Former touring car aces Mike Briggs, Deon Joubert and Shaun Watson-Smith will take on the 1.9km hill in all-electric Jaguar I-Pace SUVs.
Joubert, three-time SA champion and national colours holder, said:"Jaguar’s invitation to race has brought some fond memories flooding back. Mike is a good friend but we were once bitter rivals. I'd love nothing more than to pull one over on him and Shaun in Knysna!"
Nine-time champion Briggs said:"Racing at the hllclimb is such an exciting opportunity, and to do it in a powerful EV like the I-Pace will make all the more interesting. With such instantaneous torque delivery and all-wheel drive, I think this car will raise some eyebrows in May. We’re competing in a class for EVs and hybrids, but I suspect it’ll outrun some seriously sporty petrol cars in the overall results.
Watson-Smith, 10-time SA champion and one of the country's most successful production car drivers, said:"Historically, the three of us raced side-by-side, rubbing fenders and banging door handles, but this race is a different genre. We’ll race flat-out up the hill and then recoup some battery charge on the way back down. It’s an ideal location for this challenge."
The I-Paces to be raced by Briggs, Joubert and Watson-Smith will be in showroom standard condition. Fitted with 90kWh batteries capable of up to 470km range, the three electric vehicles will be able to complete the entire race weekend without recharging. The vehicles have standard all-wheel drive and with 294kW and 696Nm available are capable of launching from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
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