RX Canada LIVE tonight on Eurosport and live stream here: http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/livestream
Heats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2FATAvoLV4
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RX Canada LIVE tonight on Eurosport and live stream here: http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/livestream
Heats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2FATAvoLV4
Great win for Jeanney but Solberg didn't even make the final after carnage in semi final 1.
Wilks returns to World RX action with JRM Racing !!!! :D
Britain’s Guy Wilks will make a return to FIA World Rallycross Championship action next month when he drives a JRM Racing MINI RX Supercar at Lohéac in France (4-6 September).
The 34-year-old made his World RX debut with the JRM squad at the British round of the series at Lydden Hill in May. Although it was his first taste of rallycross competition, the two-time British Rally Champion qualified for the event final – a feat that delighted the British rallycross fans and highlighted the potential of the 1.6-litre MINI RX in only its second-ever World RX event.
Wilks is keen to show his World RX capabilities again and has chosen Lohéac – arguably the most popular event on the World RX calendar – as the race where he plans to build on his Lydden Hill success.
His MINI RX Supercar will once again carry a distinctive yellow KNE (Karting North East) livery – promoting Wilks’ successful outdoor motor and adrenaline sports and corporate event arena in the North East of England.
“I’m hugely excited to be back on the World RX grid at Lohéac,” Wilks said. “Lydden was a bit of a trip into the unknown but reaching the final was fantastic and that’s given me confidence heading to France.
“I’m a lot more comfortable in my own ability when it comes to driving in rallycross and understanding the race craft that’s required to be successful. I’m a lot less apprehensive this time around and that feels good.”
Wilks, who will be team-mate to Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit at Lohéac, is looking forward to reacquainting himself with the MINI RX Supercar and believes he will be able to put his improved understanding of the car to good use next month.
“Lydden showed me what the car’s capable of and, with JRM having continued its learning at the recent World RX event in Canada, I’m hoping there will be another performance step that we can take advantage of in France,” he explained. “Lohéac is a unique event that brings a particularly strong field of cars. If I can qualify for the final again I’ll be over the moon.”
JRM Racing team principal, James Rumsey, said: “Guy and our MINI RX were the talk of the World RX paddock after the result at Lydden Hill, so we’re all looking forward to getting him back in the car for a second event and seeing what we can do in France.
“Lohéac is an event that traditionally attracts a lot of high calibre entries so we’re under no illusions how tough the weekend will be. But Guy’s previous experience with us and the car should put him in a good position and allow him to be competitive again.”
Wilks is scheduled to fine-tune his racing skills and strengthen the understanding he has with his World RX spotter, Jamie Muir, in the run up to Lohéac by hosting the software engineer’s stag party group at his KNE venue.
Wilks has agreed to race against Muir and 30 other drivers in a specially-arranged kart race. “It’s going to be busy on track and just as fierce as a World RX semi final, but it will be great fun,” Wilks added.
Anyone that knows why JRM does not upgrade to a 2,0 engine like the rest of the field has?
They loose too much on the powerside to be all the way up, fighting for podiums because of that.
We discussed this earlier and JRM have this view:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
'The MINI RX is based on the MINI World Rally Car but with an upgraded engine, lightweight bodywork and other changes to make it competitive for rallycross.
The 1.6 litre turbo engine has been re-engineered to produce more than 450 bhp. This, combined with a ten per cent reduction in weight, means the performance of the MINI RX matches the 2.0 litre rallycross cars, while still maintaining the excellent driveability and handling it inherits from the WRC chassis.'
I hope the understeer problem would be solved.
It's a good line, but the way the Minis were out dragged at Trois Rivieres clearly showed that they aren't equal.
I think that the under steer had been massively improved by the end of Lydden, hopefully Wilks will be able to remember where he left off and improve from there.
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The whole chassis is designed around the 1.6L, upgrading to a 2.0L is going to require re-engineering of the whole car. It's something JRM are going to have to address before next year though, as the weight reduction for smaller engine cars will be removed from next years regulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I see that both JRM cars will be at Loheac, as will Guy Wilks. Wilks was brilliant at Lydden, hope he is competitive at Loheac.
