Mattias Ekström has confirmed the addition of Toomas ‘Topi’ Heikkinen to the EKSRX driver setup for the World Rallycross Championship season for 2016. The Finn joins the Swede in what looks to be a Scandinavian force to be reckoned with.
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GBRX lures Doran & Baumanis
Liam Doran set to race Supercar in Lydden Hill British RX, whilst Jānis Baumanis prepares for debut World RX season with outing in RX150 on the weekend of March 27-28.
WRX: Larsson back again
FIA World Rallycross have this morning confirmed that Swede Robin Larsson will enter all 12 rounds of the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship returning again at the wheel of his own privately-run Audi A1 Supercar.
WRX: Nitišs – “No room for error”
Reinis Nitišs the driver from Jēkabpils, Latvia – has made a significant rise in Rallycross over the past five years. Now with a new team and ever growing confidence he embarks on his third Supercar season in the FIA World Rallycross Championship.
VW wants all-electric RX
Autocar are reporting that German car giant Volkswagen are to make a push for all-electric Supercars in the World Rallycross and Global Rallycross Championships in the not so distant future.
WRX: Next generation ready
OMSE: Eriksson and Grönholm are back, but this time it’s the next generation. Familiar names may be back in the spotlight, but the new driver line up illustrates OMSE’s continued drive to promote the next generation of Rallycross champions in Motorsports ever growing series.
WRX: Juniors with OMSE
‘Bosse’ back: Niclas Grönholm and Kevin Eriksson are to compete with OMSE in the FIA World Rallycross Championship 2016. The two sons will compete in full with Marcus Grönholm to provide support in the paddock as general manager and spotter, alongside OMSE head Andréas Eriksson and team manager Jussi Pinomäki.