Americas Rallycross folds after 2 seasons

LONDON—The organizer of the Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX) is pulling the plug on the series, which debuted in early 2018 as a replacement for the troubled Global Rallycross series.

In a statement posted the series' website, London-based IMG Ltd. said: "After consultation with a wide group of stakeholders and interested parties, IMG has taken the difficult decision to not extend the Americas Rallycross Championship beyond the 2019 season.

"We would like to thank our passionate fans, teams, drivers, partners and event hosts for their support and participation in Americas Rallycross."

ARX series tire supplier Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.— which also supplies the World RX with tires — declined to comment on the situation.

Cooper only recently had organized an "ARX2 Cooper Tires Combine" at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to give aspiring rallycross drivers an opportunity to test their skills.

Chris Pantani, Cooper's director of motorsports, had called this event the "official start of the 2020 Rallycross race season."

Rallycross is a form of racing that features production-based cars in door-to-door racing on tracks that combine asphalt, dirt or gravel and table-top jumps.