The Jordan EJ10 is an updated version of the EJ10B and was the car with which Jordan entered into the 2000 F1 Season. The old format Chassis numbers which Eddie Jordan has previously used ie. Jordan 199 for 1999 etc, were changed on the EJ10 to celebrate the team's tenth season in Forumla One with Eddie Jordan at the healm, the team were also beginning to get more and more competitive as each season came and there was hope of a competitive season once again in 2000.

The Jordan budget increased following on from the benefits of finishing third in the 1999 Constructors' Championship, but the car proved disappointingly unreliable, finishing 15 times out of a possible 34. The team was unable to compete with McLaren and Ferrar as it had done so well the previous year, and, ending up behind Williams, Benetton and BAR too, finishing sixth overall in the Constructors Championship. The high points of the season were undoubtedly Frentzen's two podiums at Interlagos and Indianapolis, and three front-row starting positions.

Towards the end of the season, the team announced that they had secured a works Honda engine for 2001 , in direct competition with BAR. There was further dissapointment towards the end of the year when the car's designer, Mike Gascoigne expressed his intention and desire to join the Benetton team the following year and subseuqently played no part in the remainder of the season wth the team.

The model is a resin curbside kit by the manfacturer Treasure Hunt and is my first kit by this company. I had not heard too many good reviews although US award winning modeler Bil Attridge has built a beautiful version using the same kit. I have to say I was disappointed with the quality of the kit in most areas. It requires a lot of work to just get it looking reasonable and I spent a lot of time test fitting and adjusting the suspension in order for the car to sit flat and staight. The quality of the fit is poor and the detail level is minimal to say the least. On the plus side (for which there are few) the decals were very nice and the wheels were beautifully cast and it was a shame having to spray them black.

All in all not a good experience and I only hope that the next resin kit I build will be a lot better.