Belgian SCT Cup Rd5 – Report

The 5th round of the Belgian SCT Cup was organised by the the Buggy Racing Tournai Club and run during an RC show in Enghien. A purpose-built grass track was laid out in the middle of a park, in front of a castle. The nice surroundings and a track layout appreciated by the racers made the show for more than 4000 visitors with the club being rewarded by the highest attendance ever in the cup’s Pro2 class.

In Pro2 qualification, Nicolas Evens (TLR) took full advantage of his mid-motor converted truck and he took the first two qualifying rounds with a big margin on the rest of the field. Championship leader, Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated), took the third leg and ensured himself the runner-up spot. Nicolas Grandibleu (TLR) ended up 3rd overall on the grid.

In Pro4, Thierry Matthieu (Tekno) continued to dominate as he took the first two qualifiers ahead of Nicolas Evens (TLR). Philip De Keersmaecker (Tekno) won the final qualifier to start from 2nd spot.

Just before the finals, a shower made the track slippery making things difficult for the mid-motored drivers. In the opening A-final, Nicolas Evens was able to convert his TQ in a win. Edouard-Benoît Michez (Team Associated) showed a great pace and he went up from 5th to 2nd, followed by Tom Pierard (TLR). The second leg again saw Nicolas taking the win, this time ahead of Philippe Hautecoeur, who recovered after a difficult start. Tom Pierard came in 3rd. Nicolas opted to sit the 3rd A-final and this time is was Tom Pierard who won ahead of Philippe Hautecoeur. The win marked the first A final win for Tom, well done and it also secured him the runner-up spot in front of Philippe.

Pro2 top 5 result
1. Nicolas Evens – TLR
2. Tom Pierard – TLR
3. Philippe Hautecoeur – Team Associated
4. Edouard-BenoîtMichez  – Team Associated
5. Laurent Halluin – Team Associated

In Pro4, Nicolas Evens won leg 1 while Thierry Mathieu took the second leg. The decisive final leg was quickly settled when Nicolas had a bad start and retired early. Philippe De Keersmaecker ended up 3rd ahead of Christophe Leurquin (Tekno).

Pro4 top 5 result
1. Thierry Mathieu – Tekno
2. Nicolas Evens – Losi
3. Philip De Keersmaecker – Tekno
4. Christophe Leurquin – Tekno
5. Jean-Christophe Biefnot – Losi

With five races out of eight run, the overall rankings are still open with Nicolas Evens leading the Pro2 class while Thierry Mathieu sits in 1st place in the Pro4 class.

Pro2
1. Nicolas Evens – 398
2. Philippe Hautecoeur – 396
3. Julian André – 394
4. Edouard-BenoîtMichez – 383
5. Philippe Gustin – 383

Pro4
1. Thierry Mathieu – 404
2. Nicolas Evens – 398
3. Philip De Keersmaecker – 389
4. Christophe Leurquin – 389
5. Alain Vandeuren – 383

Source: Belgian SCT Cup [belgiansctcup.be]