Irish rallycross star Derek Tohill was pleased with the progress made by himself and the LD Motor Sports Team at the latest round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at Hell, Norway.

The double European Rallycross TouringCar champion driving a Citroen DS3 Supercar posted some very fast times after some early experimentation with his driving style. In a very competitive and close field he sat 20th overall at end of day one. He then posted some of the fastest lap times of the weekend in the Sunday heats, but did not make the semi-finals due to a number of problems.

Derek said that despite being disappointed not to finish higher up the order, he knows he has the pace to run at the front in World RX, commenting “This event has been a hugely significant progression of my development from Saturday afternoon onwards. I know what I need to do now, it’s just getting used to doing it. Heat three was the first time I’ve had a real feeling for a Supercar. We’ve made a plan now to drive the car in the way I am doing now and will stick to that even if it takes half the year to perfect. The team has worked really hard and the reliability of the car has been great, there is great attention to detail. It’s brilliant for the whole team that our team principle Liam Doran had a strong result in Norway, it was just a shame he got a puncture in the semi final, without that I think he would have won.”

The next round of the World Rallycross Championship takes place in Kouvola, Finland on June 28th and 29th.