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Spirit of Norway win in Dubai and edge closer to world title
Friday, 2 December – Dubai (UAE): Bard Eker and Steve Curtis are tantalisingly close to lifting the 2005 Class 1 world title after taking their fourth win of the season in today’s Mina Seyahi Grand Prix in Dubai and now lead the overall championship standings by 17.5 points with one race to go.
It was a convincing win by the Anglo-Norwegian pairing in Spirit of Norway who led from start to finish, completing the 91Nm, 18 lap course in 53mins 46.19secs at an average speed of 115.59mph/185.99kmh. “We got a great start and were able to open up a comfortable lead. We decided to wait until Qatar took their long lap before going for ours, knowing we would get back out in front”, said Bard Eker. “It was pretty comfortable but mid race we felt a small vibration and thought we may have a problem but in the end it was OK”.
With the Pole Position Championship already wrapped up, Eker and Curtis now turn their attentions to the last race of the season, the Dubai Grand Prix on Friday, 9 December. They already have one hand on the world title but will take nothing for granted, knowing that one slip could let in Victory 77.
Mina Seyahi Grand Prix – result (round 6 of 7):
1 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 20pts
2 Qatar 96 – Al Sulaiti/Nicolini 15pts
3 Victory 77 - Al Marri/Sanchez 12pts
4 GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 9pts
5 Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 7pts
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6 Victory 7 - Hindi/Al Marri 5pts
7 Ceramiche Flaminia - Chillocci/Tzanov 4pts
8 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Polli 3pts
9 Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski DNF
10 Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase DNS
Overall Championship Positions (inc bonus points):
1 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 101pts
2 Victory 77 - Al Marri/Sanchez 82.5pts
3 Qatar 96 – Al Thani/Nicolini 77pts
4 Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 56pts
5= Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase 34pts
5=GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 34pts
7 Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski 27pts
8 Victory 7 - Hindi/Al Marri 24.5pts
9 Maritimo – Barry-Cotter/McGrath 17pts
10 Ceramiche Flaminia - Chillocci/Tzanov 13pts
11 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Polli 12pts
Date of event: 12/2/2005
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Koenigsegg at Dubai World Powerboat Championship 2-9 of December.
Koenigseggs sponsored powerboat team -Spirit of Norway will be at Dubai for the last two remaining races of the season.
Spirit of Norway’s Eker and Curtis are back at the top of the overall championship standings, ten and a half points clear of Victory 77 and 14 points clear of Qatar 96.
Date of event: 12/2/2005
SPIRIT OF NORWAY AIMS TO KEEP PERFECT QUALIFYING RECORD
Wednesday, 30 November – Dubai, UAE: Bard Eker and Steve Curtis the Koenigsegg sponsored team, look to be on course for their sixth consecutive Pole Position win of the season, posting the fastest time of 2mins 55.26secs in today’s official practice session in Dubai.
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With five straight pole wins behind them, Spirit of Norway’s Eker and Curtis look to be favourites to go quickest in tomorrow’s best-of-two-lap qualifier and grab the initiative for the sixth and penultimate round of championship, Friday’s Mina Seyahi Grand Prix, sponsored by Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina. “We won’t be taking any unnecessary risks because we’ve almost got the Pole Championship in the bag”, said the six times world champion. “But we want to be fastest again, not just because that would give us an advantage on Friday but also because it would be nice to be the first to win every pole position in a season”.
Published: 11/30/2005
Koenigsegg at FIA-GT at Dubai Autodrome
The koenigsegg was displayed at the FIA-GT event at the Dubai Autodrome VIP stand, in the pit lane on the 17th and 18th of November 2005.
Date of event: 11/17/2005
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Koenigsegg at MPH|05
Koenigsegg CCR and CC8S was displayed att the MPH show at Earls Court Exhibition center in London 17th-20th of November.
Date of event: 11/17/2005
New representative in Japan
Koenigsegg is pleased to announce our new Japanese official representative in our growing network of international resellers. Midream Co is currently in the process of registration Koenigsegg Japan. The doors to their showroom will shortly be open.
In the meantime please contact:
Company: Midream Co., Ltd.
