raceway venray , formerly known as circuit de peel , is a motorsport racing circuit in venray , netherlands .

the track consists of a banked half mile oval with a flat quarter mile oval inside and features a karting track using portions of both along with dedicated sections .

the track host its own local championships , national championships in cooperation with the midland circuit in lelystad and circuit de polderputten in ter apel .

the track is owned by harry maessen , a local business owner who is also involved in several other motorsports projects , including the brl v6 and brl light series , funpark meppen and acceleration 2014 .

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the race : raceway venray will make its debut in the nascar whelen euro series calendar hosting the second event of the 2015 season , the autospeedway american style . the european nascar series will feature two ovals – raceway venray and tours speedway – for the first time ever .
defending series champion anthony kumpen leads all the way to score his third win at raceway venray and second nascar whelen euro series victory of 2017 .
the defending nascar whelen euro series champion held off borja garcia late in the race to score the elite 1 round 5 event at raceway venray .
highlights of the third round of the nascar whelen euro series elite 1 division taking place at raceway venray in the contest of the first edition of the autospeedway american style . race report : urltoken results : urltoken photo gallery : urltoken elite 1 round 3 autospeedway american style raceway venray uploaded on youtube by euronascar
anthony kumpen obviously likes racing on the fast oval at raceway venray as he started from the pole and went on to win his second race of the season saturday in the netherlands .
south australia’s bolivar raceway near adelaide was the host of round number two of the cik stars of karting championship .
gabillon’s pursuit of his first nascar whelen euro series title will continue on may 23 - 24 at raceway venray . fans will able to watch the races live on urltoken and follow live updates on hometracks . nascar . com .
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two new entries will highlight the nwes calendar . the first one will be the second event of the season and will take place on may 23 - 24 on the very impressive half - mile oval of raceway venray , which will host the first edition of autospeedway american style .
the race : the nascar whelen euro series will visit raceway venray for the second time since its inception in the euronascar calendar in 2015 . for the first time since 2013 , the nascar whelen euro series will race on monday , as the autospeedway american style encompasses the pentecost national holiday .
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der stockcar world cup ausgetragen . eines der größten motorsportevents seiner klasse . gewagte überhohlmanöver , packende rennszenen und ohrenbetäubender lärm sind garantiert . hier erwartet sie ein unvergessliches spektakel der boliden von stockcar f1 & f2 , sowie der brl und elms klasse mit ihren brachialen v8 motoren . raceway venray is one of the most popular oval racing tracks in europe . once a year the brisca stockcar f1 & f2 world cup is arranged at this amaizing dutch tarmac arena . take a look and dont miss the thrilling final powered by v8 engines .
raceway venray located in limburg ( nl ) has been the host of the second part of the dutch eastern competition . the fast and demanding track is quite different to ter apel raceway ' s layout on which cars had been racing just 15 hours before . the weather was fine on sunday 17th all day with heavy winds but sunshine throughout all heats . the drivers were able to get in some useful practice time , especially for dave leech # 928 . a
the second edition of the autospeedway american style at raceway venray will take place on may 15 - 16 , encompassing the pentecost national holiday . all the races will be broadcasted live on fanschoice . tv with english commentary ( urltoken ) , while live updates will be available on the nascar home tracks race central live page ( urltoken ) .
winning requires a perfect mix of speed , talent , strategy , experience and luck that turns every race into the most exciting and unpredictable form of motorsports for drivers and fans . 28 cars will take on the 800 - meter long raceway venray , roaring on the track’s fast turns , progressively banked up to 23 degrees for the delight of the dutch motorsports enthusiasts .
weather may add a further twist to the raceway venray weekend , since the forecast includes a chance of rain and the nascar whelen euro series is the only nascar sanctioned series racing on ovals in the wet . the first ever wet oval nwes race was won by mathias lauda in 2014 and since 2012 , frederic gabillon has been one of the most consistent drivers on ovals :
the track : the area hosting raceway venray is used as a motorsport training ground since 1977 . a ¼ mile oval was built in 2008 by mr . harry maessen and inaugurated on easter monday in 2009 . the bigger and faster ½ mile oval immediately followed and hosted the first race in 2011 . development of spectators facilities is continuous and the track also hosts cycling and go - karting events .
the nascar whelen euro series includes races at six road courses and at just one oval , a half - mile track , raceway venray in the netherlands , so day got limited experience on the top series’ most common configuration . but day enjoyed the simpler challenge of driving a stock car . in a high - tech sports car , he said , “the steering wheel looks like a nintendo game . ”
oval 1 . raceway venray ( the netherlands ) * * 2 . atigonish ( canada ) 3 . posterholt ( the netherlands ) * * 4 . barrie speedway ( canada ) 5 . mosport oval ( canada ) 6 . delaware speedway ( canada ) 7 . kawartha speedway ( canada ) 8 . vernon ( canada ) 9 . saskatoon ( canada ) 10 . ter apel ( the netherlands ) * *
borja garcia ( # 7 racers motorsports ford mustang ) put on a dominating performance to score his first career win on an oval track in the elite 1 round 6 at raceway venray . the spaniard led the last round of the dutch weekend from flag to flag to score his third win of the season and extended his lead in the points standings ahead of the final race of the nascar whelen euro series regular season .
despite a complicated start of the season in which he brought home an 18th and a 2nd place , frederic gabillon ( # 3 tepac rdv compétition ford mustang ) – the most successful nwes driver on oval tracks – is looking to regain the form that granted him a sweep of the tours speedway weekend in 2013 and put it at work as euronascar debuts on the half - mile of raceway venray on may 23 - 24 .
diffucult weekend for joey on a very wet newcarstle raceway , the weekend started with a disqualification in qualifying for getting out of his gokart . this meant he had to start at the back for the heats on saturday .
doubek debuts : 20 - year - old martin doubek ( # 15 dexwet renauer team ford mustang ) will make his nascar debut at raceway venray at the wheel of the # 15 dexwet renauer team ford mustang . the czech driver has a vast experience in karting at international level and also took part in gt races . he will be the 8th rookie on the elite 2 division grid and the first czech to race in nascar .
