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Mid Season Round Up
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20th July 10
On the 12th of June the
European Late Model Series
made its way to Ipswich for
the first of its U.K rounds.
News that Roots V8 Racing
driver Kelvin Hassell would
be in the #8 Racecar
Direct-UK car, was over
shadowed by previous event
between Gary Ellis in the
#95 Roots V8 Chevrolet and
Xavier Vandermeersch in #19
Dodge. An on-track incident
between the two drivers
spilled over into victory
lane when Vandermeersch hit
the stationary car of Ellis
after the race was over.
Vandermeersch didn't go to
the Ipswich round, choosing
only to race for the Belgium
championship which meant if
Ellis had planned revenge,
it would have to wait.
Ellis dominated the Foxhall
raceway winning both heats
and the feature race. #07
Jean Vasseur finished second
in heat one with #73 Wim
Moonen in third. The pair
crossed the line with Moonen
in front in heat two but
neither could overcome #222
Jos Jansen and#77 Tony Roots
in the final.
The 20th of June saw the
cars returning to Warneton.
Both Ellis and Vandermeersch
were told by officials that
a careful eye would be
placed on the pair of them
and that any contact would
result in swift punishment.
Vandermeersch would also
have to start last car for
the day for his altercation
with Ellis in victory lane.
Raptor Racing's Jos Jansen
took the first victory of
the day beating #177 Rodger
Twikler in the Monster
Energy Drinks Chevrolet.
Vandermeersch took an
impressive third after
starting way back down the
order. Jean Vasseur got the
better of Gary Ellis to take
the second heat with Anton
Gonnissen coming home third
for Raptor Racing, but it
was Ellis that ruled the
final, beating Vasseur with
Vandermeersch coming in
third.
The cars came back to
England for a double header
meeting at Lydden Hill on
the 26th and 27th of June.
Kelvin "Rowdy" Hassell took
the first win of the day by
mere inches from Jean
Vasseur with #66 Vincent
Lehouck in third. Hassell
then buzzed the #13 Roots V8
Pontiac around again for a
second win in heat two with
Lehouck second and Moonen
third. It was Vasseur that
broke Hassell's winning
streak by dominating the
final with Roots and Lehouck
finishing second and third
respectively.
Day two and in the first
heat Lehouck broke his duck
and got the win much to the
delight of the French fans
in attendance. Roots was
second again and Ellis
third. Vasseur took the
second heat convincingly
from Joss Jansen and Vincent
Lehouck. Ellis seemed
surprised to find himself on
the top step of the podium
in the final after fending
off Lehouck and Vasseur with
a brilliant drive to the
front.
Back to Warneton on the 11th
of July for the CAMSO "Big
One" The usually 75 lapper
was cut down to 50 because
of a tight schedule but fans
of the Late Models were
treated to three heats
before the final.
Bruce "Andy" Andrews in the
#17 Andrews Racing Chevrolet
was back after a busman's
holiday to his home country
of America. He arrived with
a new body on the Chevy
Impala and promptly took it
to victory in heat one,
holding off Vasseur and
Twikler for the win. Twikler
looked all set to take heat
two for Monster Racing when
a rookie mistake let Hassell
and Vasseur through on the
last lap, leaving the
Dutchman third.
Vasseur took the third heat
while Ellis and
Vandermmersch squabbled for
a second spot that
eventually went in favour of
Ellis. The final was a
titanic battle with the
Raptor Racing team mates of
Kurt Dulardyn and Anton
Gonnissen side by side with
Ellis, Vandermeersch,
Hassell and Vasseur all
queuing up behind. Hassell
got sideways which bought
the caution out. On the
re-start, Dujardyn clipped
Gonnissen turning him around
into the on coming traffic.
Ellis and Vandermeersch got
through but Hassell, Roots
and Jansen all retired with
damage. Ellis went on to
take the win from Dujardyn
with Vandermeersch third.
