NYIRÁD, HUNGARY (June 4,
2012) -- Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust scored another podium this
weekend, earning a second-place finish in Hungary at the fourth round of the
2012 European Rallycross Championship.
From the practice sessions
through to the final, Foust put in an impressive performance at his first visit
to the Nyirádi Motorsport track. He consistently set top times, even as his
team worked through an issue with the car's transmission that cost him time
early in the two-day event.
"I'm proud of our
accomplishment, knowing we put together some of the best laps of the
weekend," said Foust. "The second-place finish is a little
bitter-sweet. It's hard knowing we had the tools, but didn't convert them to a
win."
By the final race of the contest
the car was performing flawlessly, and Foust logged the fastest time on his
last lap. It was a nail-biter of a race that had the 10,000-strong capacity
crowd on their feet as Foust battled back from a hard, first-corner hit by a
rival driver that knocked him back in the field. He crossed the line in second
place, just tenths of a second out of first.
It was the American's first visit
to the Hungarian track, which tested drivers' technical skills and bravery with
a mixed-surface challenge that included a flat-out, fifth-gear jump, elevation
changes and technical turns. "It's possibly the coolest rallycross
track in the world," said Foust.
The American driver has become a
favorite since making his debut on the European series in 2010. Fans, including
many enthusiastic kids, braved long line-ups for photographs with Foust during
autograph sessions at the track.
The Hungarian event was the driver's second stop in an intense five-week stretch of European and American rallycross competition that will culminate with X Games in downtown Los Angeles on July 1. Foust is racking up plenty of frequent flyer miles as he races on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean every weekend between now and then.
His next stop is the second round of the Global Rallycross Championship, "Hoon Kaboom," slated to take place at Texas Motor Speedway June 9.
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