JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The flag waves letting drivers know the race has begun. Unlike a gasoline-powered race where engines vroom and the entire arena explodes in loud rumbles, these cars come alive with a calming whoosh noise, almost like they’re Jestons-era spaceships.
The first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race to take place in New York City will make history this weekend when electric cars descend on the streets of Brooklyn.
The all-electric sister to the more well-known Formula One championship series will have a double-header in NYC on Saturday and Sunday — July 15 and 16th — before closing out its third season in Montreal at the end of this month.