Matthew Johnson announced today that after winning two stops on the RallyCar US Rallycross Championship, he will focus on two-wheel drive Rallycross with Nitro Circus in 2011. Johnson, who was awarded Ford Racing’s Sportsman of the Week after celebrating a victory at his first rallycross, is known for his unique [...]
An “Op-Ed” piece by Thomas Barker Now that the exhaust noise, fan noise, and hype of RallyCar’s first season of European-style rallycross at New Jersey Motorsport Park has quieted down, consider what this may mean to the shape of our sport down the road. First, the Matter of Names What [...]
Subaru drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra battled the top echelon of European Rallycross drivers in an action packed U.S. Rallycross doubleheader event this past weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Pastrana, driving his Vermont SportsCar-prepared 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI achieved 4th place finishes in both the Saturday and [...]
Story and photos by Thomas Barker About 1000 years ago, Scandinavians led by Leif Ericsson arrived in northeastern North America, intent on colonization. For reasons not yet fully understood, the venture failed and the Norse returned to Europe. Now, Scandinavian motorsports drivers and teams have arrived in the Northeast of [...]
After fellow countryman Frode Holte announced his participation in the final round of the 2010 RallyCar Rallycross Championship last Saturday, today double FIA European Rallycross Champion Sverre Isachsen (Ford Focus ST) said he will participate in the American event as well. Isachsen returns to the USA as he was invited [...]
Matthew Johnson was chosen as Ford Racing’s Sportsman of the Week after celebrating his return to RallyCar racing with a US Rallycross victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park this past weekend – Johnson drove the Nitro Circus 1978 Ford Fairmont station wagon during a two-day battle against nearly a dozen [...]
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Team ACP Racing will debut a new engine in the intense competition this weekend at RallyCar’s second Rallycross event in North America. The 2009 North American Rally Champion placed fifth overall at the previous event in the series in August, but did so [...]
Top action sports stars including Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra and Tanner Foust plus some new international stars will be at the New Jersey Motorsports Park this weekend for Round 2 of the U.S. Rallycross Championship (October 2-3rd). Rhys Millen, the California-based stunt, drift and racing driver, is an exciting new [...]
North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Team ACP Racing placed a strong fifth overall in the first European-style rallycross event in US history, held this past weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Despite competing throughout the heats and “A” final event with a blown headgasket [...]
Tanner Foust (Ford Fiesta) and Josh Wimpey (Volkswagen Golf) won the two main events in the first Rally America Rallycross at New Jersey Motorsport Park, Millville, New Jersey. But the big news from the weekend may not be the performances of the winners, but the event itself. Euro-Rallycross Anyone who [...]
European-style wheel-to-wheel rallycross made its U.S. debut in thrilling style this past weekend in New Jersey with the help of a determined performance by Subaru driver Travis Pastrana in his 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Starting from the back of a six car grid after a restart, Pastrana worked his [...]
Foust, Pastrana and Mirra Sweep All-Wheel Drive Podium Nerves and anticipation ran high this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) as BFGoodrich(r) Tires made an impressive splash at the first ever U.S. RallyCar RallyCross event. BFGoodrich Tires dominated the marquee All-Wheel Drive (AWD) class as drivers took advantage of [...]
RallyCar’s inaugural U.S. Rallycross held at the New Jersey Motorsports Park was a successful event where the competition was fierce and thousands of fans cheered the intense action. Rallycross racing has finally arrived and made a lasting impression! The highlight of the Rallycross event was the dramatic A Main Final, [...]
Travis Pastrana to receive Outstanding Achievements award from BFGoodrich Tires at 2010 Rally America Banquet The heart pounding, high-flying, side-by-side action known as Rallycross is ready for its inaugural debut this coming weekend and BFGoodrich(r) Tires is once again ready to dominate. After rocking the Rally Car Racing and SuperRally [...]
Top racers set to attend August’s New Jersey race In a game-changer for American motorsport, RallyCar is set to bring the excitement of door-to-door rallycross racing to the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) on August 28-29th, 2010. The event is the first in a series of three rallycross events to [...]
Subaru Rally Team USA announced today the selection of Sverre Isachsen of Norway, the defending FIA European Rallycross Champion, to fill the team’s guest driver slot at the 2010 ESPN Summer X Games 16 in Los Angeles, California on July 31st. Isachsen will join Subaru Rally Team USA star drivers [...]
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