RallycrossRX 2014

[HaydenFan]

Originally Posted by rx-guru

Try here: http://www.fia.com/sport/regulations..._category%3A79

http://www.rallycrossrx.com/race_format

Easy to find and has pretty colors.

Could someone explain how the heats are scored? Is is just essentially time trials? Or is it a points system?

[rx-guru]

That was the 2013 ERX format.
Under link to FIA one can find the 2014 WRX rules.

[mivec]

For a championship at this level, the officia website should be up to date!

[pettersolberg29]

So only real changes are the points going from 50-45-42-40-39-38 etc in the heats, thus penalising DNF/DNS/DSQs more. And also the points in the final meaning winning is a bit bigger.

[Stephen H]

Originally Posted by tbtstt

Jacques Villeneuve is official, confirmed by Albatec...

http://emailmarketing.createsend.co....40EF23F30FEDED

...and on the RallycrossRX website:

http://www.rallycrossrx.com/article/...ref_map=%5B%5D

Rumours on Facebook, though nothing confirmed that Villeneuve has signed to do the Indy 500, so if that's true, it clashes with Lydden.

http://racer.com/index.php/52-indyca...on-motorsports

[rallyloverke]

Originally Posted by Stephen H

Rumours on Facebook, though nothing confirmed that Villeneuve has signed to do the Indy 500, so if that's true, it clashes with Lydden.

http://racer.com/index.php/52-indyca...on-motorsports

Very strange article. Guess/hope it is just a rumour and Villeneuve goes for full WRX

[Hickey]

Hope it's not true.
My favourite thing about the article was the comment that said that Jacques came back from 2 laps down to win and therefore did 505 miles (not the usual 500). Surely that's rubbish. He was two laps down, he made the time up. So just did 500... Unless am missing some odd US Indy nuance

[MJ1]

Originally Posted by Hickey

Hope it's not true.
My favourite thing about the article was the comment that said that Jacques came back from 2 laps down to win and therefore did 505 miles (not the usual 500). Surely that's rubbish. He was two laps down, he made the time up. So just did 500... Unless am missing some odd US Indy nuance

I think it was a 2 lap penalty for overtaking under yellows.

[Stephen H]

Originally Posted by rallyloverke

Very strange article. Guess/hope it is just a rumour and Villeneuve goes for full WRX

Not had a chance to get a copy of Autosport yet, but been told the piece on Villeneuve and Rallycross, mentions he isn't doing a full season of WRX, because of his F1 duties for Canadian TV.

http://ux.indystar.com/story/curt-ca...brand/5802215/

[pettersolberg29]

Yeh I read somewhere too he'll miss about 3/4 rounds due to other commitments. Certainly not a full season. Strange to test at Lydden then not compete though!

[Distracted]

Just read that Tanner Foust is taking part in four rounds in a Marklund Motorsport Polo.

WorldRX of Great Britain: 24.–25.05.
WorldRX of Finland: 28.–29.06.
WorldRX of Canada: 07.–08.08.
WorldRX of Turkey: 11.–12.10.

http://erc24.com/archives/16899

[tbtstt]

Pity that Foust won't be in France, but great to read he'll be at Lydden.

[ebby]

Foust in VW Polo testing at Lousada (Portugal) today.

Villeneuve Albatec press release http://emailmarketing.createsend.co....40EF23F30FEDED

[ebby]

OK so which supercar racers from last year haven't come out of the long grass yet? Anyone know?

Timur Timerzyanov - will he defend his title?
Davy Jeanney - C4 has been sold
Mats Öhman
Morten Bermingrud
Jos Jansen - full WRX?
Knut Ove Børseth
Henning Solberg - would prefer to go rallying
Daniel Holten
Jussi-Petteri Leppihalme
Tord Linnerud
Ronny Scheveneels
Kevin Procter - hope to see more of Kevin in WRX this year

[kurski]

This year's Finnish Crosskart Challenge Champion be test the end of the year FIA Rallycross Championship at Supercar.

[crossfades]

Morgan Östlund, chairman in Höljes, announced today that Mattias Ekström is going back to Höljes for a full scale attack for the win. According to him, Ekström is building a new all-secret "speed monster"

[rx-guru]

Originally Posted by crossfades

Morgan Östlund, chairman in Höljes, announced today that Mattias Ekström is going back to Höljes for a full scale attack for the win. According to him, Ekström is building a new all-secret "speed monster"

Not that much "all-secret"...
However, Morgan send an overworked and little shorter press release just a bit later.

