Amanda Sorensen will make her return to Excessive E at this weekend’s Hydro X Prix, driving for JBXE alongside Andreas Bakkerud.
“It’s nice to be again within the championship competing for JBXE on the workforce’s house race within the UK,” mentioned Sorensen. “I’m excited to be again racing in Excessive E, and to affix the JBXE workforce. I had a extremely robust occasion the final time we raced in Scotland and it will be incredible to repeat and get on the rostrum once more.
“The principle factor, although, is to place in a powerful efficiency alongside Andreas and get the workforce transferring up the standings.”
Sorensen spent the 2023 season with Chip Ganassi Racing as a part of an all-American lineup alongside RJ Anderson, ending fifth in factors with two third-place runs within the Sunday Hydro X Prix and the Saturday Island X Prix I. The workforce shuttered operations on the finish of the 12 months.
Within the meantime, she has been specializing in different disciplines like drifting. In June, Sorensen grew to become the primary lady in Method DRIFT historical past to report a podium end when she positioned runner-up in Professional Spec at Previous Bridge Township. Her expertise additionally contains Nitrocross SxS and Championship Off-Highway, the latter together with competing within the Pink Bull World Cup at Crandon final September.
She replaces Dania Akeel, who together with Bakkerud completed seventh and eighth for JBXE on the season-opening Desert X Prix in February.
