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24 heures du Mans 2008
Building has already started at Le Mans in readiness for the 24 hours of Le Mans 2008. In one of the biggest builds ever, Showtrax International have arrived on site well before anyone else to start preparing for the teams arrivals.
This year, there will be Showtrax crew based at Le Mans from the 20th May until the 18th June – almost a month, to help the teams prepare and race.
Once again, the crews will be looking after most of the American Teams coming over and in addition this year, will also have many other builds to do. In fact Showtrax are involved in working with well over half the garages.
There is still time to order last minute items. We will have vans running down fairly regularly and we also have a fair amount of stock on site. In addition, we have 2 crew on site fitting tear off windscreens and two crew on site producing and supplying graphics.
Paris – Dakar Rally
The Volkswagen Works Team have asked our German Distributor to install 4 layer tear-offs on all of their trucks in readiness for the Paris – Dakar Rally. The tough tear-offs are designed to prevent windscreens from cracking and breaking and are generally used on many saloon cars throughout Europe. Showtrax are the official distributors for the Racing Optics product in Europe and have a network of installers.
GP2 Asia series
Showtrax have a full support crew on the entire GP2 Asia series. The guys will be looking after the carbon fibre repair work on the cars as and when they get damaged and also will be wrapping the spare parts in vinyl and adding styling and decals.
A1GP Season
The crew on the A1GP series have been extremely busy throughout the first half of the season. With the sprint race and the feature race only 3 hours apart this season, it has meant working at very fast speeds to get any damaged cars ready for the grid. Many more teams have seen how more efficient and cost effective vinyl wrapping is, as against painting and this again has contributed towards the larger crew that we have had to put on.
Latest Timing Board News
Showtrax International have finished the series of F1 tests demonstrating the new electronic timing boards. Receiving great feedback from some of the best drivers available, we were able to collectively gather a considerable amount of information. The final version has now been designed and work is starting on the final board. The handheld device will be attached by umbilical to the electronics box and it is anticipated will weigh in the region of 3kgs.
Tear Off Windscreen Installation Video
Showtrax has recently added to the site, an installation video and downloadable instructions for the superb Optic windscreen protective tear off film. Once fitted, this product will help protect against stone chips and grit during racing. With a choice of two and four layer systems, once fitted it's a simple case of peeling off your last layer of film, to gain clear windscreen visibility once again.
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