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Check it out <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.de/hockenheim/ferrari/477 " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.de/hockenheim/fer"><U>here!</U></A> It's in the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></FONT> section as well.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001129 Volker Roschansky wins in the SHM Challenge</B></div> <div> Although Andy Geldmacher dominated most of today's SHM Challenge race at Las Vegas, Volker Roschansky could take his first win in the competition. Andy was disconnected after leading the first 27 laps..... More info <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHM Challenge"><U>here</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1e780e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>SHM Racing troops get ready for war!</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001128 N4 demo is out!</B></div> <div> Just had to say it! More when we get our hands all over it.......</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1e3b70a0.jpg" border=0 width="695" height="522" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Editing autochat messages inside the game will be pretty neat, don't you think? :)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001127 Driver profiles updated</B></div> <div> New car/truck pics on <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="David Holden"><U>David Holden</U></A></FONT>'s, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Erwin Vandikkelen"><U>Erwin Vandikkelen</U></A></FONT>'s and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Andreas Geldmacher"><U>Andreas Geldmacher</U></A></FONT>'s pages. Check 'em out!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001126 Andreas Geldmacher teams up with us!</B></div> <div> Frank Kotzahn's substitute driver for this weekend, Andreas Geldmacher, today confirmed he will join SHM Racing on a permanent basis. He will drive in the ETS, and will probably continue acting as a sub driver in GED and EC. Welcome aboard! View Andreas' page <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Andreas Geldmacher"><U>here</U></A></FONT>. <B>Erwin Vandikkelen's </B>updated members page is <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Erwin Vandikkelen"><U>here</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday November 26th: ETS season opener at Daytona</B></div> <div> Trucks on superspeedways? You bet! SHM Racing have a good field of entries in the European Truck Series this season: Anders Sundin (2nd in the final standings last season), Frank Kotzahn(Rookie of the year), Gary Waltrip and David Holden, who only will compete with trucks in ESCORS. Add to that our latest compatriot Erwin Vandikkelen, and we have a killer line up! Count on us in the ETS!</div> <div> <B>Saturday November 25th 14.00 CET: European Cup season opener at Daytona</B></div> <div> The European Cup race could at last be held at Daytona, and was run on another server than the usual ESCORS server, which coincidentally decided to work as well..... Oh well... Brand new SHM Racing recruit Erwin Vandikkelen had a great run, and battled long and hard for the lead, mainly with frenchman Julien Millour, who went on to win the race, and deservedly so as he is one of the more popular drivers on the ESCORS circuit. Erwin got a black flag for speeding in the pits on his last stop, and lost contact with the front. He managed to finish 6th anyway, which must be considered a good result under the circumstances. Other SHM driver in the race today, Anders Sundin, had not much luck. He was involved in one way or another in all three incidents that caused yellows.... His car suffered substantial damage and could only lap 187-188 mph for the last 75 laps. He finished 14th , four laps back, just behind last season's champion Helmut Eimann. That's Sundin's first time outside the top 10 since last season's race at Talladega. Second in the race was Joris van der Westen, who at last had the luck on his side. He has suffered from many disconnections, and it's good to see him finish in a good position. Wolfgang Peter was third, last season's title runner up Hendrik Gerhardt fourth and Thomas Rymas fifth. Good and clean race, keep it up boys and girls! Here are the unofficial results:</div> <bR> <div> Race Final                              Daytona</div> <div>                          2.500 miles    100 laps</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> Fin Str      Driver                     Laps  Led   Pts     Qual   Reason Out</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>  1   2   44  J. Millour                  100   38   185  193.948      Running</div> <div>  2  21    3  J. Westen                   100    0   170               Running</div> <div>  3   6   78  W. Peter                    100    0   165  192.996      Running</div> <div>  4   8   17  H. Gerhardt                 100    2   165  192.822      Running</div> <div>  5  15   47  T. Rymas                    100    4   160               Running</div> <div>  <B>6  16  116  E. Vandikkelen              100   26   155               Running</B></div> <div>  7   9  124  S. Cullen                    99    4   151  192.735      Running</div> <div>  8   4   43  T. Groesser                  99    3   147  193.477      Running</div> <div>  9  19   22  P. Cotty                     99    0   138               Running</div> <div> 10  20   49  L. Barriere                  98    0   134               Running</div> <div> 11   5   92  T. Bleicher                  98    3   135  193.046      Running</div> <div> 12  13   36  M. Meessen                   98    0   127               Running</div> <div> 13   1   54  H. Eimann                    97   13   129  194.170      Running</div> <div> <B>14   7   75  A. Sundin                    96    0   121  192.822      Running</B></div> <div> 15  11  112  E. Bell                      94    0   118  190.851      Running</div> <div> 16   3   96  P. Dukers                    48    7   120  193.515          DNF</div> <div> 17  14   23  M. Aprile                    36    0   112                   DNF</div> <div> 18  10  117  J. Labelle                   30    0   109  191.460          DNF</div> <div> 19  17   21  J. Buechner                   0    0   106                   DNF</div> <bR> <div> Race time - 94:53.338</div> <div> Average speed - 158.080mph</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday November 25th 11.00 CET: GED season opener at Talladega</B></div> <div> Frank Murger became the first frenchman ever to win a league race sanctioned by ESCORS, congrats! The server once again failed to operate, and the race that was initially planned to be held at Daytona was moved to similar superspeedway Talladega. That seems to have been the right move for the SHM boys! Magnus Hagström got third position, right behind Jody de Vries, who made his best result in this league yet. Andreas Geldmacher, this weekend's substitute driver for SHM's Frank Kotzahn, made a good impression on us by taking pole position and finishing fourth. Andreas will also pilot Frank's truck in sunday's ETS race, and hopefully we will have him race for us again in the future... Steve Claeys rounded out the top 5 in a race that saw five yellows, which must be considered a good sign for the rest of the season. </div> <bR> <div> <B>001126 Server failure cancels ETS Daytona race</B></div> <div> You heard it right, it happened again. We all hope that the ETS can get a new server, and rumour has it that might be the case. More info as it evolves/gets official.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001125 Julien Millour and Franck Murger victorious at Daytona and Talladega</B></div> <div> Today's two ESCORS races offered fine and clean racing, a total of 8 yellows in two races is not bad at all. Julien Millour won the first European Cup race at Daytona, and Franck Murger won the Grand European Division race at Talladega. As for SHM Racing, Magnus Hagström finished third and Andreas Geldmacher, substitute driver for Frank Kotzahn, finished fourth in the GED race. Not quite the same success in the EC race though. Erwin Vandikkelen was best with his 6th position and Anders Sundin made his worst race ever in a league race to finish 14th. Gary Waltrip had connection troubles and did not start. More <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001125 Erwin Vandikkelen is a member of SHM Racing</B></div> <div> We're happy to announce that Erwin Vandikkelen, master of the roadcourses, has joined our team. We're now up to seven members, and every single one is a potential race winner. Expect more to join up and reinforce us even more! Info on Erwin will be up ASAP.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001120 Volker Roschansky scores a top 3</B></div> <div> Volker Roschansky got third position in a race in the GNC Open at Las Vegas. Congrats!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1db80da0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="474" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Volker Roschansky(in front here) took the first top 3 position for SHM Racing this season</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>001118 Server failure cancels all ESCORS races</B></div> <div> Sadly all three ESCORS race this weekend will be cancelled due to a server breakdown. That includes the GED race that was run for about 40 laps. No results were saved so the entire season will start over next weekend. Too bad for our drivers, especially Magnus Hagström who had 6th position at the time the server stopped working. Frank Kotzahn was running 11th, but had suffered from some bad luck. Well, I guess we'll practice Daytona for another week.... bet we'll be really good at it come next weekend! See ya there!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001115 Frank Kotzahn shows determination</B></div> <div> New SHM recruit Frank Kotzahn showed that he doesn't intend to be standing in the shadows this season. He won the first SHM Challenge race at Talladega. Volker Roschansky finished second, Anders Sundin third and Magnus Hagström fourth. Gary Waltrip failed to connect and David Holden didn't join either. Check the <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHM Challenge"><U>SHM Challenge</U></A> page for pics and standings. </div> <bR> <div> <B>001115 At last! The SHM Racing Forum is open!</B></div> <div> Start posting your messages right away! Link is above, you can't miss it.....</div> <bR> <div> <B>001114 Some updates!