ESPN X Games will add the sport of Rally Car racing to its lineup, starting with X Games 12 to be held August 3-6, 2006. Rally Car Racing features a driver and co-driver racing street legal cars on closed sections of roads called “stages.” The goal in rally is to accumulate the lowest elapsed driving time on a prescribed course. The co-driver navigates the course and communicates upcoming road conditions to the driver, so that a high rate of speed can be maintained around and over natural obstacles such as blind crests, jumps, hairpin turns, dips, etc. “Rally Car Racing is a sport we have been watching for some time now,” explained Semiao. “We feel it matches our existing X Games audience while having the ability to attract new viewers, as well.
The X Games rally will encompass two days of competition, featuring six scenic rally stages on Friday, Aug. 4 and a “Super Special” timed event in a stadium setting on Saturday, Aug. 5.
“Bringing some of the world’s best rally competitors in front of the X Games viewing audience is a huge step for our sport,” said J.B. Niday, Managing Director of Rally America, the sport organizer for the event. “We’re packaging a diverse and exciting rally into two days of action-packed entertainment, and we’re sure X Games fans will be able to see and feel the intensity of rally car racing.”
Details on the complete format, teams, location, tickets, etc. are forthcoming later this spring.
03/28, 6:53 PM
posted by:
Ahk-Med
I would have expected ESPN to put drifting in the X Gamers before rally.
03/28, 6:53 PM
posted by:
Ahk-Med
I would have expected ESPN to put drifting in the X Games before rally.
03/28, 7:27 PM
posted by:
Nuno
I’m all for this, I just hope they don’t try to make it “hip” or anything. Just give us what we want to see, cars sliding around in the dirt at high speeds.
03/28, 8:36 PM
posted by:
chewy
Will the real rally racers (WRC) show up, or only medicore racers.
03/28, 8:59 PM
posted by:
Greg
just what we need…Sal Masekela and Tony Hawk commenting on rally racing.
03/28, 9:25 PM
posted by:
Asher
Sweet! Rally Car racing is WAY cooler than most of the other x-game sports to me!
03/28, 10:50 PM
posted by:
JW
thats interesting, they shouldve just made a season out of it instead…im going to try to keep up with it when it begins on the xgames
03/28, 10:54 PM
posted by:
captain america
nice addition…will make the rally market grow.
03/29, 11:10 PM
posted by:
manny
huh… current summer x games events are in carson and la… i say they put the rallies in san francisco… yeah, the distance is a little inconvenient, but tell me with a straight face you dont want to see race cars jumping them hills…
03/31, 3:39 PM
posted by:
Ian
the organization they’re teaming up with to put this on already has a national championship series, JW. go to http://www.rally-america.com to find out more
04/03, 10:54 AM
posted by:
WeaponX
great! the wonderful ignorant US public will now learn about rallying and turn the whole thing into circus…
04/05, 1:48 PM
posted by:
Kay
I agree with you Weapon X lol, I thought that the FIA was doing the whole job of destroying rally as we know it.
04/25, 1:57 PM
posted by:
Bob Winstead
We are so excited that Rally Racing is included in the Xgames this year. With Crazy Drivers like Matthew Johnson, who will do anything in the name of fun, there is no telling what you might see.
Go Orange Car!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.EventsLeader.com
07/21, 7:36 PM
posted by:
Scott
Looks like a new Website for XGames Rally… http://www.XGamesRally.com
There’s some pretty good information and lots of great videos about rally post there. Plus, the forum has Matt Iorio writing and answering questions about his driving at the X-Games. Maybe Pastrana and others will post there too? Anyway, check it out.
Scott