World RX race team GCK Motorsport (formerly known as GC Kompetition) has launched a cross-country rally race campaign, and with it, a new rally raid machine called the GCK e-Blast 1 which will compete in the upcoming Dakar Rally
The GCK e-Blast 1 is a fully electric version of the T-1 buggy that won the 2018 Dakar Rally operated then by Peugeot Sport. GCK Motorsport produced the bespoke electric powertrain and battery pack in-house specifically for the task of cross-country rallying on the Dakar Rally event.
The GCK e-Blast 1 produces 250 kW (equivalent to 340 hp) with a maximum torque output of 1000 Nm which will take the two-wheel-drive rally raid machine up to a top speed of 180km/h on the stages.
GCK e-Blast 1 during assembly.
Energy is stored in a 150 kWh battery pack which will take the car from start to finish on most of the stages. GCK Motorsport will be unveiling their GCK e-Blast 1 at the 2021 Dakar Rally, and it will be taking on the terrain around the city of Neom, Saudi Arabia, in January 2021 as well as other off-road races throughout 2021 to optimise the vehicle and technology further.
Guerlain Chicherit, President of Green Corp Konnection and GCK Motorsport, commented ‘I’ve been working on bringing together my passions for motorsport and technology with my vision for a sustainable future. Living in the Alps is a daily reminder of the steps we need to take to develop cutting-edge technology and use our existing motorsport p...