Following the news that Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has become the Official Construction Equipment Supplier to the new fully electric FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), Volvo CE today announces that it will expand its involvement \u2013 becoming the Series\u2019 Official Track Build Partner\u2019.<\/p>\n
When Volvo CE commits to something, it goes \u2018all in\u2019. So, when asked to support the build of the tracks for the new 680bhp electric cars, the company decided to use its off-road expertise to help World RX in designing and testing a whole new series of track elements that will encourage the racing to be as close as it is thrilling.<\/p>\n
Following a series of workshops on what features make the \u2018perfect\u2019 rallycross track, Volvo CE invited the FIA, Race Series organizer Rallycross Promoter GmbH and professional drivers Timmy Hanssen, Klara Andersson and Niclas Gr\u00f6nholm to its specially developed \u2018RallyCross Test Lab\u2019 at the GTR racetrack in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Here, Volvo CE has helped test and design jumps, turns and dynamic features to keep the racing electrifyingly close. These included steeply banked turns, chicanes and epic jumps.<\/p>\n
During a three-day test at the Rallycross Test Lab in early May, each track element was closely evaluated, with lots of ideas on how to encourage more overtaking and a greater spectacle for racegoers. The racing experts\u2019 suggested improvements \u2013 which were then quickly realized using Volvo CE\u2019s machines, refining each element until it was considered perfect. Once each feature was signed off by the FIA, the build data was captured in 3D on Volvo CE\u2019s Dig Assist in-cab machine control application. These data can then be programmed into Volvo machines and recreated at each of the tracks the race series visits during the coming World Championship. This will not only reduce the build time of each track considerably, but also do it with minimal carbon footprint.<\/p>\n
A series of workshops were held to determine the most exciting and efficient track builds.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur aim is to create the next generation of thrilling Rallycross circuits in the most effective and sustainable way,\u201d says Arvid Rinaldo, who heads up the partnership and the operational involvement in World RX for Volvo CE. \u201cOur ultimate aim is to support the build and upgrade of tracks with a zero-carbon footprint, but thanks to the use of our electric equipment and latest low-emission engines running on biofuels, even at the outset we hope to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of each track build. It\u2019s the perfect platform for us to demonstrate to our own audiences how we can help transform the construction equipment industry and motorsport to be more sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship season starts at the H\u00f6ljes circuit in Sweden on July 2-3, with the first race weekend at the legendary N\u00fcrburgring in Germany on July 30-31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"