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Topic: Rallycross


In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Rallycross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rallycross is a spectacular form of sprint style automobile racing, held on a closed mixed-surface racing circuit, with modified production or specially built road cars, similar to the World Rally Cars, but with about 250bhp stronger engines.
An inexpensive, entry level type of rallycross is the Swedish folkrace or its Norwegian counterpart, the so-called bilcross.
Rallycross is a relative small sport compared to rally and asphalt racing.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rallycross   (387 words)

  
 RALLYCROSS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A: Rallycross is a scaled down version of a performance rally stage laid out on a non-paved plot of land where the course is delineated by cones instead of trees or rocks.
Driving a rallycross course is essentially the same as driving an autocross course (with the obvious exception of the dirt surface).
A short video clip of a rallycross (Note: This file is 2 MB and will take a long time to download over a modem).
www.rgrscca.org /rallycross/rallycross_faq.htm   (748 words)

  
 Rallycross - Ten-Tenths Motorsport
Rallycross is a spectacular form of sprint style racing, held on a closed mixed-surface circuit, with modified production or specially built road cars, similar to the World Rally Cars, but with about 250bhp stronger engines.
However, the true birth of rallycross is often wrongly connected with the cancellation of the 1967 RAC Rally, due to Foot and Mouth disease, in November of 1967.
British drivers to win European rallycross titles were the first ever European Rallycross Champion, Scotsman John Taylor (in 1973) and the two Englishmen Will Gollop (1992) and Richard Hutton (1994).
www.ten-tenths.com /wiki/index.php?title=Rallycross&printable=yes&printable=yes   (472 words)

  
 Chattanooga Region--RallyCross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Adding the times instead of the best time in Solo II is used to mimic RallyCross' big brother, Performance Rally.
RallyCross is very similar to Solo II in the vehicles that are allowed and in the course workers.
Tire pressure should be run on the high side to keep the tires on the rims.
www.rivergate5speed.com /scca/rallycross/index.html   (313 words)

  
 Motorsport Ireland :: Rallycross
Rallycross was created in the 1970's as a form of motorsport made for TV.
Rallycross provides an experience bearing close to the ultimate G force thrill.
Rallycross events take place from October to April and are presently based at Mondello Park near Naas, Co.Kildare.
www.motorsportireland.com /index.cfm/loc/7-1.htm   (607 words)

  
 Jos Kuypers.com Rallycross
Rallycross is one of the most spectacular motorsports around at the moment.
The part that makes rallycross so exciting is the fact that the tracks run through both tarmac and gravel.
This is a rallycross class with group A homologated cars, but there are some restrictions.
www.jos-kuypers.com /english/rallycross.html   (625 words)

  
 The UKMotorSport Index: Motor Club Manual: Guideline 24, Rallycross
Rallycross is a form of racing for closed cars which takes place on a mixture of sealed and unsealed surfaces.
Most Rallycross venues in the UK are at permanent race circuits, and utilise part of the circuit, plus unsealed sections.
It is important for competitors to remember that whilst Rallycross is not a deliberate contact sport, it is virtually unavoidable that contact will occur, especially in slippery conditions, and cars should always be prepared to the highest standards of safety.
www.ukmotorsport.com /manual/guideline24.html   (787 words)

  
 Rallycross!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Rallycross events were designed as a way to bring some of the thrills of performance rallying to a larger group of amateur drivers, and to a larger spectating audience.
The Japanese have rallycross too, only they call it "Dirt Trial." Japanese rallycross is also usually on a purpose-built course, and frequently involves lots of everyday people in their street cars.
In case you are wondering, the course comes from the right of the frame and heads to the left...no, he is not moving.
www.sidewaystoyota.com /rallycross/rallycross.html   (806 words)

  
 European Rallycross Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
An outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease caused a last-minute cancellation of the event, but, boys being boys, it was decided to contest a single gravel stage anyway, and a week later a race was run on Lydden Hill, staged by the Thames Estuary Automobile Club and reserved for club drivers.
"Rallycross is spectacular, intense and lovely to watch," said 2002 ERC champion Kenneth Hansen, and no one at the Estring would argue.
With most, if not all, of the action visible from the spectating areas, rallycross might have a future here in the stadium-sports-oriented U.S. If the rumors of a planned rallycross track here are true, the Europeans are certainly willing and eager to bring their show across the pond.
www.sportcompactcarweb.com /events/0306scc_rallycross   (1493 words)

  
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RallyCross is currently a fast growing part of the SCCA, and offers an excellent introduction to motorsports participation for Rally fans.
RallyCross combines the slippery off-road excitement of performance Rally with the accessibility of an entry-level motorsport.
In that time, Jeffrey discovered the sport of RallyCross, and considering his all-wheel drive Subaru was perfectly suited to the dirt, mud, and muck of your typical RallyCross event, he quickly became hooked on the sport.
www.subrew.com /tmp/rallycross.txt   (3038 words)