2009 saw the opening of a new raceway venray quarter mile across the street , and an american - style banked half mile was built around it in 2011 . it got itself a nascar whelen euro series date in 2015 as the series ' second oval race , previously the only oval had been tours . 2016 saw the second edition of the race . in the meantime , american style late models and bangers keep the track busy .
2011 karting – kz2 world cup winner , international karting circuit genk ( belgium ) – 2nd in wsk final cup , international raceway ortona ( italy ) – winner 5 out of 6 races dutch championship kz2 but skipped 1 meeting .
stefan oberndorfer enters nwes : 55 - year - old stefan oberndorfer will make his nascar debut at raceway venray at the wheel of the # 77 df1 racing chevrolet ss . oberndorfer will be the first german driver to enter the series this season . he will count on his vast experience on ovals and his debut will represent the first step towards the creation of df1 racing germany , the german branch of df1 racing , that will field at least one car in 2016 .
daytona beach , fla – after a spectacular start in valencia , the nascar whelen euro series heads now to raceway venray for its first oval racing weekend of the 2016 season . this 23 - degree high banked half - mile oval , located on the dutch - german border , offers a great challenge to european drivers who quickly discovered how challenging and compelling is grasping for perfection in a 28 - car fully crowded 800 - meter track at an average speed of more than 150 km / h .
kumpen led flag to flag in his ninth career win and the third at venray , beating the spaniard by just . 176 seconds under the checkered flag after fending off the countless attempts by garcia to take the lead throughout the 50 - lap race .
the procedure : 28 cars will enter the raceway venray weekend and the field will be set by one qualifying session for each division . each car will take the track for two flying laps . the four races will be 60 - laps long and feature nascar procedures like double - file restarts and eventual green - white - checkered finish . rookies will have an additional 30 - minute practice session on saturday to discover the track and all teams will be allowed to join an optional 10 - minute warmup on monday morning .
raceway venray opened as circuit van peel in 1961 for motocross , which was replaced by a 0 . 292 mile ( 0 . 47km ) oval in 1990 . the track had an interesting existence , being closed on several occasions . it never had a proper license , but the local government didn ' t want motorcyclists to take to the forests . this fell apart when the oval was built , and after the surrounding land became a reserve in 1993 , the circuit was faced with a massive issue . not only did it not have a license , but it couldn ' t operate at that location . it was demolished in 2008 .
after a joyous celebration with his team in victory lane , garcia said , “this is fantastic ! i won at raceway venray ! i’m really happy and very excited for my team . i’m so proud of them ! we had a few challenges before practice but my team is awesome , they made some adjustments and gave me a winning car . i’m really happy ! ” on the championship standings , borja said , “my second place finish yesterday and win today was very important for the point standings . this is my 3rd win of the year , 1st on an oval track and i’m really excited about this season and the opportunity to contend for the nascar whelen euro series championship !
“it took me some time to get used to it , but now ovals are a lot more attractive to me and i have been strong on both the tracks in the nwes calendar . they are really challenging , especially on the mental side : everybody is near and you can’t make the slightest mistake or you lose a lot of positions and restarts are also very intense , ” said nicolò rocca , who scored two of his four pole positions on ovals and won one race in venray and one in tours in 2015 . “last year’s races at tours were the hardest of my career for sure , but also extremely satisfying . venray is going to be really demanding and if it rains , it will be extremely important to qualify well and start up front . ”
stock car racing in europe is a weird case . there ' s the american style stock cars like the bangers , which race on many different ovals in britain and a few more countries , though the ovals are rarely banked , and there ' s the true ' stock ' cars of scandinavia and the netherlands , junk or otherwise cheap cars which participate in folk racing on short dirt layouts . american style ovals for our definition of stock cars ( silhouette / heavily modified versions of camaros , mustangs , and the sort , what we call late models ) are a bit hard to come by in europe , but they exist in rockingham , lausitz , and the three tracks i ' m going over today . welcome to tours speedway in france , raceway venray in the netherlands , and warneton speedway in belgium .
two weeks ago , at a race in long pond , pa . , darrell wallace jr . , known as bubba , became the first black driver since bill lester in 2006 to compete in a top - series nascar race . wallace drove last week at brooklyn , mich . , but will not be at sonoma raceway on sunday . daniel suarez , 25 , a rookie for joe gibbs racing , is the first driver from mexico to compete full time in the top series .