Round 4 – Warneton Speedway
-
20th May 10
The 16th of May should have
been an easy day for the
competitors in the European
Late Model Series. There was
several noteworthy absentees
from the race, Kurt Dujardyn
and Anton Gonnissen were
competing on the Millie
Miglia Rally leaving their
Raptor Racing team mate and
current points leader Jos
Jansen to look after the
Raptor teams interests at
the Warneton Speedway in
Belgium. Bertrand Zore was
missing, much to the
disappointment of the French
television crew who had
arrived expecting to film
their ever popular
countryman in his "office"
environment. Another
Frenchman, Vincent Lehouck
was also away, his son was
competing in a Karting event
so dads' racing must wait!
New to the formula and a
welcome addition was
Autosport Magazines' Ben
Anderson driving the #3
Roots V8 Racing Ford Fusion.
Race one was a lively
affair. Tony Roots won in
the #77 Roots V8 Racing
Pontiac, after a very close
side by side battle with
Jean Vasseurs' Profil+ Ford
Taurus. Xavier Vandermeersch
rounded out the top three.
Reigning champ Gary Ellis
was involved in an incident
with American Bruce Andrews,
ending their race.
Ben Anderson drove with a
level head to win a caution
free second race. Wim Moonen
in the #73 Chevrolet was
unable to catch the journo
whilst fending off Jean
Vasseur so settled for
second. Ellis was forced to
retire again, this time with
a broken Compression Strut.
The final had plenty of
excitement and incident.
Gary Ellis failed to finish
yet again and retired along
with Jean Vasseur from
accident damage. Wim Verloo
had a hard hit to the wall
in turn one, seriously
damaging the Simpson
sponsored Toyota Camry.
After a lengthy clear up of
this, the second race
stoppage, the fans were
treated to an epic 5 lap
battle to the flag involving
Moonen, Roots, Vandermeersch,
Jansen, Kelvin Hassell and
Paul Bowman. This was cut
short, however, when Andrews
and Anderson had a coming
together resulting in the
retirement of the latter.
The race was finished under
caution with Wim Moonen
declared the winner. Hassell
was second in the #13 Roots
V8 Racing car and Xavier
Vandermeersh in the #19
Dodge Intrepid rounded out
the top three.
Toyota now on Track
-
1st May 10
Finally a Toyota has made it
to the European Late Model
Series. Wim "Turbo" Verloo,
from Belgium, has purchased
a Tanner Speed Shop NASCAR
Super Late Model through the
Roots V8 Racing team. The
car features a Tanner Speed
Shop Chassis powered by a GM
Goodwrench fastburn 5.7
Litre V8 engine developing
around 450 BHP. The car is
finished in a Fivestar
Toyota Camry body which has
been given a fiery wrap by
A3 Advertising in Belgium.
The car is sponsored by
Simpson Race Products Europe
and, as we go to press, lies
10th in the CAMSO Late Model
Championship and 11th in the
European Late Model Series.
With the ever changing short
track NASCAR scene in the
USA, it will be good to see
more of the new body styles
filter through to Europe's
only short track NASCAR type
series.
Round 3 – Warneton
Speedway -
25th April 10
The European Late Model
Series returned to action
with the first of this
season’s long races, the
CAMSO Cup. Sixteen cars
would start the first of the
day’s three races, with 2009
Champion Gary Ellis and
Raptor Racing’s Kurt
Dujardyn among a number of
cars repaired after
sustaining serious damage in
the season opener at Easter.
The first race of the day
got underway with Paul
Bowman leading the field to
the green flag. He was one
of two Ali Block cars on the
grid, the second being
Revolution Racing’s British
rookie Andrew Knight. “I’m
really pleased to be here,”
Knight commented before the
day’s racing. “It’s my first
time racing these cars so
we’re going to take it
steadily, but I felt
comfortable in testing
yesterday so we’ll see how
it goes.” As a rookie,
Knight would start from the
back for the first race.
Bowman showed good pace to
begin with, before being
caught and passed around the
outside of Turn 1 by Dutch
quad racer Rodger Twikler in
the #177 Monster Energy
Chevrolet. At the back Gary
Ellis was making progress in
the #95, and Belgian Xavier
Vandermeersch was also
carving his way through the
pack, though a big sideways
moment in Turn 2 hampered
his charge slightly.
