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WorldRX Season Kicks Off this Weekend

Montalegre, Portugal is the site of the first race of the 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship. New team Volkswagen RX Sweden will be looking to make a splash with their Polo RX Supercars.

The team is a marriage of teams Marklund Motorsport and Volkswagen Team Sweden, who finished last year’s championship in fourth place.

The team’s drivers this year are Johan Kristoffersson, who finished third overall last year, and Anton Marklund.

They will drive the Volkswagen Polo RX Supercar that has roughly 600 hp and gets to 60 in about 2 seconds. The short races take place on tarmac and dirt, and include bumps and jumps along the way.

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Montalegre has only been on the World Rallycross Championship for two seasons, but in that time has become a fan favourite. The track is nestled in the hills of Portugal, near the Spanish border. Racing could be soggy, though, because the track was covered in snow earlier this week.

UK readers can watch the race live on ITV. Americans can watch the action on BeIn Sports or wait for the series to post the videos to YouTube.

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