What is the NINCO WORLD CUP SUPER GT?

The NINCO WORLD CUP SUPER GT is an international championship organized by NINCO, one of the most important worldwide slot hobbyist manufacturer. Teams from all over the world race with the most popular 1:32 slot cars in order to select the 16 best ones. They will compete at the grand final to win the championship.

Who can participate in the competition?

All countries can organize their own preliminary championship. Everyone is invited to take part. Teams must have three drivers. The grand final will have one team per country. The country that won the latest edition and the one which organize the final could have more than one team.

What is the championship format?

The NINCO WORLD CUP is a six hours endurance race. Anyway, the preliminary championship could have other formats: 2, 6, 12 or 24 hours endurance. All NincoGT car are allowed for the qualifying races. The car of the final is the Porsche 997 by NINCO according to the technical regulation.

Location of the final of the 2007 Championship

The final will be located in Stuttgart (Germany). The NINCO WORLD CUP will be one of the most important activities of MODELL SÜD BAU & BAHN, a popular fair open to hobby enthusiasts in Germany. Dates are 17th and 18th November.

NINCO Racing warranty

The championship has the recognized NINCO warranty. The NINCO Racing Dept. has more than 10 years of experience organizing all kinds of races all over the world.

What about the lasts NINCO WORLD CUP?

The 2006 final of the NINCO WORLD CUP was a successful event that came to Verona (Italy) teams from 9 nationalities. The 2005 race was in Barcelona and the NWC was the main activity of the Salódel Hobby, a fair visited by more than 40.000 people. Most of them spent part of their visit watching this spectacular slot race.

Who were the finalists in Verona?

Italy (8 teams), Portugal, U.K., Holland, Belgium, USA, Argentina and Spain (2 teams). At the end, the winner was a team from Spain, ‘MásSlot’, second was ‘NINCO Italy’(Italy) and third ‘BRT Italia’(Italy).

How was the circuit layout?

It was a pillow layout 8 lane track (8+8) with the main straights joined. A very technical circuit because after the large straight there was different curves, to right and to left, with different radius. A total of 1,232 track sections were needed to built it. The average length was 53.95m per lane.

And the cars?

There was just one car allowed, the Mosler MT 900R. It could be featured with the NINCO ProRace components. The organisers provided the NC-6 motor and the tyres.

When must qualifying rounds be undertaken ?

It depends of each country. The NINCO distributor should contact the main slot racing clubs of its country in order to arrange the best date and location. From July to November, every distributor can do whatever they consider the best way to select the team classified to the final at Stuttgart. From 4 to 6 hours races would be ok.

What are the 2007’s Race details?

Event: MODELL SÜD BAU & BAHN (Stuttgart)
Dates: 17 and 18 November 2007

Stuttgart

is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is the sixth-largest city in Germany. The area is known for its automobile industry. Some of its most prominent companies include Daimler AG and, Porsche. In fact, the Porsche badge, as seen on the front of Porsche cars has this town's name in the centre of the badge.

Neighbouring large cities:

Frankfurt (210 km north of Stuttgart)
Nuremberg (200 km northeast of Stuttgart)
Munich (220 km southeast of Stuttgart)

How to arrive by train...

Stuttgart is a hub in the InterCityExpress and InterCity networks of Deutsche BahnAG, with through services to Berlin and most other major German cities. Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is the city's main line terminal.

By airport…

Stuttgart is served by Stuttgart Airport which is an international airport located approximately 13 km south of the city center in the neighbouring town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. The airport is within 30 minutes travelling time from the city using S-Bahnlines S2 or S3. The airport is adjacent to the Autobahn A8.

By car…

The motorway Autobahn A8 (Paris -Strasbourg -Karlsruhe-Stuttgart -Munich -Salzburg -Vienna) forms the southern boundary of the city.