</B></div> <div> Daytona added to the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U><B>Tracks</B></U></A></FONT> section. Some info, and a link to the Daytona International Speedway homepage. Check it out! Car and truck pics added to<B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frank Kotzahn"><U><B>Frank Kotzahn</B></U></A></FONT>'s drivers profile. </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1d7d0e00.jpg" border=0 width="720" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>This weekend's three ESCORS Season-openers will all be held at Daytona, a proper Superspeedway! Pic taken from official website: www.daytonaintlspeedway.com</I></div> <div> <B>Sunday October 29th 11.40 CET: ETS season finale at Fontana, California</B></div> <div> No race reports today, cause right now I'm pretty fed up with this, frankly! Meanwhile, enjoy some pics!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="19d77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >   <IMG SRC="19e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <I>Helmut chasing Hendrik....                                                                             Poleman Michel Berk chased by Gerhardt and Eimann</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="19f77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1a077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>SHM teammates Gary and Anders having some good racing....                Lot's of colorful trucks.... We like green, don't we.......</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1a277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Hmm, maybe Gary doesn't care too much for green anymore....                Driving without...well, most of the truck! Nice motor....</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1a377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1a477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Hendrik Gerhardt takes the win, shortly before running out of gas         I wish I had sound to go with this pic...</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Race Final                  California Speedway</div> <div>                          2.000 miles    50 laps</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> Fin Str      Driver                     Laps  Led   Pts     Qual   Reason Out</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>  1   2   19  H. Gerhardt                  50    8   180  173.816      Running</div> <div>  2  10  124  S. Cullen                    50    0   170  171.412      Running</div> <div>  3   4    5  H. Eimann                    50    0   165  173.585      Running</div> <div>  4   1   28  M. Berk                      50    0   160  173.850      Running</div> <div> <B> 5   9   75  A. Sundin                    50    0   155  171.677      Running</B></div> <div>  6   7   12  F. Kotzahn                   49    0   150  172.228      Running</div> <div>  7   8   25  J. Buechner                  49    0   146  172.178      Running</div> <div>  8  11   16  T. Bleicher                  49    1   147  170.802      Running</div> <div>  9   5   22  S. Lippert                   48   41   148  173.356      Running</div> <div> <B>10   6   66  G. Waltrip                   47    0   134  172.405      Running</B></div> <div> 11   3    3  J. van der Westen             0    0   130  173.648          DNS</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Race time - 35:22.048</div> <bR> <div> Average speed - 169.651mph</div> <bR> <div> Margin of victory - 14.087sec</div> <bR> <div> Caution flags - 1</div> <bR> <div> # of lead changes - 4</div> <bR> <div> Weather - Cloudy 68^ S 0mph</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday October 28th 11.00 CET: EC season finale at Sears Point Raceway</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a577190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1a677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>#10 Dominik Siemens chased by Magnus and Thomas Rymas                  Tommy Groesser mowing some grass....</I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1a877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>This car led a lot. Oh, and Erwin led a lot too....                                        The Honey Dodge entering the Esses</I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1aa77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Juergen Buechner and Anders Sundin racing down the s/f straight...       ...unfortunately some contact was inevitable</I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ab77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="1ac77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Our worthy double champ, Helmut Eimann, Germany                               The  championship  contenders.  Sadly  #17  Hendrik Gerhardt  got</I></div> <div> <I>                                                                                                                           disconnected </I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> Race Final                  Sears Point Raceway</div> <div>                          1.950 miles    56 laps</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> Fin Str      Driver                     Laps  Led   Pts     Qual   Reason Out</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>  1   1  116  E. Vandikkelen               56   53   185   94.475      Running</div> <div>  2   4    2  S. van der Meiren            56    0   170   90.820      Running</div> <div>  3  10   70  P. Lowyck                    56    0   165   89.632      Running</div> <div>  4  15   54  H. Eimann                    56    3   165   87.206      Running</div> <div>  5  11   10  D. Siemens                   56    0   155   89.557      Running</div> <div> <B> 6  13    7  M. Hagstrom                  56    0   150   88.662      Running</B></div> <div>  7   7   47  T. Rymas                     56    0   146   90.635      Running</div> <div>  8   8   44  J. Millour                   56    0   142   90.531      Running</div> <div>  9   6   31  M. Redford                   56    0   138   90.785      Running</div> <div> <B>10  14   75  A. Sundin                    56    0   134   88.659      Running</B></div> <div> 11   9   21  J. Buechner                  56    0   130   89.640      Running</div> <div> 12   5  143  L.Baumann                    55    0   127   90.798      Running</div> <div> 13  22   80  M. Berk                      55    0   124               Running</div> <div> 14  19  106  P. Marchand                  54    0   121   82.921      Running</div> <div> 15  12   49  L. Barriere                  34    0   118   89.061          DNF</div> <div> 16   2   18  S. Lippert                   27    0   115   93.820          DNF</div> <div> 17  16   25  M. Bakker                    23    0   112   86.637          DNF</div> <div> 18   3   17  H. Gerhardt                  19    0   109   92.619          DNF</div> <div> 19  17   88  A. Schaffner                  6    0   106   85.355          DNF</div> <div> 20  18   13  S. Claeys                     0    0   103   83.782          DNS</div> <div> 21  21    3  J. Westen                     0    0   100                   DNS</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Race time - 111:03.575</div> <bR> <div> Average speed - 58.995mph</div> <bR> <div> Margin of victory - 0.930sec</div> <bR> <div> Caution flags - 9</div> <bR> <div> # of lead changes - 2</div> <bR> <div> Weather - Clear 70^ E 0mph</div> <bR> <div> <B>001113 Frank Kotzahn joins SHM Racing!</B></div> <div> We're happy to announce that last season's Rookie of the year in the European Truck Series, german Frank Kotzahn has joined our team! He will compete in the ETS alongside Anders Sundin, Gary Waltrip and David Holden. SHM Racing will definitely be a force to be counted on in the ETS this season! Frank also drives in the German Nascar League. Frank's profile is <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frank Kotzahn"><U>here.</U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1d158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Pic from last season. Frank in the green #12 car is chasing #75 Anders Sundin and #66 Gary Waltrip</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001113 Added some pics to the Sprint Cars review</B></div> <div> Check'em out <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DTR: Sprint Cars"><U>here!</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>001110 STCC2 Demo out!</B></div> <div> Check this out, it's the sequel to the great racing sim STCC(Swedish Touring Car Championship) developed by Digital Illusions. The first game was great, this will be even better. If you liked TOCA2 you'll love it! You can download the demo from this link (about 35Mb): <A HREF="http://www.dice.se/servlet/se.daddy.dice.FileInfoServlet?language=en&cat=1&game=STCC+2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dice.se/servlet/se.daddy.dice"><U>http://www.dice.se/servlet/se.daddy.dice.FileInfoServlet?language=en&cat=1&game=STCC+2</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>001110 Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars review posted!</B></div> <div> Gary's latest addition to the site is something you HAVE to check out! It's posted in the Articles section, or go directly to it by clicking <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DTR: Sprint Cars"><U>here!</U></A></div> <div> More pics will be added over the weekend!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001107 Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars review will be posted.....</B></div> <div> Seems Gary can't take his hands off the keyboard at the moment! Another great review will be up in the next few days, this time it's the DTR Sprint Cars sim that gets his attention. We will also announce a new team member shortly, someone who's already driving in ESCORS.... There's still room for more members too, write a mail and join us! I would also like to thank everybody who has voted in our poll, a new one will be up soon. Looks like you prefer (surprise, surprise....) Nascar and F1! Also some votes for CART and Moto GP, which are both nice series indeed. No votes for touring cars.... And only one vote for Rally and Sportscars(bet ya'll will be buing Colin Mc Rae 2 and World Sportscars anyway!) Look forward to more reviews on our page! I'm about to start on something myself...... </div> <bR> <div> <B>001107 New links posted</B></div> <div> Links to ESCORS(banner at the bottom of this page as well), EuropeStoxx Racing Team and Schaffner Motorsports new page are up on the <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>links</U></A> page.....</div> <bR> <div> <B>001106 Nascar Heat article/review posted</B></div> <div> Another fine piece of writing from Gary, this introduction to Papyrus' biggest threat against N4's world dominance, Hasbro's Nascar Heat, is a must-read! Go <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nascar Heat"><U>here</U></A> to check it out!