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Proving Grounds on NBC sports to see some Fast & Speed USA Crosskart action

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:42:07 GMT

Sunday 8:30pm PDT to S2 Ep2 of Proving Grounds on NBC sports after NASCAR

Parker Kligerman and friends take a spin in all sorts of wild rides on this season of Proving Grounds on NBCSN .

FAST & SPEED USA PREPARED CROSSKART WINS SEASON OPENER AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:23:19 GMT

Kevin Madsen took the #81 Fast & Speed prepared crosskart to the top step of the podium against a challenging field Saturday night

Perris, CA, February 25, 2019 – Each year the total number of Formula X crosskarts in the field grows. For the inaugural race of the 2019 season, there were a total of 7 entries to do battle on the Perris Auto Speedway rallycross course coming from 3 different manufacturers. Throughout the night there were battles of up to 5 cars wide with one victor taking both the heat and main event title. Crosskarts USA karts never started the race but the other two manufacturers including Lyfe Motorsports / Sierra Cars and Fast & Speed USA put on a great show for the chilly and more limited spectators numbering over 2,000 in the stands.

2018 Formula X season champion and accomplished road racing driver & coach, Kevin Madsen , was selected to campaign the #81 crosskart prepared by Fast & Speed USA that ended up victorious. “Igor and the team at Fast & Speed USA let me know the day before that they wanted a win against some stiff competition and I was just happy to show up after a full day of road racing coaching and put this well prepared crosskart into P1. This isn’t a car I’ve driven as-is so it’s something to be said for anyone who is thinking of jumping in to drive for a race or purchasing a chassis. You can adapt super quick and still win.” said Madsen.

First up was the 3 lap shakedown which was a great opportunity for all drivers to get used to the cars and course. Adam Palagin returned to the field after successes in previous seasons utilizing the revamped #4 Fast & Speed 600cc crosskart. A big warm welcome was sent to the Lyfe Motorsport crew with their high powered 1300cc Sierra Cars and owner Cole Powelson brought in a “ringer” to join him as a driver in the form of famous stuntman and offroad racer Greg Tracy . Tracy is best known for his Hot-Wheels stunt-driver roles including the upside-down loop in addition to many movie appearances sliding cars around.

The first heat had #4 Adam Palagin take an early lead with battles through the pack ensuing. Contact between the #3 of Cole Powelson and #82 of Igor Palagin occurred with both drivers emerging okay and the crowd loving the fight. Eventually #81 Madsen made his way through the pack during the 6 lap heat to the number one spot with frequent position changes occurring behind.

For the main event it was all business and as the karts lined up for the start you could almost hear the green flag wave over the relative silence beside the ready-to-scream motorcycle powered crosskarts. As the flag dropped it was pros Tracy & Madsen who battled it out for the #1 spot. Madsen chose an alternate line approaching turn 1 which allowed for him to gain an advantage out of turn 2 and the lead. Into turn 3 the crowd were on their feet as the two made contact with Tracy battling hard and ultimately taking the lead. Coming out of Turn 5 Tracy went wide and Madsen attacked to the inside taking the lead down the straightaway and into the high speed Turn 1. From their Madsen held that position in his 750cc Fast & Speed prepared crosskart for the remainder of the 15 lap race with a lot of action behind.

Later in the race #4 Palagin and #3 Powelson made contact into perhaps the most challenging corner on the course, Turn 1. Palagin got around Powelson thereafter allowing him to finish in the 2nd overall spot with Powelson taking 3rd and rounding out the podium in the 1300cc Sierra Cars.

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MADSEN/FERNANDEZ AND TEAM URBAN-REBEL WIN 2018 FORMULA X RALLYCROSS SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:24:00 GMT

Accomplished road-racing driver Kevin Madsen and skilled GRC lites driver Alejo Fernandez clinch the Formula X season championship in their first year with the series

Perris, CA, November 20, 2018 – In a year with many surprises and highlights for the Formula X series , perhaps the biggest surprise is that the championship was won by a team making their debut in the series. Kevin Madsen and teammate Alejo Fernandez did battle on-track throughout the year under the Urban-Rebel racing banner and ultimately ended up victorious. Finishing right behind them in 2nd is NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji and European autocross driver Igor Palagin representing Team Fast & Speed USA . In 3rd, Rally ace Bucky Lasek and Off-road pro Jeff White for Team Rockstar Energy complete the podium out of 8 teams who competed.

While Madsen typically is found racing, testing or coaching on asphalt road courses, his quick adjustment to closed course rallycross racing in front of large crowds at Perris Auto Speedway was instrumental in locking up the championship. Formula X series president, Robert Myers, commented “From the beginning you could see how (Madsen) methodically analyzed what it would take to be successful out there in this action-packed environment. He’s also brought a lot of friends to come test or race and coached them to the same success. We are very excited to present Kevin and Alejo the trophy this off-season and a sincere congratulations on a title well-earned.”

