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25/03/2008

Biante Collectors Club Newsletter 25th March 2008

Welcome back from the Easter holiday. We hope you had a happy and safe break and haven't overloaded too much on the chocolate!
Once again we have another big week of releases here at Biante and some great news to share.

Biante Announce EB Falcon Plans

Biante are pleased to announce the addition of the Ford EB Falcon V8 Touring Car to its range of Australian Racing Cars.

The EB Falcon raced from late 1992 through to the end of 1994, taking a clean sweep in its last major event - the 1994 Bathurst 1000 with provisional pole, pole, fastest lap and the race win.

With the co-operation of Dick Johnson Racing, Glenn Seton Racing and Allan Moffat Racing, Biante have invested heavily in new tooling of the highest standard to produce the EB in 1:18 scale, with full opening parts and detailed race engine. All homologated versions of the EB will be represented across the range and all pieces will come with individually numbered, limited edition Certificates of Authenticity - with driver signatures where available.

Biante will be producing eleven examples of the EB Falcon in 1:18 scale:

BNA0001 - 1993 #18 John Bowe DJR ATCC
BNB0001 - 1994 #9 Andrew Miedecke/Jeff Allam Allan Moffat Cenovis Bathurst 1000
BNC0001 - 1993 #30 Glenn Seton GSR ATCC Champion
BND0001 - 1992 #30 Glenn Seton/Alan Jones GSR Sandown 500 - EB Debutant
BNF0001 - 1994 #17 Dick Johnson/John Bowe DJR Bathurst 1000 Winner
BNE0001 - 1994 #18 Allan Grice/Steven Johnson DJR Bathurst 1000
BNG0001 - 1996 #9 Klaus Niedzwiedz/Ken Douglas Allan Moffat Cenovis Bathurst 1000
BNH0001 - 1995 #9 Andrew Miedecke/Mark Noske Allan Moffat Cenovis Bathurst 1000
BNJ0001 - 1993 #35 Alan Jones GSR ATCC
BNK0001 - 1994 #1 Glenn Seton GSR ATCC
BNL0001 - 1993 #17 Dick Johnson/John Bowe DJR Bathurst 1000

Be sure to check the Models Just Added section to add these items to your watchlist.

China is currently experiencing unprecedented demands on both their work force and manufacturing/shipping infrastructure. Couple this with the rising Chinese currency (RMB) which is at an all time high against the US$ we have been hit with price increases from our manufacturers which we can no longer hold off. The strength of the Australian dollar helps but with all areas experiencing growth that help is quickly offset. Beginning with these EB Falcons and some previously released Brock models we have had to implement a new pricing structure to cover the escalating manufacturing and licensing costs

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 26th March 2008 2pm

iXO

This week from iXO we have the sublime looking Maserati MC12 driven by F. Babini, A. Bertolini and F. Simone in the 2005 ALMS 12 hour Sebring race
GTM044 MASERATI - MC12 #35 F.Babini / A.Bertolini / F.Simone - ALMS 12h Sebring (2005)