</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="1b258e00.gif" border=0 width="600" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Nascar Heat is a fantastic sim with great graphics and physics, but suffers from bad multiplayer, according to Gary Waltrip</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001104 Thanks for your patience!</B></div> <div> I haven't made any updates at all during the week, and we're still getting a good amount of hits. Thank you for that, visitors! There will be some major updates to the page during next week, for example we will present a new team member, so keep checking back. Next weekend will see the first official ESCORS event, the practice sessions at Greenville-Pickens. We may meet up there, sim racers! Have a good one 'til next time!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001029 Eimann took his second championship win in two days ; Gerhardt won today's race ; SHM 5th and 10th</B></div> <div> A good race with a 49 lap green run ended with Hendrik Gerhardt winning and championship contenders Helmut Eimann and Anders Sundin finishing 3rd and 5th. That means Eimann's second championship win in two days! SHM's Gary Waltrip came in 10th. More pics and results <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="19c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Lots of trucks roaring down the backstretch on lap 1.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>001028 Helmut Eimann won the first EC championship today! ; Erwin Vandikkelen won the race ; SHM 6th and 10th</B></div> <div> Erwin Vandikkelen won today's Sears Point race impressing everybody. Hendrik Gerhardt got disconnected after 19 laps and Helmut Eimann was crowned champion of the first European Cup championship. Magnus Hagström had his best result so far in the league, finishing 6th. Anders Sundin was 10th. More pics and results <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="19b58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Erwin Vandikkelen made another impressive road course performance at Sears Point</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday October 22nd 11.40 CET: ETS truck race at Nashville Speedway</B></div> <div> Helmut Eimann won the race in big style, and takes the command going into the last race of the season. SHM's Anders Sundin, who is the major title contender, failed to get his truck to work as desired after his only stop. Eventually Hendrik Gerhardt muscled past to get second, and Sundin was third, one lap ahead of polesitter Joris van der Westen. SHM's other truck driver Gary Waltrip had a good day and finished fifth, his first top 5 so far. Certainly not the last though.... The main reason the top 3 in the race was one lap ahead of the rest of the pack was difference in pit strategies, and a yellow being handed out rather appropiately, just after everyone else had pitted. That was also the ONLY caution of the race, so the ETS holds on to its' reputation as a more fair and competitive league than the EC. Of course the fact that there's fewer drivers in the ETS plays a part, but there seems to be a different spirit in the ETS right now, which we will do everything to preserve. However, you can be 100% certain that the EC races will be of a higher standard next season, due to some changes in the rules department. Now we're looking forward to the ETS season closer at Fontana next week, which will be quite a change from the usually pretty short tracks that the ETS previously has been running on. See you there! Here are some pics, finally... Thanks Gary!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="17e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17f77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Not a large field, but a good one....                                                                 ETS leader #5 Helmut Eimann gets the better line...</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="18477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>The incident that caused  the  only yellow.  #3 Joris Van der Westen     Wrong way for both.....</I></div> <div> <I>and #12 Frank Kotzhahn.   </I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="18077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Hmm, right turns on an oval? Somethin' wrong 'ere.....                               SHM's  #66 Gary Waltrip and #75 Anders Sundin pits together</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="18877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Pacecar spotter: "You've got the lead! Go go go go gooooo!!!!"   </I>            <I>Teammates roaring down the frontstretch.....</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="18a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>#25 Juergen Buecner had a beautiful new truck to show off...                   Helmut crosses the finish line, winning in an impressive way</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18b77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="18c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> <I>SHM driver Anders Sundin is third......                                                         ....and Gary Waltrip takes his first top 5, good run! The flagman even</I></div> <div> <I>                                                                                                                               waves the right flag.....</I></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday October 21st 11.00 CET: EC race at Phoenix International Raceway</B></div> <div> Ok, we got another messy race, but that's not really surprising since Phoenix is one of the harder tracks to race at. A total of 10 yellows isn't too bad after all, and there was some pretty good racing going on in the middle of the chaos too. When the smoke and dust had settled Thomas Rymas was the winner again, his second win in his fourth EC race. Nice going. Helmut Eimann made a mistake and blew his engine on lap 84, and that mistake could very well cost him the win in the championship. Our new championship leader is Hendrik Gerhardt after finishing 4th today, consistent as always. As for the SHM drivers David Holden did not make the start and is in doubt for his continuing in the ENC. More on this later. Gary Waltrip again suffered from bad connection and decided to leave the race after 20 completed laps to not risk any other driver's safety. Salutes to Gary, true SHM spirit! Magnus Hagström came back strong after failing to finish last race, which was his first. Today he managed to finish 10th, despite some problems with black flags and incidents. Anders Sundin was 7th, his day ruined by him being handed a black flag despite doing nothing wrong. Another driver, Martijn Bakker, also suffered from this which was likely caused by Juergen Buechner warping. Well, that's online racing, not much you can do about it except wishing that the online racing gods will smile at you the next time.... Now we're looking forward to an exciting season finale at Sears Point next week. Here's a little gallery from today's race, the results are below...</div> <div> <IMG SRC="16f77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <I>  <IMG SRC="17077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Almost the entire field prior to race start. Looks great, doesn't it?         I wonder what kind of  fuel Hendrik  is using?  Must be  for UFO's...</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="17177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Austrian and Aussie side by side... #21 Buechner and #27 Phil Clark.   Steve Claeys was out of luck today. Nice monsters though.</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="17377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#75 Anders Sundin tries to Dodge a wreckage.....                                    ....and causes another one! Whoooops! Sorry.....</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="17577190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </I></div> <div> <I>This is the view from #54 Helmut Eimanns front bumper. Looks bad...    .....but somehow he manages to get through unharmed!</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="17777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>But here the day is over - his engine blows..... Hendrik goes by....          Gary Waltrip retired after 20 laps. Bad con. Too bad....</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="17977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="17a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#44  Julien  Millour  manages   to  beat  Hendrik  Gerhardt  despite     "I'm first!", "No, I'm first!", "Hey, get out of the way! I'm first", </I></div> <div> <I>driving without a hood.                                                                                        Barriere, Rymas, Bakker and Gerhardt battles in the pits....</I></div> <div>  </div> <div> Race Final               Phoenix International Raceway</div> <div>                          1.000 miles    156 laps</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> Fin Str      Driver                     Laps  Led   Pts     Qual   Reason Out</div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>  1   7   47  T. Rymas                    156   75   185  123.486      Running</div> <div>  2   9   49  L. Barriere                 156    0   170  123.110      Running</div> <div>  3  14   44  J. Millour                  156    0   165  122.473      Running</div> <div>  4   5   17  H. Gerhardt                 156   14   165  123.681      Running</div> <div>  5  20    4  P. Cotty                    155    0   155  121.195      Running</div> <div>  6  10   12  U Winkelmann                153    0   150  123.043      Running</div> <div>  <B>7   6   75  A. Sundin                   152    0   146  123.622      Running</B></div> <div>  8  16   21  J. Buechner                 150    0   142  121.679      Running</div> <div>  9  15   25  M. Bakker                   149    0   138  122.232      Running</div> <div> <B>10  12    7  M. Hagstrom                 148    0   134  122.942      Running</B></div> <div> 11   2  116  E. Vandikkel                 98   28   135  124.696          DNF</div> <div> 12   8   54  H. Eimann                    85    0   127  123.414          DNF</div> <div> 13  18   70  P. Lowyck                    73    0   124  121.424          DNF</div> <div> 14   1    3  J. Westen                    72   36   126  125.304          DNF</div> <div> 15   4    2  S. vd Meiren                 64    0   118  123.988          DNF</div> <div> 16   3   15  D. Schuuring                 54    0   115  124.606          DNF</div> <div> 17  19   22  O. Crottaz                   24    0   112  121.195          DNF</div> <div> 18  17   27  P. Clark                     23    0   109  121.650          DNF</div> <div> <B>19  21   66  G. Waltrip                   20    0   106  120.667          DNF</B></div> <div> 20  13   13  S. Claeys                    12    0   103  122.774          DNF</div> <div> 21  22  101                                0    0   100               Running</div> <div> <B>22  11    9  D. Holden                     0    0    97  123.001          DNS</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Race time - 95:35.616</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>001026 Volker Roschansky made his online debut today!