President: Sokichi Shimizu
Address: 2-14-3 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0047
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Tel: +81-3-3526-6805
Fax: +81-3-3526-6817
Email: murai@midream.co.jp
Published: 11/16/2005
SPIRIT OF NORWAY WIN IN QATAR
Saturday, 12 November – DOHA (Qatar),Koenigsegg sponsorded -Spirit of Norway’s Bard Eker and Steve Curtis took their third win of the season.
The Class 1 championship now heads to Dubai for the remaining two races of the season. Spirit of Norway’s Eker and Curtis are back at the top of the overall championship standings, ten and a half points clear of Victory 77 and 14 points clear of Qatar 96.
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Qatar Grand Prix – result
1 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 20pts
2 Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase 15pts
3 Victory 77 - Al Marri/Sanchez 12pts
4 Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 9pts
5 GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 7pts
6 Ceramiche Flaminia - Chillocci/Tzanov 5pts
7 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Polli 4pts
8 Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski DNF
9 Qatar 96 – Al Thani/Nicolini DNF
10 Victory 7 - Hindi/Al Marri DNS
Overall Championship Positions
1 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 78pts
2 Victory 77 - Al Marri/Sanchez 67.5pts
3 Qatar 96 – Al Thani/Nicolini 62pts
4 Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 46pts
5 Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase 34pts
6 Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski 27pts
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7 GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 25pts
8 Victory 7 - Hindi/Al Marri 19.5pts
9 Maritimo – Barry-Cotter/McGrath 17pts
10 Ceramiche Flaminia - Chillocci/Tzanov 9pts
10 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Polli 9pts
Date of event: 11/12/2005
Spirit of Norway finished today’s championship race in third position
Koenigsegg sponsored Spirit of Norway finished in Qatar championship race in third position after having to complete an extra long lap, due to a penalty given in Troindheim due to a contact with a boi.
After the circumstances with the extra long lap Bård Eker and his team are very pleased with the podium finish. The fight for the Championship title got another contender now, with Victory 77 trailing leaders Qatar 96 with 11 points, with Spirit Of Norway in second 7 points behind the leaders.
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For more information regarding the race in Qatar, please visit Spirit of Norway’s web site,www.spiritofnorway.com or www.class-1.com
Date of event: 11/9/2005
Koenigsegg Automotive AB has a new partner.
KOENIGSEGG AUTOMOTIVE AB and the Norwegian industrialist Bård Eker are now partners.
Bård Eker, who is the man behind EKERDESIGN www.ekerdesign.com, PROJECTIONDESIGN www.projectiondesign.com and HYDROLIFT www.hydrolift.com has recently become a significant partner in KOENIGSEGG AUTOMOTIVE AB, - the Swedish supercar manufacturer in ÄNGELHOLM.
Koenigsegg is very happy to announce that we have found the right partner in Mr. Bård Eker in order to strengthen the future development of the company and our products.
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The very fact that the team behind the record breaking CCR, now co-operates with the fastest boat in Class One powerboat world championship - THE SPIRIT OF NORWAY - with Bård Eker as pilot and owner, we believe, will create exciting possibilities.
Published: 10/27/2005
Related links:
www.ekerdesign.com
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Koenigsegg Laptops now available!
We now have a Koenigsegg branded laptop in our webshop.
The Koenigsegg laptop is being sold by "24store.se". From their website:
"Koenigsegg Automotive and partners have developed one of the sharpest and fastest products in the PC-industry today. Koenigseggs Notebook exists in two different models. CCR which is the commercial product and Ghost - which is only available to those that own a Koenigsegg car. The Computers will be continuously updated to insure that the owner always get the latest technology available on the market."
Published: 10/19/2005
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Taiwanese certification passed
Koenigsegg CCR has now officially passed the Homologation process for Taiwan.
This in turn, means that the Koenigsegg CCR is now ready to register and is road legal in yet another country across the globe.
Taiwan is known to have one of the most stringent fuel consumption and emission regulations in the world and is therefore more difficult than most markets.
Quote from Christian Koenigsegg:
We are really happy to pass this crucial test and it show good promise for our ongoing US-homologation program which is similar in many aspects.
The people of Taiwan now have the chance to drive the fastest supercar on the road today.
Published: 10/11/2005
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Koenigsegg launched in Singapore
Koenigsegg (Asia Pacific) Limited, the distributor of the Swedish supercar held a preview for a select group of enthusiasts at the house of a businessman.
