Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Friday 16 March 2018 – Panasonic #jaguar #racing stars #nelsonpiquetjr and #mitchevans braved the Atlantic Ocean in their latest driver vs driver challenge – with a unique sustainable twist.
To win extra FanBoost votes ahead of the next race in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, the two drivers traded in their all-electric #jaguar I-TYPE 2 race cars for unique surfboards made from recycled #jaguar model car materials.
During the design process for #jaguar Land Rover vehicles, including the new all-electric #jaguar I-PACE, polyurethane is used to form the ‘skeleton’ of life-size clay models. The plastic is usually destroyed following its use, however, as part of #jaguar Racing’s mission of ‘Race to Innovate’ both on and off the track, it was sustainably recycled to make two ‘Waste to Wave’ surfboards.
Plastic sent to landfill takes up to 500 years to decompose. The surfboard concept is part of #jaguar Land Rover’s wider ‘second life’ initiative and supports its longer-term zero-waste strategy. The Panasonic #jaguar #racing bespoke surfboards were hand-made by SkunkWorks Surf Co in Northern Ireland.
The #jaguar I-PACE was launched on 1 March and will be the exclusive car of the #jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY - official support series to the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, with the inaugural race taking place later this year.
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