1999 Valmet RaceAbout 2000 - AllCarIndex

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Valmet - RaceAbout 2000

time-calendar.png 1999

2/1998 The project was started at the Helsinki Polytechnic, Laboratory of Automotive Engineering

8/1998 Design brief for participating University of Art and Design Helsinki students

12/1998 1 st preliminary design was chosen after design competition

6/1999 1 st 1:1 Scale model was made

8/1999 Design freeze point. Start of the master model manufacturing

9/1999 1 st Chassis test drive without body panels

12/1999 Chassis presentation at the Helsinki Motor Show

3/2000 World premiere at the Geneva Motor Show together with our biggest partner Valmet Automotive

• Chassis set up and development. Many test kilometres on different tracks and roads 

source: www.raceabout.fi

 

Motorshows

Year Place
1999 Helsinki Motor Show
2000 Geneva

Types

Convertible
Sportscar

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