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  The Baja Endurance Challenge Series is going to be the main event of the summer for large-scale racers across Europe!
It will consist of dozens of Baja-only qualifying races organized by HPI distributors, and the winning team from each country will be invited to Spain at the end of the summer to race in a final, massive 12-hour endurance challenge to crown the 2008 champions!     
This was, our race schedule by country for 2008, with race report links:
| Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Austria | 09.08.2008 | Wels | Werner Freilinger, office@riwa-buggy-wels.at
Albert Marzinger, albertm@gmx.at Download des ausfuhrlichen Reglement als PDF!
Download der offiziellen Ausschreibung als PDF! | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | 
Croatia | 20.04.2008 | Lavrica, Slovenia
For entry form, click here! | Click here for entry information!
general EFRA rules
30 min finals | Check out pictures of the race here!
Top racers in the series are invited to Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | 11.05.2008 | Lavrica | see above info | Check out pictures of the race here! | | | 08.06.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 13.07.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 17.08.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 28.09.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Czech Republic | 15.06.2008 | Most - Čepirohy | Visit Lestr Models for entry information
strupek @ email.cz | team race
qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | 12.04.2008 | Mladá Boleslav | see above | Baja racing as part of the Czechoslovakia Savage Cup 2008 series
Click here for all the details! | | | 03.05.2008 | Mariánské Lázně | see above info | see above info | | | 14.06.2008 | Most - Čepirohy | see above info | see above info | | | 05.07.2008 | Nepomuk | see above info | see above info | | | 27.09.2008 | Most - Čepirohy | see above info | see above info | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Estonia | 14.06.2008 | UPDATE!
Laitse Rallypark | Visit HPI.ee for entry information! | 6hrs of racing!
qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | 
Germany | 2-3.08.2008 | Nurburgring | complete info here!
contact: Martin Kruse, m.kruse @ lrp-electronic.de | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | 
Greece | 27.07.2008 | Athens | Fanatix racing track | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Hungary | UPDATE!
15.06.2008 | Piliszentivan | | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final
more races to come! | | | JUST ADDED!
20.07.2008 | Gyor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Iceland | 29.06.2008 | Gufunes, Reykjavik | conact tomo @ simnet.is | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Italy | 29.06.2008 | Reggio Emilia | contact Giampiero Boschi:
giampy @ kitoneracing.com
0521710981
3351300865 | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Malta | 14.06.2008 | Ghajn Tuffieha Heights | Visit www.compunet.com.mt for all information! | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Netherlands | 23.03.2008 | manegegaasterland.nl | www.hpibaja.nl | | | | 25.05.2008 | Kampweg in Soesterberg | practice at 11:00, race at 12:00
click here for the forum
Visit www.hpibaja.nl for web forum and entry information! | 3hr team race, 10 teams participating!
qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final
the second qualifying race in August | | | 10.08.2008 | Kampweg in Soesterberg | Visit www.hpibaja.nl for web forum and entry information! | final qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Poland | 06.04.2008 | | Race pictures | | | | 26..04.2008 | | Race pictures and report | more races to come! | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Slovenia | 20.04.2008 | Lavrica
| Click here for entry information!
general EFRA rules
30 min finals | Check out pictures of the race here!
Top racers in the series are invited to Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | 11.05.2008 | Lavrica | see above info | Check out pictures of the race here! | | | 08.06.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 13.07.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 17.08.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | 28.09.2008 | Lavrica
For entry form, click here! | see above info | see above info | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
South Africa | 31.05.2008 | Fourways | contact info @ bbimporters.co.za | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final
more races to come! | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Spain | 26-27.07.2008 | Castellon | click here for info! | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | | | | | | Country | Date | Location | Entry Info | Details & Race Report | 
Switzerland | 26.04.2008 | Dintikon, Switzerland | For entry form, click here! | Baja Cup Race 1 | | | 27.04.2008 | Dintikon, Switzerland | For entry form, click here! | Baja Cup Race 2 | | | 26.04.2008 | Thonon, France | For entry form, click here! | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final | | | 12-13.07.2008 | Thonon, France | For entry form, click here!
For extra info please click here | qualifying race for Baja Endurance Challenge Final |
Qualification race dates and reports from each race will be collected in the Events section here on the HPI EU website. The information above is provided by by each country's distributor and may be changed at any time; to get the latest confirmed race information please contact your country's distributor or visit their website.
This race schedule will be updated as we get more information from our distributors, so check back here to get the latest race dates!
 To join in the fun, all you need is a Baja 5B RTR or Baja SS buggy and a few friends! Click here to get contact details for your country's distributor. Participating distributors are already making plans for races during the spring and summer, and we'll add all the details of these qualifying races as we get them.  The rules for each country will vary for local conditions, so be sure to check with your country's distributor for all the relevant details.
For the big Final race, however, the rules will be much stricter but there there will be plenty of time to prepare each team's car. The Finals rules are designed to make the racing even amongst the race teams, and will be made available very soon. 
At the end of the summer of 2008, the top teams in each country competed in an epic 12 hr Finals race! This race took place in sunny Spain at the beginning of September, the perfect place to race the Baja and chill out with friends! The race entry included weekend race entry for 4-6 racers, a racer banquet on Friday night, hotel rooms, Baja parts for the race weekend, tickets for raffle prizes and much more!
For all the details about the race, click here to get the details for the Baja Endurance Challenge Series Final!  
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German Baja Endurance Challenge Information!
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