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Doran retired from the lead of X Games Rallycross

It was close that Liam Doran could follow up the victory of X Games 17 Rally from yesterday with yet another gold medal in X Games Rallycross. The Hansen-driver was unfortunately forced to retire from what look like a safe lead after an incident with Tanner Foust.

- It was hard, team manager Kenneth Hansen says with a sigh.

- Liam has been stronger than ever here at X Games and he hand the victory in his hand when he had a punsch and flew off the track.

The American Tanner Foust, on the inside of Doran, missed his braking point when entering first corner, he went straight into Doran and with that made him go off and into the wall on the fast city circuit of Los Angeles. His Monster Citroen C4 was no longer drivable and he was out of the game.

- We take all the positive things with us from this race, Kenneth Hansen says. The gold medal from X Games Rally, Liams and the teams strength, which has grown all the time through the weekend, and the power of succeeding with the event even if it was our first visit here.

Now the team has loaded the Monster Citroen C4 onto the airplane to take it back to Europe. Next weekend it is the seventh round of the FIA European Rallycross Chmapionship in Belgium. Then Doran and Foust meet again.

Resultat X Games 17 Rallycross Final:
1. Brian Deegan
2. Tanner Foust
3. Marcus Grönholm
4. Travis Pastrana
5. Dave Mirra
6. Rhys Millen
7. David Higgins
8. Liam Doran

Susann Hansen