IMCA WORLDS 2007: THE RACERS

THOSE ARE THE EXPERTS AT THE 19th IMCA WORLDS
No less than 15 former world champions will be seen at the start: an absolute record!
	1. Josef Korec 11 March 1978 EXPERT World champion: 4 x (2000 ISRA, 2002 IMCA24, 2005 Wing, 2002 Mello Yello) European champion: 4 x USRA G7: 2nd in 2003 IOC races won: 20 IOC rank: #1 (1189 pts) Model car: #3 (432.5 pts) drives wing cars, scale cars and model cars	2. VLADIMIR HORKY 9 May 1972 EXPERT World champion: 5 x (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001,2005 ISRA) European champion: 11 x Benelux Cup: 1 x (1994) IOC races won: 25 IOC rank: #2 (1112 pts) Model car: #12 (187.5 pts) drives wing cars, scale cars and model cars		3 "GUGU" BERNARDINO 23 March 1962 EXPERT World champion: 1 x (1991 Scale Cars, St-Maarten) Brazilian champion G7: 6 x G7 WR: 1 x (1"503 in 2005) USRA G7: 4 main finals Benelux Cup:2 x(1994, 02) IOC races won: 8 IOC rank: #9 (577 pts) Model car: #25 (118 pts)drives all cars
	4. SALVATORE NOVIELLO 15 March 1964 EXPERT World champion: 3 x (1997 ISRA, 2001 IMCA24, 2005 IMCA24) European champion: 0 x F. Gianotti: 1st 2005 Benelux Cup: 1 x (2005) IOC races won: 8 IOC rank: #8 (532.5 pts) Model car: #4 (319 pts) drives scale & model cars	5. NICK DE WACHTER 5 September 1985 EXPERT World champion: 5 x (2004 IMCA24, 2004-2005 IMCA32, 2004-2006 Mello) European champion: 0 x F. Gianotti: 1st 2004 IOC races won: 7 IOC rank: #10 (480 pts) Model car: #2 (480 pts) drives model cars		6. BRIAN SAUNDERS 21 May 1970 EXPERT World champion: 0 x European champion: 1 x BSCRA 1/24 champion:13 x BSCRA 1/32 champion:12 x Swedish Masters: 3 x IOC races won: 16 IOC rank: #15 (402.5 pts) Model car: #56 (56 pts) drives 1/1 race cars
	7. YOURI VAN ROSSEM 23 May 1992 EXPERT/KID World champion: Main final in 2003 and 04; Mello Yello top-5 in 2004-05-06 Benelux Cup: 1st 2006 Gianotti: 2nd,5th,3rd, 6th IOC races won: 2 IOC rank: #23 (305.5 pts) Model car: #5 (304.5 pts) drives model cars and wing	8. GIOVANNI MONTIGLIO 12 May 1950 EXPERT World champion: 1x (1986, model cars, Valkenburg) European champion:1 x (1991 scale cars) IOC races won: 4 IOC rank: #27 (304.5 pts) Model car: #22 (174 pts) drives model & scale cars		9. MICHAEL NIEMAS 3 January 1983 EXPERT World champion: 5th 2005, 7th 2006, 2nd Mello Y 2005 European champion: 1x2nd, 1x1st (Enduro) Benelux Cup: 1st 2006 DPM: 3 x IOC races won: 5 IOC rank: #26 (283 pts) Model car: #7 (283 pts) drives model& 1/1 race cars
	10. GEERT MERTENS 31 December 1969 EXPERT World champion: 1x (2000) European Ch:1 x (Enduro) F. Gianotti: 3rd 2006 Benelux Cup: 1 x (2001) Euregio 2006: 1st IOC races won: 5 IOC rank: #30 (236 pts) Model car: #9 (236 pts)drives model cars	11. PHILIP KREMER 14 February 1992 EXPERT/KID World champion: 4th 2006, Mello Yello: 2nd 2006 F. Gianotti: 2nd 2006 European Ch: 1x (Enduro) Benelux Cup: 4th 2006 IOC races won: 5 IOC rank: #42 (208 pts) Model car: #10 (208 pts)drives model cars		12. TAMAR NELWAN 28 July 1962 EXPERT World champion: 0 x European champion: 3rd in 2003, 7th in 2004, 2nd 2007 Benelux Cup: 4th 2004, 3rd in 2006 - won countless endurance races with RfH - 2005 Best ConstructorIOC races won: 1 IOC rank: #43 (201.5 pts) Model car: #11 (201.5 pts)drives model cars
