14 & 15 April 2016 Spa 400, a new meeting during the Easter weekend!!!!
Touring cars, Silhouettes and GTs will be getting into an intense battle. Raphael Van der Straten, President of the BGDC: "This new meeting will focus on two endurance races, including the SPA 400. Starting on Saturday, a 240-minute race will bring together the competitors of the German VDD 'NES500', among which are the '318TI Cup' and the well-known BMW Racing Cups, the Belgian BMW M235i Racing Cup & the BMW Clubsport Trophy. And that will guarantee 50 cars on the starting grid. With regards
IT WILL BE HOT IN THE JUNIOR 1000 CATEGORY !
! With Vincent Van Melderen and Jeofrey Bonafede, the Moto 80 team is welcoming two new members, one of whom - Bonafede - is currently leading the Belgian 1000cc Junior Championship." The good news for them and for the others is that the Trax Racing
THE 2020 EDITION OF THE 6 HEURES MOTO, WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH!
once again be very open and that many will want to follow in the footsteps of Bastien Mackels, Wim Van Den Broeck and the team Wilbers J&I Racing, winners last August ... Note that the two days prior to the 6 Heures Moto, Friday 14 and Saturday 15
Les Beaux Jours de Francorchamps
Gaascht et Claude Yvens (auteurs de livres sur l’Equipe Nationale Belge, VDS Racing Team, Willy Mairesse, Freddy Rousselle, Apal…) racontent l’histoire du circuit et les courses de voitures sur l’ancien tracé (1922 – 1978) Pierre Van Vliet (ancien
L’automne est là, les bolides du Racing Festival aussi !
encore, Pierre Delettre et son équipe pourront compter sur des séries dont la fidélité est plus que remarquable. « A commencer par les différents plateaux de V-Max Management de Dick van Elk, confirme Pierre Delettre. Dans la foulée de Spa Euro Race
New and established Belgian stars ready to fly the flag at 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
come from Belgium, with Eric van de Poele standing alone at the top with five victories. Hailing from nearby Verviers, his interest in the event began, like so many others, as a young spectator. “The very first edition that I went to was with my dad," Van de Poele recalled ahead of the 70th edition in 2018. "That must have been in 1973. I was ten and my dad was a marshal at the time. With wide-open eyes I stared at the duel between the Ford Capris and the BMWs. That is the very first image that I
RACE SUPPORT: BeNeLux Trophy, nearly 40 riders will comes to tame Spa-Francorchamps
, the Dutchman Ricardo Brink came, saw and conquered in the 1000cc category and Bram Lambrechts in the SSP 600, after exciting duels throughout the season with Jef Van Calster. The last race of the last weekend of September brought the decision.We can
Team Yamalube YART and team AVIOBIKE by M2 Revo win at Spa
an incredible performance far from the others. In the SSP category, we have Jef Van Calster who was once again outstanding ahead of Romain Louppe and Wes Kleinfeld. We thank the Belgian Motorcycling Federation for trusting us and organizing this event
UN PLATEAU 5 ÉTOILES ET DE NOMBREUX CANDIDATS À LA VICTOIRE AUX HANKOOK 25 HOURS !
en tête du championnat : la #280 Milo Socardenne (Kevin Caprasse-Lorenzo Donniacuo-Timo Van Impe-Ludovic Bellinato-Christophe Nivarlet) et la #480 Milo Tourneur des champions en titre. Simon Tourneur, Gilles Verleyen et Guillaume Mondron seront rejoints par un certain Maxime Soulet ! Troisième de la compétition et en tête de la classe Fun, n’oublions pas que la #489 Milo HHH de la famille Hommerson a aussi de beaux arguments à faire valoir en compagnie de Max van Splunteren. Ils veulent aussi
Des stars et des animations pour tous pour les 25 Hours VW Fun Cup
sur la #48 de Cap 48 avec Eric van de Poele (quintuple vainqueur des 24H de Spa et ex-pilote de F1), Vanina Ickx (de retour de la Course de côte de Pikes Peak), le rallyman Ghislain de Mévius, le journaliste RTBF Maxime Berger et deux personnes à mobilité réduite : Lionel Vandercam et Arnaud Van Schevensteen, unijambiste de tous les défis. Le Brabançon a en effet déjà participé aux 24 Heures de Spa (en Tourisme et en GT) et au Paris-Dakar, mais il a aussi escaladé le Kilimandjaro, le Mont Blanc puis
"The 25 Hours: it's the World Cup of the VW Fun Cup"
It is in these terms that Marc Van Dalen, CEO of Kronos Events, organisers of the longest race in the world, presents the 19th edition of this event, absolutely unmissable in the calendar, which takes place this weekend of 8-9-10 July. A major showcase for the drivers and teams that participate, the 25 Hours is always distinguished by its friendliness and family atmosphere. And the organiser has put everything in place to make the 2016 version a grand cru vintage. There are 110 “bugs” expected
Racing Festival : An autumn cocktail with a mix of sprint and endurance
. Supercar and Belcar! On the loyalty front, these competitions, one Dutch and the other Belgian, but then both finally Benelux, are beyond reproach. This season at the Racing Festival Dick van Elk’s troops are offering themselves a first joint excursion
Variety, quality and quantity for Spa Summer Classic!
