Codemasters, in partnership with Motorsport Network, today announced that the inaugural DiRT World Championships will begin next week, giving you the opportunity to win a test drive in a stunning RX2
rallycross car * in front of a huge crowd at Silverstone.
While I was secretly hoping for a ride in
his Rallycross car, drifting around Laguna was an eye - opening experience.
Missing from
every Rallycross car is any sort of traction aid — meaning slides and wild maneuvers are a common sight during a race.
Given that Peugeot already has
a rallycross car in the shape of its 208 WRX Supercar, it was a logical step to go to RX.
Finally, if you would like an insight into what it is like to drive a 560bhp World
Rallycross car, then be sure to pick up the next issue of evo Magazine (issue 221) where you can read about the time I was lucky enough to get behind the wheel of Mattias Ekstrom's Audi S1 rallycross supercar.
America's Andretti Autosport has revealed the technical specification for its 2015 Global
Rallycross car, two examples of which are set to compete at eight purpose - built tracks across the US this season.
His Ford Fiesta ST
rallycross car gives off baby - blue oxides of nitrogen, and when subjected to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, it registers scent compounds closely matching those of the wild Gladiolus orchidiflorus.
Volkswagen Motorsport director, Jost Capito, said «after Volkswagen of America's impressive start on the rallycross scene with the Polo, the launch of the new Beetle GRC
rallycross car represents the next major milestone.
I own an old
rallycross car that I'm going to rebuild into a new racing car.
«I fear nothing will ever truly feel quick again after this» is how Henry Catchpole described his experience driving Mattias Ekström's Audi A1
rallycross car several months back.
World Rallycross is the latest motorsport to jump on the esports bandwagon, with the winner of the competition getting to drive an actual
rallycross car
He's also seemed to have a brilliant time testing
a rallycross car with David Coulthard for a BBC feature last year.
Recent Formula 1 retiree Jenson Button has been keeping busy in the USA by testing a Honda Civic
rallycross car.
But instead of F1 machinery, the 2009 F1 champion has been out testing a Honda Civic
rallycross car at the Sebring International Raceway with the Swedish OlsbergsMSE team.
This year was no different, with
rallycross cars, light - weight sportscars and even meaty stockcars.
Andretti Autosport has been able to switch to the more powerful drivetrain thanks to rule changes that mean the US - based GRC racers share more technical resemblance with FIA World
Rallycross cars.
Wilson's M - Sport company runs successful World Rally Championship and endurance racing teams, and builds winning rally and
rallycross cars for competitors all over the world and at all levels of the sport.
Our initial findings using a wheel on the simulation settings on rallycross were positive,
the rallycross cars were very challenging to get to grips with as expected.
Not exact matches
This
Rallycross crash in Germany from 2012 is the perfect example of just how crazy the motorsport series can get, with a
car smashing into another and practically jumping over another.
Project
Cars 2 features a brand - new discipline, with
Rallycross coming to the game and it looks incredibly fun.
So, imagine our delight when we found out
Rallycross is coming to Project
Cars 2.
Strangely he doesn't seem to have gone down the
rallycross route (his father was a
rallycross driver and Jenson even tested a
car last year), but as well as the Le Mans Classic he'll also be racing something at the Goodwood Revival.
The Peugeot driver is currently running a
rallycross and Dakar programme, having previously competed in the World Touring
Car Championship after his WRC exit.
Project
CARS 2 continues to cater to a wide audience by including a range of vehicle types and motorsport classes, including
Rallycross, IndyCar and more.
Note that the vast selection of content available in Project
CARS 2 means that motion sensations can vary wildly between the different racing disciplines: pristine, modern F1 - spec circuits are a far cry from the harsh jumps and bumps of
Rallycross.
DirtFish's 2014 Red Bull Global
Rallycross track also featured in Project
CARS 2 — we reviewed that title here.
Adding to Project
CARS 2's already impressive line - up of
rallycross content, the fan - favorite Circuit De Barcelona - Catalunya Rallycross and Brands Hatch Rallycross Historic circuit will encourage drivers to get into some seriously crazed dri
rallycross content, the fan - favorite Circuit De Barcelona - Catalunya
Rallycross and Brands Hatch Rallycross Historic circuit will encourage drivers to get into some seriously crazed dri
Rallycross and Brands Hatch
Rallycross Historic circuit will encourage drivers to get into some seriously crazed dri
Rallycross Historic circuit will encourage drivers to get into some seriously crazed drift angles.
Experience three of the most brutal, violent, and dangerous
cars in motorsport history — banned 500 + bhp Group B monsters that astonished a generation of
rallycross fans, then race big - grunt, low - grip, American muscle courtesy of Professional Fun - Haver Vaughn Gittin Jr..
Rallycross offers tight, technical and aggressive racing as you enjoy throwing the light short - wheel base rally
cars sideways into corners, whereas snow racing does the exact same, just minus the fun.
Where the core of Project
CARS 2 lies in circuit racing and now
rallycross, ice racing seems more of a novelty than a mode you'd willing want to return to.
