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Two-time World Rally Championship winner Marcus Grönholm took a pair of wins this weekend after two days of hard-hitting competition at the first-ever Global RallyCross Championship event, held Friday and Saturday at Irwindale Speedway outside of Los Angeles.
 
The legendary Finnish driver emerged victorious in both days of racing, piloting his Best Buy Ford Fiesta to victory in Friday's head-to-head SuperRally contest and the multi-car RallyCross event on Saturday.
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Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Teams are preparing to return to tough, multi-car rallycross competition on Saturday after an exciting first day of flat-out action at Irwindale Speedway that saw two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm emerge with the Day 1 win.
 
"I used to ride motocross, so I know a little bit how to fight – elbows out," Grönholm said Friday. "Tomorrow is going to be interesting when we get more cars on the track."
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Tanner Foust has dominated Rallycross in North America in his Rockstar/Etnies Ford Fiesta by taking two outright wins and two podium finishes on the 2010 RallyCar U.S. Rallycross series last fall in addition to nabbing up two Gold medals in X Games rally events. Touted as one of the most dynamic drivers in the world, Foust will be focusing his 2011 season mainly on Rallycross starting with his attack on the inaugural Global Rallycross Championship event at Irwindale Speedway. Here's what Foust said: more...

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Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Racing driver and TV host Tanner Foust will vie for the win in his Rockstar Energy Drink Ford Fiesta at the Global RallyCross Championship season-opener, "The Revolution," March 25-26 at Irwindale Speedway, outside of Los Angeles.

Foust, who earned a pair of gold medals at the 2010 X Games competitions and finished on the podium at all three US rallycross competitions late last year, is one of the favorites to win the event. more...

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On the Monday before WRC Portugal, Monster World Rally Team driver Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino had a very encouraging test session near Tavari, Portugal. The pair logged 100 test kilometers over stages that highlighted both the twisty nature of Portugal’s terrain as well as the flat-out speed that some contain. By Wednesday, they were ready to rock at the start of the shakedown session. more...

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Fresh from her latest top 10 finish in January’s Drift divisional rally, reigning 2wd USRC Champion, Erika Detota takes her talents to the twisty, tarmac roads of Delaware County, New York. The driver, in her second year of competition, has competed previously at this event and is ready to face the unique challenges of the paved road surface. more...

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The United States Rally Championship announces the presentation of their 2011 Championship Regulations. The regulations for this season include new incentives for competitors to make the Championship more accessible, inclusive, and affordable. This is the seventh season for the USRC and it continues to innovate and bring new ideas to rally competition. more...

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West Hollywood, CA, USA -- Two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm will travel to the United States to compete in the first round of the Global RallyCross Championship: The Revolution, taking place March 25-26 at Irwindale Speedway on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

Grönholm, who will pilot a 600-hp all-wheel drive Best Buy Ford Fiesta in the contest, joins a list of top-ranked international motorsport and action sport stars racing in the Global RallyCross Championship. more...

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RallyCar has partnered with TORC on the U.S. Rallycross Championship with the events added to the TORC Calendar for 2011.

The inaugural U.S. Rallycross Championship debuts in the United States in 2011 with a six race slate, three of which will be combined with the TORC Off Road Racing Series at some of the greatest venues in off-road today. more...

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León, Mexico -- Returning to Mexico, now with one year of WRC racing under their belts, Monster World Rally Team driver Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino showed major improvement on stage since their debut here in 2010. But a series of electrical issues, that started even before the Monster Energy Ford Fiesta RS WRC took to the opening stage, robbed the two of a possible 6th overall finish. more...