|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
22 May 2018, 08:21 (Ref:3823913) | #1 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
2018 Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX)
Given that the ARX Facebook page has finally sprung into life and we have some details, I thought I would start a separate thread for this Championship. Obviously we know it's a four round Championship:
R1 - 26/27 May - Silverstone, UK (World RX R4) R2 - ? July - CoTA, US R3 - 4/5 August - Trois-Rivieres, Canada (World RX R7) R4 - 29/30 September - CoTA, US (World RX R10) Entries for the first round have been revealed, with 10 drivers on the list: Tanner Foust - Volkswagen Beetle (VARX) Scott Speed - Volkswagen Beetle (VARX) Chris Atkinson - Subaru STI (Vermont) Patrik Sandell - Subaru STI (Vermont) David Higgins - Subaru STI (Vermont) Timo Scheider - Seat Ibiza (Munnich Motorsport) Rene Munnich - Seat Ibiza (Munnich Motorsport) Liam Doran - Citroen DS3 (LD Motorsport) Andy Scott - Peugeot 208 (Albatec) Philippe Maloigne - ? (Maybe one of the older Albatec 208's?) Glad they have managed to fill the grid out, as seeing just four or five cars going round would look a bit silly. I wonder if any of the additional entries have any intention of running the whole Championship? (Liam perhaps?) According to the ARX Facebook page the race coverage will be broadcast free on Facebook. |
||
|
22 May 2018, 09:05 (Ref:3823916) | #2 | |||
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 342
|
Quote:
He said he'd do the French championship and some WRX rounds with the team and car ARX say Quote:
|
|||
|
22 May 2018, 09:23 (Ref:3823919) | #3 | |
Racer
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 101
|
I am placing a bet now that even with 10 cars Liam cannot make the final
|
|
|
22 May 2018, 09:39 (Ref:3823922) | #4 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 957
|
So they are competing separately? Like ERX and WRX?
|
|
|
22 May 2018, 10:25 (Ref:3823927) | #5 | ||||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Quote:
Quote:
Yeah, separate races. According to a comment on Facebook (from Neil Cole, so I am assuming it's accurate) the ARX won't feature at all in the World RX broadcast. |
||||
|
22 May 2018, 12:30 (Ref:3823945) | #6 | |
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,836
|
Walk over for Speed/Foust.
|
|
|
22 May 2018, 12:53 (Ref:3823949) | #7 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 101
|
Quote:
Maybe the ban and fatherhood has calmed him down a bit, we shall see?? |
||
|
22 May 2018, 13:24 (Ref:3823956) | #8 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
|||
|
23 May 2018, 02:37 (Ref:3824116) | #9 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,618
|
The Austin race will feature a concert by Ludacris, also known as Tej in the Fast and Furious franchise.
|
||
__________________
Nitropteron - Fly fast or get crushed! by NaBUrean Prodooktionz naburu38.itch.io |
24 May 2018, 06:23 (Ref:3824345) | #10 | |
Racer
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 126
|
||
|
26 May 2018, 00:52 (Ref:3824674) | #11 | |
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 62
|
Gonna be interesting to compare the laptimes of the WRX and ARX, always wanted to know the difference between the GRC and WRX cars so this is pretty much the closest we will ever get
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
|
|
26 May 2018, 09:31 (Ref:3824726) | #12 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,298
|
Lol, they are pretty much the same anyway!
|
||
|
27 May 2018, 15:25 (Ref:3824952) | #13 | |
Racer
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 101
|
||
|
28 May 2018, 06:35 (Ref:3825146) | #14 | |
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 62
|
||
|
28 May 2018, 09:24 (Ref:3825178) | #15 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Comparing the times of the Beetles with the World cars gives a good indication just how quick they are. It's no wonder the rest of the GRC field have been struggling to keep up.
Quote:
There was a similar weight penalty (30 kilos) in the World regulations a few years ago when they were trying to close all the loopholes, so the additional weight would make sense. Last edited by tbtstt; 28 May 2018 at 09:37. |
|||
|
1 Jun 2018, 22:27 (Ref:3826132) | #16 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Few shots of the ARX cars from Sunday:
Few more pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/229616...57695807647101 If anyone is interested. |
||
|
13 Jul 2018, 20:35 (Ref:3836557) | #17 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,618
|
Tomorrow it's the Texas round, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
https://www.arxrallycross.com/live |
||
__________________
Nitropteron - Fly fast or get crushed! by NaBUrean Prodooktionz naburu38.itch.io |
14 Jul 2018, 07:46 (Ref:3836611) | #18 | |
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 62
|
If anyone is interested (times gmt)
18:25 - qualifying 1 17:25 - qualifying 2 18:25 - qualifying 3 23:00 - qualifying 4 0:00 - semis and finals Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
|
|
31 Jul 2018, 08:00 (Ref:3840284) | #19 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Looks like an eight car grid for Canada?
2 VARX Beetles (Speed/Foust) 3 SRT WRX STI (Sandell/Atkinson/Villeneuve) 2 Loenbro/Hoonigan Focus RS RX (Arpin/Block) 1 MINI (Bennett) I reckon 2 Beetles, 2 STI (neither being Villeneuve!) and 2 Focus for the final. The Focus is the only car I can see having the pace to challenge the Beetles. |
||
|
31 Jul 2018, 18:58 (Ref:3840434) | #20 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 957
|
You can add Münnich to the list in a Ford Fiesta.
|
|
|
6 Aug 2018, 11:41 (Ref:3841823) | #21 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Clean sweep for Scott Speed. I was hoping that Block might prove more of a threat as he looked like he might have the pace to match Speed in the earlier races.
Still a possibility that Foust can take the title, but Scott will need to have some bad luck. |
||
|
7 Aug 2018, 16:26 (Ref:3842140) | #22 | |
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,836
|
||
|
7 Aug 2018, 16:36 (Ref:3842142) | #23 | |
Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 62
|
||
|
11 Aug 2018, 22:20 (Ref:3843079) | #24 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,618
|
I just watched the Austin races. They weren't too interesting, and were filmed with just 3 cameras or so.
It's very odd to see Block's car with no Monster sponsorship. |
||
__________________
Nitropteron - Fly fast or get crushed! by NaBUrean Prodooktionz naburu38.itch.io |
22 Sep 2018, 10:00 (Ref:3851933) | #25 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,752
|
Wasn't sure of the most appropriate place to put this, so I thought I'd post it in this thread.
https://youtu.be/Tzg-80Ioks8 Latest Hoonigan video which features a walk around of the Focus RS RX. This is the most under bonnet footage I have seen of any "current" Supercar and there are a few interesting snippets in the clip. |
||
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
2018 Pirelli World Challenge Rounds 3 & 4: Circuit of the Americas | Mechanic Z | North American Racing | 57 | 28 Mar 2018 10:42 |
MSA British Rallycross Championship - Round 1 / Belgian Rallycross Championship | B Friendly | Marshals Needed | 2 | 15 Mar 2011 17:22 |
Acura ARX-01b | HORNDAWG | Sportscar & GT Racing | 10 | 31 Aug 2007 20:03 |