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The Global Rallycross Championship is Awesome

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I’ve posted highlights from the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC), but I came across ESPN’s full coverage of the events yesterday. I think they may have come up with a pretty successful formula. This is the first year of the GRC and they are schedule for 5 events. 4 of them coincide with NASCAR races and the 3rd round will be held at X-Games in Las Vegas. It’s exciting because it combines the best parts of rally racing in a wheel to wheel format in a small closed course which include a tactical shortcut that can be taken once during each heat after the first lap. The second round at Texas Motor Speedway also had a pretty massive gap jump. I highly recommend watching these entire videos if you’ve got the time. I promise they’re more exciting than most of the stuff you’ve got recorded on your DVR.

GRC Round 1: Charlotte Motor Speedway
 

GRC Round 2: Texas Motor Speedway

Sources: YouTube user WRCforeva and Global Rallycross Championship

Subaru Puma RallyCross Team in the Global RallyCross Championship at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Subaru just released this excellent footage from the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship’s first stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Several of this year’s events are coinciding with NASCAR events and will be run in a format very similar to this. There was a lot of questions about how the course would look and I think they figured out a way to keep it interesting. There’s the requisite barriers, a jump and it looks like half of the loop is sprayed down with water. I’m sure it’s racing the NASCAR fans can enjoy.


Source: Subaru on YouTube