Hyundai to compete in 24H Nürburgring race, launch motorsports training program

MANILA: Hyundai will compete at the 50th 2022 ADAC 24H Nürburgring (24H Nürburgring) race with three of its high-performance N brand models

The 24H Nürburgring race will ensue from May 28 to 29, in Nürburg, Germany. 

Racing in the 24H Nürburgring for the seventh year in a row, Hyundai will field the Elantra N TCR, i30 N TCR, and i30 Fastback N cup race car (VT2 class), to further demonstrate the superb performance and durability of its N brand models.

Hyundai has completed every 24H Nürburgring race since 2016 with every participating model. For this race, the carmaker is targeting victories again following the Elantra N TCR and i30 N TCR finishing first and second in TCR class at the 2021 24H Nürburgring.

Alongside all of these, Hyundai Motor also announced that it will run a "Dare to Dream" campaign for fans who are interested in motorsports and want to become a real racer.

Starting in the second half of this year, Hyundai Driving Experience will carry out a driver development program to train the participants then nominate some of them as potential N racers for upcoming competitions. Hyundai Driving Experience instructors will participate in the VT2 class race as drivers this year.

“Motorsports is an ideal field for testing technology in the harshest conditions, and the technology proved at Nürburgring will be applied to mass-production cars,” Head of N Brand Management and Motorsports Sub-division Till Wartenberg said.

“We expect that, through this year’s ‘Dare to Dream’ campaign, many global customers will become real racers through the Hyundai Driving Experience program and participate in a future 24H Nürburgring race.”

In the 24h Nürburgring, the vehicle with the longest driving range within 24 hours wins. The Nürburgring track is nicknamed ‘The Green Hell" for its harsh driving conditions, such as narrow road width, severe variances in elevation and invisible sharp curves throughout the 25-kilometer circuit.

As a result, the completion rate of the 24H Nürburgring is around 70%and only 99 cars out of 121 cars succeeded in completing the race in 2021.

Hyundai will livestream the 24h Nürburgring race on its Hyundai Driving Experience website. 

Photos from Hyundai 

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