Back at the front Twikler
was pulling away as Bruce
Andrews caught and passed
Bowman’s #39 to take second,
but as Twikler caught the
tail-enders Andrews seized
his chance and started to
close the gap. Bowman’s good
showing came to an end with
a puncture which allowed
Ellis, Jean Vasseur and
Vincent Lehouck to move up.
Try as he might Tony Roots
was unable to get by
Vandermeersch, who in turn
was struggling to overtake
Wim Moonen in the #73. Jos
Jansen continued his run of
form from Easter, coming out
on top of a three way battle
for best Raptor Racing
entry, but at the front
no-one could prove a match
for Twikler, who took a
commanding first win from
Andrews, Ellis and Vasseur.
“We were flying out there,”
he beamed after the race.
“This is so good, we worked
hard last time and found our
feet, and now it starts to
come together. Now we have
to see how we go from the
back!”
Having started the first
race from the back, the #97
Andronicas World of Coffee
Pontiac of Andrew Knight
started Race 2 from pole. He
didn’t get the jump he was
hoping for at the start
though, with a misfire
setting in which the team
thought they had cured in
testing on Saturday. This
left Bowman at the front,
but he too had problems – an
electrical issue meant the
engine in the #39 ASBF Monte
Carlo wouldn’t rev over 5000
RPM, and he fell back
through the order.
Vasseur, Vandermeersch and
Ellis charged through the
pack as usual, but the
yellows flew for Wim
Verloo’s spin in Turn 4. His
Toyota Camry was undamaged,
but the #13 of Kelvin
Hassell had nowhere to go
and ran into the back of
Paul Bowman, causing damage
to ‘Black Sunshine’s’ nose
section.
The #222 of Jansen led the
field back to green, but was
soon caught by Ellis – the
Roots V8 Racing driving
having seemingly better luck
on his side than he did at
Easter. Ellis eventually
made his move around the
outside of Turn 1, and
proceeded to pull out a gap.
Hassell slowly dropped back
down the order, struggling
for pace with his damaged
car, eventually securing an
8th place finish, just ahead
of team boss Tony Roots, and
Vandermeersch in the #19 who
had also struggled to keep
pace with the leaders.
At the end of the 25 lap
race Ellis emerged as the
victor, with Jansen in
second, and Frenchman Jean
Vasseur coming third after
passing Wim Moonen in the
closing laps.
The final race of the day
saw the European Late Model
Series drivers competing
over 60 laps for the CAMSO
Cup. Both Ali Block cars
made a good start, but again
both faded with technical
problems. This gave Bertrand
Zore in the #71 the lead,
which he soon had to defend
from Hassell in the #13
Pontiac. Also moving up
through the field was Kurt
Dujardyn in the #2, but his
charge forward nearly came
to an end with a huge slide
out of Turn 2. The Belgian
racer saved the car from
hitting the wall, but lost a
lot of time.
Meanwhile, his teammate
Jansen had taken the lead,
ahead of a three-way battle
between Roots, Vasseur and
Ellis, but Roots became
another victim of the
slippery track, and had a
large moment exiting Turn 2,
and like Dujardyn, managed
to avoid the wall. This left
Vasseur, Ellis, and now
Vandermeersch to fight for
the lead – all having made
their way past Jansen.
From then on all eyes were
on the recovering Dujardyn,
who was engaged in mighty
scrap with Wim Verloo in the
#89. Lap after lap the two
raced side by side,
frequently making contact as
Verloo slid up the track in
the turns, and Dujardyn
tried to squeeze him down
track to gain an advantage.
The #2 eventually came out
on top, seizing an
opportunity when Jean
Vasseur came through to lap
the pair. Behind them,
Knight was showing improved
pace as he matched the
similarly afflicted car of
Paul Bowman. The #97 was
compromised though, when an
overly aggressive Anton
Gonnissen forced the rookie
into a three-wide situation
on the front straight.
