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WRX: Winkelhock & Tahko
For Round 4 of WorldRX, to be held at Kouvola in Finland, former DTM racer for Audi and 2012 FIA GT1 World Champion German Markus Winkelhock has been announced as wildcard driver for EKS. Finnish Rally ace Riku Tahko is also set to compete in the event that has an entry of 27 SuperCars on offer.
WRX: Nitišs takes Norway
After ruling the Saturday of WorldRX Norway that 18-year-old Latvian talent Reinis Nitišs wasn’t able to set another fastest qualifying time on Sunday, but claimed Semi-Final 2 and the all decisive Final to make Hell his.
WRX: Nitišs makes Day 1 his
Latvian teenager Reinis Nitišs leads the Intermediate Classification after Day 1 of WorldRX Norway, having set FTD in Heat 1 and claimed the second fastest time in Heat 2 as the runner-up to Brit Liam Doran.
Gallery: Rd3 WRX Norway
For Round 3 of the inaugural FIA World Rallycross Championship the drivers went straight into Hell. The Lånkebanen at Hell near Trondheim is the host of WorldRX Norway. Here is our gallery from the event in Hell, all pictures captured by ERC24 snapper JKR.
DC: First to Hell! Later to WRX?
Former Formula One driver David Coulthard will be in Hell as a brand ambassador for Cooper Tires, but does not rule out to try his hands on Rallycross in the all-new WorldRX series later.
WRX: Villeneuve yes, Scott no
Jacques Villeneuve is going to race Andy Scott’s Peugeot 208 SuperCar in Hell after crashing his own 208 at Höljes today.