The very simple fact about the Epsilon Euskadi ee1 is that after looking at the picture, I really need not say much more than what already exists. Sometimes a picture leaves a far bigger impression than all the words of the world put together. That is so true in the case of the ee1. The car is part of an elaborate plan to build a ‘High Performance Motor Racing Technology Centre’ in the north Spanish Basque province. In 2005 Polish driver Robert Kubica won the World Series by Renault in an Epsilon Euskadi entered machine, which leapfrogged him into Formula 1. Now the ee1 is all set to take the glory a step higher.

Run by former McLaren, Ferrari and Benetton mechanic / manager Juan Villadelprat the car company aims to be one of the best racing firms on the planet one day. The ee1 was finally designed by both Juan himself and Sergio Rinland, apart from the breif stint in which John Travis was a part of the company. Assembled over the winter of 2007/2008 in the company’s state of the art facility, the Epsilon Euskadi ee1 first took to the track towards the end of February 2008. Powered by the familiar Judd V10 engine, the ee1 at first sight looks like most other privately developed Le Mans racer.

This is the first time the Judd V10 is used without a subframe. The main reason for this was to lower the centre of gravity as much as possible, which Travis believed was the only solution to bridge the gap with the diesel engined Works cars. The car is al set now to take the tracks of Le Mans; something that was the dream of Juan when he started it all. This superb and splendid machine will hopefully make a dream day for Spain at Le Mans and even if it does not eventually take the podium, it still would have done one and all very proud indeed.

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