World RX: Mattias Ekström Rallycross Team EKSRX armed with Audi S1

By Johan Laubscher

News broke on Wednesday that Mattias Ekström's new World Rallycross team will be fielding two Audi S1 Supercar class rallycross cars this year. 

EKSRX will be running the two cars that will be driven by the Swedish driver, Pontus Tidemand, and a number of guest drivers as wildcard entries. The EKSRX team will be taking part in selected rounds of the new FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) this year with the goal of developing their new Audi S1 cars.

The first glimpse of the car is a white Audi S1 called the "Audi S1 EKS RX Concept".

This confirms the second Audi team entering the 2014 World RX, as Münnich Motorpsort will be entering their Audi S3 rallycross car in the Supercar class as well. 

The 2014 World RX season gets underway in Portugal, 3-4 May, however neither of the two Audi teams are currently listed on the entry list for the first round.

Photo credit: EKSRX

Rallycross: Audi A1 Supercar rallycross car for Robin Larsson

By Johan Laubscher

Robin Larsson will be behind the wheel of a new Audi A1 Supercar rallycross category vehicle this year. The new Larsson Jernberg Racing team will be entering the car in various Rallycross events.

The team aims to complete in the 2014 European Rallycross Championship and to take part in the Swedish round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. They want to progress up to the FIA World Rallycross Championship in the future. Their car will be a four-wheel drive Audi A1 built for the rallycross Supercar category.

More at RallyCrossWorld.com HERE. 

The Swedish press release can be seen HERE.

Photo credit: STCC

FIA Rallycross: Münnich Motorsport rallycross testing videos from Lohéac

By Johan Laubscher

Münnich Motorsport has completed their final test of 2013. They were testing at Lohéac earlier this week and another testing video has appeared online. 

The team is currently preparing for the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship wherein they will be fielding a Supercar class Audi A3/S3 rallycross car for René Münnich. They are currently testing their first prototype and busy building their second primary car, which will be used during the 2014 season.

Two new testing videos from Jb Vallée have been embedded below and more of his photos from the test can be seen HERE.

More information and videos of the car can be seen HERE.

Photo credit: Screenshot from Jb Vallée on YouTube

FIA Rallycross: Münnich Motorsport completes final testing for 2013

By Johan Laubscher

Münnich Motorsport has completed their final testing outing for 2013. The last test of the year was held at Lohéac in France.

The team is currently busy preparing for the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship. Their first Audi S3/A3 Supercar class rallycross vehicle has been taking part in various test sessions recently. They are also busy building a second primary Audi S3/A3 rallycross car, which will be their competition vehicle next year.

It remains very exciting to see this new rallycross car from Münnich Motorsport continuing its development. We have embedded their latest testing video below.

More information and videos of the car can be seen HERE.

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FIA Rallycross: More details emerge about the Münnich Motorsport Audi program

By Johan Laubscher

Last week it was announced that Münnich Motorsport are going to be focussing on their new Audi A3/S3 Supercar for the new 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship. More details regarding the project have emerged this week.

RallyCrossWorld.com has published a new article on their website that reveals more details regarding the new Audi Rallycross project from Münnich Motorsport. That article, which includes quotes from Rene Münnich, new photos of the car, drivetrain and engine details, a brief look at Audi’s history in the sport and more details of Münnich Motorsport’s 2014 campaign, can be seen via this link HERE.

Münnich Motorsport will be competing in the new FIA World Rallycross Championship during 2014 and they will be fielding one Audi A3/S3 during their development year. The Audi Supercar will be driven by Rene Münnich. Some of the new information about the project includes:

The car has been built and prepared completely in-house by Münnich Motorsport and it will be fielded in the Supercar category of the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship. The team will be fielding one of the new Audi vehicles during the first season in order to focus on the car’s development, but the possibility exists for more cars in the future. 

The car pictured, and which has been seen in testing, is the team's first design prototype, which they will be using for initial testing and development. They are currently busy building a second Audi rallycross car and this is the vehicle that will be used in the championship during 2014. It is said that this new vehicle will differ visually from the current test car, as the current car’s striking bodywork is not completely suited for rallycross competition.

For more information about the project please see the RallyCrossWorld.com article HERE.

This project from Münnich Motorsport is certainly very exciting and it will be great to see an Audi rallycross vehicle entered in the new 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship.

Photo credit: all-inkl.com münnich motorsport on Facebook

We have once again included the video of Münnich Motorsport's first rollout of their test car below. This Audi is going to be a very exciting addition to the FIA World Rallycross Championship grid in 2014. 

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FIA Rallycross: Münnich Motorsport Audi A3 to compete in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship

By Johan Laubscher

The FIA World Rallycross Championship will be debuting during 2014 and at least one Audi entrant will be taking part.

Münnich Motorsport has been working on an Audi A3 rallycross car during 2013. They revealed the vehicle a few weeks ago when they completed their first rollout of the new car. Their Audi is known as the “S3 SuperCar”. The team has already confirmed that they will be reducing their WTCC program during 2014 and that they will be fielding their Audi A3 in the new FIA World Rallycross Championship.

The team has mentioned that they will be testing the Audi A3 this week, as they prepare for the 2014 season.