A total of 6 races took place this year at the 7-turn Perris Auto Speedway Rallycross track. Madsen competed in 4 of those with Fernandez filling the Urban-Rebel Racing team seat during his absence. The consistency of the team to maintain a place on the podium for nearly every main event against up to 7 competitors per race, is a key contributor to Urban-Rebel taking the season championship. All this is made more impressive when considering the #82 Sprinter buggy they piloted is almost twice the weight of the Crosskarts they were up against.

Madsen remarked, “I enjoyed the challenge of wheeling the #82 Urban-Rebel Racing sprinter buggy built by Fast & Speed USA. It was significantly heavier than my competition on a tight course, but I’m used to not being in the best funded or fastest machinery. In road racing, I’ve learned to make up for it with technique and discipline. The same holds here. The best part is my teammate, Alejo came in and did just that as well. His first time in the car was during the race and he ended up on the podium that night. A huge thanks to him and everyone involved with the team for helping us win in this new category to us.”

Fernandez, a well known driver from the past GRC lites series is looking at racing in the American Rallycross series (ARX) next year but seemed to enjoy his time with Formula X this year. “My racing experience with crosskarts was phenomenal. It was a lot more exciting and demanding than I initially thought. I really enjoyed my experience filling in for Kevin. It was my first time in a Sprinter buggy and I had a lot of fun getting up to speed as well as getting my timing down to drive it how it is supposed to be driven.” Fernandez remarked.

More information is to follow from the other championship finishers for the 3rd year of Formula X racing. To keep up to date on these announcements and the upcoming Formula X 2018 Season Awards Banquet, stay in touch via Facebook or Instagram.

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Fast & Speed USA: Arrive and Drive at Thunderhill Raceway Park

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:12:00 GMT

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Jeff White (Baja 500 driver) to Compete in “Fast & Speed USA” Crosskart

Sat, 28 Jul 2018 03:25:00 GMT

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Fast & Speed USA and FXAutocross Celebrating 4th of July with Fireworks Show

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 02:40:00 GMT

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Fast & Speed USA Race this Weekend June 16th at Perris Auto Speedway

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:10:00 GMT

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Global Rallycross Lites Driver Alejandro Fernandez Steps in to Race The #82 Fast & Speed USA Sprinter Buggy

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 19:20:00 GMT

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FERRARI CHALLENGE DRIVER LISA CLARK & STUNT WHEELMAN GEORGE JACKSON MAKE RALLYCROSS DEBUT SATURDAY

Fri, 18 May 2018 22:29:00 GMT

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Formula X: A New Avenue Into The World Of Rallycross

Thu, 03 May 2018 22:48:00 GMT

To help bring the experience of European autocross to American soil, there’s a new line of independently-suspended, lightweight, and affordable off-road vehicles courtesy of Igor Palagin and his companies, Fast & Speed USA and Formula X Autocross . These focused machines look like formula cars laden with all the accouterments common to an off-road buggy, but with the suspension travel and body language of a Trophy Truck.

The high-revving bike motor mounted midship, the lightweight Chromoly chassis, a short track, and plenty of suspension travel give these Crosskart a character of all its own. The dimensions are more Formula car than buggy and standing over the diminutive machine, you have to wonder how anyone larger than a jockey manages to climb inside the cramped cabin. Yet, it’s much roomier than the external shot suggests.

The Kart

The ambiance is all business. A spartan interior is decorated with a few bold gauges, a fixed-back seat, an ignition switch, a few indicators for oil pressure and the like, and a prominent shift lever to man the sequential gearbox. In fact, the interior is reminiscent of a Trophy Truck, albeit one shrunk to a quarter of its original size.

The jungle gym of tubing allows for a medium-sized man to sit comfortably behind the wheel. Elbows are swept alongside the body, much like the posture inside a Formula car, though the driver sits upright, surrounded by wire mesh.

Its bulldoggish stance helps it look impressive even while stationary, and at speed, the dive and roll of the Crosskart give it the body language of a Trophy Truck, but with faster transitions and a definite light-footedness of a machine weighing 660 pounds plus driver. Upon turnover, the wonderful blat-blat accompanies a forceful vibration shaking the featherweight frame.

The snarl of the motor is relentless and only punctuated by clicks of the sequential gearbox. Provided the driver keeps the engine within its peak powerband that spans roughly 4,000 revs, the driven wheels will continue to spin, and that means there is rarely a moment of silence when this machine is running—especially since it loves to rotate under throttle.

Different Types Of Crosskarts

There are two options for the Crosskart’s powerplant. The 600 cc motor, sourced from a Honda CBR 600, screams to 11,000 rpm and makes 140 horsepower comfortably. Alternatively, the Suzuki GSX-R 750’s motor can provide the propulsion, and while this makes a similar amount of top-end power, it generates more low-end torque and revs to just 10,000 rpm.

The weight difference between the two engines is negligible, and the advantage of the 750 cc engine is seen in acceleration uphill. As there’s still lots of testing to do with this platform, the difference the two engines are still largely unknown and seemingly depending on driving style; whether the driver prefers to rely on revs or torque to get around the course might determine their engine choice.

