Here’s The Mad Tesla Model S That’ll Race In A New Electric GT Series
Tesla is entering the racing world and we’ve got our first look at the stripped-down Model S that’ll compete in the new Electric GT championship from next year.
20 drivers and 10 teams will compete in the series in 2017, with seven rounds taking place at European circuits like the Nurburgring, Brands Hatch, Mugello and Estoril.
The EDT Car V1.3 will be Tesla’s race car for Electric GT. It’s a revised version of the Model S P85, which has been stripped down and prepared for the series by EGT Engineering.
It’ll make its first public appearance in Ibiza later today but videos from Electric GT have given us our first look at what the Tesla race car will look like.
The P85+ is thought to have been chosen because of its rear-wheel-drive layout, rather than the all-wheel-drive found on other Teslas.
It’s been completely stripped down inside and fitted with the usual race car parts you’d expect, including a new aero kit, roll cage, suspension, modified steering and brake cooling. But the original powertrain from the Model S P85+ has been retained, interestingly. Race weekends will feature a 20-minute practice session, 30 minutes for qualifying and two 60km races.
Fortunately for us, the races will be streamed on YouTube, Periscope and Twitch. Which is pretty cool.
It’ll be interesting to see where Tesla goes from here in terms of motorsport and racing involvement, with series like Formula E now picking up pace.
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Any word on other manufacturers? Or is it a Tesla only thing until others take notice?
The kids of the future will be watching a bunch of electric cars race
Stop this madness!
Things have gone too far when lemans have electric cars in it
I hope it doesn’t catch on fire
And its racing against what??
If they race at small tracks will it be a …short circuit?
Only if it rains :D
Will be really strange, racing without the scream of combustion engines as the cars fly by.
One of the best parts of racing for me, is a flame from the exhaust on downshift when entering a corner!
So will the cars drive it self?? So yes, where are the race drivers for😂😂😂
Ultimate vacuum cleaner machine.
JoshuaK
I wonder if they have overcome the overheating motor issues after only a short stint. Looking at the Nurburgring videos of someone taking theirs around they got limited power by half way around which got worse as they continued eventually limiting it to about 100kW.