Tony Lynch has his sights set on what he terms a vital win as the Monster Energy MSA British Rallycross Championship heads overseas this weekend for the fifth round of the year at Maasmechelen.

 Tony makes the trip to Belgium sitting third in the BMW MINI standings on the back of his third podium finish in four starts last time out at Mallory Park, with a gap of twelve points to current championship leader Kris Hudson.

Tony and Lucas Oil Team Geriatric have been busy during the summer break continuing to make improvements to the MINI being campaigned this year, with extensive work having gone into preparing for the challenges provided by the tricky circuit that plays host to this weekends event.

While Tony hasnt enjoyed the best of luck at Maasmechelen in the past, he goes into the event this time around aware of the importance of a victory as he seeks to maintain a championship challenge, with only three rounds remaining after the Belgian meeting.

Maasmechelen is a circuit that I enjoy, although its never been kind to me in the past, Tony admits. Ive been twice before so hopefully itll be a case of third time lucky as a good weekend is really vital for the championship.

While I have one win to my name already this season, it is imperative that we add to that tally and also start picking up the points for Fastest Time of the Day as the field is small and it is difficult to take points off the other guys who are in contention for the title.

So far this season we have been trying to learn while we have been racing, which isnt the ideal situation to be in. However, we now have more knowledge and experience of the MINI and need to make the most of it. We have to be on the pace from the start and qualifying well is going to be vital as its important to be at the front going into turn one.

Weve been getting closer and closer to the pace and now we want to take the step forward that will make us a true championship challenger.