Global Rallycross Championship "The Revolution"

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Global Rallycross Championship "The Revolution"

Tickets for the Global Rallycross Championship, “The Revolution” / TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale are now on sale. Head-to-head SuperRally action takes place on Friday, while the five-car feature RallyCross event takes place on Saturday.

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Friday is only $5.00 and Saturday, $20.00. All seats are general admission and include access to the paddock and vendor display areas.

Gates open at 10:00 am both days. Detailed schedule is below and all events take place rain or shine.*

To purchase your tickets, click HERE (https://t1.clicknprint.com/tix/SilverStream/Pages/pgIndex.html?siteID=3044)

GRC THE REVOLUTION
LOCATION | Irwindale Speedway: Irwindale, CA
DATE | March 25-26

CONDITIONS: Oval meets rallycross: 50 per cent dirt, 50 per cent tarmac; 70′ gap jump

The first stop in the new Global RallyCross Championship, this event transforms Irwindale Speedway’s small oval track into a mixed dirt and tarmac rallycross course. Competitors looking for a chance to compete at X Games this summer meet to race for the first time. The highlight of the event is a huge, 70-foot gap jump, seen here for the first time in any motorsport competition outside of X Games.

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 25*

8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. WILL CALL open
10:00 a.m. Gates open to public. Expo open.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Jump Practice AWD
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Super Rally Qualifying
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m Track Break
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2WD Eliminations
2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. AWD Eliminations
3:30 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. 2WD Quarter-Finals
4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. AWD Quarter-Finals
5:15 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. 2WD Semi-Final
5:45 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. AWD Semi-Final
6:20 p.m – 6:30 p.m. 2WD Finals
6:35 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. AWD Finals
6:50 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 2WD/AWD Podium celebration
7:30p.m. – 8:00p.m. News conference 2WD/AWD (credential-holders only)
8:00 p.m. Gates Close

Saturday, March 26*

8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. WILL CALL open
10:00 a.m. Gates open to public. Expo opens
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Rallycross Qualifying: 2WD & AWD
11:15 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. 2WD Heats 1A-C
11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. AWD Heats 1A-C
12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Track Break
12:30 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. Driver autograph signing
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. National Anthem and Driver Intros
1:55 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. 2WD Heats 2A-C
2:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. AWD Heats 2A-C
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. 2WD Heats 3A-C
3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. AWD Heats 3A-C
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 2WD & AWD C&B MAINS (alternating 2WD/AWD)
5:45 p.m.- 5:55 p.m. FINALISTS (MAINS) DRIVER INTRODUCTION
6:00 p.m.- 6:15 p.m. 2WD A MAIN
6:30 p.m.- 6:45 p.m. 4WD A MAIN
6:50 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. 2WD & AWD Podium celebration
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. News conference 2WD/AWD (credential-holders only)
8:00 p.m. Gates Close

*subject to change

You can view the current Entry List here: CLICK (http://www.rally-america.com/events/2011/IRWIN/results/entrylist/)

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[Francisco]

50% off Global Rallycross Tickets @ Irwindale Speedway!

Our friends at DirtyImpreza are hooking you up with half-price tix for the Global Rallycross opener at Irwindale. When you buy your tix online HERE (https://t1.clicknprint.com/tix/SilverStream/Pages/pgIndex.html?siteID=3044), enter the promo code ”dirtyimpreza” during checkout.

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To meet up with other DI members that are attending the inaugural GRC, check this forum thread on DirtyImreza.com (http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19587).

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Watch the Rallycross Action from 'The Revolution' at Irwindale LIVE on ESPN3.com

ESPN3.com will stream live coverage over both days of The Revolution at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale beginning at 4:00 PM Eastern and 1:00 PM Pacific. Uninterrupted coverage will feature all of the heat and main race action for SuperRally and RallyCross, plus driver interviews and commentary from the inaugural round of the Global RallyCross Championship.

The SuperRally action on Friday features head-to-head competition while on RallyCross on Saturday is a five-car bonanza. Top drivers like Tanner Foust, Rhys Millen, and two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm.

To watch the LIVE* streaming: CLICK HERE (http://espn.go.com/espn3/index/_/sport/auto%20racing)

*Not available in all countries

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Friday Elimination Brackets

SuperRally qualifying is done and Elimination brackets have been set as follows:

AWD
Bracket 1: Dodd vs Keeney
Bracket 2: Burke vs Gruszka
Bracket 3: Tidemand vs Millen
Bracket 4: Foust vs Verdier

Gronholm and Jernberg are waiting for Brackets 1 & 2 results to see who they face.

2WD
Bracket 1: Van Way vs Covey
Bracket 2: Turnbull vs Barnes
Bracket 3: O'Sullivan vs Zimmer
Bracket 4: Sutherland vs Johnson

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Friday's GRC SuperRally Podiums

2WD Podium

1. Dillon Van Way
2. Matthew Johnson
3. Randy Zimmer

AWD Podium

1. Marcus Gronholm
2. Michael Jernberg
3. Tanner Foust

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MARCUS GRONHOLM WINS INAUGURAL GLOBAL RALLYCROSS' SUPERRALLY IN FORD FIESTA

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Two-time world rally champion Marcus Gronholm may have retired from the WRC at the end of the 2007 season, but he demonstrated his skills are as sharp as ever as he dominated the opening event of the Global RallyCross Championship winning the Super Rally event in the Best Buy Ford Fiesta. Gronholm, the fastest qualifier for the SuperRally, did not lose a single heat in his march to victory.

“It wasn’t an easy start with the rain and learning the track, but things cleared up and it went pretty good for us and we won,” said Gronholm. “My Fiesta was really really good today and hopefully that will continue for the RallyCross. Tomorrow is the main event and the racing changes with multiple cars running at the same time. I said earlier that I am having some difficulty with the start of the heat and I need to improve that or else I will have four cars in front of me and that is a big problem.”
The Gronholm victory capped off a successful first day for Ford Racing and the Fiesta as 19-year-old Dillon Van Way claimed the GRC 2WD SuperRally in his Ford Focus.

The two winners were joined on the podium by ROCKSTAR Ford Fiesta driver Tanner Foust who settled for third after a mechanical issue sidelined him in the semi-final round after the Fiesta had won the first race of the best of three match. Swedish RallyCross import Pontus Tidemand finished fourth after falling to his Fiesta teammates in the semi-finals (Gronholm) and consolation race (Foust).

The Global RallyCross Championship will return to the Irwindale Speedway for the RallyCross main event on Saturday.

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