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25 Jul 2013, 16:51 (Ref:3281546)
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GRC Round 6 - X Games LA, USA
Driver (sorry, athlete) list is up on the ESPN website now:
http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2013/los-angeles/invitedathletes/ ...but to save you clicking: Tanner Foust (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Toomas Heikkinen (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Brian Deegan (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Patrick Sandell (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Steve Arpin (OMSE2 Ford Fiesta) Scott Speed (OMSE2 Ford Fiesta) Travis Pastrana (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Bryce Menzies (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Sverre Isachsen (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Dave Mirra (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Bucky Lasek (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Ken Block (Hoonigan Racing Ford Fiesta) Liam Doran (LD Motorsports MINI) Anton Marklund (Marklund Motorsport VW Polo) Nelson Piquet Jnr. (X Team Racing Mitsubishi) Pat Moro (Chevy Sonic) Rhys Millen () David Sterckx () Stephan Verdier () Interesting to see Millen and Verdier on the entry list, I wonder what they will be driving. Ditto for David Sterckx. He drives an Impreza in the Rally America series? If Sverre is driving the Gunnarson Impreza perhaps he getting the "spare" Subaru/Puma rallycross car? Also interested to see what track layout they are going for with the event being run at Irwindale instead of on the streets of LA. As the "main" event in the GRC calendar I'm hoping that we see some sensible track design that will allow everyone to start without collision: I suspect that may be wishful thinking though... I was hoping that Loeb might use X-Games LA as a test session before appearing at Loheac next month (I assume the preperation of his car is underway?), but no sign on the entry list at the moment! |
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25 Jul 2013, 17:19 (Ref:3281552)
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Didn't Timur recently say he was going to LA as well? there is another for your entry list.
Irwindale laid out a good track in 2011 but that had the crossover so will need to be adjusted. I am not sure where Gymkhana Grid is happening at Irwindale but persumably in the oval which may mean an overnight track build. That would have been one of the benefits in moving from downtown LA but guess that is lost now. |
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25 Jul 2013, 20:01 (Ref:3281606)
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Is it bad that I'm already thinking 'I wonder who'll finish?' rather than 'I wonder who'll win?'
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25 Jul 2013, 21:18 (Ref:3281629)
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Verdier wrote on FB he is driving his 06 Subaru Impreza, his old GRC car.
Loeb using the X Games as testing seems just odd. Getting a car over to LA for a test and then whole the way back to Europe. To expensive really and not necessary for testing. According to ERC24 back a few months ago, Loeb was connected to drive a Citroen DS3 of Herve Knapick in Loheac (of topic but still). Also Solberg was rumored to drive a car from an unknown manufacture. Isn't there anyone to drive the other Polo of Marklund? I mean this race is the big one in GRC and X Games, feels "given" to have a guest driver in his team |
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25 Jul 2013, 21:59 (Ref:3281643)
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25 Jul 2013, 22:05 (Ref:3281647)
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25 Jul 2013, 22:09 (Ref:3281649)
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Americans are strange. A lot of talks in the US press today about a new team for Scott Speed in LA, but no-one tells what car. As if the guy could win in any car...
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25 Jul 2013, 22:12 (Ref:3281651)
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One of the five ? can turn into a !
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25 Jul 2013, 22:46 (Ref:3281658)
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Don't understand jack (I'm slow right know) but I would go for TT, the only guy with an A in his name. Also he's an Red Bull athlete and Volkswagen is sponsored by Red Bull. Ekström and Sainz are also "Red Bullers" so TT fits in very good, if I'm not completely wrong or out cycling
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26 Jul 2013, 02:50 (Ref:3281692)
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I will be driving my old 06 STI that I ran in 2011. I couldn't found a ride and my car was sitting in the driveway. I will be the only privateer in the field. I don't expect to win (would love to) the cars have progressed a lot since 2011 but mine hasn't. Kaps was nice enough to send me a sequential gear box but it's stuck in Custom since last thursday and I might not get it in time for the X-Games. That means I will have to race with my OEM H-patern gearbox.
But one thing I learn about rallycross, you never know what can happen. My main goal is to make the final... We'll see!!! It's gonna be a lot of fun!!! |
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26 Jul 2013, 03:43 (Ref:3281703)
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It's sad that Verdier (welcome to Ten Tenths!) and Millen can't get a works deal
 Hyundai shouldn't have left GRX.
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26 Jul 2013, 03:45 (Ref:3281704)
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26 Jul 2013, 06:27 (Ref:3281732)
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@ crossfades: Just change one of your five question marks (?) into an exclamation mark (!).