Christophe Van Riet and Fred Bouvy, winners in 2021 and 2022 at the wheel of a Shelby Cobra, is more open than ever! Amongst the novelties of this year, the SuperSixties, known until last year as the NK HTGT, is highlighted. The programme includes touring
DES SCHTROUMPFS SUR L’AFFICHE ET UN NOUVEAU LOGO POUR LA 25ÈME ÉDITION ANNIVERSAIRE DES HANKOOK 25 HOURS FUN CUP
des familles lors d’un événement toujours aussi… fun. Une chose est sûre, la 25e édition des Hankook 25 Hours Fun Cup sera une fête pour petits et grands. « C’est une année exceptionnelle pour la Fun Cup », confie Marc Van Dalen, le CEO de Kronos
Spa Six Hours - The meeting of legendary racing machines beckons...
of motorsport. Entry lists revealing the presence of personalities and driving professionals, all going head to head on the international historic scene. As such an Eric van de Poele, former F1 driver, five times winner of the 24 Hours of Spa, will be... Belgians Thierry de Latre du Bosqueau and Christophe Van Riet), Shelby Mustang 350GT (of which the Dumolin-Thibaut-Lange trio), Chevrolet Corvette C2, Morgan SLR, TVR Grantura, Ford Falcon Sprint, Aston Martin DB4 GT (the renowned DP214!), Porsche 904
A volatile Spa Six Hours Endurance grid with near on … 20 Ford GT40!
Van Riet and Fred Bouvy! As for Eric van de Poele, he will once again be teamed up with the American Jim Farley, who needs no introduction, at the wheel of the #98! To give chase to the GT40, we can traditionally count on the best of the Jaguar E-Type... Mustang, Galaxy and Falcon Sprint, with no less than Vanina Ickx teamed up with Bernd Georgi and Manfredo Rossi di Montelera, the unmissable Aston Martin DB4 GT DP214 of Wolfgang Friedrichs and Simon Hadfield, various Porsche 904 GTS (with Eric Mestdagh
Nos quatre mousquetaires visent le podium aux 4H de Spa
Concurrents réguliers de l'European Le Mans series, nos quatre compatriotes Ugo de Wilde (LMP2), Tom Van Rompuy (LMP3), Sarah Bovy (GTE-Am) et Alessio Picariello (GTE-Am) s'apprêtent à vivre, ce week-end aux 4H de Spa, l'un des sommets de leur... récupérer nos trophées... » Disputant sa première saison en proto dans la catégorie LMP3, Tom Van Rompuy monte en puissance depuis ses débuts au Castellet. Cela s'est traduit par une deuxième place de catégorie lors du dernier rendez-vous
Racing Festival : Un week-end full, full, full !
en perspective… En réunissant les bolides du Supercar Challenge et du GT & Prototype Challenge, Dick Van Elk, responsable de V-Max Racing Management, annonce un peloton de… 68 voitures, allant de la Ligier JS P3 et la Ginetta G57 jusqu’à la Renault Clio
Spa Summer Classic 2019
Corvette, Alpine, Ford Sierra Cosworth RS, Lancia Delta Integrale or Ford GT40 will be there as well. Behind the wheel, we'll find passionate drivers like Dominique Holvoet (Toyota Celica of course ...) or Dirk Van Rompuy (BMW M3). But also Francis
4 HOURS OF SPA CLASSIC : INTERESTING PEOPLE AND A GUARANTEED SHOW
Runner Team (FJ Yamaha 1100 Nikko Bakker) of Henk van der Mark and Dirk Brand; the Italians of the Taurus Sages team (Suzuki Harris) : Giorgio Cantalupo, Sandro Caprara and Emiliano Bellucci; the New Zealanders (!) of the NZ Wild Hogs Team (Grant Dalton
