Inter Europol Competition

Founded	2010
Base	Marki, Poland
Current series	European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series
Former series	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BOSS GP V de V Endurance Series
Teams' Championships	BOSS GP: Open 2014 V de V Endurance Series: LMP3 2016, 2017 Asian Le Mans Series: LMP3 2018-19
Drivers' Championships	BOSS GP: Open 2014: Jakub Śmiechowski V de V Endurance Series: LMP3 2016: Jakub Śmiechowski, Martin Hippe LMP3 2017: Jakub Śmiechowski, Martin Hippe Asian Le Mans Series: LMP3 2018-19: Jakub Śmiechowski, Martin Hippe

Inter Europol Competition is a Polish racing team, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Series. The team is sponsored by Polish bakery chain Inter Europol and run by Keese Motorsport with its team of professional engineers and mechanics.

History[edit]

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2011-2016)[edit]

2011[edit]

The team was founded at the end of 2010 when the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC team Kochanski Motorsport backed out from supporting Polish driver Jakub Śmiechowski. The father of Jakub, who runs a bakery shops chain - Inter Europol, decided to save his sons motorsports carrier by founding his own team for 2011 season. The team was run by engineers and mechanics of Keese Motorsport. In it's first season in the NEC, Jakub, who took part in all eight rounds, was joined by French driver Remi Kirchdörffer for two last rounds in the championship. In the end Jakub was classified 12th with 121 points and Remi was classified 43rd with 16 points in the driver's championship. In the teams' championship the team placed 8th with 130 points.

2012[edit]

In the following season the team kept it's main driver line up of Jakub Śmiechowski and Remi Kirchdörffer for all rounds. In the round 8, the team run an additional car with Lena Heun behind the wheel. In the driver's championship Jakub was classified 25th with 75 points, Remi was classified 42nd with 12 points and Lena was classified 52nd with zero points.

BOSS GP (2014-2015)[edit]

In 2011, the team purchased Oreca 03-Nissan car to compete in European Le Mans Series with Mathias Beche, Jody Firth, Pierre Thiriet. The team retained Beche and Thiriet for 2012 and took titles with them in drivers' and teams' championship.^[1] The team has competed in BMW Z4 GT3 in the GTC Class in 2015 with Eric Dermont, Dino Lunardi and Franck Perera. They became champions in both drivers' and teams' standings.^[2]

V de V Endurance Series (2016-2018)[edit]

From 2013 to 2015 TDS Racing competed in Blancpain Endurance Series, using BMW Z4 GT3. 2014 was their most successful season in the series, as the duo of Henry Hassid and Nick Catsburg won races at Circuit Paul Ricard and Nürburgring.^[3]

European Le Mans Series (2016-)[edit]

TDS Racing purchased two Oreca 07-Gibson cars and will make debut in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017. Also the team will field one car under G-Drive Racing banner.

Asian Le Mans Series (2018-)[edit]

24 Hours of Le Mans (2019-)[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website

Entry list[edit]

No.	Entrant	Car	Driver 1	Driver 2	Driver 3	Driver 4
LMP (30 entries)
1	Rebellion Williams Esport	Oreca 07	Louis Delétraz	Raffaele Marciello	Nikodem Wiśniewski	Kuba Brzeziński
2	Rebellion Williams Esport	Oreca 07	Gustavo Menezes	Bruno Senna	Petar Brljak	Dawid Mroczek
3	Rebellion Williams Esport	Oreca 07	Yi-Fei Ye	Arthur Rougier	Isaac Price	Jack Keithley
4	ByKolles – Burst Esport	Oreca 07	Tom Dillmann	Esteban Guerrieri	Jernej Simončič	Jesper Pedersen
6	Team Penske	Oreca 07	Juan Pablo Montoya	Simon Pagenaud	Dane Cameron	Ricky Taylor
7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Oreca 07	Mike Conway	Kamui Kobayashi	José María López	Maxime Brient
8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Oreca 07	Sébastien Buemi	Brendon Hartley	Kenta Yamashita	Yuri Kasadorp
9	Panis Racing Triple A	Oreca 07
10	Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina	Oreca 07
12	MPI-Zansho	Oreca 07

