It was introduced on Friday, on the eve of this weekend’s MotoFest, {that a} proposed structure has already been drafted and {that a} feasibility research performed by circuit designer Pushed Worldwide has been submitted to the FIA World Motor Sport Council for approval.
A interval of session will happen involving native residents within the coming months to agree on how the challenge may be taken ahead.
The plans observe World RX staging its first road occasion in Hong Kong to conclude the 2023 marketing campaign, which was described to Autosport as an “extremely vital” take a look at case that might result in racing in additional non-traditional venues sooner or later.
Managing Director of Rallycross Promoter Arne Dirks stated: “Since being appointed promoter of this championship, one factor that has been clear to us is rallycross’ monumental potential to enchantment to new audiences – a degree very well-illustrated by the exceptional success of our inaugural city-centre occasion in Hong Kong final 12 months.
“That was an actual ‘milestone’ second and has inspired us to discover additional metropolitan areas.
“MotoFest Coventry has solidly established itself as one of many UK’s hottest car-themed occasions, and after being launched to James [Noble – Festival Director] and his workforce, we rapidly agreed that we share a standard imaginative and prescient – to deliver most leisure to as many individuals as potential in a dynamic downtown setting.
“We’re excited to proceed working collectively as we examine the potential of incorporating World RX into MotoFest in 2025 and past.”
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Noble added: “MotoFest Coventry is massively excited to have entered into superior discussions with the FIA World Rallycross Championship promoter to stage a World RX spherical at our 2025 pageant weekend.
“Now we have made no secret up to now of our ambition to host aggressive motorsport on Coventry Ring Highway and having efficiently delivered closed-road time trials, we at the moment are driving ahead with the following part of that plan.
“With the ambition to stage exhilarating, electrical and sustainably-fuelled racing on our distinctive city-centre dash circuit, we’re taking MotoFest Coventry to the following degree by placing the occasion on the coronary heart of sustainable motorsport for now and the longer term.
“It is a large alternative to showcase Coventry’s motoring previous with a challenge that can assist to safe its future as a metropolis on the coronary heart of transport innovation and growth.”
The Midlands has a powerful custom of road racing, with the Birmingham Superprix forming a part of the Worldwide System 3000 calendar between 1986 and 1990.
Britain returned to the calendar for the primary time since 2019 final 12 months, however its occasion at Lydden Hill was overshadowed by the paddock fireplace which destroyed Particular ONE Racing’s Lancias and prompted an investigation that resulted within the electrical RX1e vehicles being shelved for the rest of the season.
World RX has for this 12 months launched its ‘Battle of Applied sciences’ idea which can permit RX1e machines to race towards combustion counterparts utilizing sustainable gasoline.
It has additionally introduced a brand new occasion format, returning to scoring factors throughout warmth races.
The 2024 World RX season will get underway at Holjes in Sweden on 6 July, earlier than taking in journeys to Hungary, Belgium, Portugal and a brand new occasion in Australia at an unconfirmed venue.