The name you look for is not yet on the list of the 28 invited drivers, Team MM PR is said to come on Sunday eve.
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26 Jul 2013, 06:34 (Ref:3281733)
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 Quote: "The last American to compete in Formula One will be competing on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles for DRR-SH, a partnership of two IndyCar team principals who formed the team specifically to enter the X Games. Global RallyCross features a mixture of dirt, asphalt, jumps, and other obstacles." |
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26 Jul 2013, 08:14 (Ref:3281768)
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I did wonder if we might get a second MINI for X-Games LA, as Danny Way was testing a while back, wasn't he? Maybe a bit too much for Prodrive to produce a second car for a fresh driver though. Quote:
So if I've read the thread right so far... Tanner Foust (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Toomas Heikkinen (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Brian Deegan (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Patrick Sandell (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Steve Arpin (OMSE2 Ford Fiesta) Scott Speed (DRR-SH Ford Fiesta?) Travis Pastrana (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Bryce Menzies (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Sverre Isachsen (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Dave Mirra (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Bucky Lasek (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Ken Block (Hoonigan Racing Ford Fiesta) Liam Doran (LD Motorsports MINI) Anton Marklund (Marklund Motorsport VW Polo) Nelson Piquet Jnr. (X Team Racing Mitsubishi) Pat Moro (Chevy Sonic) Stephan Verdier (Subaru Impreza GD) Rhys Millen () David Sterckx () ? (Marklund Motorsport VW Polo) |
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26 Jul 2013, 09:08 (Ref:3281784)
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Millen und Sterckx with Hyundai Veloster?
Older info for Scott reads about 'Star Car' (OMSE) for LA X Games... |
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26 Jul 2013, 09:27 (Ref:3281792)
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DRR-SH, aren't they supposed to have a cooperation with OMSE to race a Fiesta? Read that somewhere. In swedish Värmlands Folkblad he said after Höljes that he promised to return next year and that this event was the most fun he had ever had racing. Though, he could do more rallycross competition, but as a professional hobby. In a Red Bull diary he said “If you eat a fillet steak every day a fillet steak gets boring and a sandwich is nicer. I got a sandwich this weekend and it tasted pretty good”. |
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26 Jul 2013, 10:12 (Ref:3281804)
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Yeah, but Ekström had an interview with US web-radio man Bill Wood this week and I understood he has currently no time to do more Rallycross.
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26 Jul 2013, 10:56 (Ref:3281815)
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I didn't thought that he would do anymore rallycross events this year too actually
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26 Jul 2013, 11:08 (Ref:3281818)
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26 Jul 2013, 13:21 (Ref:3281851)
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Scott Speed's car: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQGj_pDCYAAxJKP.jpg
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26 Jul 2013, 13:46 (Ref:3281858)
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Are DRR-SH doing this to try out something new? Scott Speed said running with them would give him a chance at a gold. What's the difference from before? He still has the old car and they are running in conjunction with OMSE, the team which he won in Brazil with. So beside of the sponsors, what is different? I can't see the point in all this
Any news of Eklund's Volkswagen Beetle? Saw a picture of the rollcage, also heard it was going slow. But that was months ago |
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26 Jul 2013, 14:08 (Ref:3281864)
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Maybe with lotsa money backed Speed can push much harder...
But I think he feels pretty supreme. Read somewhere something like "I'm the fastest out there"... Tja, Per's Beetle... |
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26 Jul 2013, 17:51 (Ref:3281933)
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Do you think Scott Speed could be looking do to rallycross on a more permanent basis?
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28 Jul 2013, 10:19 (Ref:3282766)
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Just seen a post from ERC24 indicating that Piquet Jnr. is now off the entry list and Timur is on. Not sure what he driving though...
Tanner Foust (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Toomas Heikkinen (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Brian Deegan (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Patrick Sandell (OMSE Ford Fiesta) Steve Arpin (OMSE2 Ford Fiesta) Scott Speed (DRR-SH Ford Fiesta?) Travis Pastrana (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Bryce Menzies (Pastrana Racing Dodge Dart) Sverre Isachsen (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Dave Mirra (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Bucky Lasek (Puma Subaru Impreza GR) Ken Block (Hoonigan Racing Ford Fiesta) Liam Doran (LD Motorsports MINI) Anton Marklund (Marklund Motorsport VW Polo) Pat Moro (Chevy Sonic) Stephan Verdier (Subaru Impreza GD) Rhys Millen (?) David Sterckx (?) ? (Marklund Motorsport VW Polo) Timur Timerzyanov (?) ...Marklund Motorsport press release is expected today, isn't it? So should know if its a Polo then? |
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