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LET'S RESTORE THE LINK BETWEEN
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October 18, 2007 - In 2006 and
in 2007 IMCA (International Model Car
Association)
organised the European Endurance Champion-ship over one
round at the Spa 124 track. In 2008 IMCA will
organise the official European Endurance
Championship 1/24th (EEC 2008) over 3 rounds:
Oslo (N), Wezembeek-Oppem (Brus-sels, B)
and Alsdorf (D). All races will be contested
on wooden tracks.
The EEC 2008 is an attempt to
bring model car racing and autosport closer
together. All rounds will be contested with 1/24th
models of cars seen at the 2007 Total Spa 24 hours.
The three meetings are intended to enforce the
friendship among racers coming from Europe and even
from further. At the EEC 2008 we wish to stop
definitively the style of Mickey Mouse racing with 6
or more racers per car and only as much cars at the
start as there are lanes. In the eyes of potential
sponsors such racing is hardly more than some
fairground attraction (although such interpretation
seems over the edge). In 1/32 racing Yves Welter
sr although, has given full evidence that
another approach is possible. The EEC 2008 will go
with
24 cars per race and two drivers
per car (3 can be allowed). Cars will be 1/24th
copies of the race cars seen in the 2007 Total
Spa 24 Hours. There will be raced in two
classes: GT1 (16 cars) and GT2
(8 cars) with distinct results in both
classes. In
GT1 there is room for 6 Maseratis, MC12, for 4 Aston
Martins DBR9, for 4 Corvettes (3 C5R and 1 C6R) and
for 2 Lambos Murciélago R-GT. In GT2
there is room for 5 Ferraris F430 GT2, for 3
Porsches 997 GT3-RSR. In order to respect our
sponsoring contract those 24 cars MUST be at the
start of any of the 3 rounds. |
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Round #1 Oslo 12h (wooden 6 laner) |
Round #2 Merlijn 24h (Brussels, wooden 8 laner) |
Round #3 Total Spa 24h(Alsdorf, wooden 6-laner) |
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The 2008 Endurance EuroNats
will be run under control of Tamar Nelwan & Cie.
They'll be the co-ordinators for the complete series. If you
have questions concerning the 2008 EEC, please go to the LMS
forum at
http://www.slotracinglemans.com/newforum/index.php.
For the 24 cars only the SERIOUS racers are nominated. After
the last minute withdrawals for the 19th Model Car Worlds -
having cost IMCA more than € 9,000 - all fantasts have been
taken out the entry list, so that the number of cars could
be reduced from 32 to 24. In total 32 racers are nominated
for the 16 GT1 cars and 24 for the 8 GT2 cars. Should one of
them be unable to show at a meeting their car should
absolutely be at the start with one or two substitute
drivers, otherwise we loose the money of the sponsoring
contract. It's thus time to say
goodbye to all visionaries and clowns who cost us lots of
money!!!
Racing with 24 cars instead 32 makes
that more time per team can be used for racing. In Oslo
that's 3 hours per car, in Brussels 8 hours and at Alsdorf 6
hours.
The race in Oslo will start at 1pm and will be finished
at 1am. Our Swedish friends
Christer
Burnstrom/Leif Nilsson
can do the three rounds with
one car (not two as initially was said): the EbiMotor
Porsche 997 GT3/RSR. Tamar Nelwan wishes to switch cars with
Francesc Reyes, so that he and Gabe can drive the all-Dutch
#5 Corvette C5R.
Racers interested to be substitute
driver can always use the subscription form below to let us
know for what round they are candidate racer.
IMPORTANT: Racers of the 8 first GT1
cars and of the 4 first GT2 cars will be automatically
selected for the 2009 3rd IMCA Endurance Worlds. The 2008
Endurance Worlds will be contested as part of the 20th IMCA
Nats. More...
Cars must be built respecting art. 7 of the
IMCA Rule Book. Most reliable chassis
for endurance racing remains the PlaFit Excel Pro and the
PlaFit SLP (have a look at them at our
parts page). However, the new PlaFit
Rally, not directly developed for endurance racing, but
ultra solid, may be considered as an excellent one too.
Motor is always the handout ProSlot Euro Mk1. Rear wheels
are always the handout Scaleauto ProComps. The Porsche 997
GT3-RSR is no longer a problem since DiTech released an
excellent slotcar version (84 mm wide in rear, 82 mm in
front). |
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The
2008 European Endurance
Championship (EEC) goes over three
rounds. Early February (Saturday/Sunday) the
Oslo 12 hours will be disputed. By the end of
March, at Wezembeek-Oppem (very close to the
Brussels Airport), the Merlijn 24 hours will be
contested (the oldest endurance race of the
world). The last round, one 24 hours race, will
be contested on the Spa 124 track of Alsdorf,
probably in May.
[JPVR]
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Febr 2-3
Saturday/Sunday |
Oslo
12 h (round #1 EEC) |
4 heats 6x15' day
section and 6 x 15' night section (3 hours of racing
per car). Practice on Friday and Saturday
morning. Start at 1pm on
Saturday. Finish at 1am. |
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March 29-30
Saturday/Sunday |
Merlijn 24h (round #2 EEC) |
3 heats 8x20' day,
8x20' night, 8x20' day
at Wezembeek-Oppem (Brussels) (8 hours of
racing per car). Free practice on Friday evening
and Sunday morning |
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May 24-25 Saturday/Sunday |
Alsdorf 24h (round #3 EEC) |
4 heats 6 x20' day
section, 6 x20' night section, 6 x20' day section
(6h of racing per car). Date is still to
be confirmed by Tamar Nelwan. |
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points |
At Endurance Races |
top-8 GT1 & GT2 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 pts |
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At Qualifications |
top-3 GT1 & GT2 2, 1 and 0.5 pts |
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Nick de Wachter
Hubert Jacob
Francesc Reyes
Günther Riehl
Anthony
Bartlett
Børge Haug
Michel Huniche
O. Hernández
Gabriel Inäbnit
Fola Osu
Kai Kivekäs
Christer Burström
