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1967: Neither Brands nor FMD

Posted Thursday, April 11th, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

For at least 30 years some people keep on claiming that the motorsport of Rallycross owes its existence to either a 1963 Rallysprint type event held at the car parks of Brands Hatch Circuit, or to the outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease in the UK – or even to both. All nonsense, Rallycross was born at Lydden Hill, already nine months before the 1967 RAC Rally was cancelled due to FMD.

15 Jun 2013

Petter Solberg finished the Saturday in Hell with the fastest times in practice, the first and the second qualifying heats. © JKR/ERC24

RX: Hell ain’t a bad place to be!

Posted Saturday, June 15th, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

Hell in Norway is hosting the 400th ERC round in history. Day 1 was clearly dominated by homeboy Petter Solberg who set the fastest times in practice as well as in both, the first and the second qualifying heats.

After heavy rainfalls the all-dirt track was declared of being "too slippery". © QBA/ERC24

GRC: Slippery when wet!

Sébastien Loeb pictured in the Hansen Motorsport Citroën DS3 Rallycross SuperCar en route to his 2012 X Games victory. © QBA/ERC24

RX: Loeb to ERC pinnacle

Martin Schanche's 1991 ERC season started with a crash. © EL/ERC24

1991: ERC conquers Portugal

Vic Elford (Porsche 911), here battling with Roger Clark (Ford Cortina GT), won the first ever Rallycross. © ELA/ERC24

1967: Neither Brands nor FMD

14 Jun 2013

While eventually claiming no place on the Kouvola rostrum Petter Solberg received the award for being first to the first corner. © JKR/ERC24

PR: Solberg’s Highway to Hell

Posted Friday, June 14th, 2013 by PR by EL

Round 5 of the FIA European Rallycross Championship is the most special one yet – for Petter ‘Hollywood’ Solberg at least, since it will be run in his native Norway.

13 Jun 2013

Ada Marie Hvaal and her JRX Cup "Citroën" pictured in 2012 at Höljes. © JKR/ERC24

PR: Ada Marie Hvaal back to JRX

Posted Thursday, June 13th, 2013 by PR by EL

Norwegian 16 years old girl Ada Marie Hvaal is set to drive the FIA European Rallycross Championship (RX) rounds in her native Hell and Sweden’s Höljes.

11 Jun 2013

Four RX rounds with technical problems for Knut Ove Børseth so far. © JKR/ERC24

PR: Børseth breaks with Hedström

Posted Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 by PR by EL

After four rounds and a disappointing start to his RallycrossRX season, former European champion Knut Ove Børseth breaks with team Hedströms Motorsport. Read more »

09 Jun 2013

Yeehaw, he did it again! Tanner Foust showing his "Faust" once more. © JKR/ERC24

RX: Tanner, Timur & Timmy

Posted Sunday, June 9th, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

It could or should have been the day of Petter Solberg, but while leading the all decisive Final by almost 4 seconds the car of “Hollywood” broke after a jump and the Kouvola victory fell prey to Tanner Foust.

08 Jun 2013

Liam Doran ruled Day 1 at Kouvola. © JKR/ERC24

RX: Doran on top after Day 1

Posted Saturday, June 8th, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

Liam Doran, who arrived as the last competitor at Kouvola, is the first of the following order after Saturday’s two qualifying heats, in which the Briton set a fastest and a third fastest time.

07 Jun 2013

SRC: Home boy Johan Kristoffersson won the SuperCars demo event from Norwegian Stein Egil Jenssen. © VW Sweden/ERC24

SRC/FRC: Round-up

Posted Friday, June 7th, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

The weekend of June 1 and 2 had Rallycross championship rounds of Sweden and France on offer, the Westombanan near Arvika and the Circuit des Tourneix at Châteauroux St.-Maur were the venues.

04 Jun 2013

Mika Salo testing the Andy Scott Peugeot 208 Rallycross SuperCar. © AR/ERC24

RX: Salo testing 208 SuperCar

Posted Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 by PR by EL

Ex-Formula 1 driver Mika Salo: “This is just so much fun, I can’t stop smiling. And you never know maybe I’ll be out in a Rallycross event this year, you never know.”

02 Jun 2013

1992: Martin Schanche leading his Crown Prince Tommy Rustad (both Ford RS200 E2) en route to their one-two victory. © EL/ERC24

Lyngås – over and done with

Posted Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 by Eddi Laumanns

NMK Drammen, the Norwegian organiser of no less than 25 ERC rounds since 1980, informed the press that their track Lyngås Motorbane is due to be closed for good.