Rallycross Debuts at Irwindale!

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This EVO had a lot of hairy landings but came out of the event unscathed.
Nothing good can come of an endo in a car….

Drivers in the Global RallyCross Championship are vying for the first-ever series title – and a chance to earn an invitation to X Games 17 Rally competitions held in downtown Los Angeles this July. Two-wheel drive entries also have a shot at a prize purse to benefit grassroots competitors.

Grönholm and Foust run nose to tail.  The mix of tarmac and dirt made chassis set up difficult.  Many teams were struggling with understeer on the tarmac sections.

The two-wheel-drive category saw young driver Dillon Van Way win the Day 1 head-to-head SuperRally contest in his Ford Focus, while former all-wheel drive X Games driver Matthew Johnson drove his new Nitro Circus Mazda RX8 to rallycross victory in exciting Day 2 competition that saw him up on two-wheels while attempting to move through race traffic, then pushing past the leaders in the final after they tangled on a tight corner.

There was a FWD class as well.  Dillon Van Way won the Day 1 head-to-head SuperRally contest in his Ford Focus,  The MotoIQ staff may try to field a FWD class car in the future.
Randy Zimmer in his Mazda Miata won the 2WD Rallycross event.

Second place in Saturday’s two-wheel drive rallycross competition went to veteran competitor Randy Zimmer in his Mazda Miata, while Lauchlin O’Sullivan took third.

X Games driver Matthew Johnson drove the Nitro Circus Mazda RX8 to a 2wd rallycross victory despite being stuck in third gear and having a horrible start.
Even though the 2WD cars were not even close to being as spectacular as the unlimited AWD class, they were fun to watch and we could relate to them.  We bet this class is a blast to run!

 

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