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6 Nov 2013, 09:36 (Ref:3327915) | #1 | ||
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Global Rallycross Championship 2014
Spotted a couple of news stories with regards to the 2014 Global Rallycross Championship, so I thought that was enough to justify a fresh thread!
First up - and I'm sure most of you will have seen it on Facebook - is the news that Red Bull will be backing the GRC in 2014: http://www.global-rallycross.com/?post_type=post&p=6275 I also see a news story on the Global Rallycross website with regards to a presentation at SEMA this week: http://www.global-rallycross.com/?post_type=post&p=6288 I did wonder if the GRC might be a little scaled down in 2014 with RallycrossRX going global but, according to the presentation... ...10 rounds in 2014. |
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I wonder where those ten round are going to be at? Hope they get some really great tracks next year. I feel like some of this year's didn't work quite like they should have.
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X-Games returns to two events in 2014...
http://xgames.espn.go.com/article/97...ic-events-2014 ...so I assume the Global Rallycross Championship will return to being a domestic series? |
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Forgive the double post (and thread bump!), but the 2014 season is approaching and I just spotted this snippet of GRC news...
http://erc24.com/archives/16187 ...VW Motorsport will be running the 2014 GRC season. I assume this is a standalone effort, or is there some collaboration with Marklund Motorsport? What really caught my eye in that article is the possible VW driver line up; Travis Pastrana or Tanner Foust. I personally hope Pastrana as, from a selfish standpoint, I'm a fan of both Foust and Ford, so I liked the combination of the two! The article implies it may be both of them though. I wonder if that will end any potential Euro/World Rallycross drives for Foust if he makes the jump? |
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The articles mentions Andretti...
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8 Jan 2014, 09:17 (Ref:3351498) | #8 | ||
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So it does: I'm sure that wasn't there when I first read the article!
Pastrana would seem to make more sense from the Red Bull standpoint, but I haven't seen much from Foust on Facebook with regards to 2014. Perhaps change is afoot?... |
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VW means probably also Red Bull so Pastrana makes more sense than Foust.
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so thinking aloud
If andretti is involved in a team, as well as building the events, you would expect to see GRC at Indycar events organised by Andretti Sports Marketing? |
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Andretti was mentioned in ERC24 news right from the beginning. But I changed it later from Andretti Motorsport (first info I had) to Andretti Autosport, after checking their website.
The info on Tanner as a possible driver came out of that VW press meeting in Germany, but could have been either a red herring or a wild guess... |
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Now what if Pastrana visits Indianapolis in May on a Red Bull suit...?
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He is mad but not that mad. Would he even fit? I think Travis is pretty much set to do Rally America with (guessing) Subaru and Vermont Sports Car. Main focus this year is Nitro Circus tour that comes to the US for the first time and his wife's career and family. Who would have thought we would ever use 'family' and Travis in the same sentence....>!
Lots of big announcements in the next few weeks. This fourm will light up! Mark |
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Well, the Stadium Super Trucks will race at Indianapolis on Friday 23 May. That championship is backed by Speed Energy Drink, but Pastrana would be welcome anyway.
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10 Jan 2014, 00:09 (Ref:3352235) | #16 | |
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I can't see Tanner switching to VW from Ford. Ford is dominating the class right now, he'd be mad to switch. And plus, he recently got that deal with Napa(?) chassis. I'm fairly certain they wouldn't be working on a VW over Ford.
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Is the 2014 schedule out yet?
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No. It's rather late already.
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Subiesport are reporting a return to stage rally for Travis Pastrana in 2014 (with Subaru).
They aren't citing any sources, so I don't know how accurate the claim is but, on the assumption they are correct, I assume that means we won't be seeing Pastrana in a VW in the GRC? EDIT: Official word from Subaru that Pastrana is driving for them in 2014 here. No mention of the GRC in that statement though! Last edited by tbtstt; 14 Jan 2014 at 16:14. |
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Contrary to my post above, the above Subaru press release mentions Pastrana in the GRC at X-Games only.
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14 Jan 2014, 23:28 (Ref:3354079) | #22 | ||
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I wonder if they will rally another hatch or a saloon? All the pictures I've seen of the (rather excellent looking) new STI so far have been of a saloon.
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I guess the saloon is better: better airflow, better seller, and better crash protection!
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