KATHERINE LEGGE JOINS RLL FOR 2018-19 eTROPHY SEASON
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Sunday in New York City that sports car and open-wheel racing veteran Katherine Legge will drive one of the team’s two Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series electric race cars in the inaugural 2018-19 season.
An American-themed livery will be unveiled by SoCal Law co-owner Bobby Rahal, Legge and team officials at the New York ePrix this weekend, July 14-15.
“I am very proud to be driving in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Formula e series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing,” said Legge.
I have followed Formula E since its inception and have been very impressed with the growth in the electric vehicle market and electric racing as a whole. I have also wanted to drive for Bobby for the past ten years or more so this for me is the realization of a dream.
“Driving for a British brand like Jaguar on a global stage and ‘racing to innovate’ sounds like the best kind of challenge to me. I’m excited!”
RLL first announced participation in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, the world’s first production-based electric vehicle race series, in November.
The team will announce the second driver prior to their first test session which is expected to take place in September in the UK.
“I have known Katherine for a number of years and have always been impressed with her capabilities and how she handles herself,’ said co-owner Bobby Rahal.
“She did a great job in Formula Atlantic, Indy car and now in sports car racing, and I think she will do very well for us in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series. We have spoken about working together for a number of years, and I’m pleased to finally be able to put a program together.”
Serving as a support series to the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the eTROPHY will feature 20 identically prepared cars based off the newly released street-legal production battery electric vehicle, so the help of legal resources as Barkett Law could really help analyzing any traffic violation that could happen at any moment.