The two new tracks are: Circuit De Barcelona - Catalunya
Rallycross, and Brands Hatch
Rallycross Historic The eight new
cars include two current WRX runners: Matthias Ekstrom's Audi S1 EKS RX Quattro, and Petter Solberg's Citroën DS3 RX Supercar Three rides from Professional Fun - Haver and drifting world champion Vaughn Gittin Jr.: The Ford Bronco «Brocky», Ford Mustang RTR Spec — 5D, and the Mustang ’66 RTR Three Group B legends: The Ford RS200 Evolution, Renault R5 Maxi Turbo, and Audi Sport quattro S1
Though
rallycross was born in Europe 50 years ago, Red Bull Global
RallyCross (GRC) has won over legions of fans in the seven years it has been racing in the U.S. Affordable production
cars like the Volkswagen Beetle, Honda Civic, and Subaru WRX STI are stripped down and heavily modified to become 600 - horsepower rally beasts that sling mud, launch off 40 - foot jumps, and reach 60 mph in less than 2.0 seconds.
The RS200's history lasted just two years, though the
car was subsequently popular in
rallycross, which became home, and grave, to many Group B legends.
Despite our desperate speculation on a new habanero - hot production variant of the already - spicy Focus RS, it turns out the monochromatic rendering is of a new Ford Focus RS RX rally
car, specifically Ford's entry into the 2016 FIA World
Rallycross Championship.
I like racecars, so my dream
car isn't necessarily a road
car, it's the one that lets me do what I do the best; a
car that I can do Gymkhana,
rallycross and rallying in is my dream
car.
KB: Well, the difficult thing is that I'm a race
car driver, not a stunt driver, and all the things I do in these videos are basically based off the skills that I have coming out of stage rally and
rallycross.
There's a wide selection of
cars, from 60s legends like the Mini Cooper and Lancia Fulvia to modern day WRC machines, and there are ten driving locations — Wales, Monaco, Greece, Germany, Finland and Sweden in the rallying classes, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and
Rallycross circuits in England, Sweden and Norway.
If the 2017 Polo GTi WRC isn't being offered as a customer
car then would it be feasible to re-engineer it for use in World
Rallycross (WRX) with tech borrowed from the Beetle GRC?
Dubai 24 Hour European Historic Sports
Cars European Le Mans Series Ferrari Challenge FIA F3 Championship FIA World
Rallycross Championship FIM Endurance World Championship FIM Freestyle MX World Championship FIM Motocross World Championship FIM Superenduro Championship FIM X Trial World Championship Goodwood Festival of Speed GT4 European Series Northern Cup Intercontinental Challenge Series
Image is everything in Gymkhana - land, so this
car feels like the strange love - child of Swedish
Rallycross and MTV's Pimp My Ride.
The stories explaining how
rallycross racing originated vary as widely as the road surfaces rally
cars race on, and which version you hear depends on who you ask.
There's something special about being able to get behind the wheel of a
car that is killing it in international races like the Canadian Rally Championship, Japan Rally Series, Red Bull Global
Rallycross, Australia Rally Championship, Nurburgring 24 - hour race and Rally America.
«The RMR Veloster is perfect for GRC by giving enthusiasts a glimpse of affordable, fun - to - drive production
cars exploited to their full race potential in an action - packed
rallycross series.
The Honda SEMA exhibit will feature a host of specialty and production - based Honda - powered racing machines, on two and four wheels, including the Global
Rallycross (GRC) Civic; Team Honda Research West (THR - W) Endurance Civic Type R; new Honda - powered F3 race
car; Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Civic Si; 50th Anniversary Baja Ridgeline; Honda's Powersports product line - up; Honda Factory Performance ™ (HFP ™) Accessories and the new Honda Genuine Accessories Civic Type R Red Carbon Kit.
The partnership led to a 550 - horsepower Genesis Coupe in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and a VelosterRally
Car in the US
Rallycross Championship Series.
Oct 30, 2017 — Civic Type R crate engine for sale through Honda Performance Development (HPD) Honda Racing Line Program Production - based race
cars on display to include Global
Rallycross Civic Si, Team Honda Research West Endurance Civic Type R, Pirelli World...
Fresh off the heels of the 2016 Global
Rallycross season finale, the 2016 GRC Civic Coupe Competitive Race
car arrives on the SEMA floor, literally covered with track dust and dirt.
There is a «Live For More» insignia on the door, and apart from the Speedster, there is also an option to choose from the popular Sportz and
Rallycross graphics and the
car is available in five body colour options - Fiery Red, Ice Cool White, Moonlight Silver, Outback Bronze and Planet Grey.
Later Hyundai announce the Veloster Turbo was going to be manufacture and with that more
car enthusiast jump to own this
car, even Global
Rallycross driver Rhys Millen jumped into the Veloster Turbo for his rally program.
Honda has revealed the new racing livery for its Civic Red Bull Global
Rallycross race
car.