British Championship round at Lydden in two weeks time, then France the weekend afterwards: I can't wait for the end of the month!
Nice view above the start line in Hell: :cool:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNAZfuvWgAAsM4n.jpg:large
what a crazy awesome race in HELL eh?! Awesome! My fav sport BY FAR
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Viiitun look at such a beautiful setting..Beutiful summer weather--we know will change..So wonderful---and then i think of the absurd bulls**t done in parking lots in horrible places made by throwing 4-5 shovelful of sand in one corner of the parking lot..and they s**t all over the word "rallycross" by calling it like its the same as this..
Oh the huge manatee.
Gigi Galli with a KIA RioRX!! This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any infos if theres factory support / semi-support ?
If not, its cool that WorldRX have that "spec engine" avaliable for any privateer interested!
found on facebook:
#F1 McLaren driver Jenson Button & BBC F1 commentator, David Coulthard made a visit to Lydden Hill – home to the British round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy – as both drivers tested a pair of Supercars as part of a BBC F1 feature which will be aired later this year.
Button, whose father John competed in rallycross in the 1970s, spoke of an “unbelievable experience” as he took a trip down memory lane at the wheel of a 1974 VW Beetle – similar to the car that his late father John used to race in the British Rallycross Championship throughout the 1970s and ‘80s.
He later swapped to drive a JRM Racing prepared MINI RX Supercar while 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard took to the track in the Citroen DS3 RX Supercar that Britain’s Liam Doran currently uses in World RX.
“[This] has been a mega experience and completely different to what I am used to,” grinned Button after jumping out of the JRM MINI. “You need a huge amount of skill to drive these cars – on your own it’s scary enough, never mind going up against another four or five other drivers!”
“World RX is an exciting championship and it’s great to see the sport growing again like it was in the eighties both in the British and on the world scene. Everybody racing in single-seaters or in circuit racing regards rallycross as very professional and a lot of fun,” he added.
The 2009 Formula 1 Champion also took a moment to reminisce about his childhood as Button spoke fondly of the time he spent as a child in the rallycross paddock: “I grew up with rallycross – I used to watch my dad racing back in the mid-eighties and I used to love hearing the car. I would not have become an F1 World Champion if it hadn’t been for my dad and the grassroots of rallycross – that was where I caught the motorsport bug. ”
“[It] has brought back some really nice memories but since then, I’ve also enjoyed watching World RX on TV. I remember seeing the footage from the Finnish round of the Championship last year and confirmed just how great it is in real life too,” mused Button.
Also in action was BBC F1 commentator Coulthard who is no stranger to World RX having gone head-to-head with Petter Solberg in a Marklund Motorsport Polo RX Supercar at last year’s Race of Champions.
“Rallycross is highly skilled, because the drivers have to deal with an ever-evolving mix of asphalt and gravel that changes from lap to lap. I have tremendous respect for rallycross drivers, because there are just so many more variables,” explained the Scotsman, who also attended last year’s Norwegian RX round.
Lydden Hill live stream of todays British RX Rd7: http://livestream.com/accounts/1426300/events/4293978
Extreme RallyCross series (the new one from Australia!!) is being livestreamed LIVE here http://motorsportstv.com.au/livestre...ts.mtv.4302715
You can go back the bar and watch the first heats
Its just a first race.. theres still weird things going on like a race between a RX Lites car, a Mitsu EVO and this... trophy truck Jr. from Suzuki (????), and RallyCross Swift class and SUPER MOTO!! (GREAT FIT to the event IMO).. but this is how things start, right?
The 2nd round of the also new Argentina's RX series is happening tomorrow too.
Heres the round 1 supercar's final. Pretty exciting. ALready more RX than Global RallyCross hehe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqVi1H0HB7E
Today's timetable for Loheac RX: Practice from 10.30 local time and Supercar heats 1 & 2 start at 14.00.
And Guy Wilks is back in action in the JRM MINI ! :)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COEOEgVW8AAVYvx.jpg
Wilks out of heats with technical issues... :( http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...-forced-to-sit
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COJ0mQMWoAAKgzS.jpg
Timmy two wins in a row.
