DAVID BINKS

DAVID BINKS

Rallycross

David Binks is one of the UK's premier RX or Rallycross drivers. Starting at just 16 in minicross, the one make British series, David took overall victory in the 2001 Championship in his rookie year before moving up to Supernational. After taking a short sabbatical David returned in 2007 to race in the British Rallycross Championship. He went on to get 3rd overall in the 2010 season with his highlight of the year being a victory at the Belgium circuit, massmechlen.

2011 saw David purchase the Ex Doran machine and now backed by Best Buy, David had aimed on taking the championship title back to Newcastle. Mid way through the season, He was given the opportunity to test the OMSE ran Mk7 Fiesta in Sweden alongside Marcus Gronholm. The testing was successful so Test Best Buy decided to run David in the remaining races in the OMSE car back in the UK to help with the Championship fight but most of all to get settled with the team and car before 2012 which would David’s biggest season of his career. He went on to finish 3rd in the British Championship after some tough races, but confirmed with Best Buy his position alongside Marcus for the 2012 GRC season. David had a great year in GRC although the results didn’t not reflect his speed, unreliability and other peoples incidents costing David any podium positions.

David also competed at the 2012 X-games alongside the industrys elite of Sebastien Loeb, Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan etc... Binks is now ready to come back fighting in Loheac filling in for Jacque in the Albatec Racing 208.

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