This sounds ugly after reading a couple different articles concerning it. It is a shame if all true. 
They had some good racing last season.
The Red Bull Global Rallycross seemingly had it all, from megastars like Ken Block, Travis Pastrana and Tanner Foust to factory support from Honda, Volkswagen, Subaru, Ford and Hyundai. Teams associated with Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta also had skin in the game, while races were broadcast live on NBC. Then there was the title sponsor: Red Bull, a company known to have deep pockets.
We highlighted the series as a cover story in 2016, only five years after its birth. At the time, its schedule included a stop at Daytona International Speedway; Joie Chitwood III, then president of the facility, offered support for the series. “These are fans we may not see at any other event all year,” he said. “And the percentage of young fans was bigger than any other race, except perhaps [Monster Energy] Supercross. This is a good event for us, and I think it has a future.”
But as the 2018 season started to come together, the whole series seemed to collapse. Teams and factories began to pull out as a new format was announced, one that replaced the top-tier cars with spec machines. Meanwhile, allegations–and lawsuits–started flying. In what may be a death knell for the series, Red Bull Global Rallycross just removed the 2018 schedule from its website. Once the dust settles, we’ll report back.
This sounds ugly after reading a couple different articles concerning it. It is a shame if all true. They had some good racing last season.
how do you spell death M O N E Y ! Always the cause ,pretty soon I see all professional racing being either legislated out of existence due to ecologically damaging effects, unless electric only ,and the demographic bust .No young people who drive or care about cars and only live virtual fake lives with no actual experiences desired .It is the way of the world, Change is the only constant .All things die and are replaced by something technologically new and shiny for a while .I love rally , i love driving fast , I also see too many human problems and not enough money going to help people to live better .same with going to mars ,just stupid waste .Drill some frickin wells in countries with people who have no clean water or enough food .Then maybe later sell them sports that appeal them since they now don't have to worry about dying today .We need to find a balance or motor powered things will be taken away by the powers that be .
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That sucks. Rallycross was some of the only racing I liked to watch on tv.
Trackmouse said:Was my comment removed, or did it just not go through?
I've noticed this on a couple news articles I've posted on, that I'm fairly certain I've posted on, anyway. Might be getting a case of the Sometimer's on my end...
Shame about the rally racing though, it certainly was entertaining.
This is a shame, I read that Ken Block will be starting his own series, so Rallycross might not be dead. It would be cool if they had a kartcross support race.
Trackmouse said:Was my comment removed, or did it just not go through?
Are you maybe thinking about this thread: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/is-red-bull-global-rallycross-dead/138761/page1/
That was a discussion rather than a news post and I still see a post from you there.
It's a bit of a nasty situation. There is more to it than has been published thus far. It's a shame as there are some good workers in the GRC.
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