Knight recovered well, only
for Gonnissen’s teammate
Jansen to do exactly the
same thing only a few laps
later. Jansen couldn’t slow
his Dodge Charger down
enough when the pack reached
Turn One though, and slammed
into the side of the #97
car. Knight once again held
it together, and continued
pushing until his technical
problems worsened and was
forced to retire.
With Vasseur still leading,
the main focus was on the
fight for second. Ellis and
Vandermeersch were both
pushing hard to catch the
Frenchman, Ellis leading the
way from an increasingly
frustrated #19. Their tussle
came to an end when the pair
made contact in Turn 3,
resulting in a spin for
Vandermeersch. He would have
to restart at the rear of
the field when the race
returned to green, and was
very aggressive when the
flag dropped, monstering the
slower cars of Bowman and
Twikler.
Whilst the caution had
proven costly for
Vandermeersch, it closed
Ellis right up to Vasseur,
setting the scene for a
mighty race to the flag
between the two Roots V8
Racing teammates. As the
green flag flew though it
was Vasseur who maintained
his advantage, with Ellis
unable to overtake, though
just when the Frenchman
thought he had the victory
sewn up, the yellow flags
flew one more time – this
time for Rodger Twikler, who
had spun in Turn 2.
With a two lap dash to the
finish the pressure was on
at the front of the pack,
with any one of the top six
able to win if someone made
a mistake. At the restart
Ellis got loose exiting Turn
2, costing himself time and
causing a chain reaction
that saw Tony Roots run into
the back of the #95
Chevrolet, damaging the hood
of the #77 and forcing him
to drop down the order. The
two Raptor cars of Gonnissen
and Jansen went three-wide
with Ellis down the
backstretch as they tried to
take advantage of his error,
though neither would make
the move stick into Turn 3,
and further back Wim Moonen
also a had a big moment,
almost spinning to the
inside wall before
recovering. Vandermeersch
too was aggressive at the
restart, and due to the
misfortune of those ahead of
him managed to salvage a
sixth place.
So it was Vasseur who
emerged victorious at the
end of the 60 lap encounter,
securing his third win of
the season ahead of Ellis
and Jansen.
The European Late Model
Series faces another three
week break now before the
cars return to Warneton
Speedway for more wheel to
wheel action on May 16th.
Rounds 1 & 2 – Warneton
Speedway -
4th/5th April 10
The 2010 European Late Model
Series got underway with a
bang at Warneton Speedway on
Easter Weekend, with new
cars, new drivers, and some
extremely close racing.
Rain threatened to spoil
proceedings though, with
Saturday testing cancelled
due to consistent heavy
rain. The first of Sunday’s
races was also postponed to
2PM to avoid rain in the
morning, but when the cars
did appear on track the
action was worth waiting
for. The Ali-Block cars of
Paul Bowman and Keith
Whalley took the front row,
but Bowman’s Ambulance
liveried #39 pulled onto the
apron as the cars took the
green flag when his
seatbelts released. This
left the #88 of Whalley in
the lead, which he held
until the Raptor Racing #222
of Jos Jansen forced his way
though. Whalley showed good
pace until making contact
with Tony Roots in the #77,
making his return to the
series after ill-health kept
him on the sidelines for
most of 2009.
Whalley’s spin in Turn 1
brought out the first
caution of the season and
allowed the faster cars of
2009 champion Gary Ellis,
and runners up Jean Vasseur
and Xavier Vandermeersch to
close up on the tail of the
pack. Racing with them was
Shane Brereton in the #48,
who was making a big
impression in his first
meeting on the Warneton
oval. Fellow rookies Stuart
Whalley (son of Keith) and
Roger Green were involved in
a close battle in the
midfield which was brought
to a premature conclusion
when the #8 car of Whalley
locked up entering Turn 3
and hit the back of the #3.
Green would continue with no
damage, but it was
retirement for the #8 Monte
Carlo.