</B></div> <div> Volker's got his ISP up and working and joined the SHM Racing  practice today. He made an instant impression by being fastest in practice and taking pole in the practice race. He led most of the 11 lap race, but a late incident with Gary Waltrip ruined his chances. After a gruelling last lap battle, Anders Sundin took the win, just ahead of Magnus Hagström, despite being the slowest in practice.... Slower is faster, never EVER give up! Sears Point is added to the Tracks section. View our(not very impressive) best laps <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U>here</U></A></FONT>!</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1684a940.jpg" border=0 width="330" height="148" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Volker Roschansky's #83 Blue Byte Dodge Intrepid</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001025 Sears Point article/guide is up!</B></div> <div> Gary's excellent article on Sears Point is posted in the new section Articles. SHM Challenge section has been moved to the SHM Racing Team section. Go directly to the article by clicking <This link's target cannot be found>!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="19a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Sears Point in all its prime. Pic taken from Papyrus' forthcoming Nascar Racing 4 (but you already knew that...) </I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>001024 The Nashville race report is posted! Now with pics too!</B></div> <div> OK, I've posted the report, complete with pictures from the action. Check it <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>!</div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>001023 The Magnus Times is up!</B></div> <div> SHM driver Magnus Hagström's own page is now ready too view.  A Phoenix race report is up and he plans to do regular updates, so check it out from time to time.... It's added to the Links section, but for now the link is <A HREF="http://magnus7.cjb.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://magnus7.cjb.net/"><U>here</U></A> too!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001023 SHM Challenge section is up</B></div> <div> Some details on rules and points system are posted, nothing's final though. Please give me some feedback on this! Check it out <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHM Challenge"><U>here</U></A>. I also made some changes to the pages, like putting the N3 and the GPL section together to the Sims section. Expect some more sims there later. I also added a Cars/Trucks section to the SHM Racing Team section, go there and check it out. Nothing new there though. Cockpits and stuff will be up there later.... Still no pics from the ETS race, sorry! I'll get 'em up as soon as I can!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001022 Magnus Hagström works on his own page.....</B></div> <div> Link will be up as soon as it's ready to view. It will only feature stuff about Magnus, so it's only for the real Hagström Die-Hards!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001022 Helmut Eimann won today's ETS race at Nashville ; SHM third and fifth</B></div> <div> Helmut Eimann extended his lead in the ETS after winning today's race at Nashville Speedway. Hendrik Gerhardt was second and Anders Sundin third. Joris van der Westen passed Gary Waltrip late in the race to take fourth, but nevertheless a brilliant top 5 for Gary! We won't give up the title fight yet either........ Full report and pics later....I forgot to save my replay... ;)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="17c588a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="394" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>I actually got ONE pic before I disconnected today, and I think it's pretty representative....</I></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>001021 Thomas Rymas won at Phoenix today ; Helmut Eimann failed to finish</B></div> <div> Rookie Thomas Rymas took his second win in only four races with the league and looks good for next season. Helmut Eimann blew his engine and was classified 12th, while the other championship candidate Hendrik Gerhardt got a good 4th position. SHM had an average race, Anders Sundin was 7th, Magnus Hagström recorded his first finish, a good 10th and Gary Waltrip had to retire due to technical problems after 20 laps. David Holden failed to start, due to connection issues. Full race report with pics <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="16e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Thomas Rymas in the #47 Cartoon Network Pontiac won todays EC race at Phoenix</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday October 15th 11.40: ETS truck race at the Milwaukee Mile</B></div> <div> Great day for us! We got our first in a long row of wins, and it was Anders Sundin who drove his Boston Bruins Chevrolet to victory lane today. Helmut Eimann finished second and the gap between Sundin and Eimann in the championship standings is now down to 25 points with two races to go. Michel Berk finished third closely followed by Sharon Cullen. Hendrik Gerhardt was fifth, one lap down. It was a good race overall, just two yellows and both pretty early on in the race, which worked to SHM racing's advantage. The winning setup and the qualifying setup will be posted soon on the Tracks page. Many had difficulties with tire wear, for instance Helmut Eimann who slowed down considerably towards the end of the race. Stefan Lippert had a good run, but got disconnected while leading the race. I feel for you, man.... SHM's brand new truck racer Gary Waltrip did pretty well to finish 7th. He had some encounters with other drivers, but nothing too bad... Expect him to be up front soon..... OK, what everyone's been waiting for -  the race action! For your viewing pleasure:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="15477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>SHM teammates side by side in turn 2. I have no idea how the  fellas    Joris van der Westen had no good day, but  his  Dale Earnhardt-style</I></div> <div> <I>on the tower are feeling, but they look a little 2D.....                               truck sure is very nice to look at(when it's not wrecked....)</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="15577190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="15777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin crosses the finish  line to take  the win. The  flagman     That's one ugly truck, Frank.....</I></div> <div> <I>waves the yellow, but that's because he's blind.....   </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="15877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="15977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Gary Waltrip gets a little loose......                                                            ....and once again, this time with a little help from our friend Helmut...      </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="15a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="15b77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Hendrik Gerhardt's hot streak seems to have cooled down a  bit, but    #28 Michel Berk spins out on the grass. Luckily he needed no help</I></div> <div> <I>he managed to finish 5th today                                                                  from the medics this time....</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="15c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="15d77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#124 Sharon Cullen chasing #25 Juergen Buechner                              The pace truck is PHAT!</I></div> <div> <B>001020 SHM Racing quartet at Phoenix?</B></div> <div> We hope that we can get four starters at Phoenix tomorrow, and sure hope to get four finishers too! David Holden is still waiting for his first finish since rejoining the ENC, but seems to be on a hot streak right now, coming right off a win at Daytona on wednesday. Magnus Hagström will primarily aim to finish the race, since his first at Fontana was a disappointment with a blown engine, while Gary Waltrip will be hoping to improve from the 14th position he got last time out.  Anders Sundin is in third position in the championship, but with only two races to go it seems impossible to get the title this year. A first win would be in place though. Hendrik Gerhardt and Helmut Eimann is battling for the championship, and will not be taking any risks, so a race win could be there for the taking...</div> <bR> <div> <B>001020 SHM Challenge...</B></div> <div> To determine who is the sharpest driver within the team we will be handing out points after our main practice race each week... Points will probably be awarded as in F1 with 10 points to the winner 6 to second, 4, 3, 2 and one point to sixth, with 1 point going to the pole man, 1 point for most led and 1 point for 1 led. And perhaps one point for fastest race lap. The idea is to help us keep that fighting spirit up during the weeks and don't lose the edge, and of course push each other to better performance. More info as it evolves.... </div> <bR> <div> <B>001019 Preview of Anders Sundin's new cockpit!</B></div> <div> Gary is in the finishing stages of this great cockpit. He's also working on a logo for the team that will be published as soon as it's ready.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="16d58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>A team logo will be added to the dash too.....</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001019 Phoenix and Nashville added to tracks section</B></div> <div> Tips/guides will follow shortly.... Go <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U>here</U></A>!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>001019 Eimann penalised for crashing into Waltrip</B></div> <div> The weekly official ENC newsletter announced that Helmut Eimann has received 15 penalty points for crashing into Gary Waltrip at last Sunday's race at the Milwaukee Mile. That narrows the gap to SHM's Anders Sundin to 10 points with two races to go in the series... Meanwhile SHM's Gary Waltrip also got penalised for jumpstarting in the same event, but the penalty was set to a 1 lap deduction and doesn't affect his points for the race. He also got a 5 points penalty for jumpstarting at the EC race at Fontana, California.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001018 David Holden wins at Daytona in ERL!