watch out for this season. This has definitely given me the confidence boost to achieve more success during 2012, Being in the top 50 competitors list to watch out for makes the long hours and late nights working on the car worth while”

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Andy Knowles Rallycross Team at Autosports Show 2012.

Andy Knowles has been invited to display their highly modified Citroen C2 S1600 on the MSA British Rallycross Championship Stand at the 2012 Autosports Show

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Super 1600 RALLYCROSS DRIVER GEARS UP FOR 2012

Andy Knowles Rallycross Team announces new sponsorship deal with YACCO.

Super 1600 rallycross driver, Andy Knowles is delighted to announce YACCO as a new sponsor for the 2012 season. The French oil company will see the team compete in British and European events throughout 2012, with Knowles’s renowned Super S1600 Citroen C2 sporting the brand’s dynamic logo.
Knowles, 25, has been competing in the British Rallycross Championships since
2005, and after two years made the transition to the European stage. With races set to take place next year across Austria, Sweden, Finland and Germany to name just a few countries, Knowles and his team are more than ready for the challenge.
Of the new sponsorship Knowles commented: ‘We’re thrilled to be working with such a prestigious company, and like YACCO, we’ll be hoping for more wins in
2012.
“Next year will be huge for sport, and with the Olympics just around the corner the passion of the nation is likely to be at an all-time high. We’ll be striving as we always do and while I was first inspired to race when watching my father compete in the British Rallycross Championships ten years ago, I’ll also be taking inspiration from the country’s spirits and the great sporting stories we’ll be witnessing over the summer.”

March 24th - Lydden Hill
May 12th OR 13th - Knockhil
July 22nd - Mallory Park
August 26/27 - Lydden Hill
October 7th - Pembrey
October 28th - Croft

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Andy Started racing at the age of 18, which is considerably later than most of his  fellow competitors. It has always been his life long ambition to become a rallycross driver.

“nothing else comes close to rallycross”.

From making his debut in the racing world on May 2nd 2005, it only took until March 12th 2006 to grab his first A final win. After 2 years in mini cross, the desire to go faster, coupled with the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, meant a new car was needed. His father and Andy began building a European spec S1600 Citroen C2. Two years later, the car was finished and he could start his attack on the worlds greatest....

Watch out for the little C2 at the front of the pack in 2012, this professionally built car is seriously quick and now the team is energised by Battery Energy Drink UK, podium finishes will be regular!

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Knowles dominates Round two of British Rallycross Championship

Super 1600 Rallycross driver Andy Knowles clinched fiirst place in the 2nd round of the Monster Energy British Rallycross Championship in association with Maktrak last weekend at Knockhill Racing Circuit, Scotland.

"After missing the fiirst round of the British Championship last month, I need a win to turn around my slow start to the championship campaign" said Knowles.

Heat one started with a back row start position, with a good start Knowles started to work his way through the pack. By the end of lap two Andy was in the lead and setting a good time to book his place for the fiinals. Then disaster struck,
"The car was running great. I was in the lead and heading across the start / fiinish line, and the car just cut out "

This cut the heat to a premature end. The team got the car back to base and fiixed the electrical failure, and re prepared the car for heat two.

Needing to set two good times for a place in the fiinals, Knowles headed in to the second heat with a second row start and a clear focus on the job in hand. After a good start Andy got up into third place, pushing hard it took until lap three to gain the lead and take the win at the end of lap four. "I needed to set a good time in the second heat for the fiinals, after failing to fiinish the fiirst heat. The car is running strong and was looking forward to the third heat”

With one strong time on the board just one more was needed in the fiinal heat of the day to secure a good start position in the fiinals, Knowles lined up in pole position. As the lights went green Knowles leapt into the lead, the track had dried out dramatically throughout the day now dust would be an issue. With this in mind Knowles took his joker on the last lap and crossed the line in fiirst place.

"The dust levels were starting to cause issue to the drivers on the gravel sections, i had to try and build a lead up to take my joker on the last lap to avoid being trapped in another drivers dust"

With two good heat times Knowles had qualifiied for the pole position in the A fiinal. With some fiine tuning to the setup of the car the team headed out to the grid for the fiinal race of the day.
"As i went out to the grid i said to myself I have to win this race"

A great start and trouble free fiirst corner lead Knowles to be in fiirst position on to the opening lap, with the same game plan in mind to leave the joker until the last lap Knowles stayed in front and counted down the laps.

"I headed into the joker loop on the last lap blind, the rear window was now covered in dust and mud i couldn't see how much of a lead i had so i had to keep it neat and tidy. I came out of the joker with good speed, I looked across and i was still in the lead, i kept my foot down and drove for the flag"

After a slow start to the day Knowles recorded his fiirst win of the season, and put himself into contention for the championship.

"I would like to thank the team and the continuing support from YACCO, Battery Energy Drink and Magnum Motorsport without themi would not be able to compete at this level of competition"

The next round of the 2012 Monster Energy British Rallycross Championship in association with Maktrak is at Mallory Park, Leicestershire on 22nd July

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Round 1 European Rallycross Championship

The 2012 season kicked off for Andy Knowles this weekend, at the first round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill, England. This would be the first of a few selected rounds of the ERC that Andy will compete in this season.

Day one got off to a positive start for the team, with good times set in timed practice. This left Andy in 17th place, a good base to start his attack in the three heats that followed. Heat one was scheduled to run in the afternoon, our grid sheet informed us that we would be placed on the far left of the grid. We made a team decision on how we would approach the opening heat. Our day was cut short with technical difficulties occurring with the start lights and start procedure, this ended the days racing as repairs were made to the lights.

Day two started with a changed schedule to fit all three heats and finals into one day. Andy headed down to the first heat with a good plan of attack and focus to achieve positive results. Unfortunately, this was cut short two laps into the heat with the car suffering low fuel pressure causing a spin and losing valuable time. Andy finished the heat and got the car back to the paddock were the team assessed the situation to find a solution to the problem that occurred during the race.

   The team did a great job in rectifying the problem which lead to a stable finish. A good time set in heat two gave Andy and the team a solid base to take to heat three.

  Heat three started great, with a good start Andy headed in to the joker lap and came out fourth, with the joker lap over he set on the challenge to overtake the competitors in front. As laps passed Andy climbed up the leader board in to second place, here he could make our challenge for the lead. With the leader still to make his joker and Andy pushing hard, a win was in his sights. Heading in to the last lap is were disaster struck, an electrical fault appeared from nowhere and caused the car to come to a halt. This was a major blow for Andy and the team after all the hard work to get the car in top shape and pushing the regular European Championship contenders.

After a roller coaster weekend of highs and lows combined with the torrential weather, The team is taking the positives through to the next round in Dreux, France. Andy and the car showed good pace throughout the weekend and will hope to take this pace into the next round.

Andy would like to thank his team, YACCO, Battery Energy Drinks and Magnum Motorsport, for their continuing support throughout this 2012 season.