With only one lap remaining
at the restart, Vasseur in
the #07 got a good getaway,
whilst the #19 made it up
the inside of Jansen exiting
Turn 2. It was a drag race
out of the final corner, but
the #07 stayed ahead on the
run to the line to take the
first win of the season from
Vandermeersch.
Shane Brereton didn’t make
the start of Race Two when
the right-front suspension
collapsed on his Pontiac
Grand Prix during the warmup
laps. He was joined on the
sidelines by Kelvin Hassell,
whose #13 car was suffering
fuel pick-up problems which
had also retired him from
the first of the day’s
races.
At the start the three
remaining Ali-Block cars
lead the field away, with
Whalley Jnr leading his
father and Paul Bowman.
Their order remained
unchanged until the first
caution, when Vasseur had to
brake hard to avoid slowing
traffic ahead and jinked
right, clipping Gary Ellis
and sending him hard into
the Turn 3 wall. The #95 was
badly damaged and would be
out for the rest of the
weekend. The #07 was parked
for his part in the
controversial incident, and
was put on probation for the
remaining races.
At the restart the #8 Monte
Carlo had a huge fishtail as
he put the power down, but
managed to keep the lead
into Turn One. Further back,
Wim Moonen, pushing hard on
the outside line got loose,
but just having managed to
save the car from the wall,
was collected by Jos Jansen
who rode up over the rear
wheel of Moonen’s Chevrolet.
The #73 would retire as the
yellows flew again, but
Jansen would continue,
albeit with a damaged front
fender.
A further yellow flag period
when Roger Green was spun in
Turn 3 ruined Stuart
Whalley’s chances of
victory, as the caution
allowed Tony Roots and
Xavier Vandermeersch to
close up on the leading
trio. Whalley fought hard to
keep the lead, but his
father dropped back with
engine cooling problems
which would go on to plague
the rest of his weekend.
Vandermeersch’s experience
eventually got the better of
the rookie, as the #19 Dodge
took the win. The #8 came
home a promising second,
with Roots taking third, and
an excellent fourth place
for Paul Bowman.
As the rain came down once
more, the third of the day’s
races was postponed until
Monday, when a rejuvenated
Kelvin Hassell in a repaired
#13 was the man to beat. He
took the lead early on and
built a massive gap until
the caution came out for a
spin in Turn One. Brereton
tapped Bruce Andrews into a
spin as the cars ahead
slowed. Both were able to
continue, and the #48 was
still on the pace, even
being able to run the high
line, something the
Ali-Block cars have
previously struggled to do.
Also showing well was
enthusiastic Dutch rookie
Rodger Twikler. The Monster
Energy-backed quad racing
star was having his first
taste of car racing in the
#177 Impala, and was soon
enjoying himself. “There is
a lot to take in with the
closeness of the racing, the
noise and the communication,
but I’m loving it –
hopefully we’ll be up the
front soon”, he commented
after his first race. Ahead
of him Vandermeersch was
struggling, having been hit
by the #5 of Eric Schmidt
who out-braked himself in
Turn One, and Paul Bowman
was struggling for pace with
a puncture.
At the front though Hassell
was still the man to beat,
and he went on to take the
win from Bruce Andews,
recovering to second after
his earlier spin.
Two further cars joined the
field for the first of
Monday’s actual races; Kurt
Dujardyn and Vincent Lehouck
bring the total number of
starters to 19. #39, #88 and
rookie Wim Verloo, in the
#89 Toyota Camry battled
hard out front, with Shane
Brereton catching them by a
second per lap. Also setting
good times were Twikler and
Stuart Whalley, as they
closed in also. Their
progress was halted though,
as the caution flags came
out for a big crash in Turn
3 involving six cars.
Dujardyn was in the wall,
Green in the #3 had damage
to the front grill, and
there was damage the front
of the #07 where the #34
(driven by Gary Ellis as his
own #95 was too badly
damaged to compete) had been
jacked up and slid over the
bonnet. The most badly
damaged car was that of Eric
Schmidt, who came across the
stricken Tony Roots. As the
back of the #77 connected
with the #5 it destroyed the
right-side bodywork of the
Chevrolet, and damaged the
car badly enough for it to
be the end of Schmidt’s day.
