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THE FESTIVAL AND RACING CALENDAR “As we are waiting for confirmation from FIA, we cannot yet publish all the information on the fixtures but the Championships will run from the first race in France, in November, to the final race of the season, in Vallelunga, near Rome, in October 2018. There will be a total of 10 races in 9 locations, including one in Belgium.” “Each race weekend will consist of a 20 minute practice session, a 30 minute qualifying session and two races – one in the day and one in the evening, each of 60 km. Because we do not have noise constraints with electric cars, we will be able to have the final races in the evening, at around 7pm. The Championship days will be not only racing, but Festival of Light days, with plenty of large-scale, high-quality unique entertainments – from electric motorbike racing, to shows from the Cirque de Soleil. These will be followed by a big party and we expect to attract between 10,000 and 20,000 visitors.”
THE AGE OF LIGHT “The sooner we make the switch to electric vehicles, the better it will be for the environment. For the Championship circuits, we have invested in a large, containerised solar array, which will be used for charging the race cars. We believe that if we can use the power of the sun, we will eventually have a society that runs on energy directly falling to earth, that is not damaging to the environment. We have had the Stone Age, the Iron Age and even the Petrol Age - now it is time to progress to the Light Age. That is why our strap line for the Championship is “The Age of Light”.”
For more information on the Electric GT Championship, the latest news, or to join as a member, visit www.electricgt.co/
SUPERCHARGED 2017/05