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Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Andretti Sports Marketing Thursday announced the details of its 2014 rallycross program at the Chicago Auto Show.
Volkswagen will partner with Andretti Autosport to form the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team, running two cars in the series for drivers Tanner Foust and Scott Speed.
The team will initially compete this season with modified Polo rally cars, built on the chassis that won the 2013 World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers, and will switch during the season to the fearsome GRC Beetle.
This all-wheel-drive rallycross car is the ultimate expression of the third-generation Beetle and will feature some 540 horsepower from its turbocharged and direct-injection EA888 TSI engine.
Rallycross is the fastest growing form of motorsports in the U.S., attracting big crowds at venues across the country as well as live TV coverage. Cars are pitted against each other and the clock in a series of heats on a closed course that's usually a mixture of dirt and pavement, with a 70-foot jump.
Tanner Foust, GRC champion in 2011 and 2012 and runner-up in 2013 will drive the Rockstar Energy Drink Beetle.
Scott Speed will be racing the 7UP entry for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team.
The Global Rallycross series opens in May. The Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team will attend with a pair of Polo cars driven by Foust and Speed. The definitive GRC Beetle will appear at the X Games in June in Austin, TX.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Andretti Sports Marketing Thursday announced the details of its 2014 rallycross program at the Chicago Auto Show.
Volkswagen will partner with Andretti Autosport to form the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team, running two cars in the series for drivers Tanner Foust and Scott Speed.
The team will initially compete this season with modified Polo rally cars, built on the chassis that won the 2013 World Rally Championship for drivers and manufacturers, and will switch during the season to the fearsome GRC Beetle.
This all-wheel-drive rallycross car is the ultimate expression of the third-generation Beetle and will feature some 540 horsepower from its turbocharged and direct-injection EA888 TSI engine.
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| Andretti Autosport's VW Beetle (Photo: VW) |
Rallycross is the fastest growing form of motorsports in the U.S., attracting big crowds at venues across the country as well as live TV coverage. Cars are pitted against each other and the clock in a series of heats on a closed course that's usually a mixture of dirt and pavement, with a 70-foot jump.
Tanner Foust, GRC champion in 2011 and 2012 and runner-up in 2013 will drive the Rockstar Energy Drink Beetle.
Scott Speed will be racing the 7UP entry for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team.
The Global Rallycross series opens in May. The Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team will attend with a pair of Polo cars driven by Foust and Speed. The definitive GRC Beetle will appear at the X Games in June in Austin, TX.