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TRX | RDs 11 & 12 – GERMANY

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Andy CESTERING, RX, TITANS, TITANS RX, TITANSRX RALLYCROSS

The final round of the first ever Titans RX Series took place at Estering. Just 9 points separated Kevin Hansen and Timmy Hansen with Toomas Heikkinen a further point back with 100 up for grabs due to the double points nature of the final round. Joining the championship for the final weekend were local drivers Rene Munnich and Mandie August with Oliver Webb returning to the series after missing the previous round. World Rallycross race winner Kevin Eriksson also joined the 15 strong field and was expected to challenge for…

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PREVIEW | WRX | THE FINAL – SOUTH AFRICA

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Andy CFIA WORLD RX, WORLD RALLYCROSS, WORLD RX

The final round of the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship takes place this weekend in South Africa at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town. 3 drivers go to the event with a chance of winning the championship and due to the close points tally any one of them could realistically win. Leading the way is Timmy Hansen on 187 points having taken 4 wins through the season including the last 2 rounds in Latvia and France. Just 1 point behind is Andreas Bakkerud having taken 5 podiums including a…

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BRX | R7 & R8 | CROFT

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Andy CBRITISH RX, brx, TOYO TIRES MOTORSPORT UK BRITISH RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

Julian Godfrey claims his sixth British Rallycross championship in the season finale. The final weekend of the Toyo Tyres Motorsport UK 2019 British Rallycross Championship was a double header held at the Croft circuit. Changeable conditions across the weekend meant that the title was decided at the last moment. In the extreme wet conditions of Saturday it was Steve Hill and Tony Bardy who were the fastest across the three qualifying sessions, with Bardy taking pole position for the final. Hill’s race ended at the first corner where he retired…

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TRX | RD 9 & 10 | HUNGARY

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Andy CTRX

The Titans RX series made the trip to Hungary and the Nyriad rallycross circuit for rounds 9 and 10 of the championship. The 1.2km long track is notable for its fast speed and lack of run-off with any mistake usually ending in a tyre barrier or concrete wall. The last European championship round here took place back in 2013 and saw a series of large accidents including a roll and 3 other massive accidents with Timmy Hansen taking his first ever Supercar win so he was expecting to challenge for…

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ARX | RD6 – MID OHIO

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Andy CAmericas Rallycross championships, ARX, RX

Chris Atkinson wins in Mid-Ohio whilst Tanner Foust takes the 2019 championship title. The season ended in treacherous conditions, but Atkinson was able to come through to take his second win of the season and secured the Team’s championship for Subaru Motorsports USA. The Driver’s championship went the way of Tanner Foust despite not qualifying for the final after a penalty in the first semi-final. Patrick Sandell started on pole position, but as seen in the semi-finals, it was difficult to get away from here, and he dropped to the…

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ARX | R5 – AUSTIN

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 Andy CAmericas Rallycross championships, ARX, RALLYCROSS

Foust leads championship after winning in Austin Tanner Foust was the first driver to take a double win in the 2019 Americas Rallycross Championship, taking the victory at the ARX of Austin. Foust scored a perfect weekend to take away maximum points from the penultimate round of the championship, after going through to the final as top qualifier and winning his semi-final. It wasn’t to be a clear run final for the now championship leader after World RX driver Andreas Bakkerud was able to cut across to take the lead…

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BRX | RD6 – PEMBREY

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Andy CBRITISH RX, brx, PEMBREY, TOYO TIRES MOTORSPORT UK BRITISH RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

Tohill takes third British Rallycross win of the 2019 season Derek Tohill took his third win of the 2019 British Rallycross Championship at the return to Pembrey Circuit, equaling that of title rival Julian Godfrey. Going into the sixth round of the championship the pair were separated by just five points in the title hunt, and it was them who led the way over the course of the weekend. In a different format to normal the event was run over the two days, qualifying one and two taking place on…

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TRX|RD7 & 8 – AUSTRIA

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Andy CTITANS, TITANS RX, TITANSRX RALLYCROSS

Round 7 and 8 of Titans RX took place at the MJP Arena in Fuglau. Many of the drivers had tested the car there and some even raced there at the test event back in May but the circuit had had a jump added out of turn 3 since then. 15 drivers were on the entry list with Webb again replacing Piquet. Abbie Eaton returned to the cockpit as well as Andreas Steffen, this time in Tom Coronel’s car. Hayden Paddon made his first return since the season opener in…

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WRX | RD 8 – WORLD RX OF FRANCE

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Andy CRALLYCROSS, WORLD RX, WORLDRX, WRX

Team Hansen MJP’s Timmy Hansen took an emphatic victory in round eight of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, the World RX of France on a weekend in which the championship battle took a new twist. Timmy led home GC Kompeition’s Anton Marklund with younger brother Kevin Hansen third in the second of the team’s Peugeot 208s. The overall results from the weekend meant Norway’s Andreas Bakkerud rose to the top of the drivers’ standings despite a fifth-place finish in the final. The Monster Energy RX Cartel…

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BRX | RD5 – LYDDEN HILL

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Andy CBRITISH RX, brx, LYDDEN HILL, RALLYCROSS, TOYO TIRES MSA BRITISH RALLYCROSS

Godfrey win at Lydden Hill scorcher to re-take the championship lead Julian Godfrey claimed victory and re-took the lead of the 2019 Toyo Tires UK British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill on Bank Holiday Monday. The fifth round of the championship provided Godfrey with his third win of the season and moved him ahead of Derek Tohill in the points, with the two joint following round four. Godfrey topped the time sheets in both of Q2 and Q3 to take pole position for the final. It was, however, Jack Thorne,…