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Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Wins Red Bull Global Rallycross Manufacturer’s Championship

With Tanner Foust’s race-winning performance in Seattle, Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross clinched VW's first Red Bull Global Rallycross Manufacturer’s Championship title, the latest in a long list achievements the team has accumulated in only three years of competition. Volkswagen becomes only the second manufacturer in series history to claim championship honors, despite running only two cars through each Red Bull GRC round in 2016—fewer than any other competing brand. Winning the Manufactur

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How to build a Global Rallycross car, the Volkswagen way

Despite its short three-year history, Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross has quickly become one of the most successful teams in the Red Bull Global Rallycross series, earning two driver’s championships and a manufacturer’s title since its debut. The quick success can be attributed to a unique partnership between championship-winning race team, Andretti Autosport, and the similarly successful Volkswagen Motorsport outfit in Germany. Working together, the two organizations have created a formidable te

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Trio of Podium Finishes for Volkswagen Andretti Rallcyross at GRC New England Doubleheader

Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross mounted a successful effort at Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross championship, earning a trio of podium finishes over the doubleheader weekend. Tanner Foust was the class of the field for much of the event, winning handily on Saturday, and leading much of Sunday’s Final before a wheel failure ended his bid for a perfect weekend sweep. Scott Speed found himself in recovery mode for much of the weekend, earning a pair of second-place finishes

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Scott Speed Scores Second Consecutive Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship

In a thrilling showdown between Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross teammates, Scott Speed walked away with his second Red Bull Global Rallycross Driver’s Championship in LA Sunday, narrowly beating teammate and fellow two-time Red Bull GRC Champion Tanner Foust to the title. Speed’s crown marks the second championship of Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross’s season, after the team secured the Red Bull GRC Manufacturer’s Championship Award for VW in Seattle last month. The season-ending honors denote

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Meet the brothers with the best seats in Global Rallycross

Perched high above the uppermost grandstand seats at each Red Bull Global Rallycross event is a group of competitors who, after the drivers in their cars, probably have the greatest impact on the outcome of every Heat, Semifinal, and Final race of a GRC weekend. These team members are the all-important “spotters” who navigate their drivers to safe and winning races on a GRC circuit. From the lofty vantage perch, kitted in Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross uniforms, are the spotters for Scott

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Watch snowmobile champ Keith Curtis get a cool ride from Tanner Foust

To celebrate the newly formed collaboration between Volkswagen and Warren Miller Entertainment, the two iconic brands teamed up to give their respective athletes a taste of each other’s sports at the recent Red Bull Global Rallycross race in Seattle. Warren Miller snowmobile rider Keith Curtis visited the GRC doubleheader to take in the rallycross action, and rode alongside Tanner Foust in his 600-horsepower Beetle GRC. Snowmobile hillclimb is a timed form of racing, in which riders tackle a

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Another Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Win Gives Speed Championship Lead in Atlantic City

Scott Speed took his third consecutive victory at the inaugural Red Bull Global Rallycross race in Atlantic City Sunday, snatching the championship lead from teammate Tanner Foust. Speed’s win culminated a dominating weekend, in which the driver of the No. 41 BF Goodrich/Toms River Volkswagen Beetle GRC lead every session from qualifying through the Final on Sunday afternoon. “It’s awesome to grab another win after a slow start to the year for us,” said Speed after the race. “This weekend

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Perfect Weekend for Scott Speed Wraps Up Red Bull Global Rallycross Manufacturer’s Championship for Volkswagen

Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross’s Scott Speed was unstoppable in Atlantic City this weekend, claiming victory in two races at the Bader Field circuit and reclaiming control of his championship destiny with a nearly perfect haul of points. The double triumph also secured Volkswagen’s second, consecutive manufacturer’s championship in the series, making it only the second automaker to win multiple championship titles. Speed set sail from the outset of the weekend with the quickest time in qualif

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