GLOBAL RALLYCROSS MID-SEASON REVIEW: OMSE2
Company press release.
OMSE2 is an offshoot of the successful OlsbergsMSE operation, campaigning the same older-model Ford Fiestas that took four of six Global Rallycross victories last year. And while drivers Steve Arpin and Scott Speed aren't racing in the same equipment as drivers like Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan, they haven't been pushovers either.
Arpin and Speed rank seventh and eighth in points, respectively—not bad for two drivers who had never set foot in a rallycross car until just months ago.
The highlight of the season so far came in the opening race at X Games Foz do Iguacu, when Speed, in his first-ever rallycross event, took GRC's 'Star Car' to victory over two of the newer OMSE Fords. Arpin finished fourth, capping off a strong debut for both drivers.
Since then, things have returned to earth a little bit; each driver has missed two finals, while Speed had to advance to the main event in the first X Games Munich race and at New Hampshire by virtue of the last chance qualifier. An issue with the engine plagued Arpin at New Hampshire, while Speed's Bristol run ended in frustration after contact in the second heat and further issues in the last chance qualifier.
Still, neither driver should be hanging their head going into X Games Los Angeles. There, Speed's car will be run in conjunction with DRR-SH Racing, two IndyCar teams making their first foray into Global Rallycross, while Arpin will look to kick off the second half of the season with his first podium.
OMSE2 is an offshoot of the successful OlsbergsMSE operation, campaigning the same older-model Ford Fiestas that took four of six Global Rallycross victories last year. And while drivers Steve Arpin and Scott Speed aren't racing in the same equipment as drivers like Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan, they haven't been pushovers either.
Arpin and Speed rank seventh and eighth in points, respectively—not bad for two drivers who had never set foot in a rallycross car until just months ago.
The highlight of the season so far came in the opening race at X Games Foz do Iguacu, when Speed, in his first-ever rallycross event, took GRC's 'Star Car' to victory over two of the newer OMSE Fords. Arpin finished fourth, capping off a strong debut for both drivers.
Since then, things have returned to earth a little bit; each driver has missed two finals, while Speed had to advance to the main event in the first X Games Munich race and at New Hampshire by virtue of the last chance qualifier. An issue with the engine plagued Arpin at New Hampshire, while Speed's Bristol run ended in frustration after contact in the second heat and further issues in the last chance qualifier.
Still, neither driver should be hanging their head going into X Games Los Angeles. There, Speed's car will be run in conjunction with DRR-SH Racing, two IndyCar teams making their first foray into Global Rallycross, while Arpin will look to kick off the second half of the season with his first podium.