	13. DANI GONZALEZ 28 Augustus 1984 EXPERT World champion: 2x (2006 IMCA24, 2005 Mello Yello; IMCA32 3rd 2004-2005) F. Gianotti: 8th 2006 Spanish Endurance Ch: 1 x IOC races won: 5 IOC rank: #40 (189.5 pts) Model car: #12(189.5 pts)drives model cars	14. CHRISTOPH KREMER 29 November 1959 EXPERT World champion: 0 x F. Gianotti: 1st 2006 Benelux Cup: 4th 2006 European Ch 2x1st (Endur) IOC races won: 6 IOC rank: #53 (177.5 pts) Model car: #13 (177.5 pts) drives model cars		15. RALF SEIF 21 July 1966 EXPERT World champion: 0 x F. Gianotti: 1st 2006 Benelux Cup: 4th 2006 Euregio 2006: 1st IOC races won: 5 IOC rank: #60 (141 pts) Model car: #21 (141 pts) drives model cars
	16. GABRIEL INÄBNIT 30 July 1964 EXPERT World champion: 1 x (2004 IMCA Amateurs) Euro ch:3rd 2006,2nd 2007 Benelux Cup: 3rd 2006 Excellent endurance racer IOC races won: 2 IOC rank: #78 (118 pts) Model car: #31 (118 pts) drives model cars	17. BENNY JUSTICE 30 July 1958 EXPERT World champion: 0 x Brazilian champion G7: 1 x G7 WR: 2 x (1"463 in 2006) USRA G7: 2nd in 2005 IOC races won: 1 IOC rank: #67 (114 pts) Model car: #343 (1 pt) drives wing and model cars		18. DANIELE MALANGONE 25 February 1980 EXPERT World champion: 0 x (8th in 2008, IMCA32 4th and 6th, Mello Yello 4th & 5th) European Nats: 7th & 8th Benelux Cup: 2nd 2005 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #72 (110.5 pts) Model car: #36 (88.5 pts)drives model & scale cars
	19. JOZEF MISKOLCI 4 August 1960 EXPERT World champion: 1 x (2002 IMCA Modeler's Worlds; ISRA Worlds 93 ES24: 3rd) F. Gianotti: 4th 2002 Benelux Cup: 5th 2001, 6th in 1994, 1996, 2000 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #60 (105 pts) Model car: #46 (73 pts)drives model & scale cars	20. CHRIS RADISICH 16 May 1965 EXPERT World champion: 0 x (Main 2001 Diepenbeek) Euro Championsh: 4th 2001 USRA Div II: 2nd ES24 in 2007, 5 mains Benelux Cup: 3rd 2002 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #84 (94.5 pts) Model car: #130 (17.5 pts)drives all cars		21. FRANCESC REYES 15 January 1962 EXPERT World champion: 0x (but built the Worlds winning car of 2005 and 2006!) Euro Champion: 1 x Plafit Benelux Cup: 2nd 2006 IOC races won:1 IOC rank: #105 (88 pts) Model car: #43 (88 pts) drives model cars
	22. JOE CHUBBY SALZMAN xx.xx. 1989 EXPERT/KID - ROOKIE World champion: 0 x Barnburner G7 2005: 1st USRA G7: 1st 2007 USRA One Motor: 1st 2007 USRA Int'l G15: 1st 2006 WR G7 Semi-Pro:1069 laps WR Int'l G15: 3 x IOC races won: 2 IOC rank: #100 (85 pts) Model car: no (0 pts)drives wing cars	23. GÜNTHER RIEHL 22 February 1956 EXPERT World champion: 0 x Excellent endurance racer DPM: 2 x 1st plus several top-8 rankings IOC races won: 2 IOC rank: #128 (63.5 pts) Model car: #51 (63.5 pts) drives model cars		24. FRED HOOD 8 February 1942 EXPERT World champion: 0 x 2nd ES24 in 1991, 3rd MC 1991 (Sint Maarten Worlds) USRA G7: 4th in 1990 USRA Div II: 4th ES24 2000 & 8th in 2003 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #137 (59 pts) Model car: #66 (44.5 pt) drives all cars
	25. MARCEL OOSTERLING 25 February 1962 EXPERT World champion: 0 x European champion:1st Amateur in 2006, 5th overall F. Gianotti: 7th 2006 excellent endurance racer IOC races won: 1 IOC rank: #153 (48.5 pts) Model car: #61 (48.5 pts) drives model cars	26. AL PATERSON 19 September 1964 EXPERT World champion: 1 x (2006 Modeler's Worlds),6th 2006 moral winner 06 Amateurs Benelux Cup: 7th 2006 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #160 (47 pts) Model car: #64 (47 pts) drives scale & model cars		27. ANTONIO TEIXEIRA 10 June 1986 EXPERT World champion: 0 x Brazilian G7 Nats: 1 x 4th Team Race Worlds Ostend 2002: 1st Mello Yello 2002: Disq. IOC races won: 1 IOC rank: #161 (16 pts) Model car: #117 (20 pts) drives all cars