  
 Barbados Rallycross International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Rallycross - This incredible sport of ‘rally car circuit racing’ was invented in the 70s and became hugely popular in the 80s.
When GroupB rally cars were banned from competing on European special stages due to their incredible performance and associated dangers they found their way onto purpose-built multi-surface circuits across UK and Europe.
RallyCross drivers soon became national and international heroes while battling door-to-door and wheel-to-wheel in packs of up to ten cars trying to cross the finish line first.
www.barbadosrallycarnival.com /rallycross   (435 words)

  
 Rallycross
Many air-cooled Volkswagens have been used in rallycross over the years, with some success against very strong opposition.
As mentioned in the Beetling magazine article, two of the Porsche Salzburg cars were retained by the team for use in Rallycross when Austria banned rallying in 1974.
Here are some photos of various cars in rallycross, including one of the Porsche Austria cars.
www.rallybugs.com /rallycross.htm   (111 words)

  
 Newspage
The British Rallycross Grand Prix date has been confirmed as 11th/12th Ocotber at Croft, and will be open to Supercars, Inter-Nations 2wd cars and classic rallycross cars.
New Photosgalary of the 7th round of the European Rallycross Championship from the Eurocircuit Nehterlands.
Results and race report of the First round of the European Rallycross Championship at the Eurocircuitode Lousada Portugal.
rallycross.bravepages.com /news01.html   (915 words)

  
 1998 Tenino Rallycross
Rallycross is a combination of Autocross and Road Rally.
The Rallycross course is a combination of flat grass and gravel with some potential bumpy sections.
The Rallycross is open to any licensed vehicle and driver 16 years old or older.
www.nwr-scca.org /Rally/event/98/tenino.html   (285 words)

  
 Rallycross
Rallycross ist als eigenständiger Autosport von der Weltautomobilsporthoheit FIA anerkannt (die jährlich drei verschiedene Europameistertitel für RX-Fahrer ausschreibt) und darf deswegen auf keinen Fall mit "wildem" Autocross und diversen Stoppelfeld-, Sandgruben- oder gar Car-crash/Car-rodeo-"Darbietungen" verwechselt werden, deren meist unseriöse Veranstalter sich gerne dieses Namens in verschiedenen Schreibungen bedienen.
Den Namen Rallycross aber dachte sich der Journalist, Rallyefahrer und Rennkommentator John Sprinzel aus, den man zusammen mit seinem Kollegen Barrie Gill auch getrost als "Geburtshelfer" der neuen Rennsport-Disziplin betrachten kann.
Der erfolgreichste Rallycrosser der Geschichte ist (mit bisher 12 EM-Titeln!) der Schwede Kenneth Hansen und der einzige Deutsche, der bis dato EM-Goldmedaillen erringen konnte, ist der Niedersachse Sven Seeliger (EM-Titel der 1400er-Klasse in den Jahren 2000 und 2001).
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Rally-Cross   (960 words)

  
 Rallyrpi Rallycross Sept. 10th -
RallyRPI is presenting its Inaugural RallyCross Event catering to everyone who has any interests in rallying, off-roading, and sports of the like.
The purpose is to bring back the sport and spirit of rallying to the Upstate Region and provide an inexpensive avenue for amateurs to participate and the pro's to practice for the next Stage Rally Event.
It was truly a team effort starting with a small but determined group of college students with a passion for rally and the desire to make this happen, coupled with the support of some of the most experienced people from the northeast rally and rallycross community.
www.hyundai-forums.com /t5608-rallyrpi-rallycross-sept-10th.htm   (1120 words)

  
 Rally cabal
Your events are too far, and no one puts on rallycrosses in my area.
However, RallyCross provides an environment which is much safer than what you encounter on the highway everyday, allowing the lowest chance for possible damage.
RallyCross events typically run between $25 to $50 variant upon the sponsoring group and location.
www.rallycabal.com /resources/faq.php   (979 words)

  
 Rallycross
Niklas Mörtsell från Arvidsjaur nådde säsongsbästa placeringen när han slutade trea i 2150-klassen när tredje deltävlingen i DM/FM i rallycross kördes på Klutmarksbanan i går.
Tre Skellefteförare finns på startplattan när SM i rallycross drar i gång i Arvika i morgon.
Programmet för SM i rallycross för division 1 och 2 samt SM för Supernationella bilarna för nästa år är nu klart.
www.norran.se /harkiv/ra/rallycross   (368 words)

