Wassup in Rallycross?

Category: Miscellaneous, News Posted 13.09.14 16:00 by Eddi Laumanns

While WorldRX of Lohéac is already history and the WRX teams prepare themselves for WorldRX of Buxtehude elsewhere the Rallycross scene is producing daily news. Find here some of the more interesting stuff in snips, pics and vids.

Solvalla: OMSE boss Andréas Eriksson's protégé Sebastian Eriksson drove his Ford Fiesta Mk7 to overall victory and made the 2014 Swedish Rallycross Championship (RallyX) title his. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Solvalla Circuit: OlsbergsMSE boss Andréas Eriksson’s protégé Sebastian Eriksson drove his Ford Fiesta Mk7 ST to overall victory and made the 2014 Swedish Rallycross Championship (RallyX) SuperCar title his. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

The 2014 RallyX SuperCar series podium with (from left) runner-up Robin Larsson, winner Sebastian Eriksson and third Johan Kristoffersson. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Solvalla Circuit: The 2014 Swedish RallyX SuperCar championship series podium with (from left) runner-up Robin Larsson, champion Sebastian Eriksson and third placed Johan Kristoffersson. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Kevin Hansen (RX Lites "Peugeot 208") en route to third place at Solvalla. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Solvalla Circuit: Kevin Hansen (RX Lites “Peugeot 208”) en route to third place. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

16-year-old Kevin Hansen had enough with a third place in the Swedish RallyX Finale at Solvalla to claim the Lites title. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Solvalla Circuit: 16-year-old Kevin Hansen had enough with third place in the RallyX Finale to claim the Lites title. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Final Round, Swedish Rallycross Championship/RallyX, Solvalla Circuit, Solvalla (S), 06.09.2014
FINAL RESULTS SUPERCARS:
1. Sebastian Eriksson (S) Ford Fiesta Mk7 ST
2. Daniel Holten (N) Ford Fiesta Mk7
3. Robin Larsson (S) Audi A1
4. Ole Christian Veiby (N) VW Polo Mk5
5. Emil Öhman (S) Citroën DS3
6. Peter Hedström (S) Škoda Fabia Mk2
Final point standings after 5 rounds:
1. Sebastian Eriksson (S) 79
2. Robin Larsson (S) 59
3. Johan Kristoffersson (S) 59
4. Daniel Holten (N) 54
5. Ole Christian Veiby (N) 50
6. Linus Westman (S) 17
FINAL RESULTS RALLYX LITES:
1. Kevin Eriksson (S) “Ford Fiesta Mk7”
2. Alexander Westlund (S) “Ford Fiesta Mk7”
3. Kevin Hansen (S) “Peugeot 208”
4. Patrik Flodin (S) “Ford Fiesta Mk7”
5. Åsmund Holten (N) “Ford Fiesta Mk7”
6. Linus Leise (S) “Ford Fiesta Mk7”
Final point standings after 6 rounds:
1. Kevin Hansen (S) 95
2. Kevin Eriksson (S) 91
3. Patrik Flodin (S) 60
4. Linus Leise (S) 54
5. Richard Göransson (S) 52
6. Alexander Westlund (S) 32

Video: It was just the other day that Peugeot Sport has published a very fine video clip about Team Peugeot-Hansen and the Lohéac weekend of the Swedish FIA World Rallycross Championship squad. Seen what we have been shown in the past moving pictures of Rallycross have truly reached another level right now. But have a look yourself and enjoy!

Back with Ford for a wildcard appearance in WorldRX Italy? Gigi Galli pictured in 2008. © Wikipedia/ERC24

Back with Ford for a wildcard appearance in the WorldRX round of his native Italy? Gigi Galli pictured in 2008. © Wikipedia/ERC24

Video: From Italy we understood that former WRC star Gigi Galli is preparing himself for the WorldRX round of Franciacorta. The official Galli Facebook has published a video clip that is hiding almost everything from a test the Italian conducted on September 9. However, rumours have it that he was in Sweden to test a Ford Fiesta SuperCar for his native WRX round, to be held on September 27 and 28. Click here to find the video clip: Galli’s video clip on Facebook.

Briton Kevin Procter debuted his all-new Ford Fiesta Mk7 with 1760cc engine at Lohéac. © JKR/ERC24

FIA: Only a few days after Briton Kevin Procter debuted his brand-new Ford Fiesta Mk7 [based on a Super2000 car] with 1760cc engine at Lohéac the following news was spread out from the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Beijing: “The minimum weight of a SuperCar in Rallycross will be set at 1,300kg, as of 1 January 2016 (no matter the cylinder capacity of the engine).” Thereby the idea of running a downsized engine to get a weight advantage of currently 90kg has been spoiled, at least after the running and the 2015 season. However, who knows as if in 2016 the maximum cylinder capacity of a turbocharged engine for Rallycross SuperCars will still be 2058cc [plus the so-called turbofactor 1.7 = 3498.6cc]…

After finishing the 2014 Swedish RallyX Lites series in 5th place overall Richard Göransson moves up. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

After finishing the 2014 Swedish RallyX Lites series in 5th place overall Richard Göransson moves up now. © Toni Ollikainen/ERC24

Video: Swedish STCC tarmac racer and regular competitor in his native RallyX Lites series Richard Göransson has yesterday revealed that he is going to participate in both the Italian and the Turkish rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship with a Ford Fiesta Mk7 ST SuperCar of OlsbergsMSE. Click here to find his announcement in moving pictures: Göransson’s video clip on Facebook.

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Wassup in Rallycross?