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Opel Corsa to Go Rally in the World’s First One-Make Series for Electric Cars

Starting August 2020, electric cars will have a rally series to call their own. Sure, it’s a one-make deal dedicated to the Opel Corsa-e, but the German ADAC event is among the first to take electric powered-machines into this uncharted territory.
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The car for which the Rally has been designed is of course a more souped-up version of the production version Corsa-e. A front-mounted electric motor pulls the car along with the power of 136 horsepower and 260 Nm of torque, enough to make quite an impression on the spectators.

The cars specifically developed for this series are getting ready to wrap up testing before they are shown in front of a live audience at the 2019 Essen Motor Show from November 29. Presently, the Corsa-e Rally are undergoing endurance and component trials.

“The demanding development programme is going according to plan, but is far from completed yet,” said in a statement Jörg Schrott, Director Opel Motorsport.

“The aim is to supply our customer teams with a fully reliable, easy to handle and powerful rally car that will enable the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup to seamlessly continue the success of its predecessor, the ADAC Opel Rally Cup.”

The ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup will kick off in August 2020 as part of the ADAC Saarland-Pfalz Rally, and so far only four main events have been announced, going well into October. By Christmas 2019, the Germans are accepting entries from teams.

A place on the starting grid costs €5,900, and gives the teams access to a series of perks, including hospitality for four, free charging for the cars, and training for the driver. As an extra, Opel and ADAC even throw in special overalls and team clothing for the driver and co-driver.

There is a second round of registrations that starts in February 2020, but the fee then increases to €7,500.
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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