Ex-WRC driver Gigi Galli to run Kia Rio in World Rallycross !
http://m.autosport.com/news/report.p...rld-rallycross
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COnyoJzW8AANIBU.jpg
Hope he can bring this kind of driving to the WRX !
https://youtu.be/ewxrNSOKFow
Twitter rumour - French newspaper announces for RX 2017 official teams from Subaru, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, Dacia !!??
Anyone seen or heard more about this ?
seems legit.
Tanner Foust talking about the GRC Beetle car.
I'm actually surprised to hear that these RX cars are good for 900 to 1000hp! I'm not a big expert on the subject, so I'm really stoked. They are 600hp due restrictors to allow fair competition.
But now I cant stop thinking about how we need a no-restricted class both in RallyX and WRC =P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdq_gmcVgyI
I know that RX's board were talking to a few manufacturers that were planning to join the series in 2016-2017. Not sure if theres something confirmed but these were the same names I've read somewhere. Excepet for Opel (chevy), that was also rumored to be interested to join with the CorsaQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
RallyCross Challenge Europe - Another GREAT series to watch. With lots of classes, and SuperCars to close the event!
Heres some action from Round 5 in Austria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0wvN2nMX4
Other races on the same channel
...ExtremeRallyCross (the Australian series) just had its first race but with only 15 cars among 3 classes, the promoters were not excited. They are cancelling some rounds due the lack of cars.
The "top class" had one superLites OMSE car, one Mitsubishi and one Suzuki Jeep or something... It was pretty weird. Hope they dont give up... but they are a HUGE market, they NEED supercars
Solberg back on top today in Barcelona !
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPX2FyuVAAApV-x.jpg:large
The overtaking maneuvre in the final by which he got from third to first was awesome!
Few shots from Loheac a couple of weekends ago:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/714/20...22dfefc3_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5774/2...eb558d49_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/647/21...e554537b_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5653/2...6a33e21e_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5718/2...251a73be_b.jpg
Some more shots here...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/229616...57658804647295
...if anyone is interested. :)
petter was up against factory teams so this shows talent and dedication he has towards motor sports.
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I don't care about the winter; Chicago and Denver get things just as bad or worse. I spent a few days in Trondheim last week and it's now my favorite city.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
I disagree, he had to "tackle" the others to get infront. Surely he can make a good pass without slamming into those who were infront him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It was the same in the semi final where Ekström was hit by Larsson which damaged Ekström's car and ruining his race.
This is why I really dislike about RallyX there is no sportmanship but rather just if someone is in your way just push them off with no consequences.
RX isn't more then glorified folkrace (stock car) with more expensive cars.
On behalf of Norway, the King, Queen and all Norwegians, Thank You for being positive to Trondheim and Norway (and forgetting that the price level is somewhat on the expensive side :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
I didn't see that Solberg did anything wrong in the Barca Supercar Final... the two cars ahead were running slightly wide, battling with each other and Solberg kept tight to the apex and passed up the inside. One slight brush with Hansen was the only contact when he was already level..Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPW31v9WcAAvlvz.jpg
Watch again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiZvzT-7JMQ
RallyCross Argentina round.... 2? or 3?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC8NoNv_-LQ
SuperCar final
I wonder if Istanbul layout would be changed again..?
Are you suggest that WRX/ERX should have avoidable collision penalty (time penalty or double joker)..?Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Maybe, or that the referees/jury need to get more active with their black flags. Disqualification from the heat, stop immediatly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono
If you spearhead cars, you are out.
You can ruin a whole season if you wanted to.
^I'm disagree, because that would ruin the excitement..(even James May says that)
And I've watching the final and I think it's just a racing incident, unlike Chicherit's action at Loheac heat 4 race 4.
GG livery for RX Italy.. :cool:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPvIR91WoAAoUej.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPuskqGW8AAASLT.jpg:large
What a good car..(please KIA, expand to WRC)
I wonder if someone would build a Supercar version of C4 Cactus..?
It's eligible according from this list:http://www.fia.com/file/33273/download?token=fpjEMwXH