“this can actually be considered my best start since i joined the nascar whelen euro series , because i finished the first race for the first time , but it’s racing , ” smiled the frenchman , who sits ninth in the elite 1 division standings . “rdv compétition did an outstanding job on the car all weekend long and we showed our true pace with the second in place on sunday . there is still room to improve and we look forward to venray to gain some ground . ”
a very nice line up of 16 cars made the spectators forget about the weather . all heats were raced under wet conditions and did not make it easy to race on the dutch paperclip . ter apel raceway was host of the first part of racing on the easter weekend . the first heat had several cars spun out due to the slippery surface . it was won by dirk albrecht in his # 90 nova . the second heat was all in the hands of our guest from the uk , # 928 dave leech . his car has improved a lot since
ptr : there are only two oval tracks in this en circuit . which track type do you prefer best , oval or road courses – and why ? fn : road courses as that’s what i am used to . its fun with ovals but the drivers don’t respect the nascar rules and there is too much damage . lap time at tours is only 17 seconds ! these cars are big ! ! 25 of them on a track like that means chaos ! venray was slightly longer and obviously faster but again there were quite a lot of damage to the cars
“it’s a great championship and i’m really proud to be part of it . the nascar whelen euro series is growing quickly and there is potential to grow even more in the next two or three years , especially because there is a constant dialogue between the organization , the teams and the drivers to improve , ” concluded the 39 - year - old from uzés . “the level of the competition is very high , but i love the spirit and racing with this guys because there is a lot of respect between us . venray is a great addition in the right direction and i hope we’ll have soon seven or eight races with three ovals . ”
ptr : who is freddy nordstrom ‘in private’ ? fn : born in surrey , uk , living in central london , swedish parents from malmo , one brother christopher born in malmo . studied international business and french . currency trader the series ptr : what kind of series is nascar whelan euro series ( euro nascar ) ? fn : us affiliated nascar series , currently running in 6 countries . 2 ovals this year , venray and tours speedway , 4 road courses – valencia , brands hatch , magione and zolder . see urltoken cars 420 bhp , v8’s , 6ltr chevrolet engines us nascar officials attending each round . award ceremony at the nascar hall of fame in charlotte , n . carolina
“as a european driver , once you have been on an oval , you have a very different opinion . you have to put so much attention in the details and in finding your feeling with the car . it is a lot more exciting for the driver than it seems , ” said 2014 nascar whelen euro series champion anthony kumpen , who made his oval debut at tours speedway in 2014 , won at venray in 2015 and progressed all the way to race nascar xfinity series at the world famous daytona international speedway . “it is a lot closer than we are used to on road - courses , it is more of a contact sport . but you have to really master it to win : you can touch , but you definitely don’t want to push too much and cause an accident . it is something you have to learn and it gives you an incredible feeling when you can do it the proper way . ”
after receiving his 2nd place trophy , kumpen said , “yesterday i won , today i finished second . considering the circumstances , i think second was the best we could do today . the car received a lot of damage this morning when it was caught up in a crash during the elite 2 race . i have a fantastic team and they were able to repair the car in time for the start of the race but we never had an opportunity to make any adjustments to get the car handling as it did yesterday . all in all , i really can’t complain with our performance this weekend . the pk carsport team unloaded a fast car off the truck on friday . we ran some blistering fast qualifying laps yesterday to win pole position and then the race . backing that up with our second place finish today , i’m leaving venray with a good position in the point standings and looking forward to defending my nascar championship title the rest of this season . ”
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garcia and kumpen will swap positions in sunday ' s race as garcia will start from the pole alongside kumpen after recording the fastest lap of the race .
“we started on the pole , led every lap and won the race ,
said an ecstatic kumpen .
it’s what we came here to do so how can i be any happier ! the only thing we couldn’t do today was run the fastest lap time of the race . it would have been nice to start on pole for
too , but that’s okay . we’ll still start on the front row , which is what we need to do to stay in the hunt for the championship . we may make a few small adjustments for
kumpen also spoke on how he was able to hold off numerous challenges by garcia to take the lead .
“the high line is always fast here and the new track surface allows a driver to race in the middle of the track ,
added kumpen .
borja ( garcia ) tried to pass me a few times down low but i was able to maintain my position the entire race .
“having a good spotter at an oval track is so important , and i have a great spotter ! i trust him 100 % . we have a great relationship and great communication .
garcia added that it was difficult to try and make a pass on the challenging track .
“it was a tough race and it’s really difficult to pass here ,
garcia said .
i tried to pass anthony a bunch of times . i made it to his door but could never complete the pass . what’s important is that i finished second and had the fastest lap of the race .
i’ll start on the pole and that’s really important for the championship standings . ”
alon day came home third after overtaking his teammate salvador tineo arroyo in the final 10 laps . the spaniard won the junior trophy ahead of thomas ferrando who completed the top - 5 .
marconi de abreu beat jerry de weerdt for the challenger trophy in sixth , while kenko miura and sam taheri rounded out the top - 10 .
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gabillon is the active nwes driver with most wins on an oval track , having won both races at tours speedway in 2013 in what was his oval racing debut . last year he was also leading the saturday race when he got involved in a contact that relegated him to the third place , while he was fourth under the checkered flag in the sunday race . his confidence in rdv compétition and his crew chief claude galopin is total .
“i know we will have a very good car for this new oval because the team and claude are putting a tremendous effort in it , ” said gabillon . “as for every track , qualifying will be very important , because starting in the first rows gives you confidence in your car and helps you stay away from trouble . the track should be fast and being new for everybody we will have to rely even more on our spotters to put up a clean race and a good show for the fans . i can’t wait to bring the # 3 tepac ford mustang to the track ! ”
after two complete season in euronascar and taking part in the hugely successful season opener in valencia , gabillon firmly believes that the nascar whelen euro series is steadily going in the right direction and he is looking forward to have more ovals in the calendar .
the procedure : the nascar whelen euro series will adopt for the first time a 2 - day format , with practices , qualifying and two races on saturday and a warm - up and two races on sunday . 26 cars will enter the event . they will be divided in three groups for qualifying , taking part in three 5 - minute qualifying sessions . each driver will have those 5 minutes to make an attempt consisting of two consecutive flying laps . the grid will be set by each driver’s fastest lap . the four races will be 60 - laps long and feature nascar procedures like double - file restarts and eventual green - white - checkered finish .
youth and experience in elite 2 : the average age of the top 5 elite 2 division drivers – ercoli , ferrando , longin , petersen and lietz – is 21 . 2 , highlighting the division’s tendency to attract more and more young talents , but experience is always valuable in the nwes close battles , as demonstrated by eric de doncker ( # 98 insulco motorsport 98 ford mustang ) and leonard vernet , respectively sixth and seventh in the general classification and first and second in the legend trophy .
trophies : having said of the legend trophy , in the elite 2 division simone laureti ( # 12 double t by dav racing chevrolet camaro ) is first in the gentleman trophy classification over sébastien morales ( # 7 tft chevrolet ss ) and jerry de weerdt , stienes longin ( # 11 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) leads the rookie cup in front of nicki petersen ( # 44 gdl racing ford mustang ) and martin van hove ( # 24 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) , while carole perrin ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) leads francesca linossi ( # 99 gdl racing ford mustang ) and erika monforte ( # 88 euro kart racing team chevrolet ss ) in the lady cup . in the elite 1 division , eddie cheever iii ( # 51 caal racing chevrolet ss ) leads the junior trophy classification by 13 points over nicolò rocca ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) and 14 over florian renauer ( # 5 dexwet renauer team ford mustang ) , while philipp lietz ( # 67 gdl racing ford mustang ) leads the challenger trophy classification from eric de doncker and jerry de weerdt ( # 78 brass racing ford mustang ) .
