In 2016 he made his debut in British Rallycross Championship racing an ex-OSME Ford Fiesta[2].
In 2017 he finished on the podium 7 out of 9 races[3] and despite scoring the most points that season, he narrowly miss out on the overall title due to dropped point scores; he also got his first taste of World Rallycross action at Lydden Hill in a one-off race[4].
Towards the end of the 2017 season, Bennett's team XITE Racing built a rallycross spec BMW MINI Cooper Supercar to compete in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, debuting it in the first round of the British Rallycross season at Silverstone[5].
His 2018 World RX season started at the first round in Barcelona where he finished with a 15th position in a tough line up and wet conditions[6].
The team continued their development of the car throughout the year, before Bennett made his Americas Rallycross debut, narrowly missing on semi-finals in his three appearances[7].
Following the end of the 2018 World RX season, Bennett made his Gymkhana GRiD debut in Cape Town, South Africa[8].
In 2019 Bennett will be entering the FIA World Rallycross Championship once again, backed by XITE Energy and automotive social media site Drive Tribe.
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