</B></div> <div> SHM driver David Holden won tonight's Daytona 250, the season opener for the ERL, where he drives for his other team HRI. New HRI member Kevin Chick finished 4th, so it looks bright for the team, hope you guys keep it up! And Dave, make some nice finishes for SHM Racing too........ You can read more about HRI and the race at their homepage:  <A HREF="http://drive.to/hri" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://drive.to/hri"><U>http://drive.to/hri</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="16c58c30.gif" border=0 width="600" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>David Holden leading on the last lap at Daytona....</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001017 Pics of all our new cars is up!</B></div> <div> Take a look <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHM Challenge"><U>here</U></A></FONT>! And watch the top of this page! </div> <bR> <div> <B>001016 Magnus Hagström gets new paintscheme</B></div> <div> Check out Magnus' new car <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magnus Hagström"><U>here</U></A></FONT>. More pics up soon.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001016 Previews for this weekend</B></div> <div> Previews for this weekends races at Phoenix and Nashville are up. Read them <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>. </div> <bR> <div> <B>001016 New poll is up!</B></div> <div> Mark Martin turned out to be the most popular pick in the last poll, receiving 20% of the votes. Rusty and Dale Sr were close behind.....</div> <div> This time we'd like to know what kind of racing you most enjoy watching. Tell me if I've forgot anything, I'll add it to the poll right away! Anyone who saw that great ALMS race at Laguna Seca must be thinking twice before voting.... What a track! When will NASCAR visit that one? Great cars too.... </div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday October 14th 03.30: BBRL race at Dover Downs Intnl Speedway</B></div> <div> Shawn Fisher won the race after Tim Rosseno miscalculated fuel consumtion.... SHM did not race this Saturday, unfortunately.</div> <div> <B>Saturday October 14th 11.00: EC race at Fontana, California</B></div> <div> I'll wait for the official results to post a full race report. Meanwhile enjoy some pics from the race!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="14577190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Almost everybody pits during the first caution on lap 16.                       Eric Simonin snatched a well deserved top 5 position </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="14677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="14777190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#88 Alain Schaffner drove a Greg Moore tribute car. Good move.          SHM teammates getting a little toooo close...</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="14877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="14977190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Great battle for the lead somewhere mid-race. This is the top 5....          Same battle. Pretty close racing in the top 3, don't you think?</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="14a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="14c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>SHM's #7 Magnus Hagström parks his car with a blown engine.            Long train runnin'.......</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="14d77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="14e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#75 Anders Sundin and #124 Sharon Cullen battling it out. Cullen      Gary decides to have a little picnic in the green grass........</I></div> <div> <I>eventually had to retire with a blown engine</I></div> <div> <B>001015 </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>First win for Anders Sundin and SHM Racing!</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>We've got our first win! Anders Sundin had a great run today at the Milwaukee Mile, and when Stefan Lippert, who was as dominant as usual, got disconnected nothing could stop him. He overtook Helmut Eimann, who had very bad tires, on lap 85 and led from there. Gary Waltrip didn't have an all bad race either and finished 7th. Next is a top 5...... Race report and action pics </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U><B>here</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="152ee320.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="562" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>#75 Anders Sundin about to overtake #5 Helmut Eimann out of turn 4 on lap 85. This was the last lead change of the race, luckily.... #19 Hendrik Gerhardt was not involved in the lead battle today </I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001015 Gary Waltrip joins the European Truck Series</B></div> <div> SHM's very own racer Gary Waltrip joined the European Truck Series today and will make his debut at the Tony Roper Memorial 100 at the Milwaukee Mile. Good luck!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001015 Tragedy strikes CTS</B></div> <div> Truck racer Tony Roper died on Saturday after a practice accident at Texas. The ENC crew  decided to rename todays event to Tony Roper Memorial 100. Our thoughts are with Tony Roper, his family and friends. Race in peace.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001014 Helmut Eimann back on victory lane ; No lucky day for SHM racing</B></div> <div> Helmut Eimann won today's EC race at California and extends his championship lead. SHM had some bad luck. Anders Sundin had a good run, but made his last stop under green. Problem was that a yellow came out on the next lap.... He also received a black flag, and finished 7th. Gary Waltrip had a tough race, received a few black flags and got wrecked a couple of times, but he managed to finish the race in 14th position. Magnus Hagström suffered a blown engine early in the race, and didn't finish. He'll be back for revenge though, count on that! Full race report will be up when the official results are posted, sorry..... Meanwhile enjoy ten full color pics from the race! Right <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>....</div> <div> <IMG SRC="14f58750.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="373" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>German Helmut Eimann reclaimed the initiative in the run for the championship title by winning today's race</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001013 Three SHM cars at California tomorrow</B></div> <div> It's more or less certain that we get three starters in the race tomorrow. Anders Sundin, Magnus Hagström and our newest recruit Gary Waltrip, who by the way will drive a #66 car instead of the #67 shown at the pic below. #67 was apparently occupied by Jody de Vries. Good luck all drivers, hope we get three finishers too! Read about this weekends races <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>. Gary's updated profile is <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gary Waltrip Jr"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001013 SHM Egroup</B></div> <div> SHM now got it's own egroup, exclusively available for our members. Applications for membership in the SHMracing egroup must be approved by us, so you'll have to a member of the team, or someone very special... That's where we'll be sharing our secret Super Setups and all the fun stuff you don't get to see on the website.....</div> <bR> <div> <B>001013 Greg Moore Memorial 250</B></div> <div> Due to popular demand the ENC staff wisely decided to rename tomorrows event to Greg Moore Memorial 250. Great driver, great guy, you're missed, Greg!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="13c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Greg Moore, 1975 - 1999(Pic from f1photo.com)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001012 Gary Waltrip Jr joins SHM Racing</B></div> <div> American driver Gary Waltrip Jr is now officially a member of SHM Racing. He is an experienced sim racer, but has yet to have his first outing as an online driver. Waltrip, 34 years of age and residing in Blaine, Washington is likely to make his debut for SHM Racing in the newly renamed Greg Moore Memorial European Cup race at California speedway this Saturday. We all wish you welcome to the team, and good luck racing with us! View Gary's profile <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gary Waltrip Jr"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="131571e0.jpg" border=0 width="599" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Gary Waltrip's #67 Coca Cola Dodge at his favorite track, Bristol Motor Speedway</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001010 New poll up soon!</B></div> <div> Last chance to cast your votes for your favorite NASCAR driver! Make sure you put one in, Mark Martin is leading at the moment, which is ok if you ask me and Volker.... Feel free to mail us suggestions on future polls.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001010 Some updates on California</B></div> <div> New best laps and some minor tips on driving and setups <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U>here</U></A>... Expect more, not much time to do updates today, sorry....</div> <div> <B>Sunday October 8th 11.40: ETS truck race at Evergreen Speedway</B></div> <div> Todays race at the short and very flat track Evergreen Speedway, located in Monroe, Washington, was dominated from practice to race finish by Stefan Lippert. Fastest practice lap, pole, most led laps and finally the win is for sure very impressive. Lippert is certainly one of the favorites for next season's championship title. Meanwhile the fight for the win this season continues. Before this race Helmut Eimann led, 25 points ahead of SHM:s Anders Sundin, so the main goal for these two drivers wasn't winning the race, but rather beating each other. The first 25 or so laps of the race was filled with yellows, and one couldn't help fearing it would be a repetition of what happened in yesterday's EC race. Thankfully it straightened out and most of the race was run under green. Anders Sundin who qualified poorly, was able to climb up through the field due to some accidents, and was having some great clean battles with austrian Juergen Buechner, and new trucker Sharon Cullen. Buechner decided to make one pitstop, which showed to be the wrong strategy today, since most of the field managed to do without stops. Cullen on the other hand could overtake Sundin, and eventually Eimann too and finished second. Eimann was third and Sundin 4th with Hendrik Gerhardt collecting the final top 5 position. So the championship remains close, Eimann is now 30 points ahead of Sundin and anything can happen in the final three races. Looking forward to it.... Enjoy some pics from todays action!