The new generations of electric sports cars are proving to be quite a handful on the racing tracks of the world. A few weeks ago, VW broke the record at the Peaks Pike hill climb in the U.S. with the incredible VW I.D. R sports car, and now it’s Jaguar’s turn.

The company has set a new electric car course record of 30.46 seconds at the famous Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in the UK in August with its I-TYPE 2 Formula E race car. The record attempt – a partnership between GKN Driveline and the Panasonic Jaguar Racing ABB FIA Formula E Championship team – saw New Zealander Mitch Evans pilot the Jaguar I-TYPE 2 and break the previous record by 6.84 seconds.

GKN Driveline brought Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s I-TYPE 2 to Shelsley Walsh to coincide with the 113th anniversary of the very first hill climb at the historic venue. Evans’ record-setting run up the hill saw one of the most advanced electric vehicles tackling the world’s oldest motorsport venue that still uses its original course.

“It was a great honour to drive the Jaguar I-TYPE 2 at such a historic venue, and the whole team was elated with the record time we managed to achieve,” said Evans. “Formula E fans in the UK were incredibly welcoming, and it was great to see them so excited about the car’s debut run here. I’m proud to have moved the class-best result a step further towards a potential pure electric outright hill record in the future.

Source: https://dev.mtaq.com.au/motor-trader-september-2018/
11 Sep 2018