It is certainly very exciting to hear that this fantastic looking rallycross car will be seen on the world stage during 2014. 

Photo credit:

all-inkl.com münnich motorsport

berzerkdesign.de

We have embedded two videos below. The first is a trailer for the new FIA World Rallycross Championship and the second is a video of the Audi A3's first rollout run.

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Rallycross: First rollout for Münnich Motorsport and their new Audi rallycross racer

By Johan Laubscher

Exciting news came from all-inkl.com münnich motorsport today. The team has completed the first rollout of their new Audi rallycross race car.

During 2012 Münnich Motorsport had announced their intentions to build an Audi A3/S3 rallycross vehicle for the German/European Rallycross Championship, where the team has been fielding Skodas for a number of seasons. The original announcement included an Audi S3 render/design from berzerkdesign.de.

The team uploaded various build photos onto their Facebook page during January 2013, which depicted the development of the car known as their “S3 SuperCar”.

Nine months later and Münnich Motorsport has released the first photo of the car, following their rollout today. The car looks fantastic with a menacing and aggressive appearance. Visually the bodywork is similar to that of the Audi RS 3.

More information and photos of the car is expected to be seen in the weeks to come. 

Photo credit:

all-inkl.com münnich motorsport

berzerkdesign.de

Video: Mattias Ekström at X-Games Munich

By Johan Laubscher

Mattias Ekström, the factory Audi DTM driver, has always been a keen rally enthusiast, and has competed in many rally events. This weekend the Swedish Audi ace competed in the X-Games Munich.

His weapon was a Volkswagen Polo Rallycross car prepared by Marklund Motorsports from Sweden. Ekström performed very well in his Redbull Polo and finished fifth in a very wet race one final heat on Saturday. He continued to impress in his first Rallycross weekend, when he followed up his race one success by finishing fourth in the final heat of race two on Sunday. 

We have embedded the YouTube video footage of both final heats from X-Games Munich, and photos from the official Anton Marklund / Marklund Motorsports Facebook page.

Photo credit and more information: 
Anton Marklund / Marklund Motorsports Facebook page

Video: Audi A1 Rallycross from Racing Team Jagu

By Johan Laubscher

Racing Team Jagu is a French Rallycross team who have been competing with Audis for many years. The team has developed an Audi A1 rallycross car for the 2013 French Rallycross Championship.

The new car looks great and they debuted at the first round of the championship this past weekend. More about this Audi A1 can be read HERE.

Les films Z has produced a short video introducing the new Team Jagu Audi A1, we have embedded that YouTube video below: 

Photo credit: Les films Z

Audi A1 ready for French Rallycross

By Johan Laubscher

Racing Team Jagu is a French rallycross team who have been loyal to Audi for many years. The team competed in the French Rallycross Championship with a first generation Audi A3 until 2011. They sold their A3 to another competitor during 2012 as they were preparing a new machine for 2013.

Towards the end of 2012 Racing Team Jagu announced that they had acquired an Audi A1 which would be prepared for the 2013 French Rallycross Championship. The car’s development looked promising, as this smallest of Audi road cars was turned into a rallycross machine. More about the development can be read HERE.

The car looks great and has undergone a lot of testing ahead of the 2013 season. It will be driven by Yvonnick Jagu. 

The French Rallycross Championship gets underway this coming weekend, with the “Rallycross des Ducs” event. Two Audis will be present at the season opener. It will be the debut for the Jagu Audi A1, which will compete in the Super 1600 class. The second Audi will be the ex-Jagu Audi A3 which is driven by Jimmy Terpereau in the Division 4 class.

Photo credit: Racing Team Jagu website

ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport building an Audi S3 rallycross racer

By Johan Laubscher

In the past ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, the FIA GT1 World Champions, announced that they were interested in building an Audi rallycross race car. The team have been seen in the German Rallycorss Championship with a Skoda in recent years. This week the team have released the first images featuring the build of their new Audi S3 rallycross car, being called the S3 SuperCar. We have included the photos below. It will be great to see this car competing in the series.

Photo credits and more information:

all-inkl.com münnich motorsport FB page

berzerkdesign.de FB page

Gallery: New Audi A1 Rallycross from Team Jagu in France

By Johan Laubscher 

Racing Team Jagu is a French rallycross team who have been competing with Audis for many years. The team became famous for running their blue Audi A3 rallycross racer. For the 2012 season they embarked on a new challenge, that of building a new Audi A1 rallycross car. They sold their Audi A3 at the end of 2011 to Jimmy Terpereau, who now competes with the car. The old A3 is still very competitive as it took victory at the most recent French Rallycross round at Lohéac. Along with their old car taking victory at the event the Team Jagu crew were also at Lohéac. Racing Team Jagu presented their not yet complete Audi A1 car at the event. The team have been working very hard on the car. They have successfully changed the small A1 into a much more aggressive looking machine. The wide body kit they developed looks stunning on the car. Below are some photos of the car at the event followed by build photos. We look forward to seeing this car compete, it will look great on course. Thanks to Racing Team Jagu for the photos.

More information:
Racing Team Jagu website
Racing Team Jagu FB page