</div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="11d77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="11e77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Will this fella ever let us win? Totally dominant performance today       #5 Helmut Eimann taps Joris van der Westen  and  goes  into  a  spin</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="11f77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="12077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#12 Frank Kotzahn was involved in some fusing and bruising today.    You don't want to have this view through your windshield......</I></div> <div> <I>Here he rubs fenders with Tom Bleicher</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="12177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="12277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#124 Sharon Cullen passes Eimann to go into 2nd,  where she  also     #19 Hendrik Gerhardt struggled a little today,  as did Tom Bleicher,</I></div> <div> <I>finished                                                                                                               who once again failed to finish   </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="12377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="12477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Well, this pic is just so very nice....                                                             - Hey, get off me!!!</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday October 7th 11.00: EC race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway(Millenium Collectibles)</B></div> <div> On a pretty sad day for the European Cup, new driver Thomas Rymas could secure his first victory in only his second race in the league. The first half of the race was ruined by incidents, and I don't think anyone's counted how many caution laps there were, but there were at least 15 caution periods. This feels like a disaster for the EC and the entire ENC project, since this was a sponsored race, and ENC now faces a possible parting with the sponsor, Millenium Collectibles. More news on this as the happenings evolve, we all sure hope MC will continue to support ENC in the future too. For more sad news, a lot of drivers quit the race by free will or got booted. Among the booted was championship leader Helmut Eimann, and this sure makes the championship even tighter with just three events to go. Second place went to Erwin Vandikkelen, who led the race until close to the finish, but was unable to keep up the pace due to heavily worn tires. Steven vad der Meiren managed a good third position, Hendrik Gerhardt was fourth and Ludovic Barriere fifth. SHM:s Anders Sundin recorded a 6th position out of the 11 finishers, but will most likely not be able to challenge anyone for the championship. On the other hand Hendrik Gerhardt closed the already small gap to a minimum in today's race, and is now only 2(!) points behind Eimann in the run for the championship. One must also consider that Gerhardt is a road course specialist, so the season finale at Sears Point will probably be a hard nut for Eimann to crack. SHM:s David Holden had to sit out the race due to problems connecting to today's race, which was a shame. Next week we hope that Magnus Hagström will be able make his EC debut, but he will not appear until we have agreed he's appropriatly prepared for racing N3 online. He has some experience racing GPL online though, so it shouldn't be a problem. Check some of the action right below.</div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="11277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="11377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin and Thomas Rymas, today's worthy winner    The field enters turn one after a clean(!) start</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="10c77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="11577190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Hmm,  Steven van der Meiren may be  cuddling  up  a little   Yep, here we go. Wheeeeee!!! Millour escapes unharmed, TOO close to Julien Millour....                                                  luckily</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="11677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="11a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>If you check out Stephane Turpin's #1 car real  close,  you     Poor Steve Claeys had a hard day at work...</I></div> <div> <I>might see a pretty nice babe.... </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="11877190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="11973190.jpg" border=0 width="371" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#17 Hendrik Gerhardt and #44 Julien  Millour.  Definitely     Don't dream away to palm trees and  sunny  beaches  just</I></div> <div> <I>two of the drivers you most like to meet on the track             yet, Hendrik! Helmut will not give up without a fight....</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001009 BBRL news</B></div> <div> Randy Mahlum finished third in the first IROC event which apparently was a pretty ugly affair. He was with that position top of the BBRL drivers. BBRL also welcomes some new drivers this week: #6 Wes Bennett (a.k.a. WIGG), #69 Bryan Williams, #12 Bruce Williams (a.k.a. RUDEDG) and #8 Bill Lamprinakos (a.k.a. mrbilll). Good luck in the league. Next up for BBRL is Dover. More info <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001009 Tracks section updated</B></div> <div> Some tips on driving at Las Vegas, new best laps and California, Dover and Milwaukee added. Expect more updates during the week. Meanwhile check what we've got so far <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001009 SHM:s Magnus Hagström to debut in the European Cup this weekend</B></div> <div> Magnus Hagström has now applied for membership in the ENC and is most likely to compete at Fontana, California this weekend. We can also present Magnus' first car, an unsponsored Dodge Intrepid. Magnus' profile is <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magnus Hagström"><U>here</U></A></FONT>. Volker Roschansky's Dodge Intrepid will be presented later this week. His profile is <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volker Roschansky"><U>here</U></A>.  Read more about this weekends races <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A></FONT>. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="12d58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>SHM:s killer trio! From left to right: #7 Magnus Hagström, #75 Anders Sundin and #9 David Holden. Now we</I></div> <div> <I>just hope that Volker Roschansky soon will tag along....</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>001011 Some assistance from the States....</B></div> <div> A new driver is about to join the SHM roster. More info will be up as it evolves, but I can reveal that he's from the States, and that he will be driving with us in the ENC. Great to have people of such diverse nationalities with us! Two swedes, one englishman, one german and one american...sounds like we've got half the globe covered.....</div> <div> <IMG SRC="12f40b00.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="432" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>This is the largest American flag I could find........</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001008 Stefan Lippert dominates in ETS once again</B></div> <div> Todays ETS truck race at Evergreen Speedway was dominated totally by Stefan Lippert, who led from start to finish, and also took pole. The fight for the championship remains tight with Helmut Eimann finishing third and SHM:s Anders Sundin 4th. Sundin is now 30 points behind Eimann in the run for the championship. Full story and pics <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="11c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>The green flag waves at the start of todays ETS race at Evergreen Speedway</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001008 Michael Schumacher world champion</B></div> <div> Michael Schumacher secured the F1 world championship title by winning Japan's Grand Prix at Suzuka today. We won't provide you with an article though, this is just a sim racing site.... (so far....)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="11b58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Michael Schumacher, the 2000 F1 world champion. (Pic from tifosi-club.com)</I></div> <div> <B>001007 Happy birthday to Magnus, 20 years today!</B></div> <div> SHM driver Magnus Hagström celebrates his 20th birthday today! Congratulations! Don't party too hard....</div> <bR> <div> <B>001007 Thomas Rymas wins Las Vegas crash fest</B></div> <div> In only his second race in the ENC, Thomas Rymas managed to get to victory lane, after overtaking Erwin Vandikkelen in the last laps of the race. SHM's Anders Sundin finished 6th, but chose a not so good pit strategy - only one stop. Sadly the race was overcast by incidents and caution periods, messing up at least the first half of the race. A lot of drivers decided to quit, and only about 10 finished the event. Championship leader Helmut Eimann got booted along with some others and will have a hard time to battle Hendrik Gerhardt now, Hendrik being a very good road course driver. Full story and pics <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="107588d0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Thomas Rymas won today's Las Vegas race driving this very nice Ford Taurus</I></div> <div> <B>Sunday 11.40 : ETS truck race at Pikes Peak</B></div> <div> A clean race today at Pikes Peak ended up with Joris van der Westen taking his first win in his first race in the ETS. A really solid performance, he also had pole postition, ahead of Anders Sundin. 2nd was ETS leader Helmut Eimann, ahead of Erwin Vandikkelen, Sundin and Juergen Buechner. Only one yellow was handed out, and as usual it happened on the very first lap. Some patience needed from some competitors perhaps... Juergen Buechner and Anders Sundin had a small collision which led to some damage for the latter, who struggled to keep up with the pace set by the frontrunners. Hendrik Gerhardt got booted from todays race, along with a couple of other guys. This is getting to be the standard in ETS races, which is a shame. Anyhow, it was only the discos that allowed SMS to finish in 4th position today, so everything has an up and a downside! ;)</div> <div> Here's the eye candy:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e22ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0e32ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Looks like Erwin Vandikkelen's been doing  to many           Stefan Lippert,  winner at Gateway  last week,  spins </I></div> <div> <I>rally sims lately... Juergen Buechner in the #25 truck           out and quits the race. #16 Tom Bleicher didn't finish</I></div> <div> <I>escapes with some nice looking front damage...                    