#driver: kyle leduc

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extremeelive: Redemption 😌🍾 Congrats to @sarapricemx @kyleleduc99 and the whole @chipganassiracing team on their FIRST EVER X Prix victory! #ExtremeE #IslandXPrix @discoverneom

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Intro to Extreme E’s teams and drivers (part 1/2/3)

(here is probably where I mention that all the gifs are of last year’s livery, where applicable!)

Veloce

- Veloce Racing, with Jean-Éric Vergne fairly senior within it.

- Drivers: Christine Giampaoli Zonca (“GZ”) and Lance Woolridge.

- Jamie Chadwick drove for them for a while last year!

- Championship Position 2021: 7th.

Chip Ganassi Racing

- Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing, owned by Chip Ganassi.

- Drivers: Sara Price and Kyle Leduc.

- Incredibly ALL-AMERICAN and also incredibly unlucky.

- Championship Position 2021: 8th.

Xite Energy Racing

- Owned by Oliver Bennett.

- Drivers: Klara Andersson and Oliver Bennett.

- Andersson is completely new to the series this year, but is missing the first race with COVID.

- Championship Position 2021: 9th.

McLaren XE

- Owned by Zak Brown

- Drivers: Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust.

- This is the team’s first year in Extreme E.

- Championship Position 2021: N/A

Championship Drivers:

- These stand in for ill/injured drivers.

- Jutta Kleinschmidt was originally one, then performed so well standing in for Claudia Hürtgen that she got hired!

- Tamara Molinaro, ITA

- Timo Scheider, DEU

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Kyle Leduc from Chip Ganassi and Claudia Hurtgen from ABT Motorsport collide at the Extreme E shootout but both drivers all okay.

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Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

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Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

GMC announced that it has created a brand new multiyear sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). The team can pioneer its first electric race venture in the 2021 inaugural Intense E season.

For those not familiar, the Extreme E is a new motorsports prioritizing electrical vehicles in the off-road motorsports. The particular series will challenge both automobile and drivers in some of the most remote control places on earth. All of that will be achieved while minimizing any impacts at the environment.   The new climate-positive approach is aimed toward less environmental impact, while ongoing to invite and encourage technology.

CGR is definitely entering into the fray with a 550-horsepower electric SUV. The SUV includes an unique grille, graphics, bodywork, plus was inspired by the GMC Hummer EV.   “I can’t think of a better match than showcasing the look of GMC’s Hummer EV in Extreme Electronic with Chip Ganassi Racing, ” said Jim Campbell, General Engines U. S. Vice President, Overall performance and Motorsports. “Both GMC Hummer EV and the Extreme E collection are designed to be revolutionary, to challenge awareness of electric vehicles, and to display their true capability. ”

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the Hummer EV is being charged as the first-ever, all-electric “super vehicle. ” With GM-estimated best-in-class one, 000 horsepower and 11, five hundred pound feet of torque, the figures are certainly there.

Alejandro Agag, founder plus CEO of Extreme E, stated: “We feel very proud to accepted GMC and its iconic GMC Hummer EV to the Extreme E loved ones as it joins forces with our Nick Ganassi Racing team. Not only may Extreme E be a thrilling motorsport, it will also showcase the performance plus benefits of electric vehicles. ”

To add just a little extra star power to the team, GENERAL MOTORS CO and CGR have retained Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price to become their drivers in the co-ed required series. Locations for the new collection include places like Saudi Persia, Senegal, Greenland, Brazil, and Argentina. The season runs from April 2021 to December 2021. Each competition consists of ten laps on an established track. Driving responsibility must be changed during the race. Also, each group starts with a full battery, with no charging is permitted.

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Rosberg's team beats Hamilton's in opening round of Extreme E

Nico Rosberg’s team won the first race of the new electric Extreme E off-road series in Saudi Arabia on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton’s X44 outfit hit problems and finished third in a cloud of dust.

Retired 2016 Formula One champion Rosberg was in Al Ula to celebrate the Desert X Prix victory with Sweden’s triple rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson and Australian rally driver Molly Taylor.

Andretti United, run by Michael Andretti and McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown, were second in the three-car final with Sweden’s Timmy Hansen and Britain’s Catie Munnings 23.73 seconds off the pace.

Hamilton’s team of France’s nine times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb and Spaniard Cristina Gutierrez had been fastest in Saturday’s qualifying but suffered steering problems.

The seven times F1 world champion, who did not attend, sent a good luck message on Instagram before the race expressing his pride in what they had done so far.

Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One champion, finished sixth after his JBXE team failed to make the final while triple Dakar winner Carlos Sainz was fourth.

Time trials had started on Saturday, around a sandy and rock-strewn track that also featured a plunging drop amid the dunes.

The Lewis Hamilton-owned car driven by Cristina Gutierrez and Sebastien Loeb in action. Extreme E

Kristoffersson made the best start in the final, leaving the others trailing in the dust, before Taylor put in a solid run after the handover to seal the win.

