{"id":22903,"date":"2021-06-15T11:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=22903"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:44:56","slug":"ev-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/15\/ev-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"EV Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bucharest recently hosted the first eco Grand Prix<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Conducted according to FRAS rules the race – which was open to legitimate licensed road vehicles – witnessed sixteen drivers taking part in the two-day Slalom event. Each driver completed four laps of a 1000 metre course – two test runs, and two competition runs.<\/div>\n
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The coned-marked slalom course was laid out with twists and turns to be navigated by two classes of vehicle: up to 250HP; and those above 250HP. Only one vehicle was permitted to occupy the track at any time in order to achieve maximum speed grab!<\/div>\n
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With just half a second separating the top three competitors the winners were:<\/div>\n
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  1. Ciprian Cherciu in a Tesla Model 3<\/li>\n
  2. Mihai Beldie in a modified Porsche 944<\/li>\n
  3. Drago\u0219 Craiovan in a modified Mini<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Car modification was permitted – but all vehicles had Electric Propulsion – none were hybrids.<\/div>\n
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    Represented on the field were:<\/div>\n