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as soon as the green flag dropped , garcia pulled away to build a solid lead and mastered a restart on lap 20 to give racers motorsports their first ever elite 1 win .
behind the leader , the battle was on and delighted the dutch fans with plenty of side - by - side action all over the track ! anthony kumpen ( # 24 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) was able to fend off every assault to his second position despite having his repaired following a crash in the elite 2 division race . the belgian took home a solid result to move to second in points , 26 markers behind garcia .
stienes longin ( # 11 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) returned to the podium with another consistent race to win the junior trophy and resisted the pressure brought by salvador tineo arroyo ( # 56 caal racing chevrolet ss ) , who had to settle for fourth . alon day ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) rounded out the top - 5 edging a charging gianmarco ercoli ( # 9 racers motorsport ford mustang ) , who came up to sixth from the back of the pack .
with a # 90 ford mustang rebuilt overnight by braxx racing after a huge crash on saturday , marc goossens ( # 90 brass racing ford mustang ) battled to a seventh place under the checkered flag , beating frederic gabillon ( # 3 tepac rdv compétition ford mustang ) and another driver who was involved in saturday’s vicious crash : marko stipp ( # 46 racing total chevrolet ss ) . the german won the challenger trophy ahead of marconi de abreu ( # 47 brazil team toyota camry ) , who rounded out the top - 10 .
a huge testament to the safety of the nascar whelen euro series race cars , freddy nordstrom ( # 44 caal racing chevrolet ss ) , who also walked away unscathed from the same crash yesterday , came back today and managed to finish just outside the top - 10 in eleventh place .
the only caution of the race came for a contact between thomas ferrando ( # 37 knauf racing team ford mustang ) and christophe bouchut ( # 66 df1 racing team chevrolet ss ) in turn 4 while the two frenchmen were battling for 12th . both were checked and released but lost important points in the chase to the european nascar championship .
the nascar whelen euro series will now head to germany for the first edition of the american fan fest at the legendary hockenheimring on july 29 - 30 .
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alon day , 25 , will be the first israeli to compete in nascar’s top cup series when he takes part in sunday’s race in sonoma , calif . “i think the main thing is that i’m not talking about a good result , ” he said . “i’m talking about establishing my name . ”
avi day plans to hand an israeli flag to his 25 - year - old son , alon , to carry to the podium where he will be introduced on sunday as a competitor in a stock car race in sonoma , calif . the flag handoff has become a race - day ritual for the days , but sunday’s version will be anything but routine .
driving the no . 23 toyota for bk racing , day will become the first competitor from israel — where auto racing was banned until 2011 — in nascar’s top cup series .
day specializes in road courses , and sunday’s race is one of only two in the 36 - event monster energy nascar cup series that take place on the road rather than on an oval . still , day will start 32nd in a 38 - car field , and his chances for a victory are slim .
“i think the main thing is that i’m not talking about a good result , ” he said in a telephone interview from sonoma last week . “i’m talking about establishing my name . ”
back in israel , he already has . day estimated that he received a text message “probably every 30 seconds” from someone in israel wishing him well on sunday .
steve o’donnell , nascar’s executive vice president for racing operations and chief racing development officer , considers day’s debut significant because nascar wants to diversify its competitors and expand its audience .
“we want to represent everybody , ” o’donnell said . “alon carries in a whole new fan base . ”
only one auto racer is enshrined in the national jewish sports hall of fame and museum , in commack , n . y . — jon denning , of springfield , n . j . , who quit at 21 in 2008 to further his education .
“i am really proud and happy that he’s representing israel , ” avi day said , with alon acting as an interpreter , “but even more than that , the jewish community . ”
alon day took a long , circuitous route to the big time . he started at 10 , borrowing go - karts to race on a track in his hometown , ashdod , a port city about 25 miles south of tel aviv . for his bar mitzvah , his parents bought him a deluxe go - kart . but day could not move on to higher - caliber racing without leaving home .
at 14 , he began competing in europe , aiming to become a formula one driver . he drove briefly in china , winning the asian formula renault challenge at 17 , then did three years of mandatory service in the israeli military .
day drove in north america for the first time in 2015 , competing in the first six races of the indy lights season , the feeder series for indy cars . his best finish was a sixth place , and he then migrated back to europe for endurance sports - car racing . but he lost his sponsor , which meant he would also lose his ride for 2015 .
“i was thinking about taking a year off until i found a new sponsor , ” day said .
but another option soon appeared . nascar had taken over a stock car racing series in europe in 2012 and was looking for talented young drivers there . someone from nascar reached out to day , who tested his first stock car at a track in italy and found that it suited him .
“people in europe don’t really know a lot about nascar , ” he said , adding with a laugh , “i just thought it was a bunch of people turning left . ”
in 2016 , he was asked to drive in two oval races in the xfinity series , nascar’s second tier , and in two races in its truck series . in his first xfinity series race , at mid - ohio sports - car course , he started 22nd in a 40 - car field and finished 13th . any top - 25 finish , he said , would have seemed like a moral victory .
day was one of 11 drivers chosen last year for the nascar next program , which promotes the sport’s brightest young stars . he returned to race stock cars in europe , and on june 11 , he won the american speedfest at brands hatch circuit in england .
he went home to israel right after the victory and was there five hours before his phone rang . bk racing was calling .
day went to california , preparing to make history . o’donnell made no effort to play down the significance of sunday’s race . “this is one of those things , ” he said , “where you could look back 10 years from now and it will be even bigger . ”
bk racing is in 36th place in the owners’ standings , with no victories in 15 races , but day hopes to do well enough in sonoma’s 110 - lap , 350 - mile race to secure a ride at the other top - series road - course race — in watkins glen , n . y . , in august .
auto racing is legal in israel now , with off - road rallies , but opportunities for day to train remain limited . so when he is at home , he spends three to four hours a day practicing on a computer simulator or a video game . he still is at the stage of his career where any seat time is valuable .
his father said watching alon’s races had always made him nervous , but he understood that the biggest challenge of sonoma had already been met .
