Why is BTCC going hybrid"
As electrification continues to sweep across motorsport, BTCC is the next category to go hybrid in 2022. But why"
Why BTCC hybrid"
The BTCC is a fantastic spectacle of 30+ beefed up roadcars all battling for the win creating loud, brutal and chaotic racing. So the quiet whining of electric motors might not fill you with too much excitement. However, BTCC is not just integrating hybrid technology to keep up with the trend, it is also using hybrid to act as a boost button ? providing extra performance for the driver, and more on-track battles for the fans.
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?The BTCC has always been built on what you drive on the road, so with automotive markets moving towards electrification it would be nonsensical of us not to do that as well,? highlights Alan Gow, Series Director at BTCC. ?But I wouldn?t have done it if I thought it was going to hurt the racing and we?ve incorporated it in a way that actually adds an extra element to the race. We see [hybrid] as additional performance, it is a bit of free horsepower that the drivers can use to help them overtake. We?re not a technological formula, this is about improving the show whilst helping the show be relevant.?
How will it work"
The current plan is to allow drivers to have up to 15 seconds of hybrid boost available per lap. This extra 40bhp (approximately) can either be used as a ?push to pass? button or to help defend an overtake. However, t...
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