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<\/p>\nThe 2016 RX Lites Cup \u2013 a one-make feeder series to the FIA World Rallycross Championship, with Cooper as the official tyre supplier, will consist of seven events plus a standalone event in Canada. <\/p>\n
The seven rounds which make up this year\u2019s calendar include Hockenheim, Belgium, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Barcelona and Latvia (Hockenheim and Latvia are new additions to the RX Lites schedule in 2016).<\/p>\n
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RX Lites are identical 310bhp, mid-engined, four-wheel drive cars designed by Olsbergs MSE and produced in Turkey in co-operation with Avitas Motorsport.\u00a0 Featuring strictly controlled spec vehicles, the series is designed to provide an affordable platform to showcase the talent of emerging young drivers.<\/p>\n
The winner of the 2016 RX Lites season will be awarded with a Supercar drive at Estering, the penultimate round of the World Championship, which takes place in Germany from 14-16 October.\u00a0 The 2014 and 2015 RX Lites Champions Kevin Eriksson and Kevin Hansen both reached the Supercar final when taking their prize [Eriksson clinched third in \u201914, and Hansen finished fifth last year].<\/p>\n
Second and third place finishers will have a day test in an RX Supercar. The 2016 Champion will also be awarded with the G\u00f6ran Henriksson Memorial Throphy, which is in memory of Henriksson: the founder of Olsbergs.<\/p>\n
Following on from the success of last year\u2019s inaugural RX Talent Search which was held at Lydden Hill, RACB \u2013 the Belgian ASN – will introduce a similar initiative in the run-up to this year\u2019s World RX of Belgium.\u00a0 The winner of the Belgian RX Talent Search will be awarded with a fully-funded Lites drive at Mettet (13-15 May).<\/p>\n
Throughout 2016, RX Lites will continue to use Cooper Tires as the series\u2019 official tyre supplier and P1 Racing Fuels will continue to run the engines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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