The Special ONE, recently created by Guerlain Chicherit and Sébastien Loeb, makes its debut this weekend in Portugal to open the World Rallycross Championship. With an iconic car, the Lancia Delta Integrale is revisited in the colors of the great era.
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it is time ! After build, design, revelation and pre-season testing, the World Rallycross Championship (WRX) is set to start this weekend in Montalegre, Portugal.
Savoyard Guerlain Chicherit, who created the Special ONE Racing chassis in April in collaboration with nine-time WRC World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb, is at the start of the road.
After the legendary Charade Super Show a few days ago in Auvergne – with Giacomo Agostini and Jacky Ickx-, the former skier from Tignes has been busy during pre-season tests held on the Lusitanian track. Eager to see his new creation in action, Chicherit is unperturbed, having yet to make his first experience with the challenge.
Shisherit, from Coreupt to SOR via GCK
In fact, Tarin has already created and launched several initiatives after her four freestyle world titles (2000, 2003, 2006, 2007). Designer of the Coreupt ski brand (2007-2012), he bounced back by launching GCK Motorsport and its various subsidiaries. Also with the purchase of the Auvergne circuit from Charade and the massive work that has been done on hydrogen vehicles. Not forgetting real estate, his other hobby. In all his projects, he has two constant ideas: supporting the ecological transition and the movement of tomorrow.
“We have the opportunity to make history by becoming the first to win a ‘modified’ car in a world championship race. Now it’s up to us,” says Chicheret, who will be under the control of his own machines.
Loeb, the clicker!
A few weeks ago, he managed to convince Loeb, a nine-time WRC World Rally Champion, to join him to create the SOR. The new chassis will line up two “refreshed” Lancia Delta Integrales from this Saturday. In the colors of the great WRC saga at the crossroads of the 80’s and 90’s.
Loeb’s reach, 632,000 followers on Instagram and 1.2 million on Facebook, brought SOR more credit and exposure. With a large number of fans around the world.
“I strongly believe in this project and I can’t wait to defend it on tracks all over the world. The goal will be to play at the front, ”confirms the winner of the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally, again in a WRX after four years of absence. The success also led to writing a comic strip, which was released in April.
With the aura and enduring talent of Sebastien Loeb (49), combined with the grinta and commitment of Guerlain Chicheret, the first (for starters) rookie ball should go well.
enemies
Swede Johan Kristofferson (Volkswagen) will be chasing a sixth world title. Scandinavian brothers Timmy and Kevin Hansen (Peugeot) will always have to compete with German Timo Scheider (Seat) and fellow Norwegian Ole Christian Phoebe.
