We promised it before, we had some big news to share this week. Because there will be some changes to the Rallycross_ERC you know, good changes.
First of all, the Twitter account started in 2009 and was born out of the interest I had towards the ERC and Rallycross. Yet despite modern media and the internet, my knowledge and experience of Rallycross was very limited. Limited to visiting the Belgian Round of the European Championship each year, finding out who lead the championship, cheering at the winners and going back home to wait for another year. TV coverage didn't/doesn't exist apart from the Scandinavian Countries and Motors TV for digital viewers, and only occasionally would newspapers write about Rallycross.
So after yet another visit in 2009, I created the Twitter page with a official sounding name and (still) to my amazement it caught on to the 800 followers it had now. Since WRC coverage was becoming marginal over time (Eurosport pushed it into midnight slots, or would randomly broadcast it) I started reporting on that as well. Than the Intercontinental Rally Challenge emerged, and was added to the Rallycross_ERC portfolio. This year the Global Rallycross Championship got covered.
More and more the old name of Rallycross_ERC stopped reflecting what the twitter page was about. The twitter page covered much more than the ERC alone. And when your jacket gets too tight you buy a new one, and that is exactly what is going to happen. From this weekend on, @Rallycross_ERC will change to @RallyandCross, a new name with a wider focus on the world of off-road motorsports. The blog was created under this name months ago, and suits the whole combination of blog and twitter rather well don't you think?
The new name allows us to use several media forms under the same flag, where before the twitter account operated under a different name than the blog, it is now all together under one label. This makes it easier for you to connect with what is happening in the world of rally and rallycross and to connect with what we're up to.
But there is something extra in store for you as well, RallyandCross is coming to Facebook! Our Facebook page will give an overview of our twitter posts as well as the posts on this blog. Search for "Rally and Cross" and hit that like button!
Above all, enjoy all that is new, and this weekends Rally de France,
The Rally and Cross Team
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