Opel has made an official return to grassroots motorsport with two brand new racing programs which will start in 2013, the Adam Cup for international rallies and the Astra OTC Cup, which will be part of the German VLN racing scene.
"These new motorsports activities play an important role in the strategic re-alignment of the company; they are a fundamental element of our brand profile," stated Thomas Sedran, Opel’s Deputy CEO.
The grassroots Adam is meant to be an affordable package for grassroots young drivers and complies with the FIA R2 class, where it will compete with the recently unveiled Peugeot 208 R2 racing car.
Meanwhile, the Astra OLC Cup cars are engineered to match the "VLN Endurance Championship" standards which are the most popular grass roots racing series in Europe.
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