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<strong>Kemppi</strong> ProNews 2 • 2006<br />
Mastertig AC/DC allowed the team to easily<br />
travel with the right welding facilities for trackside repair<br />
and modifi cation as necessary to a variety of parts.<br />
A sea of change<br />
But time and technology wait for no man and, as with so<br />
many F1 teams over the years Jordan began to struggle<br />
with the signifi cant fi nancial and technical demands of<br />
the sport. Slowly the team slipped back in performance<br />
and eventually, during 2004, sold their business and resources<br />
to what is now the Midland F1 team.<br />
Throughout the intervening period <strong>Kemppi</strong> maintained<br />
its supply of welding equipment, remaining loyal to the<br />
team during very diffi cult times for the ‘on track’ racing<br />
performance, business and people. <strong>Kemppi</strong> fi gured that<br />
after enjoying all that success over seven racing seasons<br />
with the Jordan team, we should try and support the sport<br />
and new team during the diffi cult days as well.<br />
New technology and opportunity<br />
Renewing our supply contract with Midland F1 for 2006<br />
also provided the opportunity to renew our equipment<br />
offer to the team. Launched at the German Essen Welding<br />
Show the previous September, <strong>Kemppi</strong> introduced<br />
the most technically competent, compact ACDC TIG<br />
welding machine available on the world market.<br />
The latest MasterTig MLS 2300 ACDC has a weight<br />
of 15kg and current output of 230A, plus an excellent<br />
40% duty cycle. At half the size and weight of its predecessor,<br />
this combination of performance and packaging<br />
made perfect sense to Midland’s race team fabricators<br />
and quickly lead to the supply of four machines to replace<br />
older <strong>Kemppi</strong> technology for workshop and trackside<br />
use.<br />
For 2006 the results on track have been mixed in terms<br />
of world championship points, but Midland F1 have created<br />
a stable technical platform that has proved to be one<br />
of the most reliable race car packages on the F1 grid.<br />
From this base they hope to develop with their partners<br />
over the coming years. After all, they have proved in a<br />
previous life that with reasonable resources, determination<br />
and sheer hard work, the small team can provide<br />
a few nasty shocks for the big boys – characteristics<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> people also hold close to their hearts. n
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