The rallycross in Höljes usually is a folk party with a crowd of up to 50,000 spectators in the gravel pit in Värmland forest. The first weekend in July is often called "magic weekend".

- But that we get a new date to work with feels good. There is optimism and will. But this is plan B. There is also a plan C and a plan D, says Morgan Östlund.

The question is whether there is an opportunity so late in the summer to gather such a large audience as one usually does, although that would be permissible.

- At the same time, one might think that there is a pent-up need to go to sports competitions. The fact that it will also be a World Cup premiere means that it will not just be an ordinary August night. It will be a little extra I think, says Morgan Östlund.

The Rallyross World Cup will now start in Höljes and will be followed by a compact program with seven more competitions up to and including October, and then finish at the Nürburgring in Germany in mid-December.