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The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was founded in 2008 and established the NASCAR official European Series in January 2012 thanks to a long-term partnership signed with NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), Team FJ, a Motorsports company located in Blois, France, and Whelen Engineering as title sponsor of the Series.The season is made up of 24 races, equally split among ELITE 1 and ELITE 2 divisions, on the best European tracks. Euro NASCAR introduced a stunning innovation on July 7-8, 2012 by organizing the first ever NASCAR race on an oval track in Europe on a half-mile speedway built in the downtown of Tours (France). With four races in two days, these 400 HP V8 monsters provide pure racing action and thrilling bumper-to-bumper battles as well as a lot of family fun around the track! In the pure NASCAR tradition, race fans can get closer to the action than ever and feel the unique in Europe paddock atmosphere thanks to drivers, teams and cars always available for the s
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IN EUROPE
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway
THE WORLD MOST SPECTACULAR & POPULAR
MOTORSPORT, NOW IN EUROPE !!
Created in 1948, NASCAR has impressively grown to
become the first motorsport in the USA and one of the top
sports with NFL Football or NBA Basketball. NASCAR gathers
75 Millions of fans across the USA.
NWES is the official NASCAR European Series.
The gateway for European teams and drivers to American
NASCAR.
The Fastest European growing series since its creation in
2009 and still one of the biggest growing potential.
Spectacular door-to-door close racing battles.
Great shows for the whole family with American themed
festivals around the track.
More than 150 000 spectators visiting tracks in 2015.
SAFETY NASCAR tubular, 100% safety
FIA certified structure and roll-cage
FIA certified carbon crashbox
FIA certified equipmentsENGINE Type : 5,7 ltr V8 Spec
Power : 400 bhp, Torque : 55 m/kg
TRANSMISSION Rear wheels drive
4 speed gearbox, dog-rings
BRAKES Calipers : 4 pot monobloc
Discs : 330 mm vented
TIRES MICHELIN 33/70/15
Dry and Rain
10,5 x 15’’ wheels
SPECIFICATIONS Weight : 1210 kg – 2650 lbs
Top Speed : 245 km/h
Adjustable suspensions
Data logging system
3 BRANDS Chevrolet SS
Ford Mustang
Toyota Camry
“SPECS” CAR Same parts on every car
Same specs for every car
Major components sealed
DIMENSIONS Length : 5080 mm
Width : 1950 mm
Wheelbase : 2740 mm
EURO-NASCAR 2016
2016 NEW BODY Inspired from US Sprint Cup
Fiberglass composite
April 23-24 Valencia – R.Tormo Road course Spain
Rounds 1 & 2 Saturday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2
May 15-16 Venray Raceway Oval Netherlands
Rounds 3 & 4 Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Monday Elite 1 & Elite 2 Germany
June 11-12 Brands Hatch Road course England
Rounds 5 & 6 Saturday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2
June 25-26 Tours Speedway Oval France
Rounds 7 & 8 Saturday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2
PLAY-OFFS = Double points scoring
September 17-18 Adria Raceway Road course Italy
SEMI-FINALS Saturday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2
October 08-09 Zolder Circuit Road course Belgium
FINALS Saturday Elite 1 & Elite 2 / Sunday Elite 1 & Elite 2
2016 CALENDAR
Zolder Circuit
Adria Raceway
Tours Speedway
Venray Raceway
Brands Hatch Valencia R.Tormo
24 RACES ACROSS EUROPE
7 COUNTRIES INVOLVED
COMPETITION
DRIVERS
• 2 drivers per car : 1 in Elite 1 division and 1 in Elite 2 division.
• Gold classified drivers are not allowed to race Elite 2 division.
• Silver and Bronze classified drivers can race both divisions.
• Drivers must hold a valid FIA International License.
3 TITLES and 5 SPECIAL TROPHIES
• Elite 1 division Drivers Championship
• Elite 2 division Drivers Championship
• Teams Championship
• Special Trophies : Junior, Challenger, Gentleman, Rookie, Lady
POINTS SCORING
• Similar to US NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 1st to 43rd.
