2008 News Archive
Hall, Laukam and Bell team up for 2009 - 04/12/2008
After only one season together, Eddie has announced that he is to leave 3Cubed and join forces with Marc Laukam for the 2009 Premier Endurance Championship. The move comes off the back of a difficult...
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Eddie secures second in championship - 19/11/2008
Rye House played host to the final round of the 2008 championship and Eddie did enough on Sunday to secure second place in the sprint championship ahead of Lee Kemp. The endurance race on Saturday was...
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Eddie aiming for strong finish - 12/11/2008
The final race of the 2009 season will take place at Rye House this weekend and it will be Eddie’s final event of the season as he has already stated he will use the winter break to rest his rib...
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Championship hopes dashed - 04/11/2008
It was a disappointing end to what has been a fantastic year as Eddie's title chances came to a painful end when he was pushed into the tyre wall at the first corner and out of the race. It had shaped...
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Second Place at Clay - 21/10/2008
Eddie’s aim of returning to the podium was achieved at Clay at the weekend as he finished a close second behind main championship rival, Parm Nijjar, losing by only 0.130 seconds after briefly taking...
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Eddie hoping for return to podium - 15/10/2008
Eddie will head into this weekend’s race at Clay Pigeon looking to regain his lead in the sprint championship after a disastrous last race at Rye House. Eddie dropped 4 points behind Guy Holliday...
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Eddie to race for Team Senna - 09/10/2008
Eddie will drive for his third endurance team in as many races next weekend when he teams up with fellow Lightweight sprint drivers Lee Kemp and James Akehurst for a one off appearance with Team Senna...
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Provisional 2009 Calendar Released - 05/10/2008
The provisional 2009 calendar has been released. It could well be another busy season as Eddie looks set to once again compete in both the Sprint and Endurance championships.
Llandow makes a return...
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The Curse of Rye House - 30/09/2008
Eddie’s seven month long stay at the head of the championship came to a crushing end at the weekend as he suffered a miserable race, failing even to qualify for the A final. A potentially good result...
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Eddie extends lead in championship - 16/09/2008
Eddie described his weekend at Whilton Mill as ‘unremarkable’ after finishing fourth in the Endurance race on Saturday and managing no better than seventh in the sprint race on the Sunday. Eddie...
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Veteran Eddie makes the century - 11/09/2008
This weekend’s race at Whilton Mill will mark Eddie’s 100th race with Club100. Eddie started racing in the sprint championship at the beginning of the 2002 season and over the last seven years has...
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Eddie to 'Ave it' - 05/09/2008
Eddie will take a break from his duties with 3Cubed at next weekend’s race at Whilton Mill to drive alongside Harry Landy at ‘Ave it Racing’ in the Clubman championship. The deal was agreed last week...
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A weekend to forget in France - 27/08/2008
For the second year in a row the France 10 Hour race ended in disappointment for Eddie as he and his 3Cubed team-mates struggled all weekend and ended a disappointing 12th in the Premier result.
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Superb victory at Buckmore - 03/08/2008
Eddie and his 3Cubed team mates recovered from a disastrous start to claim victory in a one-off appearance in the karting challenge. The team lost nearly 3 laps at the start when Ian was forced off...
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Eddie retains championship lead - 16/07/2008
It was another mixed weekend at Ellough Park as 3Cubed again had a race to forget on the Saturday but Eddie scored a solid result in the Sprint race on Sunday, only missing out on another podium...
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A missed podium on Le Mans debut - 08/07/2008
Eddie and Équipe Club100 missed scoring a podium finish on their debut in the Le Mans 24 Hour kart race after 3 engine failures and other mechanical glitches.
Eddie was racing in one of two teams...
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Another podium finish at Bayford - 30/06/2008
A second place finish, described by Sprint Racing legend Steve Dart as a ‘Championship Performance’ extended Eddie’s lead in the championship to 11 points. This performance was made all the better...
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Eddie to race again in Open Endurance - 26/06/2008
Eddie will make another appearance in a round of the Open Endurance Championship at Buckmore Park in August, this time driving with Jordan Hill for Ministry of Speed. Eddie raced for his old endurance...
