The Opel Astra OPC Cup starts its third season. The strong points include a competitive but cost-efficient race car as well as a package for organisation and engineering which is unique in the field of their competitors.
Exciting racing sport with close-to-production but fascinating engineering at reasonable costs and including a comprehensive support package at the most beautiful and most demanding race track of the world – this is the Opel Astra OPC Cup which is part of the VLN endurance racing championship Nürburgring and starts its third season in 2015. The 320 HP strong turbo race cars made in Rüsselsheim/ Germany have since long not only captured the hearts of the Opel fans around the legendary Nordschleife. The teams and the drivers likewise appreciate the comprehensive package in this one-make cup that does hardly leave any wish unfulfilled.
The registration fee of 2,300 Euro per car includes a comprehensive package. The total of 135,000 Euro is allocated as prize money each year. Each team will furthermore receive a start money of 300 Euro per car and race (which means 3,000 Euro for the complete season), four VLN permanent passes plus four entrance tickets for the annual prizegiving ceremony, access to the Cup specific catering valid for four persons and finally the team wear for the drivers. This will considerably ease the financial burden of the registered teams who may purchase a brand-new Astra OPC in Cup specification at the price of 48,900 Euro plus VAT.
A special highlight of the Astra OPC Cup is also the technical support of the teams provided by Opel Motorsport and by the service provider Kissling Motorsport. The team that is based at Bad Münstereifel/ Germany has scored more than 600 overall and class wins throughout their long history in motorsport and has since long gone down in the history of victories at the Nordschleife. In the Astra OPC Cup Kissling Motorsport in a way acts as an all-in-one service provider, promotion and organisation as well as all technical matters of the Cup are in the full responsibility of team manager Stefan Kissling and his team. They are available for the teams at all times to provide support with advice and action and they take care of the complete spare part logistics at the race track. The teams do thus not need to plan an extensive and thus cost-intensive individual spare part storage.
“Customer sports has always been a primary concern for Opel”, says Opel Motorsport Director Jörg Schrott. “Customer satisfaction is a very important issue for us. It is hence our ambition to respond to the teams’ wishes and to create a platform with the Astra OPC Cup so that they can perform their passion in both a professional and agreeable environment. We could hardly have a better partner than Kissling Motorsport for that purpose.”