“it doesn’t matter what he does sunday , ” avi day said . “it’s a big success starting here at the cup level . ”
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i ' m going to start with an overview of the nascar whelen euro series . the series started as the racecar euro series in 2009 , running completely in france . its inaugural schedule contained seven road races , such as magny cours and the bugatti circuit at le mans . they made their first international visit in 2010 at the nurburgring ( grand prix circuit , though i must say these guys on the nordschleife would be a madting ) . nascar purchased the series in mid - 2012 , and the first race under the new ownership was , by coincidence , an oval race , the series ' first . they ' ve experimented with running gp circuits over the years , such as spa in 2012 , monza in 2013 , and the nurburgring again in 2014 , but currently the only prior gp layout they have on is zolder . i also heard something about an exhibition race at the daytona road course at the end of 2012 , but it doesn ' t seem to have been held .
tours speedway ' s a bit of a unique one . its dimensions have differed between years , but as of right now , it ' s a four - tenths mile oval . it ' s banked at a fairly low nine degrees in its corners . the thing that makes it interesting , however , is that while other parking lot ovals have existed in the past , this is the first i ' m aware of to have any banking . the mere fact that this oval is not a permanent one and that it ' s deconstructed after its one weekend of racing every july is amazing . it ' s used for the nascar whelen euro series , who runs one of their two oval weekends at the track , and also french drifting . note that due to the fact that this is a parking lot it does have drainage systems , which allows for rain racing . and yes , they have done that before .
speaking of rain , here ' s something i found while looking for a picture of them rain racing . not much more to say , just take a gander . this was last year , by the way .
warneton ' s a fairly long - running oval in belgium near the french border . it ' s a quarter mile and is fairly low banked , though banking is quite rare at european ovals . it was one the two major circuits run by the european late model series , the other being a bizarre modified peanut oval ( those again ! ) at lydden hill . i believe the series ended at the end of 2012 , but the track is still going , used for bangers , local and area - wide late models and stocks .
there are a ton more ovals in europe , mostly in britain , such as ipswich , hednesford and knockhill . maybe i ' ll take a look at them some other time . i can ' t think of an ending , so i ' ll see you guys next week , when we head back to the caribbean .
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their fathers enjoyed a fierce rivalry in formula 1 during the 1970s , but freddie hunt ( pictured ) and mathias lauda will now race alongside each other as teammates for the 2016 nascar whelen euro series season .
james hunt and niki lauda’s battle for the 1976 f1 world championship is widely regarded as being one of the most dramatic in the history of the sport , and was the subject of ron howard’s film rush , released in 2013 .
both of their sons have continued to race , and will now be teammates in the nascar whelen euro series , the premier nascar championship in europe that takes drivers to tracks such as brands hatch , valencia and zolder .
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im happy to announce we have made a deal with dojomoto racing in the united arab emerates .
were going to do two things mainly which is defending our number one at the dutch championship and race the 2018 world cup at karting genk september . we are also renting engines at the world cup , european championship , german championship [ … ]
just want to say what a massive year we’ve had , 18 races 14 wins 6 events 6 poles . the championship , winning the good old grand prix in strijen . 19th at the super cup out of 118 drivers .
hi guys . the website has been a bit quite the last months . beeing so busy working / racing every weekend , week in week out . so i have decided to end my career racing career this coming weekend in berghem racing the [ … ]
the weekend of 16 / 17 may round two of the dutch championship will be held on the michael schumacher track in kerpen .
the first race of the dutch championship in veldhoven joey had his first race of the 5 races series .
i would like to show our upgrades in our shop . not only looks better but also capable to do more work and deliver a better result at the same time . the showroom is a bit empty at the moment due [ … ]
in the past two years we have won a couple major titles around the world . not only with joey but 3 more drivers have done their share developing and winning races and championships .
what a race , hanssen starting on pole , dropping back to 8th with about 7 seconds behind the leader… and then ? just watch . .
don’t hesitate , gen an enquiry for the season . engines , tuning , rebuilds , parts . even coaching or engine lease . maybe looking for a complete team in kz ? we will do the lot . hanssen racing engines will be at all rounds of the dutch [ … ]
hi everyone , i would like to promote my driver training days , do you need some driving advise , engine advise or kart advise you can book me for a whole day / days .
at the start of this year have bought a dr kart for jake klarich to use during his wintercup race at berghem . i have used it once in the veldhoven dutch championship . i dont race often enought to own a [ … ]
joey just got back home to holland and went straight from the plane to the car . racing in the sanders wonen # 11 in the lmv8 supercup .
joey hanssen has built an unassailable lead in the castrol edge cik stars of karting kz2 championship after heat racing at melbourne’s todd road facility .
lmv8 ! finishing on the podium almost every race was a very good result after we struggled in the first race weekend .
the championship standings before headded to newcarstle ( nsw ) round 3 of the cik stars of karting powered by castrol edge .
last weekend joey raced cars for the first time in 5 years , doing an excellent all weekend with very fast lap times and getting a podium in the saturday race .
with two rounds remaining in the castrol edge cik stars of karting kz2 championship , defending champion , joey hanssen has his eyes on becoming a double australian champion after an emphatic round three performance at puckapunyal .


group racing developments , known more simply as grd , was a short-lived british constructor of racing cars .

it was formed in 1971 with a large percentage of staff coming from those made redundant from the closure of lotus cars customer car manufacturing arm .

they built cars for formula 2 , formula 3 , formula atlantic and sports 2000 racing classes until a decline in british racing vehicle manufacturing bit into the industry in 1975 that paralleled the oil crisis .

group racing developments

cameraderie
lotus components ltd .
reorganized as
lotus racing
in 1971 , but the company soon failed anyway . group racing developments rose from the ashes of lotus racing and took a phoenix as their symbol .
the car is currently under restoration to group lb specifications in its early 1960’s configuration since 2014 .
group racing developments ltd . was publicly announced in september as a racing - car manufacturer in their own right . the parent company was grd , run mainly by jo marquart and former lotus racing development engineer derek wild , and is the manufacturing division . grs , run by huckle , was to continue but as a service facility for grd while there was also a sales concessionaire by the name of reystan racing which was managed by speedshop owner john stanton and his partner john reynolds .