	28. MICH PHILLIPAERTS 11 Augustus 1988 EXPERT/KID World champion: 0 x ROC 2006: 4th F. Gianotti 2006: 11th Diepenbeek 24h: 1st 2006 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #180 (40.5 pts) Model car: #78 (40.5 pts) drives model cars	29. ROBBY CUPPENS 30 January 1988 EXPERT World champion: 0 x ROC 2996: 4th Gianotti 2006: 10th Diepenbeek 24h: 1st 2006 IOC races won: 0 IOC rank: #186 (39 pts) Model car: #79 (39 pts) drives model cars

THOSE ARE THE AMAS/KIDS AT 19th IMCA WORLDS

	30. W. KLOPPENBURG 5 July 1966 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Excellent endurance racer Euro Champ: 2nd (2007) Makes his come-back in 2007 IOC rank: #476 (10 pts) Model car: #189 (10 pts) drives scale & model cars	31. HENRIK HASAGER 14 October 1961 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 3 x Best result: 26th (2005) Best Amateur Worlds 2nd Won twice Viking 9h IOC rank: #261 (23.5 pts) Model car: #108 (23.5 pts) drives model cars		32. RAYMOND KÜHN 12 November 1954 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Chimay 24h: 1st 1989 Engien 24h 1st 1993-94-95 Wezembeek 9h 1st 2006 Lowland Trophy 1st 2005/6 IOC rank: #309 (19.5 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model & scale cars
	33. ENRI VAN GOOL 23 March 1961 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 31st (2006) Best Amateur Worlds 7th Won Tamar Farewell Race IOC rank: #369 (16 pts) Model car: #145 (16 pts) drives model cars	34. ANTONIO ORTEGA 12 July 1963 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 2 x Best result: 21st (2006) Best Amateur Worlds 1st (world champion 2006) Selected for 1988 IMCA Worlds in Chicago IOC rank: #392 (13.5 pts) Model car: #153 (13.5 pts) drives scale & model cars		35. AFOLABI OSU 18 September 1965 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Euro Champ 2007: 3rd IOC rank: #451 (12 pts) Model car: #191 (12 pts) drives not only model cars but builds superb copies
	36. ALVARO SARABIA 14 March 1958 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 33rd (2006) Best Amateur Worlds 9th Oslo 12h: 5th (2007) Tamar's Farewell: 3rd Hoja 1: 2x 1st (2007) IOC rank: #480 (10 pts) Model car: #191 (10 pts) drives model cars	37. GLENN WENNERBERG 20 March 1963 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 1st (2007) Owner of Badet Raceway Signed for revival of Nor-wegian model car racing IOC rank: #482 (10 pts) Model car: #193 (10 pts) drives model cars		38. GERT KLINGE 10 December 1955 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 2 x Best result: 41st (2006) Best Amateur Worlds 6th Good endurance racer Tamar's Farewell: 4th IOC rank: #481 (10 pts) Model car: #192 (10 pts) drives model cars
	39. BØRGE HAUG 20 February 1970 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 1st (2007) New racer, coming from 132 plastic racing IOC rank: #485 (10 pts) Model car: #194 (10 pts) drives model cars	40. ROY BRÅTEN 23 June 1961 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 1st (2007) New racer, coming from 132 plastic racing IOC rank: #484 (10 pts) Model car: #195 (10 pts) drives model cars		41. KAI TORGVÆR 4 May 1973 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 1st (2007) New racer coming from 1/32 plastic racing IOC rank: #483 (10 pts) Model car: #196 (10 pts) drives model cars
