This is how you can compete against professional rally drivers!

Škoda Motorsport eChallenge kicks off with “Rally Argentina” for 5 days starting today

Published: April 22, 2020 12:58 Sony Thomas, wheels Editor

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Fancy competing against professional rally drivers? Maybe even becoming a rally champion? Then the new Škoda Motorsport eChallenge is where you should be over the next five days. Image Credit: Supplied

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The virtual competition, where fans can compete behind the virtual wheel of a ŠKODA Fabia Rally2 evo against rally aces, starts with the five day online version of “Rally Argentina” (22 April – 26 April 2020). Image Credit: Supplied

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DiRT Rally 2.0 is a video game developed and published by Codemasters for all major gaming consoles such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and also runs with Microsoft Windows on a personal computer. The DiRT Rally 2.0 edition is the 13th title of the game that was initially called “Colin McRae Rally”series. Image Credit: Supplied

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Škoda Motorsport eChallenge kicks off on 22 April 2020 with the virtual “Rally Argentina”, the real FIA World Rally Championship round that has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis. Image Credit: Supplied

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The users will compete behind the wheel of a virtual ŠKODA Fabia Rally2 evo against each other as well as against professional drivers. The individual results of each participant will be registered in a ranking system. Image Credit: Supplied

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International champions and rally aces who will join the competition include the FIA WRC2 Champion from 2017, Pontus Tidemand (SWE), European Rally Champion (ERC1) Chris Ingram (GBR), Slovakian Rally Champion Martin Koči (SVK) and rising star Oliver Solberg (SWE), who competes supported by Škoda Motorsport in selected rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship. Škoda’s e-game ambassador Petr Semerád, one of the most experienced Czech competitors in the virtual world of DiRT Rally 2.0, will be the one to beat, according to the Czech brand. Image Credit: Supplied

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Open to anyone, the online game will be on for five days to all registered DiRT game players around the world (direct link: https://dirtrally2.com/clubs/club/295041, club name: SKODA ECHALLENGE). Image Credit: Supplied

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