Gronholm has to make up his mind about tackling an entire ERC season in 09 by the end of November

Marcus Gronholm has been give a deadline of the end of November to accept an offer to tackle the entire European Rallycross Championship in 2009, writes Motorsport News.

Gronholm contested three ERC rounds this year in a Ford Fiesta ST T16 winning his debut event in Sweden in July. MSE/Ford Team RS Europe boss Andreas Eriksson wants Gronholm to continue in the series but only on a full time basis.

Gronholm said in MN:

I have been speaking with Andreas and in one month tell him if I am interested. It might be interesting to do just one or two rounds because otherwise you have to be so committed if you are going to do all the rounds.

The events I did this year were quite good fun but to make the whole season might be tough."

Meanwhile, Gronholm has recently stated that he will not make a full-time return to the WRC in 2009, but he might contest one or two rounds for "a bit of fun".

Gronholm also tested a Subaru WRC 2008 car recently in the UK with Andreas Mikkelsen, whom he mentors at the minute, but he hasn't given any indication yet what he might drive if he does make a one off appearance next season.

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