The pair had been fastest also in the semi-final when the identical ODYSSEY 21 cars went wheel to wheel for the first time.

Sunday saw the first multi-car collision, with Chip Ganassi’s Kyle Leduc and ABT Cupra driver Claudia Huertgen coming together.

Extreme E aims to highlight climate change and promote sustainability by racing in remote parts of the world affected by global warming or suffering environmental damage.

There are five rounds ranging from locations in the Arctic to the Amazon and every team must field a male and female driver.

The next round of the championship will take place in Senegal on May 29-30 and series owner Alejandro Agag is already considering changes to the format of the races to make them more exciting and to force teams to pit the female drivers directly against the male ones.

“I’m thinking of tweaks and I have two in my mind — one I just came up with while I was watching the shootout,” Agag said after Sunday’s race. “I’m thinking that maybe I do a draw, a lottery, for who races, so we mix female and male drivers for all the races.

“Otherwise we are seeing that the teams are lining up all the men at one point and the women second. But I will think about it, it’s just an idea.”

The only point at which a male and female driver were in direct competition came during the battle for seventh and eighth place, when Leduc was unsighted by dust and crashed into the back Huertgen’s car as he attempted to overtake.

“I think one of the most exciting moments of the weekend was when Kyle was catching Claudia and, sadly for them, they had an impact, but that’s also racing.

“Another possible change is to introduce some sector for doing a time trial [qualifying-style run] also on the Sunday in the three car race.

“We will go to Senegal and really check the dust level there. We came here a few months ago but the temperature has really risen a lot here [creating more dust], but his has changed less in Senegal.

“We are going to check in SUVs and see what the level of dust is and then take some decisions. I want to listen to as many people in our ecosystem as I can.

“Definitely there will be some tweaks, but I think the three car race today [instead of a time trial] was the right call.”

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Kyle LeDuc gets a Christmas tree in typical off-road fashion

https://bestcaritems.com/?p=6513&utm_source=SocialAutoPoster&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Tumblr ‘Tis the season to deck the halls, and Kyle LeDuc picked up his Christmas tree in the only way imaginable for the off-road racer: with high-flying jumps, pedal-to-the-metal action, and dirt-spraying slides. The five-time champion of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series released this video of the familiar chore of picking up the annual Christmas tree just in time for the holiday. In the video, LeDuc stops by a tree lot to pick out the ever-special spruce and straps it atop his Ford racing pickup to take it home. Luckily for LeDuc, the lot is located at the end of a winding dirt road far off the beaten path. LeDuc drifts around every corner and even sends the truck and tree flying high over a massive jump as he races home to decorate the tree just in time for Santa. At one point, the tree ends up 235 feet in the air as 900 horsepower sends the Ford racing truck high into the sky. But, during the race home, the tree suffers somewhat. When he arrives, his lady sees that the tree has been stripped of many of its needles from his antics and gives him a dirty look. That doesn’t stop the LeDuc from getting into the holiday spirit.  Consider LeDuc’s video Gymkhana-light with a holiday twist. The stunts have a different spin than what Ken Block does, but there’s just as much action. Check out the video above, and please, don’t replicate the driving style in your last-minute holiday shopping, unless you are a professional driver on a closed course. Via MotorAuthority

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Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

New Post has been published on https://coolcarsnews.com/leading-the-pack-gmc-hummer-ev-inspired-car-to-race-in-extreme-e/

Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

GMC announced that it has created a brand new multiyear sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). The team can pioneer its first electric race venture in the 2021 inaugural Intense E season.

For those not familiar, the Extreme E is a new motorsports prioritizing electrical vehicles in the off-road motorsports. The particular series will challenge both automobile and drivers in some of the most remote control places on earth. All of that will be achieved while minimizing any impacts at the environment.   The new climate-positive approach is aimed toward less environmental impact, while ongoing to invite and encourage technology.

CGR is definitely entering into the fray with a 550-horsepower electric SUV. The SUV includes an unique grille, graphics, bodywork, plus was inspired by the GMC Hummer EV.   “I can’t think of a better match than showcasing the look of GMC’s Hummer EV in Extreme Electronic with Chip Ganassi Racing, ” said Jim Campbell, General Engines U. S. Vice President, Overall performance and Motorsports. “Both GMC Hummer EV and the Extreme E collection are designed to be revolutionary, to challenge awareness of electric vehicles, and to display their true capability. ”

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the Hummer EV is being charged as the first-ever, all-electric “super vehicle. ” With GM-estimated best-in-class one, 000 horsepower and 11, five hundred pound feet of torque, the figures are certainly there.

Alejandro Agag, founder plus CEO of Extreme E, stated: “We feel very proud to accepted GMC and its iconic GMC Hummer EV to the Extreme E loved ones as it joins forces with our Nick Ganassi Racing team. Not only may Extreme E be a thrilling motorsport, it will also showcase the performance plus benefits of electric vehicles. ”

To add just a little extra star power to the team, GENERAL MOTORS CO and CGR have retained Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price to become their drivers in the co-ed required series. Locations for the new collection include places like Saudi Persia, Senegal, Greenland, Brazil, and Argentina. The season runs from April 2021 to December 2021. Each competition consists of ten laps on an established track. Driving responsibility must be changed during the race. Also, each group starts with a full battery, with no charging is permitted.