  
 Rallycross: motorsport's best kept secret - 4Car Feature - from Channel 4
The Michael Schumacher of the rallycross world starts sedately and I'm beginning to think that's I've given a good account of myself.
Anyone who dismisses rallycross as a poor substitute for rallying is missing the point.
The C4 might be relatively easy to drive to seven or eight tenths, but extracting the maximum from it requires both big talent and huge gonads.
www.channel4.com /4car/ft/feature/feature/5414/5   (205 words)

  
 Brooklyn Bash RallyCross 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
RallyCross is an event where the driver's ability to control a vehicle on an unpaved surface is tested.
All drivers are asked to take a shift working the course (picking up cones which are hit).
The Brooklyn Bash Rallycross course is held on a farmer's field.
www.historicbrooklyntavern.com /rallycross.htm   (497 words)

  
 Rallycross - Features - European Car Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Close enough to be sprayed by gravel, the crowd just behind me roared its approval as the cars slid and jostled their way around the tarmac hairpin.
Rallycross traces its beginning to the 1967 RAC rally.
When Group B supercars were banned from the WRC, rallycross was a natural home, and the racing was spectacular.
www.europeancarweb.com /features/0304ec_rallycross/index.html   (1471 words)

  
 Saab's Per Eklund Drives To The European Rallycross Championship - Popular Mechanics
The European Rallycross Series consists of nine events with races in France, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany.
Although mostly unknown in the United States, Rallycross is one of the most competitive racing series in the world.
This is his first European Rallycross championship title and follows up his second-place finish last year.
www.popularmechanics.com /automotive/motor_sports/1268886.html?page=1&c=y   (456 words)

  
 Main Heading Goes Here
Results of the fifth round of the MSA British Rallycross Championship and the fourth round of the BTRDA Rallycross Championship from Pembrey have been uploaded.
Results from the second round of the MDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship and third round of the MSA British Rallycross Championship have been uploaded.
Results from the first round of the Rallycross Super Series at Croft and the DCC Stages Rally at Ingliston have been uploaded.
www.smart-timing.co.uk /News.htm   (3589 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Pernilla is the daughter of former Volvo factory driver and 1980 European Rallycross Champion, Per-Inge "Pi" Walfridsson (who also claimed a remarkable 4th overall in the 1973 RAC Rally).
Solberg won a nationwide RC car championship at the age of 13 as he inherited his interest of motorsport through his parents, mother Tove and father Terje, who were keen bilcross competitors and rallycross fans.
He went on to become Norwegian champion in rallycross as well as hillclimb in both 1995 (winning 19 out of 21 events) and 1996 (winning 15 out of 19 events).
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Petter_Solberg   (665 words)

  
 Main   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Rallycross Promoters Ltd are delighted to announce that AM Models (based in Newcastle Upon Tyne) will be an associate sponsor of the English Rallycross Masters event that will take place at Croft Circuit on Sunday March 12th.
Jenssen was plagued with mechanical problems in the Rallycross Superprix last November and will start as one the favourites for victory alongside his fellow Norwegian compatriots.
Rallycross Promoters Ltd can now confirm that an agreement has been signed with Yokohama Ltd, which will see the tyre manufacturer become an associate sponsor of the 2006 Rallycross Super Series.
www.rallycrosssuperseries.com /news.htm   (1464 words)

  
 Rallycross - Duke Video
When the 1987 European Rallycross got under way in Austria and Sweden, it proved to be an enthralling year.
The pressure was well and truly on in the thrilling 1987 European Rallycross Championship as it began to move into its final stages.
The FIA European Rallycross Championship was extended in ‘94 to an eleven round series, attracting drivers from all over the world for some thrilling...more
www.dukevideo.com /Cars/VHS/Rallycross.aspx   (698 words)

  
 Sports Car Club of America
RallyCross is the most widespread and readily accessible form of extreme dirt motorsport in the Sports Car Club of America, and the perfect place to see if you have what it takes to powerslide your way to victory.
RallyCross is the most cost effective way to gauge a driver's interest and aptitude for "doing it in the dirt." RallyCross classes are tailored for local entrants but usually categorize cars according to number of driven wheels, engine capability and the style of tires mounted.
Unlike Solo, a similar competition staged on paved surfaces, where an entrant's ranking is based on the single fastest run, RallyCross competitions are usually judged on the total of multiple runs.
www.scca.org /Rally/Index.asp?IdS=00D657-9C16980&Reference=rallycross&~=   (262 words)

  
 British Rallycross GP - 10 Tenths Motorsport
The problem is european rallycross doesnt get the publicity any more it deserves in the British motoring newspapers/magazines because there arent british drivers racing in it.
I would like to see the Group B (Rs200s and Metros) cars banned from rallycross in britian (there are only 3 of them!!)and the rules brought directly into line with europe.
Rallycross in my opinion is the best motorsport that exists and i am glad to see the gp back at croft and rallycross making strides back to where it belongs.
www.ten-tenths.com /forum/showthread.php?t=28817   (1005 words)

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