International Rallycross Thread.

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

Very surprised no one has mentioned the 2016 Red Bull Global RallyCross schedule yet

2016 Red Bull Global Rallycross Schedule

Round Date Location
1 May 21 Phoenix, AZ (I)
2 May 22 Phoenix, AZ (II)
3 June 4 Dallas, TX
4 June 18 Daytona Beach, FL (I)
5 June 19 Daytona Beach, FL (II)
6 July 2 The Base (I)
7 July 3 The Base (II)
8 July 30 Washington, DC
9 August 28 TBA
10 September 17 Seattle, WA
11 October 8 Los Angeles, CA
12 October 9 Los Angeles, CA

Im thinking we could see three majority dirt based races in Seattle, which probably will be at DirtFish, and Phoenix which I think could be at Bondurant/Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park if its not in Glendale at the University of Phoenix Stadium. But I'm glad to see some returning sites in the schedule as it does give some familiarity to the series that was lacking in the first couple of years

Shot! Why didn't I see that!! Must've been their Facebook manager... anyway, Schedule looks veeeerrrrryyy summer. Wild Horse Pass would be hilarious if they let them run part of the Lucas Oil Offroad Series track. Either way, see you all in DC! Woo!

 

[The Stig Farmer]

SuperCar turbo at work

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Just read that rallycross driver Dave Mirra has died, he was one of the regulars with Subaru in the GRC for a number of years. RIP.

 

[VXR]

Just read that rallycross driver Dave Mirra has died, he was one of the regulars with Subaru in the GRC for a number of years. RIP.

The same Dave Mirra of BMX fame?

RIP.

 

[Bo]

The same Dave Mirra of BMX fame?

RIP.

Indeed, he died of apparent suicide yesterday afternoon.

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

So according to Jalopnik, honda may be entering GRC this year. http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/honda-is-next-to-join-global-rallycross-reports-1757906757

I'm 80% excited and 20% hoping that Toyota, Nissan, and GM come in and kick them (and Ford, TBH) between the legs and establish a new dynasty. Thoughts?

 

[JohnBM01]

Honda is probably the most unlikely marque to take on any kind of rallying or rallycross. More competition is always nice, and Honda would be pretty cool. What would they bring, though? The Civic? The Fit/City/Jazz? CR-Z (imagine that)? It will be interesting to see what Honda may want to do in Global Rallycross.

If it were up to me, I'd probably see the Chevy Sonic or maybe a Japanese marque with plenty of rally experience- Toyota.

 

[RazorSharkz]

Probably a dumb question, but is there anywhere I can watch Rallycross in the US? I am really interested in watching.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Timur Timerzyanov and Janis Baumanis to World RX Team Austria (snappy). Head honcho Pucher will contest five Euro RX rounds alongside selected World RX events

 

[GTracer38]

Honda is probably the most unlikely marque to take on any kind of rallying or rallycross. More competition is always nice, and Honda would be pretty cool. What would they bring, though? The Civic? The Fit/City/Jazz? CR-Z (imagine that)? It will be interesting to see what Honda may want to do in Global Rallycross.

If it were up to me, I'd probably see the Chevy Sonic or maybe a Japanese marque with plenty of rally experience- Toyota.

Honda (Australia) won 2 ARC titiles back in 2012 and 2013 with this;

That was only a FWD car though, but it's something I guess.
So maybe a more aggressive, AWD version of the Jazz...

 

[Bo]

Baumanis deserves the Supercar seat, I think Timur is a bit lost though. He's either looking for another fresh start, or OMSE have let him go (the latter wouldn't surprise me after his lacklustre 2015).

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Round 3 of the GRC in Dallas, Texas will be held in Fair Park (June 4th)

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Solberg still has his DS3 chassis...

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Sebastien Loeb defects to the World Rallycross Championship with Hansen Motorsport:

http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/29/loeb-in-world-rallycross-championship-coup/

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

The hype for a Loeb vs. Solberg championship duell is already building.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Reinis Nitišs to AllInkl Racing, in a Seat Ibiza Supercar

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Well, I suppose he had to do something; he was going nowhere in that Fiesta.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Ford is replacing the Fiesta with the Focus RS in world rallycross.

http://racing.ford.com/series/rally...rd-performance-for-competition-in-2016-f.html

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Now that just looks plain evil!

 

[JohnBM01]

That Focus RS rallycross car is pure evil. It looks like it's ready to raise Hell and get us mere mortals to bow down in its awesomeness. I surely want to see this thing covered in any number of liveries. We already have one evil Ford- the new Ford GT in sportscar racing; I guess one more evil-looking Ford doesn't hurt.

Besides that, I'm interested seeing how S. Loeb will do in the fine motorsport of rallycross.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Volkswagen calls for electric SuperCar series

"I can certainly imagine a championship done with all-electric cars," he said. "The races are around six minutes long, which allows for short, intense bursts of competition and then charging."

 

[JohnBM01]

Interesting proposition from Volkswagen. Considering the impact of racing in Formula E, I would imagine this to be an interesting trickle-down effect to stuff like rallycross. So can you see something like maybe a Rallycross Supercar version of the e-Golf? It would be interesting if we see an all-electric rallycross car.

 

[AMPMROCKETFANN]

Volkswagen calls for electric SuperCar series

1. This is inevitable considering rallycross' audience, manufacturer base, and the fact that RC cars like the Traxxas 1/10 Rally are basically the prototypes for what's ahead.
2. On that note, I can see Tesla coming in and cleaning up by using the Model 3 ( or similar) with the Model S' high performance drivetrain

 

[JohnBM01]

American series, American car company, it would be interesting to see Tesla take on the insanity of Global Rallycross if they were to join.

 

[Furinkazen]

Hearing Gronholm to WRX. Much banter with Loeb and Solberg.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Hearing Gronholm to WRX. Much banter with Loeb and Solberg.

Only to the position of Olsbergs general manager...

With Niclas Gronholm and Kevin Eriksson in the seats.

 

[The Stig Farmer]

World RX Musical Chairs continues... Heikkinen in an EKS S1



This also better be the final aero package. Rallycross needs stupid wings again

 

[GTPorsche]

 

[The Stig Farmer]

- - - - -

One less DS3 on the World RX grid as Doran buddies up with JRM and their upgraded 2.0-litre Mini

Last time he was in a Countryman it was an ex-WRC Prodrive 1.6 he used in the X-Games

 

[-Fred-]

Wow, that looks actually quite good. I didn't like the shape of the new Civics in the slightest, but with the wide fenders it's something else.