Spark

Due to the Easter long weekend we have decide to split up the Spark items listed in the previous weeks newsletter and spread them over the following two weeks.
The first half released this week include some of the most famous and dominant race car makes around. Just a few of the pedigree names included in the list are the Aston Martin DBR9, Corvette C6R, Porsche GT3 RSR, Lola and Lotus.
There is also a model for our road car collectors as well. The dynamic and shapely V8 De Tomaso Pantera.
With such an extensive list of acclaimed and celebrated road and race cars be sure to have all your details ready at 2pm on Wednesday.
S01120 SHADOW DN4 - #101 CHAMPION CAN-AM - JACKIE OLIVER (1974)
S01212 ASTON MARTIN DBR9 - Garcia / Menten / Fittipaldi - LeMANS 24hr (2007)
S0150 COURAGE LC70 - AER COURAGE COMPETITION #13 LEMANS (2007)
S0169 CORVETTE C6R - ALPHAND AVENTURES #73 LEMANS (2007)
S0178 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C6-R - O'Connell / Magnussen / Fellows - LeMANS 24hr (2007)
S0180 CORVETTE C6R - PSI EXPERIENCE #70 LEMANS (2007)
S01904 PORSCHE 997 GT3 RSR - FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORT #80 LEMANS (2007)
S0245 LOLA AUDI B07/10 - SWISS SPIRIT #5 LEMANS (2007)
S0247 LOLA B05/40 ZYTEK - BINNIE MOTORSPORT #31 LEMANS 2007 WINNER LMP2 CLASS (2007)
S0248 LOLA B05/40 AER - QUIFEL ASM TEAM #40 LEMANS (2007)
S0254 LOTUS - 23 #1 LAGUNA SECA - G HILL (1963)
S0256 LOTUS 19 - Dan Gurney - DAYTONA 3hr (1962)
S0257 LOTUS - 19 #7 WINNER LAGUNA SECA - S MOSS (1961)
S0280 DODGE - TRAVCO 'JPS Team Lotus'
S0353 PESCAROLO JUDD - #16 3RD LEMANS 2007 - Bouillon, Collard and Dumas (2007)
S0354 PESCAROLO JUDD - #17 LEMANS - H. PRIMAT – C. TINSEAU – B. TRELUYER (2007)
S0355 PESCAROLO JUDD - ROLLCENTRE RACING #18 4TH LEMANS (2007)
S0535 DE TOMASO PATERA 200 - METALLIC RED (1992)
S0609 ALFA ROMEO - RZ SPIDER - RED (1992)
S0618 ALFA ROMEO P33 - YELLOW (1969)

WEBSITE NEW RELEASES : Wednesday , 2 April 2008 2pm

Minichamps

We finally have in very limited stock the Casey Stoner Honda from the 2006 MotoGP ready for release next week.
122 061027 HONDA RC211V - Casey Stoner - MotoGP (2006)

Spark

The second half of Spark models released next week will include some of the applauded Jaguar XJR's and the renowned diesel Audi R10 that dominated the 2007 LeMans.
S0681 AUDI R10 TDI - AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA #1 WINNER LEMANS (2007)
S0682 AUDI R10 TDI - AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA #2 LEMANS (2007)
S0683 AUDI R10 TDI - AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST #3 LEMANS (2007)
S0718 GEMBALLA - GTR 650 - BLACK / ORANGE (2007)
S0719 GEMBALLA - GTR 640 EVO - WHITE (2007)
S0760 JAGUAR XJR8 LEMANS - #6 NIELSEN / BRUNDLE / HAHNE (1987)
S0770 JAGUAR XJR-15 - PRESENTATION (1990)
S0775 JAGUAR - XJR 14 #4 LEMANS TEST (1991)
S0883 PORSCHE - 911 S - #63 6TH LEMANS 24 HR - R. TOUROUL - ANSELME (1971)
S0890 PORSCHE - 911 S - #35 LEMANS 24 HR - S. GARANT / P.GREUB (1971)
S0975 PORSCHE - 911 R - #30 3RD MUGELLO - V. Elford / G. van Lennep (1967)
S0981 PORSCHE 924 CARRERA TURBO - Schurti / Barth - LeMANS 24hr (1980)
S0982 PORSCHE 924 CARRERA TURBO - Rouse / Dron - 1980 LeMANS 24hr (1980)
S0983 PORSCHE 924 CARRERA TURBO - Bell / Holbert - 1980 LeMANS 24hr (1980)
S0999 PORSCHE 962 C - Moretti / Adams / Gebhardt - LeMANS 24hr (1990)
S1232 LOTUS GT3 CONCEPT - ORANGE (2007)
S1233 LOTUS 2 - ELEVEN (2007)
S3915 FORD - FOCUS WRC (2006)
S3916 FORD - FOCUS WRC (2006)
S3917 FORD - FOCUS WRC (2006)
S5004 BEDFORD OB COACH - HANTS & SUSSEX (1949)

Finishline

With the second round of the F1 championship done and dusted and Kimi Raikkonen taking the win in Malaysia, we have Mike Rodgers following up well from last years win and once again leading the pack.
The top three places are as follows.

10 points: Mike Rodgers
9 points: Grant Bradford
7 points: Wayne Chippendale and Christopher Hammond