What drives nonstop for 24 hours and comes across the finish line looking as beautiful as when it started? The Valspar Donkervoort D8 GT race car coated with Series 900, one of the most userfriendly, water-based coating systems on the market today. The car won first place in the Special Cars category in the 24 Hours of Dubai 2011 race.

Joop Donkervoort, chief engineer and owner of the small, family-run business that built the car, was in Dubai to see the exciting finish. “This is the second year we participated with Valspar as our coatings sponsor,” said Donkervoort. “While we slightly reengineered the car for this race, the one thing we didn’t change was the coating. The De Beer water-based coating is easy to apply and very high quality. This coating held up well under the extreme conditions of heat, sand and fierce competition.” Dutch-based Donkervoort has been in the car manufacturing business since the 1970s and has built a relationship with Valspar’s European office in the Netherlands. “Even though Valspar is a large company, they offer the personal service, dedication and commitment of a family business…from technical support to customer service,” he said.

The 24-hour race was choreographed to deliver a winning performance. The Audi engine delivered the power and speed, while three drivers rotated to stay fresh and alert. Denis Donkervoort, Joop’s son, was one of the drivers. The car delivered other winning performances: it spent the least time in the pit area out of 85 teams, and the team broke the record for the fastest pit stop of the season.

“Seeing the Valspar flag flown by the Donkervoort team welcoming their number one position at the checkered flag after 24 hours of endurance was a moment to remember...a very proud moment indeed,” said Rami Abiad, director of Valspar’s Middle East operations. The timing of the race coincided with the opening of Valspar’s office in Dubai, providing an opportunity to highlight Valspar’s expansion in the Middle East. “The Dubai race provided an excellent venue to interact and engage with some of our key regional customers,” said Theo Wemmers, EMEA general manager for Automotive. “Having access to the Valspar Donkervoort team further elevated the experience and impressed upon our customers how serious Valspar was focused on promoting our brand.”

Donkervoort D8 GT to participate in the 24H of Dubai for the second time

Valspar Donkervoort Racing  prepared for the 24 Hours of Dubai

LELYSTAD, 7 December 2010 –  While the snow is falling in Europe, the Valspar Donkervoort Racing team is preparing itself for a race in the heat and in between the sand. Last January, the Donkervoort D8 GT participated in the 24H of Dubai for the first time. This resulted in a fifth place in the GT4 category. These good results and the challenging race and track made Donkervoort decide to participate in the 24H of Dubai again this year. With the special 24H-edition of the D8 GT, famous Dutch driver Nick de Bruijn and GT4 drivers Stéphane Wintenberger (F) and Denis Donkervoort  (NL)  will race on January the 14^th and the 15^th at the ultra modern Dubai Autodrome.

D8 GT (4) 24H-edition

The most noteworthy thing about the D8 GT(4) 24H-edition is probably the adapted hybrid chassis/body with carbon fiber sandwich panels, combined with the existing tubular frame. It does not only make the car even lighter, but strongly increases the torsion stiffness and the safety of it. The new rear diffusor, which was updated in 2010, has further improved the aerodynamics underneath the car for extra down force. It has influenced the entire look of the rear of the car.

After showing its potential in the FIA GT4 races (vice-championship GT4 European Cup 2009), the D8 GT also proved itself very suitable for long distance racing during the 24H of Dubai 2010. The Donkervoort D8 GT even drove first place for a couple of hours! The new carbon fiber chassis/body resulted in such a perfect balance of the car that only one set of tires in three stints (of almost 2 hours per stint) was needed. Because of this, the pit stops can be executed extremely fast: an important saving of time in a race in which every second counts.

Drivers

The Valspar Donkervoort Racing team consists of three drivers for the 24H of Dubai 2010.  European go-kart champion and two time winner of the 24H of Dubai Nick de Bruijn will be added to the team for this race. Furthermore, the experienced GT4 drivers Denis Donkervoort and the Frenchman Stéphane Wintenberger, have already proved themselves during the last years 24-hour race in Dubai, will take place behind the steering wheel of the Donkervoort D8 GT.