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thus , when one studies the badge of grd ( group racing developments ) , one notices it features a phoenix rising out of the ashes . the ashes are those of lotus racing and the great majority of grd ' s employees previously worked at hethel . soon after the closure of lotus racing there were murmurs of a new firm being formed and these gathered strength when one of warner ' s lieutenants , gordon huckle , announced the formation of a firm called group racing services to service and maintain racing cars . every few weeks came another announcement that an - ex - lotus man had joined the firm and something was definitely brewing when former mclaren designer . jo marquart moved in , followed smartly by lotus racing designer dave baldwin . in fact baldwin has since returned to hethel and now works for team lotus .
bmw group ceo norbert reithofer pictured at a press conference convened on short notice in munich , germany , 29 july 2009 . bavarian automaker bmw will withdraw from the formula one at the end of the ongoing season . the decision is not based on the current developments and lack of success of the bmw sauber team but on the company ? s strategic realignment . photo : andreas gebert
g . r . d . cast magnesium wheels with avon 13
racing slicks ( 9x20 front , 13x23 rear ) .
i don’t want to make money out of racing . i’d sooner have a winning car and a good car at that
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recently completed dual point conversion and re - curve of bosch distributor for use on group lb historic mg - based special . distributor has advance curve tailored to engine , circa 50 degrees dwell and consistent dwell behaviour beyond 7000 crank rpm . some details of the car and pictures of completed distributor below . vehicle is based in south australia .
last summer saw a surprise turn at lotus when colin chapman announced the departure from the main board , and from his position as managing director of lotus racing ltd , of mike warner . exactly two years ago motor sport published an article about warner and the subsidiary , then known as lotus components ltd , which told of a happy future for lotus as a manufacturer of customer racing cars . things must have turned sour for , soon after the departure of warner , colin chapman made a policy decision which took the firm completely out of this market . lotus racing ltd , as opposed to the entirely separate team lotus ltd , ceased trading and quite a few employees were left without the job they knew best .
because of the various deal - a - car arrangements already in operation it is rather difficult to tell quite which are the works cars . at the moment andy sutcliffe is the works formula three driver while the scotsman , tom walkinshaw , is retained as the works development test driver . he is racing a grd in formula two as is the japanese tetsu ikuzawa . amongst the better known customers is the frenchman pierre - francois rousselot who did well in a brabham last year and is now racing a griston - based f3 grd with backing from gaulois cigarettes .
jo was a very lovable and helpful person . he helped wherever he could and he knew the racing scene very well . but he talked straight to his drivers : “i prepared the cars for top performance , but what are you doing here ? ” . he was always correct and he built cars which were simply good . '
f3 racing was in the doldrums in the uk in 1974 with very small grids so the first major changes to the grd design didn ' t really help matters . the chassis / suspension remained basically as before with the changes to the radiator positioning and the new nose being the main modifications . alex ribeiro and pedro passadore had some reasonable runs but the writing was on the wall for grd .
a lightweight frame projects forward from the chassis to support the nose cone . at the front of the tub , a steel subframe provides mounting points for the coilover shock absorbers , for the forward arms of the upper and lower wishbones , and for the steering rack . dual girling master cylinders with adjustable bias bar . easily adjustable
dead pedal
for the driver ' s clutch foot . steering rack and brake light switch . amb tranx260 direct wire transponder . ap lockheed four - piston brake caliper . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium front upright . notice that the uprights are interchangeable , left - to - right . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium rear upright . g . r . d . ' s own distinctive lightweight cast magnesium wheels . avon 13
racing slicks ( 9x20 front ) . avon 13
racing slicks ( 13x23 rear ) .
grd have big plans for the future and are already talking of challenging the big names of racing car production like march , brabham , and lola within the next couple of years . there is no secret in the fact that marquart would like to design another formula one car having played a part in the lotus 49 , when he was with team lotus , and later designed the mclaren m14 and the same firm ' s 4 - w - d car . grd undoubtedly have the facilities to build such a car .
michael snowdon ' s 272 has a lot of canadian history . it was owned by jacques couture ( 1960 ' s racer and husband of jim russell ' s daughter ) , and it was also driven by montreal racer dave mcconnell in both the tasman series and in european events after being temporarily reconfigured to formula three requirements . michael bought the car in 2005 and sent it back to england for restoration . peter denty , who worked at g . r . d . throughout the company ' s entire run , restored it over the winter and it was ready for north american vintage racing starting in 2006 .
what ' s the story with this color scheme ? these colors were chosen by jim russell and used both on jim russell racing drivers school ' s training cars ( from about 1969 ) and also on racecars they sponsored . both jacques couture and dave mcconnell had jrrds sponsorship . emerson fittipaldi , dave walker , carlos pace and mo harness all drove lotus racecars in this color scheme . when g . r . d . rose from lotus ashes , the color scheme carried over . terry body hold down springs . one of two side pods for the radiators . transco plastic - high performance packaging films - urltoken
the manufacture of racing cars is a fickle business and lately a couple of smaller firms have been in financial difficulties . no details of how grd was floated have been available but there is no doubt that a considerable suns of money was involved . grd are obviously well placed in norfolk for reasonable overheads but with a regular workforce of over thirty to keep fully occupied , the firm needs to have a hefty turn - over and a growing production . several people have predicted that grd will not see the year out but there are always dismal jimmies happy to foresee such failures . at griston confidence seems extremely high and the current expansion would not point to anything but prosperity . it will be interesting to see if grp succeed for if they do they will be a household name before very long . —a . r . m .
the bd series of cosworth / ford b elt - d riven dual overhead cam engines date from 1969 . this
bde
engine is the fifth generation of the design . dual weber dcoe carburetors . prepared for competition by david wood , engine number 0032 ignition : 16 o 1500rpm - tappets : inlet . 008 exhaust . 011 - plugs : ag 501 . 018 david wood engineering ltd . , 22 queensgate place mews , london , s . w . 7 . air intake . the drive gear for the dry sump oil pump and the distributor are on a jackshaft on this side of the engine . the mechanical tachometer is driven from the back end of the righthand camshaft . oil cooler , and the reservoir for the dry sump lubrication system . 50 led rain light . ap lockheed two - piston brake calipers . hewland fg400 5 - speed . custom four into one exhaust headers . ark racing starter motor . stainless steel swirl pot helps deaerate the coolant .
