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After its initial four-episode release on August 28 on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube, the series will follow its traditional every-other-Wednesday release format through the remainder of the season.
The new season will follow Subaru Motorsports USA throughout the 2019 Americas Rallycross (ARX) and American Rally Association (ARA) campaigns, as the team attempts to become the first program to win both championships in a single year.
Season 7 will kick off with a four-episode release on August 28 documenting the team’s rebrand to new blue and gold liveries and the ramp-up of the new rally and rallycross seasons.
Since its premiere in 2013, Launch Control has offered fans up-close access to the highs and lows of a racing season through the eyes of the Subaru/Vermont SportsCar rally and rallycross programs.
Season 6 of the series is now live on Amazon Prime Video, giving fans the opportunity to stream all twelve episodes of the 2018 series before the new season kicks off August 28.
Season 7’s episodes will document the emerging rivalry between reigning rally champion David Higgins and young phenom Oliver Solberg, as well as the Subaru team’s push for its first rallycross title with drivers Scott Speed, Chris Atkinson and Patrik Sandell.
Curtis Jeffries and Julie Knakal of J.D. Power present the J.D. Power Award to Tom Doll (President & CEO, Subaru of America, Inc.) and Jeff Walters (SVP - Sales, Subaru of America, Inc.). According to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Automotive Brand Study, Subaru of America, Inc. ranks highest in auto brand loyalty among mass-market brands – and the highest overall among all brands – with a loyalty rate of 61.5%.
Subaru rallycross driver Scott Speed currently leads the ARX championship and will be seeking the top spot on the Nitro podium.
The Nitro track’s large banked dirt corners allow drivers to choose between different cornering lines depending on driving style and car setup.
The Nitro track features several elements found nowhere else in top-level rallycross, including a tunnel that dives under the main jump.
Chris Atkinson was fastest in free practice at last year’s Nitro event and will look to translate that pace into a strong finish this year.
Track designer and Travis Pastrana takes a hands-on approach to jump preparation at a pre-event test at Utah Motorsports Campus.
Subaru rally driver and Nitro Circus mastermind Travis Pastrana will join Scott Speed, Chris Atkinson and Patrik Sandell in the 2019 WRX STI rallycross supercars.
Subaru Motorsports USA will bring a high-flying four-car lineup to Nitro World Games’ Nitro Rallycross event, to be held August 16-17 in Utah.
The Subaru rallycross effort has been dominant in 2018, winning three of the first four events of the Americas Rallycross (ARX) season.
The signature element of the Nitro Rallycross circuit remains its tri-level main jump complex, highlighted by a massive central gap jump of nearly 100 feet.
Subaru Motorsports USA comes into the Nitro event showing serious pace and will expect to finish strong in a field of the world’s fastest rallycross drivers.
Subaru’s Patrik Sandell led all drivers in open practice and qualified first overall among the ARX teams after winning the first and third qualifying sessions outright and finishing second in Q4.
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