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03-18-2014, 03:07 PM
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Rallycross is seeing a sudden surge in popularity with two series bringing the racing to the US and Europe. The Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) OMSE team is competing in both championships this season, and it saw no reason not to hold practice with a highly modified Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) in the snow of Northern Sweden. It brought together Andreas Bakkerud from the European-focused FIA World Rallycross Championship (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fia+world+rallycross+championship/) and Patrik Sandell from the North American-focused Global Rallycross (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/global+rallycross/) series for some training and fun. They certainly appear to be enjoying themselves, too, with some lovely pirouettes in the powder.
If you're unfamiliar with rallycross, the discipline combines the best of rallying and circuit racing. Drivers (with no co-drivers) race rally cars over a circuit that generally mixes dirt and asphalt, and unlike traditional rallying, multiple cars compete side-by-side at once. Even better, it's often a very two-fisted form of motorsports with lots of car-to-car contact. Global Rallycross and World Rallycross will both kick off their seasons in May. With spring on the way, scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/#continued) to watch the Fiesta kick up some of the last snow drifts of the year.Continue reading Ford Fiesta rally car warms up in Sweden (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/)
Ford Fiesta rally car warms up in Sweden (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Rallycross is seeing a sudden surge in popularity with two series bringing the racing to the US and Europe. The Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) OMSE team is competing in both championships this season, and it saw no reason not to hold practice with a highly modified Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) in the snow of Northern Sweden. It brought together Andreas Bakkerud from the European-focused FIA World Rallycross Championship (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/fia+world+rallycross+championship/) and Patrik Sandell from the North American-focused Global Rallycross (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/global+rallycross/) series for some training and fun. They certainly appear to be enjoying themselves, too, with some lovely pirouettes in the powder.
If you're unfamiliar with rallycross, the discipline combines the best of rallying and circuit racing. Drivers (with no co-drivers) race rally cars over a circuit that generally mixes dirt and asphalt, and unlike traditional rallying, multiple cars compete side-by-side at once. Even better, it's often a very two-fisted form of motorsports with lots of car-to-car contact. Global Rallycross and World Rallycross will both kick off their seasons in May. With spring on the way, scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/#continued) to watch the Fiesta kick up some of the last snow drifts of the year.Continue reading Ford Fiesta rally car warms up in Sweden (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/)
Ford Fiesta rally car warms up in Sweden (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/18/ford-fiesta-rally-car-snow-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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