EP07[edit]

PKP class EP07
PKP Intercity's EP07-330 in a classic green livery arrives at Bydgoscz Główna
Type and origin Power type Electric Model 4E (Pafawag) 303E (Cegielski) Rebuilder Modification of EU07 locomotive done in several different Rolling Stock Workshops Rebuild date 1995–2005 Number rebuilt 97
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (49.21 in) Length 15,915 mm (52 ft 2+5⁄8 in) Width 3,038 mm (9 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Height 4,343 mm (14 ft 3 in) Axle load 21.5 tonnes (21.2 long tons; 23.7 short tons) Loco weight 80 tonnes (79 long tons; 88 short tons) Electric system/s 3000 V DC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors EE 541 LKb 535, 76:21 gear ratio Loco brake Oerlikon
Performance figures Maximum speed 125 km/h (78 mph) Power output 2,000 kW (2,680 hp) Tractive effort 280 kN (62,950 lbf)
Career Operators PKP Nicknames Siódemka

PKP class EP07 is a class of standard-gauge electric locomotives used primarily for passenger trains in Poland. They are rebuilt EU07 class locomotives, which in turn are the direct successors to the post-war British EU06 class locomotives. The only operators of this locomotive series are PKP Intercity and Polregio.

These locomotives constitute the vast majority of electric locomotives still serving the PKP Intercity today - they are used to drive both light and heavy passenger trains.

History[edit]

Since 1995, some EU07 locomotives  have undergone a reconstruction, in which new traction motors with a higher permissible operating temperature - LKb535 were installed and the gear-ratio was changed from 79:18 to 76:21. Modifications were carried out, among others..: ZNTK Oleśnica, ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki, HCP Poznań, "Newag" Nowy Sącz.

The change of gear ratio did not, however, increase the design speed (misaligned transmission system - hollow shaft bearing on slide bearings), but decreased the engine speed, making it difficult to drive freight trains with this locomotive. It has become easier to maintain the maximum speed of the locomotive while reducing breakdowns. Starting acceleration has also increased - especially at higher speeds, which is realized with less weakening of the excitation (and thus higher motor power). The new LKb535 traction motors, instead of EE541, are adapted to the higher permissible operating temperature. The maximum permitted engine speed for EE541b is 2390 rpm, for EU07 series locomotives with maximum axle rims and 120 km/h, traction engines reach 2380 rpm and EP07 engines in the same situation only reach 1962 rpm, which increases their durability. The rebuilt units kept their rolling stock number (e.g. the EU07-330 locomotive became the EP07-330 locomotive).^[1]

In December 2006, 74 EP07 and EU07 class locomotives belonging to PKP Cargo were sold to PKP Przewozy Regionalne. These locomotives have been modernized, the main transmission in EU07 has been changed. In addition, they received new livery, control sockets were dismantled, driver's cabs received thermal and acoustic insulation and new driver's and assistant's seats, and electric wipers and halogen headlights were installed. The locomotives have been renumbered from 1001 upwards.

In the years 2012-2013 5 EU07 of Przewozy Regionalne was rebuilt to EP07P type, they received a new numbering from 2001 onwards. The modernization included installation of static converter, WN and NN cabinets, new panels in driver's cabins, air conditioning and repair of traction motors. On the front a diode display was installed.

Locomotives rebuild to EP07[edit]

Nickname[edit]

• Siódemka (The Seven) - from the number

See also[edit]

• Polish locomotives designation

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• PKP IC EP07 @ Trainspo
• Modern Locos Gallery
• Rail Service
• Mikoleje
• Chabówka Rail Museum