[crossfades]

Okay, saw a short release of it in Värmlands Folkblad. Though, I have heard about this before and that Timerzyanov is in the project as well, making it a two car team

[tbtstt]

Lukas Walfridson confirms Euro rallycross and select (Sweden) World rallycross:

http://www.rallycrossrx.com/article/...round-world-rx

I think the official annoucements put us here:

Petter Solberg - Citroen DS3 (PSRX) (WorldRX)
Alexander Hvall - Citroen DS3 (PSRX) (WorldRX)
Andreas Bakkerud - Ford Fiesta (Olsberg MSE) (WorldRX)
Reinis Nitišs - Ford Fiesta (Olsberg MSE) (WorldRX)
Liam Doran - Citroen DS3 (LD Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Timur Timerzyanov - Peugeot 208? (Hansen Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Timmy Hansen - Peugeot 208? (Hansen Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Toomas Heikkinen - Volkswagen Polo (Marklund Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Anton Marklund - Volkswagen Polo (Marklund Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Rene Munnich - Audi A3 (Munnich Motorsport) (WorldRX)
Jacques Villeneuve - Peugeot 208 (Albatec Racing) (WorldRX except R2)
Ramona Karlsson - ? (WorldRX)
Derek Tohill - ? (WorldRX)
Frode Holte - Hyundai i20 (Frode Holte Motorsport) (?)
Tommy Rustad - Volvo C30 (Nyborg Motorsport) (Select WorldRX/EuroRX?)
Robin Larsson - Audi A1 (Larsson Jernberg Racing) (Select WorldRX)
Johan Kristoffersson - Volkswagen Polo (Kristoffersson Motorsport) (Select WorldRX)
Ole Christian Veiby - Volkswagen Polo (Kristoffersson Motorsport) (Select WorldRX)
Andrew Jordan - Ford Fiesta (Olsberg MSE) (Select WorldRX)
Tanner Foust - Volkswagen Polo (Marklund Motorsport) (Select WorldRX)
Ken Block - Ford Fiesta? (Hoonigan Racing?) (Select WorldRX)
Patrik Sandell - Ford Fiesta (Olsberg MSE) (Select WorldRX?)
Lukas Walfridson - Renault Clio (Helmia Motorsport) (EuroRX/Select WorldRX)
Pedro Matos - Citroen DS3 (EuroRX/Select WorldRX)
Fredrik Tiger - Ford Focus (Select WorldRX/EuroRX?)
Guerlain Chicherit - MINI Countryman (Prodrive) (Select WorldRX?)
Henning Solberg - ? (Select WorldRX?)
Mattias Ekström - ? (Select WorldRX?)
Mats Öhman - ?
Michaël De Keersmaecker - ?
Guttorm Lindefjell - ?
Mattias Ekström - ?
? - Saab 93 (Eklund Motorsport) (WorldRX)
? - Saab 93 (Eklund Motorsport) (WorldRX)
? - Citroen DS3 (LD Motorsport) (WorldRX)
? - Skoda Fabia (Hedstrom Motorsport)
? - Skoda Fabia (Hedstrom Motorsport)
? - Peugeot 208 (Albatec Racing)

[paul1982]

What do you think about andy scott in the second albatec 208

[tbtstt]

Can't believe I missed this:

http://erc24.com/archives/17064

Petter Solberg pre-season blog now up on ERC24. As a Solberg fanboy I look forward to reading more of this.

(And I never get bored of seeing that Solberg jump photo: its too good!)

[BertMk2]

The World Rallycross championship gets a big piece in the latest MSA magazine - nothing new in terms of news in the article but shows that the shiny new world of IMG rallycross is getting attention.

[Distracted]

I bought my tickets for Lydden Hill today. Anyone else going?

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by Distracted

I bought my tickets for Lydden Hill today. Anyone else going?

Planning on going Probably only one day though

[Distracted]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

Planning on going Probably only one day though

I'm only going on the Sunday. Spending the Sat in Canterbury. It's a 300ish mile trip for me so I'm trying to make a bit of a holiday out of it. I'm so excited though.