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Impressive debut in Open Endurance - 01/06/2008
Eddie was in action at the Clay Pigeon circuit in Dorset yesterday, making his first appearance in a round of the Open Endurance Championship. He was competing with Stephen and Seth Deuchar for IMSD...
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An 'average' weekend at Lydd - 08/05/2008
Eddie described the race weekend at Lydd as 'average' after finishing off the podium in the sprint race for the first time this season and seeing his championship lead cut from thirteen points to just...
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Eddie still cagey about prospects - 30/04/2008
Despite a first and second place in the opening two races of the season, Eddie is still downplaying his chances. Eddie has led all but three laps of this year’s Sprint championship and heads the table...
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Eddie extends lead in Sprint Championship - 21/04/2008
It was another successful weekend of racing for Eddie as he finished solidly in the Endurance race with 3Cubed on Saturday and then narrowly missed out on winning his second consecutive sprint race on...
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Eddie cautious about Rye chances - 16/04/2008
Eddie has said he is not expecting a repeat of his Buckmore Park triumph this weekend. Eddie cruised to a comfortable win in the opening race of the season to take the early championship lead....
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Eddie to race in Open Enduro - 11/04/2008
Eddie will race in a round of the Open Endurance Championship in May. He will join former IMSD Racing team-mates and current Sprint rivals Stephen and Seth Deuchar in a one-off appearance at round 3...
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Eddie speaks out in support for JV - 10/04/2008
Eddie has given his public support to JV and Club100 in light of the controversy that has surrounded the cancellation of the second European Championship event of the year.
Many of the drivers and...
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Spa Cancelled - 08/04/2008
For the second time this year, a round of the European Championship has been cancelled. The popular Spa Francorchamps 10 Hour event has been dropped due to a lack of entries – only 14 teams apparently...
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Accidents, Mechanical failures and another injury! - 07/04/2008
3Cubed suffered a poor day in the O Plate Championship at Whilton Mill yesterday, finishing way down in 11th position after a number of incidents hampered their day.
The format was 3 individual...
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Le Mans driver line-up confirmed - 09/03/2008
The line-up for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour kart race has finally been confirmed. After months of negotiations and deals that have gone by the way-side, team captain, Stephen Deuchar, has put together...
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Doubly Successful Start to 2008 - 03/03/2008
The 2008 season got off to an almost perfect start with 3Cubed scoring a top 6 finish in the team endurance race and then Eddie cruising to an easy win in his first sprint race for nearly two years –...
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Successful test for 3Cubed - 27/02/2008
Eddie and the rest of the 3Cubed team were in action today at Rye House for the last pre-season test before the new season. Eddie described himself as being ‘extremely happy’ with the test session.
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Eddie discusses 2008 prospects - 24/02/2008
With less than a week to go until the first race of the season, Eddie has been giving his thoughts on the upcoming championship campaign and what he thinks his, and the team’s chances are in 2008.
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Happy to be back in the sprints - 19/02/2008
Speaking publicly for the first time since it was announced that he would be returning to the Sprint Championship in 2008, Eddie has said that he is delighted to be returning after two years away from...
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Eddie to make Sprint return - 16/02/2008
In a surprise late deal, it has been announced that Eddie will make a return to the sprint championship in 2008.
Eddie last raced full time in the sprint series in 2005, making only a handful of...
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Eddie Tests New Birel Chassis - 15/02/2008
Eddie had his first run in the new 2008 Birel chassis that he will be racing with 3Cubed in this year’s Premier Endurance championship.
The shakedown test was held in dry but fairly cold and...
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Eddie secures drive at Le Mans - 22/01/2008
After weeks of intense negotiations, Eddie has finally announced his entry into this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race.
With three possible seats up for grabs, Eddie has settled for one of the top two...
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More cancellations - 20/01/2008
Round 1 of the European Championship, due to be held at Whilton Mill in April, has been cancelled from this year’s calendar. This just leaves the French and Belgium rounds.
This news comes less...
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Scheduled test delayed - 20/01/2008
3Cubed’s first scheduled test has been postponed and will now be held on the 27th of February at Rye House. All four drivers will be present along with the rest of the team and will run two karts.
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Another second place finish - 05/01/2008
Eddie scored his second podium finish in less than a week with another superb second place at the New Year Cup at Bayford Meadows.
Eddie was having his final outing with IMSD Racing with Stephen...
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