either  </I></div> <div>                 <IMG SRC="0e42ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0e52ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                <I> If you scrub the wall like this, you don't win....                      Erwin Vandikkelen passes Anders Sundin on the </I></div> <div> <I>                                                                                                                     outside. Oh, well......</I></div> <div> <B>Saturday September 30th 03.00: BBRL race at Talladega</B></div> <div> As usual with the BBRL most drivers enjoyed a very clean and fun race, although big boys Shawn Fisher and Steve Huber had some bad luck. Tim Rosseno, driving his very first race in the BBRL, made an instant impression by winning the race by quite a large margin. He crossed the finish line drafting with Shawn Fisher, who was off the lead lap. 2nd was Scott Hovanec, 3rd Ken McCreary, recording his best finish to date, and 4th Jim Trucker. SMS driver Anders Sundin had a pretty good race and was able to finish 5th after Steve Huber had received a black flag for speeding in the pits. It could have been much worse since the trio of Sundin, Bart Long and Johney Williams lost contact with the lead group, and had some troubles agreeing on how to draft effectively.... Roger Wilco was used for the first time during a points race, and that certainly adds a new dimension to online racing. Way cool! Enjoy some pics from the action:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0db2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0dc2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Background: Bart Long, Anders  Sundin and Johney           Tim Rosseno crosses the finish line. Shawn Fisher in</I></div> <div> <I>Williams drafting.  Foreground:  The drivers that  are          the #3 car is not on the lead lap</I></div> <div> <I>ahead.... </I></div> <div>                 <IMG SRC="0de2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0df2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                 <I>This can't possibly go well, can it?                                        Nope.....a little sideways driving from Tim and Randy</I></div> <div> <I>                                                                                                                    Mahlum...  </I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e02ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0e12ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <div> <I>And this is how the  cars look  on the  inside....Only             Ah, can't get too much of this pic......</I></div> <div> <I>happens in online racing....</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday September 30th 11.00: EC race at Bristol</B></div> <div> The EC race at Bristol today offered unexpectedly few cautions and was overall a pretty clean race. Norwegian Arve Svenning displayed incredible dominance, getting pole, setting fastest lap and leading all laps of the race! Helmut Eimann's slump continues as he failed to finish today, while Hendrik Gerhardt's hot streak looks like it will never end. He finished 2nd today, ahead of Julien Millour, Patrick Lowyck and Thomas Rymas, who recorded a great 5th in his first EC race. Bad day for SMS though, Anders Sundin was held back by several incidents and was lapped countless times by Svenning to finish 9th. Arve Svenning's best lap of over 127mph will be something to try to beat for the next time the league stops at Bristol! I doubt it is possible though.... Here's a little gallery from today's racing action:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d22ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0d32ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin, Michael Berk and Olivier Chavaneau.        Steve Claeys and Thomas Rymas gets close....</I>        </div> <div> <I>Berk gave up the race in the early stages.  </I>                              </div> <div>                 <IMG SRC="0d52ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0d62ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                <I> No good race for  David Holden in his comeback. He          Arve Svenning laps Sundin for the umpteenth time...</I></div> <div>                 <I>failed to finish the race in his Dodge.</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d72ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="0d82ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Helmut Eimann had no luck. Here he gets taken on a           Arve Svenning only lost the lead for a  few  moments</I></div> <div> <I>ride courtesy of Daan Schuuring                                            during this pitstop....</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001006 Track Guide for Lowe's Motor Speedway</B></div> <div> Dave Holden, a previous points race winner at Lowe's, has provided a guide to the track. You can find it <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracks"><U>here</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001006 Official ENC practice interrupted due to bad connections</B></div> <div> Todays official practice for the Millenium Collectibles race at Las Vegas was interrupted because some drivers experienced bad connections. However SHM's Anders Sundin set the fastest lap at practice with an average speed of 167.936 mph using a mr Ford setup. David Holden has also been turning in laps in the 167-168 mph span, and is likely to be competitive in the race. SHM will race Dodges, and David Holden has provided Sundin with a brand new car, which is a slight makeover of Rockhound's excellent Shell Chevy.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="10558c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Anders Sundin's new #75 Shell Dodge Intrepid. Painted by Rockhound, modified by David Holden</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001005 Added SHM Guidelines section</B></div> <div> A guide on behaviour on and off track, primarily aimed at our members, but of course to everyone else too! If you have something to add to this section, please let us know.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001005 Magnus Hagström joins Sundin/Holden Motorsports</B></div> <div> Founder of the <A HREF="http://gplrl.cjb.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://gplrl.cjb.net/"><U>GPLRL</U></A>, swedish driver Magnus Hagström, has confirmed he will help SHM Racing's cause in the ENC for the remainder of this season and on from there. The 20-year old from Stockholm will not likely be able to participate in the Millenium Collectibles at Las Vegas this weekend, but expect to see him on track at next weeks race at Fontana, California. View Magnus' profile <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magnus Hagström"><U>here</U></A></FONT> More detailed profile and car pic later.  </div> <div> <B>001004 David Holden unlucky in season's last ERL race</B></div> <div> Dave Holden got booted only two laps away from getting 5th, but anyway managed to be classified 7th in the ERL:s last race for the season. Race recap available on Daves <A HREF="http://drive.to/HRI" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://drive.to/HRI"><U>HRI</U></A> page now.</div> <bR> <div> <B>001004 It's official! Volker Roschansky is now a member of Sundin/Holden Motorsports</B></div> <div> German driver Volker Roschansky will be competing in the GPLRL for SHM Racing Team, alongside Anders Sundin. Unfortunately he won't be able to participate in the ENC due to lack of time. He will be driving a Lotus, the car that was driven by legends like Jim Clark and Ronnie Peterson. See Volkers profile <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Volker Roschansky"><U>here.</U></A> GPLRL is still accepting drivers, especially rookies at GPL are welcome. Races will be run on weekday nights around 21.00 - 22.00 CET. Mail me or go to the GPLRL site: <A HREF="http://gplrl.cjb.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://gplrl.cjb.net/"><U>http://gplrl.cjb.net/</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="101588e0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>The legendary Lotus that Volker Roschansky will drive in the GPLRL</I></div> <div> <B>001004 Sundin/Holden to drive Dodges after all </B></div> <div> Anders Sundin is right now having his car repainted by Rockhound.... Pay a visit to his website, he has a lot of great cars up for download. <A HREF="http://www.rockhoundsimracing.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rockhoundsimracing.com/"><U>http://www.rockhoundsimracing.com/</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0ed587d0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="381" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Sundin/Holden to switch to Dodge chassis (Pic from Jayski.com)</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>001002 </B>Some minor updates... Check around!</div> <bR> <div> <B>001001 Anders Sundin and David Holden team up to form Sundin/Holden Motorsports! </B>You can see David's profile <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="David Holden"><U>here</U></A></FONT>  The  team will be called SHM Racing Team</div> <bR> <div> <B>001001 Joris van der Westen wins ETS race at Pikes peak</B></div> <div> All the action at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>Races</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d958c70.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="455" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>Joris van der Westen crosses the finish line to win today's ETS race</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>000930 Tim Rosseno wins debut BBRL race at Talladega</B></div> <div> Check the action at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Races"><U>Races</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0da58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I>#25 Bill Wigner, #3 Shawn Fisher, #35 Randy Mahlum, #31 Tim Rosseno, #4 Steve Huber and #60 Jim Trucker</I></div> <div> <I>drafting at Dega. Ain't that a nice pic!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000929</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Pikes Peak truck race setup is up for download, along with some tips!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000929</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>We're still looking for drivers for the GPL Rookie league! Mail me or visit the GPLRL website, maintained by Magnus Hagström and join today! URL on the Links page.