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michael snowdon ' s g . r . d . 272 formula 2 racecar , number 86
michael snowdon ' s g . r . d . 272 formula two racecar , number 86
g . r . d . griston . norfolk . england . unit no . 272 019 f2 - engine no . ( blank ) - gearbox no . ( blank )
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ford bde ( belt drive e - type ) 1 . 8l dohc 16 - valve inline four cylinder engine . lucas ignition system . dual weber dcoe carburetors . dry sump lubrication system .
double wishbone suspension with outboard coilovers and brakes , and conventional adjustable antisway bar . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium uprights .
dual lower links , single top links , and twin adjustable trailing links . outboard coilover shock absorbers and inboard brakes . adjustable antisway bar . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium uprights .
( master ) dual girling master cylinders with bias bar , ( front ) ap lockheed four piston calipers with vented rotors , ( rear ) inboard mounted ap lockheed calipers with solid rotors .
( left to right ) smiths dual oil pressure ( 0 - 160psi ) and coolant temperature ( 30 - 120c ) gauge , smiths mechanical tachometer ( 0 - 12000rpm ) , and smiths oil temperature gauge ( 90 - 230f ) .
willans six point cam - lock safety harness . s . p . a . firefighter aqueous film forming foam ( afff ) centralized fire suppression system . quick release steering wheel hub . 50 led rain light .
s . p . a .
firefighter
aqueous film forming foam ( afff ) centralized fire suppression system . ( left to right ) smiths dual oil pressure ( 0 - 160psi ) and coolant temperature ( 30 - 120c ) gauge , smiths mechanical tachometer ( 0 - 12000rpm ) , and smiths oil temperature gauge ( 90 - 230f ) .
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mike warner , himself , was still under contract to lotus and while this barred him from taking an active part in the formation of the new company there seemed little doubt that he was keeping a fatherly eye on his former colleagues . this is still the case and one presumes that it is no coincidence that the premises of grd abut those of a general engineering firm by the name of griston engineering which is owned by warner .
marquart was in the process of designing a rnonocoque single - seater which would have side radiators but otherwise would be basically straightforward and would be available in formula three , formula two and formula b / atlantic trim . also on the drawing board was a 2 - litre sports car , although subsequently this has not been put into the manufacturing stage .
this ambitious firm had premises at the tiny village of griston in norfolk , about equidistant between snetterton circuit and lotus . since the original announcement grd have shown some early promise . over the winter they received something like 25 orders , their prototype formula three car made its debut at the october brands hatch meeting and , with andy sutcliffe at the wheel , the firm started well by winning the first formula three race of 1972 and coming second in the next . the time seemed right to pay a call on the growing concern and investigate their progress .
we were immediately impressed by the modern and spacious workshops and the expansion which is already going on . designer marquart conducted us round the premises but , by necessity , the visit had to be fairly brief as grd were engaged in a test programme at snetterton the same day . the production shop was impressively full of cars in various stages of completion . most will be finished by the time you read this article and by the end of april there should be almost thirty grds on the tracks . the majority will be in the . formula three category and sales have been attracted from not only britain but also japan , brazil , switzerland and italy . there are several formula b cars , one has already raced in the tasman series , while there is just a single formula atlantic but three formula two cars .
it was interesting to note that grd are manufacturing a large portion of the cars themselves . the outer skins of the monocoque chassis are rolled to shape by arch motors but the rest of the tub is completely manufactured at griston . griston engineering itself is a very well equipped machine shop and here all the castings , uprights , racks and so on are machined . all the fabrications , like suspension components and the rear tubular engine frame , are made on the premises and marquart feels that the fewer outside suppliers they deal with , the better final delivery of the cars will be .
on the can - am trail while in north america last month for the canadian and us grands prix i was lucky enough to have a week in between the two world championship races to spend my time as . . .
•there is a rather large smell in formula ford at present regarding the tyre situation which all leads back to the comment ln
around and about
back in january . since then every major formula ford . . .
travel down kingston - on - thames high street and you will see possibly the oldest established tuning and accessory business in the country—v . w . derrington . look across the road and there is a large . . .
if you haven ' t got your own lathe by the time you are twelve , and are not a fully competent driver at the age of 16 . , you are at a distinct disadvantage
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jo vonlanthen in his grd 273 with ford bda engines . the extended wings were soon to be disallowed .
at the time of huron ' s demise jo was approached by andy granatelli and offered a lucrative contract in the us . jo was tempted but , with his desire for freedom in design in a smaller set - up , preferred to stay in the uk and took up the offer from mike warner to join the fledgling company of grd . large salaries were never a motivation for jo .
jörg obermoser , who produced cars himself with the toj make , imported grd into germany . ( later to do the same with modus cars ) . reine wisell pulled off the first victory in nürburgring with the formula 2 grd . not long after marquart developed the 2 litre sportscar s - 272 for export to japan and usa . through his swiss connections jo gained customers with jo vonlanthen and roland salomon .
tony brise drove a grd 372 for the works , replacing roger williamson who moved to formula 1 .
the grd switzerland team with drivers salomon , hahn , vonlanthen , davelaar , basler , stierli , bueb .
however after only a few years there were problems within the company and the cars were losing out to march . due to disputes between jo and mike warner , jo left grd a year or so before its demise .
