A new motorsport competition with hydrogen-powered racing vehicles is scheduled to start in 2023 under the name “Hyraze League”. The concept envisages testing and introducing new braking systems and other technical innovations in addition to emission-free cars. The Hyraze League also combines virtual and real motorsport, bringing racing drivers and racing simulation players together.
The 800 hp cars will be powered by green hydrogen, which two fuel cells will convert into electricity for four electric motors. The body parts would be made from a natural fiber composite material and could be freely designed by the teams according to their ideas. Rules in the area of aerodynamics ensure that no costly aerodynamic competition arises. The technology of the first generation of vehicles is essentially based on standard components that were developed by the partners involved in the project.
Any brake dust generated by all-wheel drive vehicles is collected and subsequently disposed of in an environmentally neutral manner. Special tires developed from rapidly renewable raw materials also ensure that abrasion is minimized, which reduces fine dust pollution.
Thanks to the energy concept optimized for sprint races, the racing drivers could “use the full performance of the vehicle without restrictions over the entire racing distance,” according to the initiators. “Thanks to the ability to quickly fill the two tanks during a race – a fundamental advantage that hydrogen technology offers over purely battery-electric vehicles – the races can be expanded to include long-distance distances at any time.”
The teams have two drivers for each car - one for the real races and one who takes part in the e-sports events that are part of the championship. The results of both races are included equally in the championship standings, so that at the end one team is crowned the overall winner of both disciplines. It is said that the e-sports association WESA (World eSports Association) plays a key role in shaping the development of the framework conditions in the virtual environment.
The initiators of the project are ADAC eV, DEKRA SE, Deutscher Motor Sport Bund eV (DMSB), HWA AG, Schaeffler AG and WESA.
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ADAC GT Masters eSports Challenge, Nürburgring, Williams Esports, Nikodem Wisniewski / © ADAC eSports