• Winner 43 pts / 2nd 42 pts / 3rd 41 pts / … / 43rd 1 pt.
• Bonus pts: +3 for Victory / +1 for first lap led / +1 for most lap led.
• Double points allocation during Play-offs races.
WEEK-END FORMAT
• Each event is scheduled on 3 days
Friday morning Inspections
Friday afternoon Practice 1 (30min E1 / 5 min / 30 min E2)
Friday afternoon Practice 2 (30 min E1 / 5 min / 30 min E2)
Saturday morning Elite 1 Qualifying and Superpole
Saturday morning Elite 2 Qualifying and Superpole
Saturday mid-day Elite 1 Race 1
Saturday afternoon Elite 2 Race 1
Sunday morning Elite 2 Race 2
Sunday afternoon Elite 1 Race 2*Venray event is scheduled on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
4 SPECTACULAR RACES PER WEEK-END
• Race distance : 65 km on road-course / 50 km on ovals.
• Use of NASCAR rules and procedures :
Rolling start and double file restarts.
Multiple use of the safety car procedure.
Green-White-Checker procedures to end the race (if needed)
GREAT SHOW MADE IN USA
VERY SPECTACULAR RACES INTEGRATED IN GREAT AMERICAN THEMED
FESTIVALS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN THE WHOLE FAMILY !!!
US NASCAR hallmarks : pit and grid-walks to meet teams and drivers,
autographs sessions, drivers introductions, national Anthem, Victory Lane…
US atmosphere : Cheerleaders, US footballers, parachutes demos …
NASCAR Sprint Cup and Monster truck demos, 2-seater ride along.
American cars exhibitions and display.
Live Music, concerts, dance floors.
Family fun zone, rodeo bull, barbecue contest.
Exhibitors and NASCAR Merchandizing.
NEXTEER ROAD TO DAYTONA PROGRAM
7 DRIVERS WIN A NASCAR RACE IN THE USA
Elite 1 Champion wins a NASCAR K&N race in Daytona.
Elite 2 Champion + Junior, Challenger, Gentleman, Rookie
and Lady Special Trophies winners win a NASCAR race in
the USA.
Best drivers awarded at the Night of Champions gala, at the
NASCAR Hall Of Fame located in Charlotte, NC.
VERY HIGH STAKE
MORE THAN 300 000,00 € POSTED AWARDS
FOR TEAMS AND DRIVERS!!!
National Series
International &
Touring Series
Weekly Series
THE GATEWAY TO
A NASCAR CAREER !
EVENTS
• 6 events involving 7 countries.
• Average attendance 25K per event
DRIVERS
• 80 drivers from 18 Nationalities.
TV BROADCASTING
• 5 Continents – 190 countries.
• Over 100 millions households.
LIVE STREAMING : FANSCHOICE.TV
• The official NASCAR & AMA web-TV.
WEBSITE : NASCAR HOME TRACK
• 1.5 Million unique visits
• More than 5 million page views.
• More than 1000 websites coverage.
SOCIAL MEDIAS REACH
• Twitter : 1.7 million impressions
• Facebook : 950 000
• YouTube + Facebook videos : 400 000
• Filckr : 45 000 views
PRESS PUBLICATIONS
• Regular feature in National and International media
as well as Sport and racing press.
WORLD WIDE IMPACT
NASCAR FAN-BASE
• Gender split : 63% Male – 37% Female.
• 47% are 18-44.
• 40% are families with kids under 18.
• One of the most loyal Fan-base in Sports :
• 50% talk positively about brands that are
sponsor in NASCAR.
• 33% always buy products or services from
companies that sponsor NASCAR.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
NASCAR Whelen Euro SeriesLes Grands Champs, Route Départementale 2152
41000 Saint Denis sur Loire – France
Phone : +33 (0)2.54.45.54.45
Fax : +33 (0)2.54.42.22.82
E-mail : [email protected]
Web : www.EuroNASCAR.com
CONTACT
Connect with us :
www.EuroNASCAR.com