Date of event: 10/6/2005
Related links:
www.koenigseggasiapacific.com
Expressen GT - Supertest Koenigsegg CCR
Oj vilken sexig svensk! Motors Matt Davis testar världens snabbaste bil, Koenigsegg CCR, på flygvapnets gamla startbana i Ängelholm: "Ett fantastiskt äventyr"
Published: 9/6/2005
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SPIRIT OF NORWAY – SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON for the Koenigsegg supported team
Sunday, 14 August, TRONDHEIM (Norway): Koenigsegg supported Spirit of Norway re-established their championship challenge after last weekend’s race retirement, with Koenigsegg importer Bard Eker and Steve Curtis taking their second win of the season at this afternoon’s Chess Scandinavian Grand Prix.
Eker and Curtis produced their now customary explosive start to lead from the flag, and once out front were able to control the 18-lap, 91.48Nm race with ease, despite nervous moments in the latter stages when they repeatedly lost power from one of their engines going into the corners. “It was a good race but we had a slight problem with one of the engines shutting down as we came into the bends on the last few laps, so we were really nervous. It was good to win again and we have got back some of the points we gave away last weekend.” said Steve Curtis with Bard Eker adding. “Because of the engine problem we had to keep going wide on the corners with Steve having to keep the revs up. We’ve had a few problems this weekend so I was a little nervous before the start of the race, but we got the result we needed.”
Today’s result puts Eker and Curtis up to second place in the championship standings, three points adrift of Sheikh Hassan and Matteo Nicloini on 47 points with Victory 77 and Negotiator tied in third place with 31 points. For more information, please have a look at http://www.class-1.com .
Chess Scandinavian Grand Prix - result
1 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 20pts
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2 Victory 7 - Bin Hindi/R Al Marri 15pts
3 Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski 12pts
4 Qatar 96 – Al Thani/Nicolini 9pts
5 Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 7pts
6 Maritimo – Barry-Cotter/McGrath 5pts
7 Victory 77 - M Al Marri/Sanchez 4pts
8 GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 3pts
9 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Nilsen DNS
10 Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase DNS
Overall Championship Positions
1 Qatar 96 – Al Thani/Nicolini 47pts
2 Spirit of Norway - Eker/Curtis 43pts
3=Victory 77 - M Al Marri/Sanchez 31pts
3=Negotiator - Parsonage/Scism 31pts
5 Victory 7 - Bin Hindi/R Al Marri 18pts
6=Jotun - Tandberg/Zaborowski 17pts
6=Maritimo – Barry-Cotter/McGrath 17pts
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8 GFN Gibellato - Montavoci/Cirilli 13pts
9 Qatar 95 – Al Sulaiti/Di Biase 7pts
10 Roscioli Hotels - Giorgi/Polli
Date of event: 8/17/2005
Koenigsegg supported team won the first offshore race in Plymouth
Koenigsegg supported Bard Eker and his Team Spirit of Norway won the first round of Offshore One in Plymouth, England last weekend.
The Team has had a great start to the season and look forward to the next race in Trondheim, Norway.
Published: 7/19/2005
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Koenigsegg supported team won the first offshore race in Plymouth
Koenigsegg supported Bard Eker and his Team Spirit of Norway won the first round of Offshore One in Plymouth, England last weekend.
The Team has had a great start to the season and look forward to the next race in Trondheim, Norway.
Published: 7/19/2005
New representative in Korea
Koenigsegg is pleased to announce our new Korean official representative in our growing network of international resellers. Follow the link below to our list of official representatives.
Published: 7/7/2005
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Koenigsegg in Båstad - Sweden
Koenigsegg are invited to a Jaguar event in Båstad (www.bastad.com), during the Swedish tennis event Synsam Swedish Open the 7th -10th of July. Båstad is situated just 20 minutes away from the Koenigsegg facilities, so it is with a great honour we are able to display us at our home grounds.
Published: 7/7/2005
Koenigseggs first lap at the Nürburgring
Koenigsegg had an outing at the Nordschleife at the Nürburgring for the first time the other week.
Without any prior setup or adjustment the Koenigsegg CCR managed to lap the ring in 7.39 minutes.
This lap time show tremendous potential and is already class leading. The Koenigsegg Team will be back on the Ring within short for further trials.
