Photo: Ferratum Team
Ferratum Team Ford Fiesta The team has announced that it will continue to compete in the World RX Cross Championship (World RX) in the Projekt E series, which will resume in the German and Belgian RX stages. Finnish Jani Pasonen started the first six stages of the World RX with a Ford Fiesta Supercar, but in the second stage of the Projekt E series, which took place in Riga, Jānis Baumanis made his debut at the wheel of an electric Ford Fiesta ERX. Let us remind you that Baumanis announced this year that he will start KYB Team JC as part of a team, however Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this has not yet happened.
It is known that in the Spanish RX stage, which will take place on 17-18 October, Ferratum Team Ford Fiesta Juha Rutkonen will ride with the “Ford Fiesta Supercar”, who won the second place in one of the Finnish RX stages, starting with the “Hyundai i20 Supercar”.
The team reports that for the next two stages of Projekt E, which will take place in November and December, the rider or riders will be announced shortly before the race.
Baumanis in the Riga section. Photo: Ferratum Team
“Everyone appreciates the cost-effective and simple technical concept. The possibility of a financing solution for a completely new powertrain or Projekt E increases it even further. The operating costs of Projekt E are about 60% lower than for a petrol car. This financing solution is more important for the team. in the medium or long term, ”says the STARD Executive Director Michael Sakovich.
This year, the STARD team and its customers have used Projekt E cars in national championships in Austria, Hungary and Norway.
It will be recalled that Projekt E cars have been developed in cooperation with IMG and the Austrian company STARD (Stohl Advanced Research and Development). Projekt E cars will use the REVelution electric platform developed by STARD, which will provide up to 450kW (613hp) power, 1100Nm of torque and a maximum speed of 240km / h.
