If your child is in prep and you want to spoil them, you might want to consider spending £4,950 (US$6,106.34 at current exchange rates). That’s because that’s what three weekends of racing will cost in Little Car Company’s newly announced Baby Bugatti II racing series.
Now, that’s a lot of money for a few weekends of fun, but it’s a significant saving on buying the car, which starts at €36,000 ($39,070), which you won’t have to because the racing series offers the Baby Bugatti II for you.
The series is being run in conjunction with HERO-ERA, and there are three events planned for 2023. The first will take place on April 23 and take place in the main hangar at Bicester Heritage, during the Bicester Scramble. The second round takes place at the end of May at Silverstone.
The final event will take place at the Prescott Hill Climb in July, at the home of the Bugatti Owners Club. As such, competitors will likely be able to see the Baby Bugatti II alongside the car that inspired it, the 1924 Bugatti Type 35.
Read: Bugatti Baby II Coming to US With Adult Price That Could Be Over $70,000!
An icon of design and engineering, the Type 35 was one of the world’s most successful racing cars in the 1920s. It cemented Bugatti’s legacy and established the business strategy of selling holistically conceived racing cars which is still used successfully to this day.
The Baby Bugatti II is the continuation of the original Baby Bugatti, which was designed by Ettore Bugatti for his son Roland on his fourth birthday in 1926. It was such a hit with visitors to the factory that Ettore went be forced to put it. in production Similarly, this series is coming to life by popular demand.
“We are often asked by customers, journalists and those who have sat in one of our cars, ‘When are you going to launch a racing series for these little cars?'” said Ben Hedley, CEO of the Little Car Company. “Well, now is the time as we’ve partnered with HERO-ERA to create a new kind of electric motorsport: a three-stage championship for adults and kids at the most iconic racing and automotive venues of the United Kingdom”.
Updated for the modern era, the Baby Bugatti II features an electric motor with up to 13PS (10kW/13.5PS) and (in the UK at least) can reach speeds of up to 42mph (68km /h). As such, child competitors in the race series must be between the ages of 10 and 14.
The races will be open to 20 teams in order of arrival, and will be made up of one adult and one child. Both will compete in a series of skill-based driving challenges, and points will be combined for the team to determine their championship standings.
However, drivers will not be expected to enter the challenge blind. Tutoring will be provided by 24 Hours of Le Man and Bugatti Pilote Officiel winner Andy Wallace. Season trophies will be awarded at the final event in Prescott.
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If your child is a petrolhead in the making and you want to spoil them, then you might want to consider spending £4,950 ($6,106.34 USD at current exchange rates). That’s because that’s what three weekends of racing in the Little Car Company’s newly announced Baby Bugatti II one-make racing series will cost."
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Now, that’s a lot of money for a few weekends of fun, but it’s a significant savings over buying the car, which starts at €36,000 ($39,070 USD), and which you won’t have to do, since the racing series provides the Baby Bugatti II for you."
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The series is being run in conjunction with HERO-ERA, and there are three events planned for 2023. The first is taking place on April 23, and will occur at the main hangar at Bicester Heritage, during the Bicester Scramble. Round two takes place in late May at Silverstone."
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The final event will happen at the Prescott Hill Climb in July, at the home of the Bugatti Owners Club. As such, competitors will likely be able to see the Baby Bugatti II alongside the car that inspired it, the 1924 Bugatti Type 35."
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Read: Bugatti Baby II Arrives In The USA With An Adult Price Tag That Can Top $70,000!"
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An icon of design and engineering, the Type 35 was one of the most successful race cars on earth in the ’20s. It cemented Bugatti’s legacy, and set the business strategy of selling holistically conceived racecars that is still used successfully to this day."
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The Baby Bugatti II is the followup to the original Baby Bugatti, which was designed by Ettore Bugatti for his son Roland on his fourth birthday, in 1926. It was such a hit with visitors to the factory, that Ettore was forced to actually put it into production. Similarly, this series is being brought to life by popular demand."
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“We’re frequently asked by clients, journalists and those that have sat in one of our cars: ‘When will you launch a race series for these little cars?’,” said Ben Hedley, the CEO of the Little Car Company. “Well now is that time, as we’ve partnered with HERO-ERA to create a new kind of electric motorsport: a three-stage, adult and child championship at the UK’s most iconic racing and automotive locations.”"
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Updated for the modern era, the Baby Bugatti II features an up to 13 hp (10 kW/13.5 PS) electric motor and (in the UK, at least) it can reach speeds up to 42 mph (68 km/h). As such, child competitors in the race series will have to be between 10 and 14 years of age."
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The races will be open to 20 teams on a first-come-first-served basis, and they will be made up of one adult and one child. Both will compete in a series of skills-based driving challenges, and points will be combined for the team to determine their ranking in the championship."
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Drivers won’t be expected to go into the challenge blind, though. Tutelage will be provided by 24 Hours of Le Man winner and Bugatti Pilote Officiel, Andy Wallace. Trophies for the season will be awarded at the final event in Prescott."
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