Also involved was the
unfortunate Hassell, who had
nowhere to go and ploughed
into the accident, causing a
broken radiator and bodywork
damage to the #13. Twikler
also had to retire under the
caution, suffering with a
flat battery.
Dust put down to dry the
fluid from the accident was
the main concern at the
restart, and several cars
were caught out on the run
down to Turn One, although
everyone escaped unscathed.
The #48 was now the car to
beat as he passed Verloo in
the #89, eventually followed
by the #222 and #73.
Struggling for pace, the #89
was holding up Whalley in
the #8 car, who in turn was
under pressure from an
improving Paul Bowman,
looking round the outside
but unable to make it stick.
Up front Jansen couldn’t
make a move on Brereton, and
conceded his position to
Moonen in the #73. The
Flying Dutchman looked
inside and out to try and
find a way past the Somerset
racer, and despite some deep
lunges into Turn One, his
efforts were in vain, as
Brereton took his first win
in the #48 since buying the
car in 2005, and his first
in the European Late Model
Series.
The second encounter was
punctuated by another big
wreck going into Turn One,
as the #48 was clipped and
turned hard into the outside
wall. The resulting accident
involved Gary Ellis, Kurt
Durjardyn (driving absentee
Anton Gonnissen’s #22
Pontiac), and Vincent
Lehouck, all of whom
retired. Brereton was able
to continue at a much
reduced pace, but would not
start the final race of the
day because of the damage.
The #88 lead them away at
the restart, as Bowman’s #39
had a big slide in Turn One.
Twikler was right up at the
front and battling with
fellow rookie Verloo, but it
was Jansen who would prove
the man to beat. He made it
around the outside of
Whalley and Bowman to take
the win, with Roots, Vasseur,
Vandermeersch and Twikler
all following them by the
time the flag fell.
Belgium’s Wim Verloo was on
the pole for the final race
of the weekend, but was
passed by Bowman at the
start, who in turn would
slow with fuel pressure
problems. Stuart Whalley’s
race was compromised by a
mysterious misfire which
slowed his pace, whilst his
father was still hampered by
cooling issues. The man to
watch was Bruce Andrews in
the #17 Impala, who pulled
out a lead of almost half a
lap until the yellows flew
for Roger Green, who spun in
Turn 3.
At the restart Hassell
(having repaired his earlier
damage) and Jean Vasseur
were on a charge, with the
#07 first getting the better
of his team-mate in the #13
before setting about
overtaking Andrews. In the
midfield Vandermeersch and
Roots were making progress,
as Monster’s Rodger Twikler
continued his good form by
passing earlier victor
Jansen, but it was Vasseur
who went on to take the win
after a difficult weekend,
and as Andrews’ pace
deteriorated Hassell and
Vandermeersch also made it
by to take the final
positions on the podium.
The championship continues
in three weeks time at
Warneton International
Speedway, where reigning
champion Gary Ellis will
hope for better fortune, the
drivers and teams will hope
for better weather, and we
hope for more action packed
racing from the European
Late Model Series.
Race report by Matthew
Screaton.
Race results can be found
here
Motors TV Webpage
-
8th
March 10
You can now keep up with all
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Late Model Series on the
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Model Series on their own
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European Late Model Series
2010 gets under way at
Warneton, Belgium this
Easter, to visit the all new
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please click here
European Late Model 2009
Season DVD Box Set
- 16th Feb 10
Pit Lane Productions Ltd
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Twitter
-
1st Feb 10
The European Late Model
Series will now appear on
the social networking site,
Twitter. Race fans can go to
http://twitter.com/EuroLateModels
To follow the European Late
Model Series to their
Twitter. The European Late
Model Series Twitter will
provide followers with
updates, news and race
results as they happen on
race weekends. This will
also be the place to get the
headlines for Europe’s only
oval series for American
Late Model Stockcars, as
they happen! The first round
of the European Late Model
Series takes place at
Warneton Speedway on the 3rd
of April.
