The French championship on hold

While the first round of the season, scheduled for Lessay, has already been postponed to July 10-11, uncertainty reigns around the start of the 2021 campaign. “We are still going to wait a little longer,” we were told. side of AFOR, French Association of Organizers of Rallycross.

We don't know how this will play out next. » This concern can be explained by the recent health measures put in place by the government and the vaccination campaign, which is slower than expected in our territory.

“We do not know if the test at the end of May (Essay-les-Ducs, May 21-23. Editor’s note) will be able to be organized, we were told. It seems a little premature to us, but we still have hope. » In the event of a postponement of the Essay-Les-Ducs race, the following two rounds (Châteauroux from June 4 to 6 and Faleyras from June 18 to 20) “would be ready for organization behind closed doors” we were told. However, we are assured.

Registrations for the 2021 championship have been closed since March 15. To date, AFOR has 123 requests for numbers across its six divisions: Supercar, Super 1600, Division 3, Division 4, Juniors and Women's Cup.