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Old 22 Sep 2010, 17:59 (Ref:2763158)   #11
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rx-guru should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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It remains to be seen how good the car will be (I'm sceptical of how successful an adapted rally car will be), but the interest and financial backing of another major manufacturer has got to be a good thing for US rallycross.
This is the US Rallycross Championship, not the ERC. In the first round Foust (OMSE Fiesta Mk7) and Lagemann (OMSE Fiesta Mk6) where driving the only true RX cars. Foust eventually won, but Pastrana – in an adapted Rally car! – was very quick and started the A final from pole, after setting a fastest and a second fastest qualifying time.
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