European Late Models
Entertain at Autosport -
25th Jan 10
The European Late Model
Series were out in force at
the Autosport International
Show in Birmingham last
week. Keith Whalley's #88
Race Car Direct UK Pontiac
Grand Prix was on display
along side the #07 Profil+
Ford Taurus of Frenchman
Jean Vasseur. Both cars were
beautifully presented and
causing quite a stir in
Autosport's Oval hall.
Meanwhile, Paul Bowman's #39
ASBF Chevrolet Monte Carlo
was the centrepiece of the
Aurora Bearings stand in the
main hall. Footage was shown
of the European Late Model
Series program, as seen on
Motors TV, via a monitor
attached to Bowman's car. On
Sunday the three drivers
were on stage in the Oval
Hall joined by driver of the
#13 Ready2Race Pontiac,
Kelvin Hassell and Motors TV
commentator Dave Richardson.
All the drivers gave an
entertaining interview about
the series and footage from
the 2009 Lydden meeting was
shown on the big screen. The
drivers spent the weekend
answering questions from
fans and potential new
drivers, who kept them busy
right up until the close of
the show. The build up for
Euro Late Models 2010
continues.
Twikler reveals Monster! -
6th Jan 10
Dutch driver Rodger Twikler,
the latest addition to the
European Late Model Series,
has revealed the all new
#177 Monster Energy
Chevrolet Impala. Speaking
on the Euro Late Model
Series Facebook page,
Twikler said "I can't wait
to race the Monster!" And a
monster it is. This, the
latest car to be sold from
the Roots V8 Racing stable,
features a 400BHP Chevrolet
crate engine, Lefthander
offset chassis and a
Fivestar Chevrolet Impala
body topped off with some
beautiful blue and silver
paintwork by "The Fast Frog"
Jean Vasseur. Twikler will
be in action with the rest
of the Euro Late Model
Series at Warneton Speedway
in Easter when the
championship begins in
earnest.
Wim Verloo to Euro Late
Models -
2nd Jan 10
Belgium's Wim Verloo has
purchased the #4 Roots V8
Racing Ford Fusion.
Verloo started racing in
CAMSO's Prive Car
championship in 1995 before
making a name for himself in
Banger racing. He has been
integral in the success of
Glenn Peetermans in both
Lightning Rods and Hot Rods,
now Verloo wishes to put his
experience to use on his own
race car as he move up to
take on the 2010 European
Late Model Series.
Quad racer to top European
Stockcar series -
26th Dec 09
Works KTM Quad rider, Rodger
Twikler will enter the 2010
European Late Model Series.
Twikler, who brings with him
over 16 years of Motocross
and Quad racing experience,
has purchased a brand new
Roots V8 Racing Chevrolet
Impala for the 2010 season.
Despite the lack of oval
racing on Twiklers C.V, the
Dutchman has already proven
himself an adaptable racer
by making the difficult
transition from MX1 Enduro
to Quad racing.
Twikler is
expected to be a crowd
favourite and is already
renowned for his live Quad
Freestyle shows where
Twikler is the consumate
showman. Check out Rodger
Twikler's website at
www.twiklerquadracing.nl
and keep an eye out for a
new Flying Dutchman when the
European Late Model Series
kicks of at Easter.
Andrew Knight joins
Revolution Race Team -
21st Dec 09
Fomer Super Rod racer,
Andrew Knight tried out the
European Late Model Series
at Warneton in 2009 and was
so impressed he has bought a
former West-Tec Ascar and
joined the Revolution Racing
Team for the 2010 European
Late Model Series.
His only previous success
has been in Superod Racing
back in 2000.
Knight said he was attracted
to the formula by the
consistency of the cars and
the awesome sound they make.
The ability to turn up and
drive has made this the
"must do" formula for Andrew
Knight, who is busy the rest
of the time running a coffee
roasting business ,Andronicas
world of coffee’.
www.andronicas.com
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