The motor sends power via a chain and sprocket to a live rear axle, albeit one with CV joints to allow for the independent articulation of each wheel. Incidentally, most of the braking is done at the rear axle, since the idea is to use the brakes to rotate the kart into the corner, and through the scrub, control the speed of the kart. As there’s no limited-slip differential and no significant Ackerman angle to help the rotation, the driver needs to have command of weight transfer to make the kart work. With the right axle loaded at the right moment, the Crosskart is as agile as anything—but get it wrong, and the machine quickly becomes a recalcitrant handful.

Carry the brake a little too long into the corner, or fail to coordinate the steering inputs properly, and the rear swings around violently. For this reason, the Crosskart is constantly rotating around its central axis—a theme I explored while rallycrossing a Subaru WRX a while back —but now, with the dimensions and weight distribution as they are, the Crosskart’s breakaway is abrupt and requires a trained hand. As a result, the driver becomes completely comfortable with constant countersteering.

With momentum aiding rotating at speed, the Crosskart exhibits a strong, natural, progressive oversteer through the fastest corners that is made manageable by the generous amount of suspension travel. Steering corrections are regular and rapid, but the setup allows for acrobatic changes in angle at any speed. Yet, it’s surprisingly compliant over bumps—the expensive Reiger Racing Suspension does its job well.

The shocks are one of the standout features of the Crosskart. Reiger Racing, a Dutch outfit with decades of experience in European Autocross and Rallycross, has agreed to work with Palagin and design a shock specific for his machines, as well as provide support for a growing field.

Without much in the way of bodywork—fenders specifically—drivers are urged to avoid contact. Bashing, rubbing, and nudging really have no place in this category, like any other open-wheeled racing category, and so drivers must refine the racecraft to quite a high level. If someone can slide sideways at ninety miles an hour with an opponent doing the same just inches from them, they can race at just about any level.

Palagin’s Buggy

Palagin has designed this machine to be reasonably-priced for a spec-racing machine. The cost of a 600-cc Crosskart totals around $35,000, and thanks to a majority of American parts used in Palagin’s creation, the maintenance costs are kept quite reasonable. With the exception of the Dutch shocks and the Euro-spec Goldspeed tires, the Crosskart is easily serviced stateside.

What’s more—there’s a variety of vehicles to choose from. If the featherweight Crosskart isn’t a customer’s cup of tea, their Buggy, which is very closely related to the vehicles used in the International Race of Champions, offers more power, a limited-slip differential, considerably more bodywork, and a different driving experience.

These Buggies are heavier—totaling roughly 1,100 pounds plus the weight of the driver—but benefit from a ZX-14’s 1420cc motor and 200 horsepower! The driving experience is quite different, as the Buggy gobbles up straights and will, thanks to the power, transition on-throttle through the high-speed switchbacks so smoothly and so willingly, that the weight isn’t overwhelming. The Buggy is undoubtedly heavier, but by most racecar standards, still a featherweight. Plus, it has the motor to carry it provided it finds a section straight enough to properly stretch its legs.

In addition to providing an interesting, affordable racing vehicle, Palagin aims to establish a strong spec category across the United States. Currently, three locations in California are providing the venues for the upcoming season: Thunderhill Raceway, Perris Auto Speedway , and the Prairie City OHV. With seven races currently on the calendar, and several more scheduled this year, these sites will be home to groups of 10-12 of these angry machines dueling for upwards of twenty-five minutes at a time. That sounds like a spectacle that any stripe of motorsports fan could appreciate.

By Tommy Parry

Source: offroadxtreme.com

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FXAutocross is on the dirt track at Perris Auto Raceway this Saturday April 28th

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:37:00 GMT

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Artem Shabrov Confirmed as Driver for 2018 Season with Fast & Speed USA.

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:07:00 GMT

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Building Dreams – A Formula X Autocross Story Coming Soon

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:02:00 GMT

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“Night of Destruction 1” race at Perris Auto Speedway, South California

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:43:00 GMT

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Formula X Autocross Announces 2018 Race Schedule at Perris Auto Speedway

Sat, 10 Feb 2018 21:33:00 GMT

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Getting Dirty In California

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 08:47:00 GMT

“You drive sports cars on track, yes?” Igor Palagin, a giant bear of a man who looks more of a member of the Red October crew than a racing driver, looms over me as I strap myself into the driver’s seat of his Fast & Speed USA dirt buggy. “Yes, I do,” I reply somewhat […] The post Getting Dirty In California appeared first on Formula X Autocross.

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Perris Auto Speedway 5-20-17 Formula X Autocross & Cross Karts

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 23:24:00 GMT

Formula X Autocross & Cross Karts Main Event. A new breed of race car breaking through into the U. S. Market from Europe. Really big in Europe andraced all over but now just coming to the America. Very fast and a fun class to watch and to drive in. Cars costing between $30,000 & $40,00 […] The post Perris Auto Speedway 5-20-17 Formula X Autocross & Cross Karts appeared first on Formula X Autocross.

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Adam Palagin Cockpit Video at Perris Auto Speedway

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:58:00 GMT

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