Global Rallycross - Hope this has legs and gets good TV

[jellison]

http://www.global-rallycross.com/

BIG Power WRC driven to the Max (wheel to wheel) - Nice.

Have they called Schanche

[slothmeister]

So it's called "global" rallycross, yet last year it was held all over America only. Hopefully they do come over here, still keep meaning to go to a rally cross event

[MG CHRIS]

Nope still only in america. Looks a good series too. But if you want rallycross action there is the uk rallycross series or the european series which i think vists lydden hill.

[guerilla radio]

Saw this on ESPN a couple of times last year, it was pretty good to be fair, good selection of cars aswell.

[MartG]

slothmeister said:

So it's called "global" rallycross, yet last year it was held all over America only.

Ah, a bit like their baseball 'World Series' then ?

[EDLT]

British Rallycross is on Channel 4 at stupid o'clock in the morning sometimes (they never advertise it though). They have left the shows on Youtube though, hidden under the obvious title of British Formula 3 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/show/britishformula3?s=2

I'd like rally cross to be better covered, surely mad cars in very short sprint races is TV friendly. Maybe ITV4 should get it and put on a show when the BTCC isn't on.

[MartG]

EDLT said:

surely mad cars in very short sprint races is TV friendly.

Rallycross regularly used to be on Grandstand/World of Sport 20+ years ago, but seems to have fallen out of favour

[AlLondon]

Euro series Is well covered on motors tv.

[bigbadbikercats]

AlLondon said:

Euro series Is well covered on motors tv.

ESPN too (or at least it has been for the last couple of years) available Freeview and VoD through BT Vision if you don't have satellite...

No substitute for actually attending a round though. Short races with small numbers of cars on a compact track makes for a very spectator freindly show even for those with short attention spans or who don't normally "get" motorsport so it's ideal as a family day out too - I've had some great days out with my wife and kids (who'll usually get fed up quite quickly at race meetings)at Lydden!

[Marko Le Rosso]

Gotta agree, rallycross is one mad bad mother of motor racing. Shame it's not as popular in the UK as it should be. I used to watch it as a kid on afternoon sports tv like grandstand etc.

[jellison]

Is this defo being aired on ESPN channel?