Tesla Model S based Electric GT series to be held globally from next year onwards.
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Series organizer Augustin Payá has said that there will be 10 teams with 20 drivers racing in Tesla Models S P85+ with modifications like better brakes, roll cage and aerodynamic tweaks for increased downforce at high speeds. Weight reductions will be possible by stripping down the interior to bare minimum, and teams will be allowed to modify the suspension, braking, cooling, and steering. Teams will be barred from fiddling with the battery pack, electric motor, power electronics, and all the software programming.
“We chose the Tesla model S simply because it is one of the best cars ever made, and certainly one of the best 100 per cent electric cars,” said Agustin Paya, Technical Director for Electric GT Holdings, owner and promoter of the championship. We are convinced that sharing its impressive circuit racing potential will help to inspire many people towards sustainable transport.
“Although it is a luxurious super tourer it seems to be made for racing. Its weight distribution and astonishing low centre of gravity, despite its considerable mass – more than two tons unmodified – allows unbelievable cornering speed, not forgetting its unending torque, which all add up to a great racing car.
The organisers are not ruling out other electric gars in the future seasons but the first season will be a one make series.
The organisers are negotiating to use the following racing circuits for the global electric GT series: Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain), Donnington Park (England), Mugello, Nürburgring (Germany), Assen (The Netherlands), Estoril (Portugal), and Madrid Jarama (Spain). Payá’s partner in the new race series is Scottish software engineer Mark Gemmell, whose title is co-founder and CEO of Electric GT Holdings.