Valspar Donkervoort Racing

Donkervoort will be supported during the 24H of Dubai 2011 by Premium Partner Valspar. This American manufacturing company of varnish and paint, with subsidiaries all over the world including The Netherlands and soon Dubai, facilitated among others the car body finish for the Donkervoort D8 GT.  This ‘green’ and furthermore ultra light body finish comes from the WaterBase product line and fits the ultra light Donkervoort D8 GT extremely well. This waterbased varnish is the “greenest” varnish Valspar has, that’s why both the varnish and the car are worthy of the “EarthSense” logo.

The competition will be fierce (with almost 90 competitors this year!), but with this combination of drivers, car, team and Valspar, Donkervoort will aim for a podium place!

Das Mischverhältnis mit den HS420 Härtern Kurz, Mittel und Lang ist 1:3, und der neue Klarlack kann mit oder ohne Verdünner verarbeitet werden. Sie können unter zwei Spritzverfahren wählen. Entscheiden Sie sich für 1,5 Schichten, so müssen Sie zunächst eine geschlossene dünne und gleich anschließend eine volle Schicht aufbringen. Durch die Einsparung der Ablüftzeit wird eine hohe Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit erreicht. Beim 2-Schicht-Verfahren wird zunächst eine geschlossene und dann, nach ungefähr fünf Minuten, eine weitere Schicht aufgebracht.

Für die korrekte Anwendung konsultieren Sie bitte die technischen Informationsblätter. Sie finden Sie auf der Website von De Beer Refinish: www.de-beer.com. Ab Anfang März 2010 wird auch die neue ICRIS CD-ROM versandt, auf der unter anderem die technischen Informationsblätter für den HS420 Klarlack 8-414 und die Tabelle für die Härter und Verdünner enthalten sein werden.

Das Set umfasst die folgenden Produkte und Behältergrößen:

Verpackung                                                   Artikelcode

1L und 5L 8-414 HS420 Klarlak             8-414/1 und 8-414/5

1L 8-440 HS420 Härter Kurz                            8-440/1

1L 8-450 HS420 Härter Medium                       8-450/1

1L 8-460 HS420 Härter Lang                            8-460/1 (Erhältlich ab März 2010)

1L en 5L 1-141 Uni Verdünner Kurz                1-141/1 en 1-141/5

1L en 5L 1-151 Uni Verdünner Normal             1-151/1 en 1-151/5

1L en 5L 1-161 Uni Verdünner Lang    1-161/1 en 1-161/5

• Uni Putty lightweight       Artikelnummer: 601013
• Glassfibre Putty               Artikelnummer: 604015
• Aluminium Putty              Artikelnummer: 607019
• Spray Filler                      Artikelnummer: 608010

Valspar Uni Putty lightweight ersetzt die folgenden De Beer Refinish-Spachtel:

• Spachtel Universal         Artikelnummer: 1-900/1.5
• Spachtel Fein                  Artikelnummer: 1-910/1.9
• Spachtel Standard         Artikelnummer: 1-930/2
• Spachtel Soft                  Artikelnummer: 1-960/2

Valspar Uni Putty lightweight ist ein neuer, Kosten sparender Leichtspachtel. Das Produkt wurde speziell zum Füllen und ausgleichen von Beulen und Unebenheiten ohne Schwund der Spachtelmasse entwickelt. Valspar Uni Putty ist problemlos zu schleifen, infrarotkampatibel und haftet ausgezeichnet auf Stahl, verzinktem Stahl, Aluminium und glasfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen.

Passend zum Mischfarbensystem der BeroMix Serie 2000 können Sie eine Broschüre (Art.-Nr. 68-022) und eine Mischfarbenkarte (Art.-Nr. 61-0200) bestellen.

Der Klarlack kratzfest 8-214 kann im Mischverhältnis 2:1 mit den folgenden Härtern verwendet werden:

8-140 HS Härter Kurz

8-150 HS Härter Standard

Diese Produkte sind in folgenden Verpackungsgrößen erhältlich:

Verpackung                                                                            Artikelcode

5 l 8-214 HS Klarlack kratzfest                                              8-214/5

1 l und 2,5 l 8-140 HS Härter Kurz                                        8-140/1 en 8-140/2.5

1 l und 2,5 l 8-150 HS Härter Standard                                 8-150/1 en 8-150/2.5

Mit dieser neuen roten Mischfarbe sind wir in der Lage, bei den Rottönen einen noch größeren Bereich als bisher abzudecken. Die Mischfarbe ist nicht nur reiner und heller, sondern weist auch eine verbesserte Deckkraft auf.