What Is Global Rallycross Championship Racing? 

-       Global Rallycross Championship events are a combination of circuit racing, off-road racing and rally competition

-       There are two classes of competition at GRC events, the 600 brake horsepower Supercar class and the 320 brake horsepower GRC Lites class

-       Rallycross debuted in 2010 at the X Games in Los Angeles

What Kind Of Racing Can Fans Expect?

-       Door-to-door racing on a combination of dirt and asphalt surfaces, featuring drifting turns, jumps and water elements

-       Courses are custom-built at each venue and are typically designed to be less than one mile in length

Event Format 

-       Practices are broken into one-hour sessions

-       Qualifying is one-hour in length and is broken into 10-minute group sessions, which will determine which drivers are in each heat race and their starting grid position

-       Heats are rounds of four individual heat races, with up to six cars per heat

-       A last chance qualifier features a set number of cars that do not transfer from the heats racing to try to qualify into the final round feature race

-       The feature race typically consists of 10 cars for 10 laps of competition

-       In each race, drivers are required to take a “joker lap,” a diversion that typically adds time to the regular lap and will factor into a driver’s race strategy

-       The “joker lap” can be run on any lap of the race, and only one time

Car Specifications

-       Cars are production-based vehicles that can be purchased at local dealerships and then customized

-       GRC features two types of cars: the Supercar and GRC Lites

-       Supercars are restricted to 600 brake horsepower

-       The Supercars are turbo-charged and accelerate to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds

-       The GRC Lites are 320 brake horsepower, are normally-aspirated (non-turbo) and accelerate to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.