FIRST ENTRY LODGED FOR NEW ELECTRIC PROJEKT E SERIES
Norwegian team Holten Motorsport set to run in new World RX support category
The first entry for the new five-round Projekt E electric World Rallycross support series has been confirmed as Norwegian team Holten Motorsport.
The outfit first entered toplevel international events with a European Championship Super1600 (then Div1a) entry for
Daniel Holten in 2010, and has subsequently competed in almost every category, including European and World Championship Supercar with various machinery.
The team will take delivery of a Projekt E car based on a Ford Fiesta before the end of the year.
Team manager Svein Bjarte Holten said: “Projekt E is a ground-breaking undertaking and enables private teams to enter the world of electric motorsport with an unmatched level of road car electric powertrain relevance thanks to STARD’S technical concept, which is as simple as it is innovative and affordable.”
Developed by Austrian firm STARD, the Projekt E kit is designed to be retro-fitted or built new into steel-bodied
World Rx-style rallycross Supercars.
STARD chief executive officer Michael Sakowicz said: “We are delighted that Holten Motorsport are the first team to officially announce their participation. Projekt E is here. We were not talking two years in advance, but you can buy the kit and race in 2020. It’s as simple as that.
“At a recent meeting in Vienna we were able to provide the Holten team with the chance to drive the car and this totally sold the concept. We are now looking forward to working with Holten as our customer on their path to a new era of racing.”
World RX confirmed last week that the Projekt E series will begin at the Belgian round at Spa in the middle of May 2020.