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The Koenigsegg CCR features customer adjustable, shock absorbers, wheel geometries, anti roll bars, ride-height and tire pressure. These adjustable features will be now be utilized, and an customer official "Ring" setting will be created. Hopefully, theses settings will help the CCR to become the first road legal, series-produced Super car under 7.30 minutes.
Words from the founder:
-Last weeks laps around the Ring show that the Koenigsegg CCR is not only a world beater in a straight line, but also around the most challenging circuit in the world. I cannot wait to have another go.
More info will follow on this exciting challenge....
Published: 6/28/2005
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Expressen GT - Supertest Koenigsegg CCR
Oj vilken sexig svensk! Motors Matt Davis testar världens snabbaste bil, Koenigsegg CCR, på flygvapnets gamla startbana i Ängelholm: "Ett fantastiskt äventyr"
Published: 6/9/2005
Christian keynote speaker at SolidWorks World Forum
Christian von Koenigsegg was the Keynote speaker at Solidworks World Forum on the 18th of May. Solidworks is the largest 3D cad plattform in the world. Keynote speakers at erlier forums has been notable persons such as Burt Rutan who built the first private succefull spaceshuttle!
Date of event: 5/18/2005
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Koenigsegg Automotive shows profits
Koenigsegg has just closed 2004 financial books and for the second year in a row the books shows bottom line profits. Christian von Koenigsegg is very pleased with the results and looks forward for this upcoming year.
Published: 5/12/2005
Koenigsegg in Moscow 27nd April - 1st of May
Koenigsegg will be displayed at the Ultimate Collection Of Automotive Excellence Super Car & Bike Gostiny Dvor, Moscow in Russia by our Russian official representatives Multipass/A:Level.
Date of event: 4/27/2005
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Koenigsegg to Shanghai Auto Show
Koenigsegg is represented at the Auto Shanghai 22nd -28th of April, by our official representatives from China; -Advance Autocars Company
Auto Shanghai 2005, backed up by a huge and fast-growing China automotive market, will set the trend of the automotive industry development in China, Asia and the world.
Date of event: 4/22/2005
Related links:
www.auto-shanghai.com
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Koenigsegg CCR’s Surprise Appearance at Shanghai F1 Circuit!
The Koenigsegg CCR made a surprise appearance at the China Circuit Championship on April 10, 2005. The event, held at the Shanghai F1 Circuit, saw renowned supercar test driver Loris Bicocchi as well as Chinese actress Wang Yi, accompany the car in its appearance.
The China Circuit Championship is held annually and this year hosted the Porsche Circuit Racing Championship, the Renault Circuit Championship as well as the publicity campaign of new anime series Initial D which stars the likes of Jay Chou, Edison Chen, Jordan Chan and Chapman To.
Date of event: 4/10/2005
Koenigsegg Speed Record Guinness Approved
The Guinness Book of World Records has now approved the new Koenigsegg World Speed Record.
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"I’m pleased to say that we have approved your record claim, and the Koenigsegg CCR is therefore officially the world’s fastest production car." says Hein le Roux, Adjudicator and Researcher for Guinness World Records.
Published: 3/4/2005
Geneva Motor Show 3rd-13th March 2005
Koenigsegg will opted to present the world's most powerful series produced super-sports-car at the 75th Salon International de l´Auto in Geneva. Please visit us at stand 2053.
Date of event: 3/3/2005
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Koenigsegg Breaks World Record for Production Cars
On February the 28th 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 388 (387.87) km/h at Italy’s Nardo Prototipo proving ground.
The Koenigsegg CCR raised McLaren's previously unofficial mark of 372 km/h set at Nardo/Prototipo in 1993 with over 15 km/h. On top of this the CCR broke the official McLaren F1 record of 386.7 km/h, which was set on the 9 km straight line VW Ehra facility in Wolfsburg Germany.
For more information on the record please refer to the press release:
Download the Press Release (Word format)
Published: 3/3/2005
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The first CCR to UAE
In January 2005 Koenigsegg delivered the first CCR In the UAE to a esteemed customer. Koenigsegg are proud to be represented by Quartermile in the region and look brightly at the future together
Published: 2/16/2005
Koenigsegg at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show
The 3rd to 13th of March, Koenigsegg will be present at the 75th Salon International de l´Auto in Geneva. Dont forget to visit us at stand 2053.
Published: 2/7/2005
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