Great to see a local hero - Rytkönen - taking 2nd place in Finland (1st race).
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Great to see a local hero - Rytkönen - taking 2nd place in Finland (1st race).
Gronholm is back !!
What a final for Race 2.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgrNpCtW...name=4096x4096
dirtfishrally @DirtFishRally
Former GCK driver @CyrilRaymondRX will give @CitroenRacing its @projekteseries debut in Latvia next week, but
@MadsOstberg , who was supposed to drive in Sweden, could yet do further rounds.
More good news:
Janis Baumanis – who had been due to race the Audi that Mattias Ekström has put into title contention – will return to the World Rallycross bill for his home event in Latvia.
But Baumanis will drive a Ford Fiesta ERX2 in the Projekt E support category rather than taking up his originally-planned JC Raceteknik Audi seat.
https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/worl...-in-projekt-e/
Good news ???Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
He is driving e-car instead of Supercar
I don´t see anything good in that news :)
He is getting to drive something being as he didn't have the money for the Audi: that is the good news.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
And as Projekt-E is happening we may as well have some competition in it...
BREAKING: Two-time DTM Champion and World Rallycross Champion @mattiasekstroem joins Extreme E with @abtmotorsport, who have confirmed @CUPRA as their Main Partner !
For gods sake Eddie, Extreme E has nothing to do with Rallycross, Rally or even with motorsport. It’s just another opportunistic move from Agag’s green gang, regrettably supported by Todt and the FIA. If you want to talk about it, please use the Chit Chat thread on the forum general category.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Pipe down man - this is news about Ekstrom, one of the top two rallycross driver's of the current era.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
With due respect for Ekstrom talent and achievements, this news is about promoting EE farce, just like all the other inflated news about A or B joining this still unborn series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Just accept that this is the future of the Sport. Brands are going bananas over the EV competition and although will always have purists, the times are changingQuote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
New #ExtremeE signing @mattiasekstroem title challenge with JC Raceteknik continues into this weekend's #NesteRigaRX rounds. :)
https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/worl...-double-header
eWRX has 4 entries in RIGA Latvia this weekend.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Citroën Racing @CitroenRacing
@CyrilRaymondRX at the wheel of the electric @Citroen C3 ERX by STARD will make his @projekteseries debut during the #NesteRigaRX in Latvia.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiMKtrUW...pg&name=medium
https://twitter.com/CitroenRacing/st...15314379223043
Nobody driving the STARD Fiesta Mk8 this year..?? Unless all of it has been converted to Projekt-E..
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Paasonen ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono
He has "his own" engine but I think rest of his Fiesta is STARD, he is also getting E-version next week...
JK with the win in Latvia Race 1.
But Ekström won quali for Race 2 - game on !
C3 ERX wins on it's debut in Projekt-E.
Looks better than the Fiesta with it's R5 chassis and WRC rear aero.
Yup. They were also quite competetive timing-wise in Latvia. And these Projekt-E cars are a bit heavier, and down on power compared to the electric cars they plan to race alongside petrol-Supercars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I think they have more torque though, plus it's instant. The extra weight is the big issue and makes them less nimble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Myrvold
The C3 of Raymond did seem better though and he was raving about how good it was to drive. And he should know as he's pretty experienced in RX.
@DirtFishRally
An @ExtremeELive drive may have come calling for @mattiasekstroem, but that hasn't stopped his #WorldRX ambitions for this year:
https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/worl...world-rx-title
Timmy Hansen won race 1 in Barcelona and Ekstrom won qualifying in race 2, and both pushed JK all the way this weekend.
Bakkerud was also back on the pace this weekend and unfortunate in the race 2 final (won by JK, pending a stewards investiagion)
Great to see some real competition now for the him and Polo.
Sooo JK is the 2020 Champion...
https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/worl...inale-canceled
The right man has won (in my personal opinion anyway), but I am gutted that Belgium and Germany have been cut from the calendar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Indeed. It was just getting really competitive too and those two tracks would've been amazing to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by tbtstt
I suppose we should be grateful for what we got in 2020. Shame we didnt know Barcelona was the finale at the time.
Yeah. Spa was fantastic last year (arguably the best round of the year) and I was keen to see how Johan would fare on an unfamiliar circuit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Agreed. Much like the WRC it hasn't been the full calendar we were hoping for, but at least we have got some racing and the condensed season has meant that consistency has been even more vital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I was hoping that Germany might have been turned into another double-header weekend: I have actually liked the extra dynamic that has bought to the season this year.
