VW Andretti
RX Team
The
Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team enters the 2016 Championship, aiming to
repeat the previous year’s success with the same drivers, personnel and the
Beetle GRC race car.
Tanner Foust
and the 2015 champion Scott Speed are teaming up for the third straight season
with both of them driving the 560hp VW Beetle GRC for its second full-season.
The VARX team
is a collaboration between Volkswagen Motorsport in Germany and Andretti
Autosport in Indianapolis. “The team is an international effort unlike anything
else in Global Rallycross,” said Foust. “We spend a lot of time working with
Volkswagen Motorsport and benefit from the championship-winning experience and
development of their World Rally Championship program. It’s an advantage that’s
helped us a great deal in our own work with the Beetle GRC, speeding us along
the learning curve with a new car.”
Speed is
aiming for this season to win his second successive title. It’s been a long
time since I’ve had a chance to go back-to back with championships, so I’m
looking forward to the challenge,” he said.
“Scott had a
great season last year, but I’m going to make him work for it in 2016”, said
Foust. “I know from personal experience what it takes to win back-to-back
championships in GRC, so I hope he comes prepared.”
