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Andrew Jordan to debut Audi S1 EKS RX Quattro at Goodwood

The EKS FIA World Rallycross Championship team will take part in next week's prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK with a World RX specification Audi S1 Supercar.

Britain's Andrew Jordan will drive the Audi on the famous hill climb event, following his first outing for Mattias Ekstrom's EKS team at Francaicorta in Italy last season.

"Rallycross Supercars are so impressive to drive, the level of cars and teams has stepped up massively over the last couple of years and I'm very lucky to get to drive one at Goodwood," said Jordan. "I'm really excited to be running the Audi S1 EKS RX quattro up the hill. It's such a fantastic event to be part of, where fans get up close with a variety of different cars like nowhere else in the world. I think the rallycross car will be one of - if not - the most exciting car to watch. It will be nice to drive it with no pressure and to just enjoy putting on a show."

World Rallycross Championship leader Mattias Ekstrom, who finished on the podium last weekend at Hell in Norway, is unable to attend the UK event due to a clash with his programme in DTM, but is looking forward to the team's car taking part at Goodwood. "For me and the whole team, it's a huge honour to take part in this amazing festival," he said. "Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend personally, because of a clash with the DTM event at the Norisring. But, I'm sure that the team will put on a great show for the fans."

Monster Energy Athletes Liam Doran and Ken Block also feature on the bill at the Goodwood event next week.

Zdroj: fiaworldrallycross.com