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i ' ve asked a question in the chassis history section about this , but no response so far , so thought maybe i ' d do better in here .
don ' t know if this is the place to ask , but if one of you chaps with ' the force ' thinks it should be somewhere else , then feel free to move it .
right , here goes : i ' m trying to find out about grd and specifically the 374 model which , as some of you will already know , is a formula 3 car from 1974 .
i ' ve got the chance to buy one that needs some work , and i must admit to being tempted - but the thing is , having only raced production based cars up to now , i know little about the single - seater scene .
so , where could a car like this be raced and are these seventies f3 cars popular amongst the single - seater brigade ? i ' d be interested to know what ( uk based ) events it would be eligible for .
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the hscc historic f3 championship is pretty popular . if the grd is a 2 litre car it may be a bit outclassed . the 1600cc class is pre 1974 . urltoken
thanks for the info alan ! after a bit of research , i ' m thinking the car may be a 373 with later bodywork , and not actually a 374 . it has a 1600 engine , whereas a 374 would originally have been a 2 litre as far as i can establish . can anyone else throw more light on that assumption ?
i think the basic chassis and suspension was the same on both cars . the radiator was moved to the front on the 374 . a bit of info in manufacturers section on urltoken
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andy sutcliffe on the debut of the 372 at brands hatch in october 1971 .
the 372 consisted of an aluminium bathtub monocoque with tubular sub frames front and rear and conventional suspension . the bodywork had a pronounced wedge shape with large side mounted radiators . the car gained a reputation for being easy to set up and forgiving to drive and during the season it produced a lot of wins especially as other drivers switched over to it . the prototype chassis was debuted in some end of season races in the uk in 1971
most of the changes to the 373 were to make production of the chassis easier but it seemed that the factory preoccupation with f2 meant that the f3 car lacked some development and although successful it began to receive a less than flattering press from some of its drivers . a chassis flexing problem was solved mid season but it wasn ' t until the end of the year that the real hard testing was carried out that eventually cured the problems . alan jones , brian henton and richard robarts chalked up 9 wins between them so the season wasn ' t a total disaster by any means .
the grd 374 was notable for a switch to a front radiator and full - width nose come configuration .
the first grd 375 was in fact an updated 374 which shows that once again this was an evolutionary update . ian taylor ran in a works version and some support was given to some of the european competitors . the car retained its full width nose but the radiators were moved rearwards again . highlight of the year was undoubtedly renzo zorzi ' s fortunate victory at monaco in a 374 . at the end of the year grd closed down and the f3 operation was taken over by van diemen .
372 tim brise , tony brise , cesare doneda , patrick duchamp , adelmo fossati , johnny gerber , bengt gilhorn , neil ginn , mo harness , hans - peter hoffman , alan jones , masami kuwashima , barrie maskell , kurt m ü ller , jorge pinhol , pierre - francois rousselot , robin smythe , fernando spreafico , andy sutcliffe , keiichi tahara , ian taylor , bernard vermilio , jo vonlanthen , roger williamson .
373 thomas betzler , bernhard brack , tony brise , wolfgang bülow , ingvar carlsson , rudolf dötsch , harald ertl , jeremy gambs , alexander güttes , sigi hofmann , alan jones , dieter kern , gernot lamby , heinz lange , john macdonald , jac nelleman , gunnar nordström , pedro passadore , richard robarts , tony rouff .
372 tony brise , jacques coulon , roger craven , neil ginn , hans - peter hoffman , alan jones , richard knight , norman moffett , jac nelleman , masami kuwashima , pedro passadore , larry perkins , rod smith , fernando spreafico .
374 hakan alriksson , alberto colombo , gaudenzio mantova , gian - massimo martoni , luis moraes , marcos moraes , jac nelleman , pedro passadore , alessandro pessenti - rossi , alex ribeiro , renzo zorzi .
373 bernhard brack , günter hölker , roger hurst , john - erik johansson , gernot lamby , jac nelleman , gunnar nordström , tony rouff , len smith .
375 ingvar carlsson , werner fischer , den greer , shaw hayami , donald macleod , jac nellemann , ian taylor .
374 doug bassett , derek cook , jac nellemann , porky thyling , mike tyrrell , renzo zorzi .
373 hakan alriksson , ulf alriksson , bernhard brack , hans deffland , dan greer , günter hölker , roger hurst , john - erik johansson , john lain , anders olofsson , john rust , clas sigurdsson , len smith , marc surer , henrik spellerberg , fernando spreafico .
375 tommy
slim
borgudd , ingvar carlsson , sören hansen , stefan johannsson , john nielsen , jan ridell .
fitted with a modified holden grey engine in the 1950’s with triple su’s and other engine and mechanical modifications ( unknown if any competition history ) .
fitted with both 16” and 15” x 5” wheels in the period up to 1965 .
cut down morris minor rack operating as a steering box across to the original position lhs steering arm ( common modification in the era ) .
larger twin leading shoe 10” x 2 ¼” front brakes in one off cast iron finned brake drums .
used as a road car from 1959 to 1963 by vern barlow in victoria as a grey holden engined mg tc special ( triple su’s , modifications , etc ) .
sold to peter mahony in 1963 in victoria ( entered under bp heidelberg ) .
sold on then to rod cooper , victoria ( entered under saas ) at some point in late 1964 .
the subsequent ownership history is unknown until 2013 . no history of competition has been confirmed before and beyond the dates above , and its competition history appears to have ended in 1965 , due to the car quickly becoming uncompetitive .
vauxhall e model crank ( stroked to 3 1 / 8” ) . – mgb main bearings / modified rear seal arrangement .
lightweight billet flywheel ( 8kg ) , holden heavy duty 8 . 5” single plate clutch assembly .
modified camshaft grind – approximately 235 degrees @ 0 . 050” and 0 . 3” cam lift .
modified head with 1 . 48” and 1 . 25”’ valve sizes and relieved chambers – ls1 beehive springs .
triple 30 degree su 1 ½” ( internally modified ) on 1960’s sonic short inlet manifold and common cold air plenum chamber with rolled edge short ram tubes .
one off exhaust manifold – 1 3 / 8” primaries , 1 5 / 8” secondaries into a 2 ¼” system .
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