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built under a licensing
agreement with:
The Champ Car World Series, Speedgear, and Brinkworth Model & Design Consultants
Ltd.
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McDonald's
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Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
2007 Champ Car World Series Champions
Sebastien Bourdais
driving the 2007 McDonald's sponsored, Newman Haas Lanigan #1Car,
claimed the Championship for the fourth year in a row. Our
1:10 version of the new DP01,mounted on it's unique carbon fibre base,
in it's striking Red and Yellow livery, is a faithful replica of this impressive looking Champ car. |

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FYI ... The very
first models we ever built of a Walker Racing car was for presentation
at the Molson Indy dinner in Vancouver BC in 1992. 1:10 scale
Brinkworth Models of his 1992 Lola we presented to
Bobby Unser, Brian
Williams, Scott Goodyear, and Derrick Walker himself at that dinner.
If
you would like to see pictures of those cars, click below:
http://www.brinkworthmodels.com/models/walker.htm |
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Medizone -
Newman Haas Lanigan Racing:
Graham Rahal
driving the #2 Medizone Car for Newman Haas Lanigan Racing
in 2007, was making his debut into the world of Champ Car racing.
Claiming second place in only the third race of the season, qualified
him as the youngest podium finisher in the history of Champ Car.
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Red Bull
- PKV Racing
- Driver Neel Jani : There
has been more interest in this model than any other in the 2007 line-up.
It certainly is a great paint scheme and looks incredible in 1:10 scale.
We hate to see this car leave our shop. I would have liked to have
kept this one myself. |
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Below are some "in progress pictures"
of the PKV #21 Red Bull car. The delay in completing this
particular model was due to the wheel mags that the team predominately
used on the #21 car, during the 2007 season. We decided to wait,
and build the new patterns
before releasing the first #21 model. |
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Some interest has
been expressed in the Forsythe Racing models being produced in this "one
Time Only" paint scheme, that they ran at the 2007 Spring Training.
It would make a very impressive model, but one of the problems is
getting enough data from that one meet. |
With only "Long
Beach" to go for these Champ cars, its un-certain how many models we will
produce of any of the 2007 DP01's, once currant orders are filled.
The decision to
merge Champ and Indy may well be a good one for the racing community and fans as
a hole, but many small businesses like ours, took a heavy blow when this chassis
was discontinued.
Scroll down for more
information on the development of our 2007 DP01 model
click
here
to contact us for more information
The model above is pictured just
before it was mounted on it's carbon fibre base. the first model
completed after many months of development, and sporting the colour scheme of
the original Champ Car World Series Test car. This model will be used to
introduce our 2007 Champ Car to the teams, at the Rexall Grand Prix Edmonton, on
the July 21weekend.
the model is mounted on a wood and
aluminum
trimmed base, with a top surface of unpainted 2x2 twill 200gsm 3k Carbon Fibre.
This actual piece of material was produced exclusively for Brinkworth Models,
in the Elan Motorsports factory, where the full size DP01 Champ Cars are
built. Each custom model of our DP01, will be mounted on this same unique
base.
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A really good view of the very complex
rear end of the DP01, showing the distinctive shape of the wing
surfaces. |
This picture on the right will help to
illustrate the actual size of our 1:10 Scale Champ Car model |
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This particular colour scheme,
called for many parts of the car like the front and rear wing surfaces and brake
scoops, to be clear
coated only, which left the carbon fibre texture exposed.
Each individual team of course have their
own paint scheme, so on many of the team cars, these surfaces will be painted in the
appropriate colours, as determined by their specific livery.
The
painting process, to create the accurate representation of race team colours is
a particularly long and painstaking procedure. The priming, masking, and
application of custom colours, to the sponsor's very specific design, takes many
hours to complete. Several layers of clear coat, wet sanded between each are
applied, prior to the application of the decals.
The artwork
for the sponsor's decals is produced in house, by our art department. Once all
the decals have been applied, the model is again clear coated with lacquer,
several times, to build a protective layer over the artwork. The final layer of
clear lacquer is again wet sanded to a grit 4000 finish, before it receives it's
final hand polish.
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Base Size 23" x 12"
- Height 7.5" |
the criteria for the
specifications of our 1:10 scale models, was determined over 15
years ago. It was decided that nothing would move, or lift off, to expose
inside detail.
It had to be
large enough to look impressive, but small enough to be handed by one person to
another, when being presented in person.
It had to be
in a scale of it's own, so as to distinguish it from commercially available die
cast 1:18, or 1:8 plastic kit models.
It was not intended to be a highly detailed model, with body panel lines which
only tend to take away from the sleek lines of the car. It was however, very
important that the livery and decals were interpreted accurately, and the finish
was immaculate, creating a piece of beauty when displayed at the office or in
the home.
It had to be a completely hands-off, under glass model for it's own protection,
and we still work to those same guidelines on our Champ Cars today.
Cockpit Detail and Driver
simulated carbon fiber is fitted to
the interior of the cockpit along with a detailed steering wheel and seat belts,
but no driver.
A driver
figure can be added if required. However, helmet detail is very time
consuming, which reflects in cost. As many clients in the past have
actually preferred our models without a driver figure, we have made it an option on
our DP01.
Many factors will determine the additional cost of
the driver figure to be added, but the minimum will be about $ 160.00 US.
MOST IMPORTANT YOU READ BEFORE ORDERING
Our production is
limited to comparatively few models in any one year. The chances are, that even
with the most popular team car on the grid, there would be less than 20 of that
particular car produced by us that season.
We will accept commissions for any
of the cars on the Champ Car World Series 2007 Grid, and we will give you a reasonably accurate estimated time
of completion.
we can not guarantee a specific delivery
date
We will do the
very best we can to finish each model on time, in the order in which we receive
them, but being a small family business, it is impossible to guarantee a
specific delivery date.
Suggested retail price of the 1:10 scale DP01, in team colours of your
choice, on a base with acrylic cover, without a driver:
$2,995.00 US
FOB our workshops in Canada.
Cost of Packaging, Shipping and insurance, will be supplied on request,
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