	42. PEKKA NURKKANEN 25 August 1968 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x FinCup 1/32: 1st (2006) FinCup F1 1st (2006) Speedy Raceway 1st 2005 EEC Euregio: 4th (2006) FSC Touring 1st (2006) FSC Proto 1st (2006) IOC rank: #534 (9 pts) Model car: #207 (9 pts) drives 132 & 124 modelcars	43. JOSTEIN VANDÅS 25 April 1961 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 2nd (2007) Viking 9h 6th (2006) Norwegian Champion 2006 IOC rank: #563 (7.5 pts) Model car: #218 (7.5 pts) drives model cars		44. STIG ATLE ERIKSEN 25 November 1971 AMATEUR- ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 2nd (2007) Viking 9h 6th (2006) New racer IOC rank: #564 (7.5 pts) Model car: #219 (7.5 pts) drives model cars
	45. JOHN EMMONS 9 August 1960 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 3 x Best result: 34th (2006) Best Amateur Worlds 3rd Improves year after year like a good delicious wine IOC rank: #572 (7 pts) Model car: #223 (7 pts) drives model cars	46. PATRICK BLONDIAU 10 December 1955 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Chimay 24h: 1st 1990-2-3 Engien 24h 1st 1996 Merlijn 24h 1st 2007 IOC rank: #650 (4.5 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model & scale cars		47. TOM OOMS 14 April 1991 KID IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 26th (2006) Mello Yello Kids 5th Diepenbeek 24h 7th 2006 IOC rank: #679 (4 pts) Model car: 260 (4 pts) drives model cars
	48. Rafael MAESTRO 25 June 1966 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 5th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #751 (3 pts) Model car: #294 (3 pts) drives model cars	49. JOSU MELGAR 25 May 1972 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 5th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #752 (3 pts) Model car: #295 (3 pts) drives model cars		50. MARCELO TRIGINELLI 30 March 1972 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 32nd (2005) Best Amateur Worlds 1st (world champion 2005) USRA Nats G27 A: 2x 2nd USRA Nats G7 SP: 3d 2006 Brazil G12 Enduro: 2x 1st IOC rank: #793 (2 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives wing & model cars
	68. O. HERNÁNDEZ xx xx 19xx AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Alsdorf Euregio: 6th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #826 (2 pts) Model car: #305 (2 pts) drives model cars	51. ANDERS SKAR 21 March 1972 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 6th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #843 (1.5 pts) Model car: #343 (1.5 pts) drives model cars		52. RUNE YTTERDAL 14 September 1964 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 6th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #844 (1.5 pts) Model car: #344 (1.5 pts) drives model cars
	53.KRISTIAN HOTTRAN 21 April 1979 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 6th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #845 (1.5 pts) Model car: #345 (1.5 pts) drives model cars	54. FRANK RØDAHL 27 March 1967 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Oslo 12h: 6th (2007) New racer IOC rank: #846 (1.5 pts) Model car: #346 (1.5 pts) drives model cars		55. MIKE WAGNER 3 September 1973 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x DPM 2000: 6th no other int'l records given IOC rank: 824 (1.5 pts) Model car: 330 (1.5 pts) drives model cars
