New cars, new liveries, new teams.
The future is here. The future is now. Yesterday evening in downtown Stjørdal, Norway (11 August), enthusiastic fans lined the streets to catch a first glimpse of the all-electric beasts that will revolutionise the FIA World Rallycross Championship this year – as Johan Kristoffersson promised them ‘a season to remember’.
The FIA World Rallycross Championship is on the Road to Hell this weekend, for the start of the series’ eagerly-anticipated electric era at Ramudden World RX of Norway (13-14 August) – and an electrifying spectacle is firmly in prospect.
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Twice an Olympic gold medallist, five times a World Champion and one of the most successful alpine skiers in history, Aksel Lund Svindal is heading off-piste for his latest adventure – as he prepares to make his rallycross debut on home soil in Hell, Norway next weekend (13/14 August) in the FIA RX2e Championship.
Niclas Grönholm has likened the challenge of preparing for the FIA World Rallycross Championship’s electric dawn to GRX’s expansion to a two-car team four years ago – as the Finn forecasts exciting racing from the series’ fastest cars to-date.
Hell will make its eagerly-anticipated return to the FIA World Rallycross Championship calendar next month (13-14 August), with an action-packed weekend featuring World RX, RX2e, Euro RX1 and Euro RX3 – and the entry lists for the two European categories have now been officially released.
Volkswagen Dealerteam BAUHAUS has completed its line-up for the inaugural campaign of the FIA World Rallycross Championship’s new electric era, with Euro RX event-winner Ole Christian Veiby and young gun Gustav Bergström set to partner defending world champion Johan Kristoffersson at the Kristoffersson Motorsport (KMS)-run outfit.
Already unveiled as the FIA World Rallycross Championship’s Official Construction Equipment Supplier, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will additionally play a leading role in the design and development of future World RX circuits as the series’ Official Track Building Partner.