The promoter of the World Rallycross Championship, IMG, has launched a new American rallycross series, the Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX), that will run over four rounds in 2018. In a breakaway from the American-based GRC, manufacturers Volkswagen of America and Subaru of America have already signed up for the series. Volkswagen is expected to field Supercars for former GRC champions Scott Speed and Tanner Foust run by Andretti Autosport, while the Vermont Sports Car-operated Subaru programme will run former World Rally drivers Patrick Sandell and Chris Atkinson. ARX’s first round will be run alongside the British round of the World RX series at Silverstone in May (25 – 25),...
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