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Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

New Post has been published on https://coolcarsnews.com/leading-the-pack-gmc-hummer-ev-inspired-car-to-race-in-extreme-e/

Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

GMC announced that it has created a brand new multiyear sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). The team can pioneer its first electric race venture in the 2021 inaugural Intense E season.

For those not familiar, the Extreme E is a new motorsports prioritizing electrical vehicles in the off-road motorsports. The particular series will challenge both automobile and drivers in some of the most remote control places on earth. All of that will be achieved while minimizing any impacts at the environment.   The new climate-positive approach is aimed toward less environmental impact, while ongoing to invite and encourage technology.

CGR is definitely entering into the fray with a 550-horsepower electric SUV. The SUV includes an unique grille, graphics, bodywork, plus was inspired by the GMC Hummer EV.   “I can’t think of a better match than showcasing the look of GMC’s Hummer EV in Extreme Electronic with Chip Ganassi Racing, ” said Jim Campbell, General Engines U. S. Vice President, Overall performance and Motorsports. “Both GMC Hummer EV and the Extreme E collection are designed to be revolutionary, to challenge awareness of electric vehicles, and to display their true capability. ”

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the Hummer EV is being charged as the first-ever, all-electric “super vehicle. ” With GM-estimated best-in-class one, 000 horsepower and 11, five hundred pound feet of torque, the figures are certainly there.

Alejandro Agag, founder plus CEO of Extreme E, stated: “We feel very proud to accepted GMC and its iconic GMC Hummer EV to the Extreme E loved ones as it joins forces with our Nick Ganassi Racing team. Not only may Extreme E be a thrilling motorsport, it will also showcase the performance plus benefits of electric vehicles. ”

To add just a little extra star power to the team, GENERAL MOTORS CO and CGR have retained Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price to become their drivers in the co-ed required series. Locations for the new collection include places like Saudi Persia, Senegal, Greenland, Brazil, and Argentina. The season runs from April 2021 to December 2021. Each competition consists of ten laps on an established track. Driving responsibility must be changed during the race. Also, each group starts with a full battery, with no charging is permitted.

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Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

New Post has been published on https://coolcarsnews.com/leading-the-pack-gmc-hummer-ev-inspired-car-to-race-in-extreme-e/

Leading The Pack: GMC Hummer EV-Inspired Car To Race In Extreme E

GMC announced that it has created a brand new multiyear sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). The team can pioneer its first electric race venture in the 2021 inaugural Intense E season.

For those not familiar, the Extreme E is a new motorsports prioritizing electrical vehicles in the off-road motorsports. The particular series will challenge both automobile and drivers in some of the most remote control places on earth. All of that will be achieved while minimizing any impacts at the environment.   The new climate-positive approach is aimed toward less environmental impact, while ongoing to invite and encourage technology.

CGR is definitely entering into the fray with a 550-horsepower electric SUV. The SUV includes an unique grille, graphics, bodywork, plus was inspired by the GMC Hummer EV.   “I can’t think of a better match than showcasing the look of GMC’s Hummer EV in Extreme Electronic with Chip Ganassi Racing, ” said Jim Campbell, General Engines U. S. Vice President, Overall performance and Motorsports. “Both GMC Hummer EV and the Extreme E collection are designed to be revolutionary, to challenge awareness of electric vehicles, and to display their true capability. ”

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the Hummer EV is being charged as the first-ever, all-electric “super vehicle. ” With GM-estimated best-in-class one, 000 horsepower and 11, five hundred pound feet of torque, the figures are certainly there.

Alejandro Agag, founder plus CEO of Extreme E, stated: “We feel very proud to accepted GMC and its iconic GMC Hummer EV to the Extreme E loved ones as it joins forces with our Nick Ganassi Racing team. Not only may Extreme E be a thrilling motorsport, it will also showcase the performance plus benefits of electric vehicles. ”

To add just a little extra star power to the team, GENERAL MOTORS CO and CGR have retained Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price to become their drivers in the co-ed required series. Locations for the new collection include places like Saudi Persia, Senegal, Greenland, Brazil, and Argentina. The season runs from April 2021 to December 2021. Each competition consists of ten laps on an established track. Driving responsibility must be changed during the race. Also, each group starts with a full battery, with no charging is permitted.

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Chip Ganassi Racing’s Odyssey 21

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Odyssey 21

Drivers of Chip Ganassi Racing Sara Price and Kyle LeDuc have recently received their new racecar to race in the upcoming all-electric off-road racing series – Extreme E. They will be competing in extreme environments worldwide, from the arctic glacier of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, to the tropical rainforests of Pará Brazil. They recently went to Nevada for an initial shakedown to get familiar…