World Rallycross Championship a.k.a RALLYX

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Originally Posted by tomhlord

Lydden is a historic track, good fun and great for spectators.

But the 2016 event organisation was a shambles. There are other reasons for this move, I am convinced.

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It would be easier to work on the logistics of running Lydden well than it will be to make Silverstone a good track...but I guess that wouldn't fit with the money making scheme. IMG are being a bit shortsighted if they continue down this route of removing all classic tracks. Barcelona, Hockenheim etc. just don't have the atmosphere or quality of Estering, Holjes, Hell, Loheac & Lydden etc. Wasn't going to go to Lydden this year as wanted to check out Nurburgring 24h, however think I'll have to watch the rallycross as I don't think I'll be bothering much once it moves to Silverstone. Call me crazy but I like being within 500m of the track when I watch motorsport ;)

So Petter and Johan Kristoffersson in a VW factory team according to Aftonbladet (not the most reliable source though).

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...ar-fabriksstod

Norwegian paper:
https://translate.google.com/transla...%2F23894355%2F

Good for Petter. Hard work pays off. Will be interested to see how "factory" the team is in terms of branding etc.

Quotes from Sven Smeets in Motorsport News say Petter will run the team, with VW works providing technical support and engineering the car. Financing/sponsorship is done by Petter (PSRX) and Volkswagen Sweden. So a big collaboration.

It really sounds like VW had no desire to get out of motorsport in the wake of the emissions scandal.
Works WRX team and still fighting to get the Polo WRC onto the stages.

I get a completely different impression.

This sounds like a VW customer operation, plain and simple. Petter (Monster and others) and Johan (VW Sweden) are hiring VW Motorsport to provide them with services and advice.

Isn't that the precise definition of a customer motorsport programme as VW said they would move in to?

Time for Johan to smash it and show Petter how it's done.

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Originally Posted by rallyfiend

I get a completely different impression.

This sounds like a VW customer operation, plain and simple. Petter (Monster and others) and Johan (VW Sweden) are hiring VW Motorsport to provide them with services and advice.

Isn't that the precise definition of a customer motorsport programme as VW said they would move in to?

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Yes.

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Originally Posted by rallyfiend

I get a completely different impression.

This sounds like a VW customer operation, plain and simple. Petter (Monster and others) and Johan (VW Sweden) are hiring VW Motorsport to provide them with services and advice.

Isn't that the precise definition of a customer motorsport programme as VW said they would move in to?

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Yep, sounds like that to me. Basically Petter has added his funding to the VW Sweden team. Will be interesting to see how it goes, I'm not convinced that the Polo has been on the same level as the EKSRX Audi, the 208 or even the Focus.

PSRX has proven that they can build a winning car so with support from VW (something he never had from Citroën), and even more funding from VW Sweden he has a better starting point than ever before. I'm certain he'll be competitive from round one.

Good (and surprising!) news!

Also, F-X Demaison is involved in building the car. He and Petter go way back and he's great so now I'm even more positive.

Base car will be Polo WRC17, so almost nothing same than PoloRX what they have been using past years.