2014 Benelux+ Electric Race – Announcement

The Model Auto Club de Baanbrekers will hold the Benelux+ Electric Race on the weekend of the 13th of July in Rucphen, Netherlands. Run in Touring Car Modified and 10.5T Stock as well as Pro10 Modified, Pro10 Stock/WGT and F1 classes, the race starts on Saturday with timed free practice and will also see large BBQ on Saturday afternoon. Included in the entry free for the touring car classes is one set of controlled Ride 26027 tyres. More information can be found here.

Dutch electric on-road nationals Rd3 – Report

The 3rd round of the Dutch electric on-road nationals was held last weekend at the MRM track in Lelystad. Practice on Saturday took place under the best possible weather conditions but overnight rain washed away the grip and coming the first qualifying round the track was still wet but soon after the first round was completed, the clouds gave way for some sun, and racing action could start.

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Olly Jefferies wins at Schumacher BTCC nationals Rd4

Round 4 of the Schumacher BTCC took place at the Cotswold track located on Kemble airfield. The track has proved over the past years to be a real challenge for drivers due to its high speed nature but remains the most popular track on the UK calendar. A full entry of 120 drivers booked into the event and with sunshine greeting the drivers on race day it looked to be a great event. After four rounds of qualifying Olly Jefferies was able to take TQ spot in the Open Modified class after a long battle with Elliott Harper throughout the four qualifying rounds.

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Olivier Bultynck wins at rainy Belgium TC nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Belgium Electric Touring Car Nationals took place at the track of Bierset under bad weather conditions with a lot of water on the track. After the qualifiers it was defending champion Olivier Bultynck who took the pole in front of Nicolas Delisé and Nick Joosens. Olivier had a splendid start in the first final and started to pull away from the rest. Due to the constant rain all drivers where struggling with the track conditions but Bart Van Sande, coming from 8th place on the grid, started to challenge Nick while suddenly Olivier’s car stopped, ending his final. In the meantime Nick had taken over the lead following a mistake from Bart. Paul Dejonghe was in 3rd place and he was able to hold the position until the final. This meant Nick would take the win with a happy Bart grabbing the runner-up spot in the opening A-final.

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Philipp & Pius Walleser win in Singen

A round of the SM Championship was run in Singen, Germany in mixed weather conditions. In the highly competitive GT class Philipp Walleser took all three qualifying rounds and also successfully ended the finals to take the day’s win. By taking the Singen round of the series the young man also made a big step towards the overall championship win. Elsewhere in the Sport class Philipp’s father and pitman Pius also came out successful despite a stressful weekend with constant setup changes due to the demanding weather conditions.

Source: HRC [hrcdistribution.com]