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Hyundai’s N Brand Launches Global E-Sports Tournament, Expanding into Virtual Racing

Hyundai’s N Brand Launches Global E-Sports Tournament, Expanding into Virtual Racing

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Company’s high-performance division, Hyundai N, is making a bold move into the world of e-sports with the announcement of its global virtual racing competition, the Hyundai N Virtual Cup. The announcement came on October 20 at the ADAC Sim Racing Expo in Dortmund, Germany, marking a significant step [...]

Hyundai Unveils Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car for Electric Racing Series

Hyundai Unveils Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car for Electric Racing Series

SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Ahead of the 2024 season opener for South Korea’s largest single-make racing event, the Hyundai N Festival, Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its high-performance Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car during an official practice round held on March 30 at the Inje Speedium racetrack in Inje County, Gangwon Province. The Ioniq [...]

Delivery Trucks Transform into Competitors on the Circuit

Delivery Trucks Transform into Competitors on the Circuit

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent video depicting delivery trucks circling a race track has gone viral in South Korea The 2023 CJ Logistics Superrace Championship, backed by the logistics giant CJ Logistics Corp., stands as the nation’s premier racing competition. The fifth round of this year’s championship unfolded at Yongin’s Everland Speedway circuit [...]

Seoul City to Host Formula E Races in August

Seoul City to Host Formula E Races in August

SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Formula E Korea said Wednesday it will host the Seoul E-Prix in Seoul’s Jamsil neighborhood on August 13-14. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, an annual motor racing championship for electrically powered vehicles, is hosted by the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The championship, dubbed “Formula E,” has been [...]

Bulls Replace Horses in N. Korean Race

Bulls Replace Horses in N. Korean Race

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Bulls have replaced horses in an unusual racing event where the jockeys were farmers instead of professionals. The strange sight was observed during a ‘ride with a bull’ competition held recently in North Korea. The Chosun Sinbo, a pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan, reported that the state held the [...]

“Leisure Sports City”: Chuncheon to Host National Leisure Sports Festival

“Leisure Sports City”: Chuncheon to Host National Leisure Sports Festival

CHUNCHEON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Referred to as “Lake City” for its proximity to water, the city of Chuncheon in Gangwon Province is aiming to adopt a new moniker with its National Leisure Sports Festival to be held on August 25. Chuncheon’s road to becoming a domestic hub of leisure sports is a winding [...]

Gravity Racing Theme Park Coming to South Korean Island

Gravity Racing Theme Park Coming to South Korean Island

JEJU, South Korea, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean startup company, Monolith, is establishing a 140,000-square-meter theme park on Jeju Island, mainly comprising of race tracks for gravity racing.  Gravity racing, which has been around for over a century, is when the racers drive down a slope using nothing but gravitational momentum. Despite [...]