British RX is still aiming to run a double header (without spectators) at the start of December, so hopefully we might get to see a bit more racing before the year is over.
calendar:https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announc...l-decisions-20
22-23 May
Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps * [1, 2, 3]
12-13 June
Norway
Hell-Lanke * [2, 3]
19-20 June
Finland
Kouvola * [1]
03-04 July
Sweden
Höljes * [1, 2, 3]
24-25 July
Spain
Barcelona-Catalunya * [1, 2]
31 July-01 August
Germany
Nürburgring * [2]
21-22 August
TBA
(Europe) * [3]
04-05 September
France
Lohéac * [1, 2, 3]
15-16 October
TBA
(Middle East /Asia)
27-28 November
South Africa
Killarney
*Events to include rounds of the FIA RX2e [2] and/or FIA European RX1 [1] and/or European RX3 [3] Championships
4 roud belgium, tba August,france and tba October same date from extreme e which takes place in hard-to-reach places where to get for more than one week means we will not see more in this series:Mattias Ekström, Timmy Hansen, Oliver Bennett,Johan Kristoffersson.
a new promoter is still not found
https://www.fia.com/news/fia-launche...s-championship FIA World Rallycross Championship and FIA European Rallycross Championship from 2022 there will be different championships with different promoters
a new promoter FIA World Rallycross Championship and 2021 FIA European Rallycross Championship is still not found
Seems like WRC Promoter will take over WRX from IMG.
https://parcferme.no/rallycross/parc...rallycross-vm/
A few questions now...
- New promoter is RedBull GmbH so... no more Monster as title sponsor?
- RedBull is also Nitro Rallycross promoter... will them become just one thing? Cuz its too much $$ for two basically equal championships In the middle of a global economic crisis. Plus, with euroRX having a different promoter...
[Btw, someone suggested in some other forum that youthstream(mxgp) or eurosport(erc) could be the new promoter...?]
- Im also thinking about Timmy, Mattias and Johan doing extreme-e. I know theres no clash (dates) but still.... I just Hope they race in RX this year again.
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edit: it looks RedBull Media will not be NRX promoter after all.
"Thrill One Sports" is the promoter (Nitro Circus, Street League Skate, World Surfing...). RedBull will be a sponsor/partner.
It looks Monster is gone from title sponsor (new sponsor GmbH is RedBull Media) and the calendar may be altered to start in June (Hell) and be finished by early september to avoid conflicting dates with NitroRX (some of the teams are planing to compete in the american championship too). South Africa will be canceled.
NordicRX is also ending earlier to avoid clashes with NitroRX
WorldRX calendar (plus euroRX and RX2e rounds)
June 12-13 World RX of Norway (RX2e)
July 2-4 World RX of Sweden (euroRX + RX2e)
July 23-24 World RX of Spain (euroRX + RX2e)
July 31 World RX of Germany (RX2e)
August 1 World RX of Germany/2 (RX2e)
September 3-5 World RX of France (euroRX + RX2e)
September 18-19 World RX of Latvia (euroRX)
October 9-10 World RX of Belgium (euroRX + RX2e)
April Fool RX: Johan is going to EKS..
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Mikkelsen testing the 2022 RX electric powertrain in Fabia with Baumschlager:
https://youtu.be/q_QVYNfjt9w?t=452
(Testing starts from 7:30)
- Holje's owners said that they could cancell the event if FIA doesnt reduce the sanctionfee (cuz Sverige is still not allowing big events with public)
- Someone close to the Hell's track said the event may be cancelled.
(These rumors came from the "same people" that said that Monster energy could be out for 2021 and that spa/africa/middle east races would be cancelled. It seems like a safe source but I hope they are wrong about Holjes and Hell.)
RallyX Nordic changed its rules and it will accepting electric cars for its supercar class starting next round!
At least one eFiesta confirmed.
THATS COOL! Mixing the cars! Loved!
and Henri Haapamäki is fast driver (former JWRC driver) and still young.
Car is Paasonen Fiesta made by Stard (is there other manufacturers for eRX Supercars ?)
Mikkelsen recently tested eRX Fabia made by Kiesel Electric, so there are two manufacturers now.
Holjes will probably be postponed in order to be able to have public later in the year (doubt it).
Meanwhile, NordicRX will race in Holjes next weeked with Niclas and Szabo confirmed driving the GRX Hyundais.