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000930</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Arve Svenning dominates at Bristol today. Full story on </B></I><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archive"><U><I><B>Archive</B></I></U></A><I><B> page</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0d158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I>An outstanding performance from Norwegian Burnchassis driver Arve Svenning</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000929</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Sharon Cullen wins official ENC practice race at Bristol</B></I></div> <div> Some of the ENC drivers showed up for a little practice race tonight, and although Helmut Eimann led the 75 lap race for many laps, Sharon Cullen could snatch the win. A couple of new drivers showed up. Michael Berk, Daan Schuuring and Thomas Rymas will hopefully all show up in tomorrows points event as well. Anders Sundin had an encounter with Schuuring, and finished lots of laps down, although he turned in the fastest lap at practice with a 124.920mph lap. Rymas and Berk immediately showed they wanted to be competitive in this league by qualifying 1st and 2nd. Get ready to rumble tomorrow!</div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0d060650.jpg" border=0 width="608" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Sharon Cullen at Bristol</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000927</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Talladega and Pikes Peak info added. Will be fully updated later....</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000927</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Grand Prix Legends Rookie League is taking form. URL added in Links section. If you're interested, go to the page, or mail me.</B></I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0cf807c0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Hold on to yer butt..... Screenshot from GPLEAs great Solitude track.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000926</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>There are plans for a GPL league aimed primarily at rookies. Me and another guy are right now discussing tracks, rules and other stuff. If you're interested to join, send me a mail. I will post the league URL as soon as it's up....</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000926</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Bristol added to the Tracks section. Some tips, and downloadable SMS race and qualifying setups! Talladega and Pikes Peak will be up later this week, sorry.....</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000924</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Added Tracks section which features Michigan and Gateway so far. It will be updated with more tracks, tips and also setups in the future.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000923</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Fantastic race at Michigan today!  Race recap</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archive"><U><I><B>here</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07b58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I>This is how it NOT looked most of the time at Michigan. This didn't cause a yellow by the way...</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>000922</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Great race at Gateway tonight, race recap </B></I></FONT><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archive"><U><I><B>here</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07358bd0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I>Go go go go goooo! Restart after a caution period. Scene from Gateway.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday September 23rd 11.00: ENC race at Michigan</B></div> <div> The ENC race at Michigan was an unbelievably clean and fair race, which resulted in only one(!) yellow being handed out, and this happened on the first of the 124 laps. About 120 laps of green is pretty good, right? After lots of drama Hendrik Gerhardt could overtake Erwin Vandikkelen on the last lap in the last turn to take his first win of the series. Third was Mark Redford ahead of Patrick Lowyck and Steven Van der Meiren. That's Lowycks first top 5 finish, and also Van der Meiren's. League leader Helmut Eimann had a bad race and finished three laps down on 11th position. Sundin Motorsports had an avarage day due to some unnecessary mistakes by Anders Sundin. He hit the wall going out of turn two early in the race and drove his first tank of fuel with damage on the front of the car. He worked his way back a little and was able to finish 8th out of the 15 starters. Recording only the 12th fastest lap he proved that a race is more than a bunch of hotlaps.... Enjoy some pics from the race:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07c2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </div> <div> <I>Juergen Buechner and Anders Sundin battling it out           </I></div> <div> <I>in the beginning of the race. A great clean fight for                  </I>         </div> <div> <I>position                                                     </I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="07d2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#17 Hendrik Gerhardt passes Erwin Vandikkelen on </I></div> <div> <I>the last lap. Vandikkelen wasn't very happy....</I></div> <div>  <I><IMG SRC="07ea93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>#38 Eric Simonin, #49 Ludovic Barriere and Juergen Buechner enjoys some</I></div> <div> <I>close racing</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday September 22nd 19.30: ETS truck race at Gateway</B></div> <div> The ETS race at Gateway was a success, with few cautions and lots of track action. Stefan Lippert, who drove his first race in the league took a dominant win, getting pole and setting the fastest lap of the race, as well as leading most laps. The fight for 2nd was really tight with bumper to bumper action from Anders Sundin and Helmut Eimann in the last part of the race. Eimann could take 2nd less than a second in front of Sundin. But since Sundin led a couple of laps they both ended up getting 170 points for the race. Eimann is now the new ETS leader, and is currently leading both the ENC series. Sundin is 10 points behind at 2nd place in the ETS. Substitute driver of Hendrik Gerhardts #19 Dodge truck, Nick Schreger, made a great debut to finish 4th. Steve Claeys was 5th. A couple of drivers, among them Tommy Groesser and Juergen Buechner suffered from bad connections and was unable to finish the race. This is a shame, and makes the discussions about a change of race day even more urgent. It's great to score podium finishes, but not when it's due to some people having trouble with their connections.  But all in all, a good day for Sundin Motorsports, and a great day for Stefan Lippert! Congratulations on the first win! But I'm sure it's not the last..... </div> <div> <IMG SRC="074d1ff0.jpg" border=0 width="465" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Stefan Lippert passes Anders Sundin on the OUTSIDE! Shows how much faster </I></div> <div> <I>this guy really was... Second and last lead change of the race.</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0752ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Hmmm...I might be running a little close to you Helmut....sorry!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0760b090.jpg" border=0 width="523" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>Helmut Eimann and Anders Sundin rubbing bumpers on the very last lap. One of the more</I></div> <div> <I>exciting battles so far this season.</I></div> <div> <B>Thursday September 21st: Sundin Motorsports website opens up it's garage doors to the public</B></div> <div> Enjoy the page, people!</div> <div> <B>Saturday September 16th 03.00(night):BBRL race at California</B></div> <div> Another no race for Sundin Motorsports, the Fontana race was also supposed to have been a good one. Shawn Fisher and Steve Huber had received penalties for arguing at the non points race at Daytona two weeks earlier, and was not allowed to qualify. And that resulted in someone else than one of these two winning a race for the first time of the season! Bill Wigner("Widdy") took his first win this season and broke the winning streak of the webmasters. Grats to Widdy!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday September 16th  11.00:ENC race at Atlanta</B></div> <div> No race for Sundin Motorsports, due to personal business... Helmut Eimann won his 4th race of the season, ahead of Hendrik Gerhardt. The race had few yellows and was said to be one of the better of the season. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday September 15th 19.30: ETS truck race at Portland</B></div> <div> The beautiful and challenging road course of Portland offered a pretty fine race, despite very few actually made it to the start, and even fewer to the finish. Anders Sundin qualified pretty badly but was able to move up past Steve Claeys and ran most of the race in third position, being able to slowly pull away from Helmut Eimann, who also had a bad qual. Hendrik Gerhardt, the pole man, and Erwin Vandikkelen dominated the race totally with lap speeds  4-5 mph faster than the rest of the pack. Vandikkelen had a strong lead when he blew his engine and caused the first yellow of the race. Unfortunately this happened at the exact time that Sundin was about to drive out of the pits, and for a moment his concentration snapped and he mashed the throttle receiving a black flag. Eimann could pass to finish second, but Sundin hung on to a decent third. Again Hendrik Gerhardt took home the win in an impressive way, and the top three was exactly the same as in the seasons first race at Mesa Marin. 4th was top rookie Frank Kotzahn and Erwin Vandikkelen was able to get 5th, due to Steve Claeys giving up the race.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Welcome to the Sundin Motorsports web site. So far the only member of this sim racing team is yours truly, Anders Sundin, the webmaster. Feel free to apply for membership. The only requirements are being a clean and fair driver and a gentleman(or woman) and of course having a great dedication to racing sims(And if you're in the ENC you must run a Chevy). Currently I compete in two Nascar3 car leagues and one truck league. I'm also thinking of joining a GPL league, if I can find the time. Please note: This is a Team site, if you're interested in joining one or more of the leagues I run in, go to the links page and go to the <B>European Nascar Cup</B> or <B>BBRL</B>. These leagues usually accept new members, and I recommend them both. At the ENC site you can also find the <B>European Truck Series</B>, which currently needs more drivers......</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>