European Late Model Series was a
stock car racing
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series that raced at short
oval
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s in Europe, primarily in Belgium and the UK and later also in the Netherlands.
History
The series came about as the result of talks among
CAMSO
Camso, formerly known as Camoplast Solideal, is a Canadian company that is a manufacturer and service supplier of products for off-the-road vehicles. They serve the material handling, construction, agriculture and powersport industries. Camso ma ...
,
Spedeworth International Ltd. and
SCSA V8 Trophy. The thoughts were around the fact there are so many late model type stock cars in Europe which are not racing, and it seemed silly not to do something about it. For 2009 racing driver
Tony Roots took over the CAMSO organisation with other drivers
Colin White and
John Stuard. The organisers put together a calendar which featured the
Warneton
Warneton (; nl, Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Bounding communes and places
*Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
* Comines, east
*Quesnoy-sur-Deûle ...
ten times and
Lydden Hill and
Hednesford
Hednesford (pronounced ) is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase (district), Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock to the south and Rugeley to the southwest.The population ...
once. Eighteen drivers joined the series for the first races. A summary of the weekend was broadcast on
Motors TV
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Launched in 2000 as Motors TV, it broadcast an extensive range of nationa ...
UK. Each raceday featured 2 25 lap heat races and a 35 lap final. The first ever race of the series was won by
Gary Ellis
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in a
Chevrolet
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.
In 2010 the series expanded to include
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
in its schedule and in 2011
Venray
Venray or Venraij (; li, Venroj) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands.
The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of , with 43,494 inhabitants as o ...
was added to the series.
Because of disagreements between promoters at Venray and Warneton, the series split in 2013. The CAMSO V8 name was revived for the championship held at Warneton, which also includes visits to Lydden Hill, while the championship held at Venray was named the LMV8 Supercup.
For 2017 the Series will be revived with races at Warneton and Lelystad.
Cars
European Late Model Series is open to North American Stock Cars with a wheelbase of 104-105 inches. Performance is equalised to allow cars from both old series to race against each other competitively.
Tracks
More than half the rounds take place at the Belgian oval track in
Warneton
Warneton (; nl, Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Bounding communes and places
*Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
* Comines, east
*Quesnoy-sur-Deûle ...
. Rounds in the UK include visits to
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
,
Hednesford
Hednesford (pronounced ) is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase (district), Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock to the south and Rugeley to the southwest.The population ...
and
Lydden Hill. Multiple rounds on the new half mile oval in
Venray, the Netherlands have also been announced for the 2011 season.
See also
*
Hot Rods (oval racing) Hot Rods refers to a number of British oval racing formula (not to be confused with hot rods, which are generally road-going modified vintage cars). Hot Rod racing was introduced at Hednesford Hills Raceway in the early 1960s as a British counterpa ...
*
Pickup Truck Racing
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References
External links
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Auto racing organizations
Stock car racing series
Stock car racing
Auto racing series in the United Kingdom
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