	56. PETER CHRISTIANSEN 20 April 1948 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x DMCA Le Mans: 3rd (2005) Viking 9h: 7th (2006) IOC rank: #951 (0.5 pts) Model car: #379 (0.5 pts) drives model cars	57. MARK CAMPBELL 31 May 1954 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x X-Mace Race 2005: 3rd at Concourse Toronto Series: 8 x 1st in 2007 on 13 races Editor http://www.scaleracing.ca IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model cars		58. ARTTU SALOMAA 31 August 1994 KID IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 37th (2006) Best Mello Yello Kids: 9th FinNats Kids: 1st & 2nd lKouvola EC: 6th FSC Cup: 2nd (2007) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars
	59. LADISLAV SZALAI 26 June 1989 KID - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x ISRA E24 Worlds:9th(2005) ISRA WU ES32: 1st (2007) ISRA WU ES24: 3rd (2007) ISRA WU F132: 6th (2007) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars	60. MARKO SALOMAA 22 March 1971 AMATEUR IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 36th (2006) Best Amateurs: 20th Kouvola EC: 5th & TQ FSC Cup: 4th (2007) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars		61. ALBERT ORTEGA 20 February 1994 KID IMCA Worlds entries: 1 x Best result: 28th (2006) Best Mello Yello Kids: 6th Spanish Nats Kids: 3 x 1st IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model cars
	62. ANTHONY BARTLETT 20 April 1956 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x No racing records known New racer IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars	63. BJÖRN v CAMPENHOUT 28 November 1992 KID - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Lowland G10:2nd (2006) Merlijn 24h: 3rd (2007) G5 Races 2nd & 3rd (2006) G5 Races 2nd & 3rd (2006) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars		64. KRISTOF HUYS 18 April 1988 KID - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x Lowland G10:2 x1st(05-06) Merlijn 24h: 3rd (2007) Open Duth Nats G12: 3rd G5 Races: 2 x 1st (2006) G5 Races: 2 x 1st (2007) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives scale & model cars
	65. CHRISTOPHE VOS 20 June 1975 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x NedBel 2003: 5th NedBel 2004: 7th NedBel 2005: 11th Diepenbeek 24h: 1 x 1st 2x3rd (2005, 2006) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model cars	66. BART GIJZEN 31 March 1978 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x NedBel 2003: 20th Paesmans 2005: 5th Megane 2006: 3rd Diepenbeek 24h: 3 entries IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model cars		67. PAUL ERLO 23 February 1956 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x RSA Model Car Nats: 2nd (2007) Several wins in RSA IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model & scale cars
	69. LUDOVIC LOUIS xx xx 1985 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x French EC: 2x1st (2002-3) IOC rank: 526 (9 pts) Model car: 206 (0 pts) drives model & scale cars	70. DAMIEN BOURNE xx xx 1978 AMATEUR - ROOKIE IMCA Worlds entries: 0 x French EC: 2x1st (2002-3) IOC rank: no (0 pts) Model car: no (0 pts) drives model & scale cars	Number of Experts: 29 Except if it concerns kids, no experts are allowed at the Mello Yello Race Number of Amateurs: 35 *Number of Kids: 10 (of them 4 have already the status of Expert)* Number of Rookies: 31 There is a special trophy for the 3 highest finishing Rookies.	37 TROPHIES TO BE WON 19th Worlds: 8 first+3 best rookies 15th EuroNats: 4 winners 10th Mello Yello: 3 best kids + 3 best amateurs 19th Benelux Cup: winners in JGTC & in Super GT F. Gianotti Trophy: 3 first + 3 best kids + 3 best amas Modeler's Worlds: 3 first rainbow shirt for winning Expert, Amateur, Kid + best modeller Euroshirt:winners EuroNats in Super GT & JGTC