24 Hours of Zolder 2006

19dodge · 24 Aug 2006, 13:34 (Ref:1690354)

Something a bit different - and interesting!

This weekend is the 24 Hours of Zolder in Belgium. It's held as a round of the Belcar Championship. Two Corvette C5-R's are entered (GLPK and PSI), as well as a Marcos, Porsche Bi-Turbo's, BMW 120D, a gaggle of Porsche Cup cars, and even a screaming rotary Mazda RX-7!

The-Paddock.net will be having complete coverage of this race througout the weekend. We already have a race preview, spotter's guide and qualifying 1 report up. Here's a direct link to the event coverage page for the race:

http://www.the-paddock.net/component...,354/Itemid,1/

Corvette won last year, can they repeat it again?

Yvonne · 24 Aug 2006, 13:53 (Ref:1690362)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

It's held as a round of the Belcar Championship. Two Corvette C5-R's are entered (GLPK and PSI), as well as a Marcos, Porsche Bi-Turbo's, BMW 120D, a gaggle of Porsche Cup cars, and even a screaming rotary Mazda RX-7!

He,
You make a small mistake. PSI won't drive there with their Corvette's. They drive there with a Porsche (#38). The C6 is at Donington Park for a LMES race...and the C5 don't drive this weekend.

Btw, the 2nd Corvette in the Belcar is for SRT (Selleslagh Racing Team)...and they got the pole!!!

Fiorentina 1 · 24 Aug 2006, 15:55 (Ref:1690793)

I think the GLPK Vette will win it. It will be interesting to see how Cor Euser's Marcos does as well. I think there will be live feed again this year on the harmony channel: www.hibn.tv

**FIRE** · 24 Aug 2006, 16:38 (Ref:1690822)

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Originally Posted by Fiorentina 1

I think the GLPK Vette will win it. It will be interesting to see how Cor Euser's Marcos does as well. I think there will be live feed again this year on the harmony channel: www.hibn.tv

It's not Euser's Marcos. The yellow/black LM600 is from Eurotech.

19dodge · 24 Aug 2006, 18:33 (Ref:1690909)

yes your right. I'm sorry. I was writing this quickly before i left this morning, and i have had PSI stuck in my head since last week when they were in the FIA GT race at Paul-Ricard.

It's GLPK's Corvette C5-R and SRT's Corvette C5-R that are at Zolder. PSI is at Donington with their C6.R.. -It's Amazing how theres three customer Corvette teams with two cars each in Europe and no privateer Corvette teams over in America..

Zandbak · 24 Aug 2006, 22:33 (Ref:1691109)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

It's Amazing how theres three customer Corvette teams with two cars each in Europe and no privateer Corvette teams over in America..

It's even more amazing that these three teams are located in one of the smallest european countries

How the h*** is that possible? France has one C5R for Alphand..........and that's it!

Bob Riebe · 25 Aug 2006, 02:56 (Ref:1691167)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

yes your right. I'm sorry. I was writing this quickly before i left this morning, and i have had PSI stuck in my head since last week when they were in the FIA GT race at Paul-Ricard.

It's GLPK's Corvette C5-R and SRT's Corvette C5-R that are at Zolder. PSI is at Donington with their C6.R.. -It's Amazing how theres three customer Corvette teams with two cars each in Europe and no privateer Corvette teams over in America..

Don't forget that on that side of the pond, there are more series in which the cars can choose to run.
There is only one show here now.

Fiorentina 1 · 25 Aug 2006, 04:12 (Ref:1691174)

I inquired about buying a C5-R from Pacific Coast Motorsport, but they already sold them to a BelCar team. A guy in Guatemala wanted one for the GT series over there.

Viper GTS-R*** · 25 Aug 2006, 15:08 (Ref:1691512)

www.24u.be/2006/
Starting grid for tomorrow:
01.#1Hart/Duez/Soulet/CloetCorvette C5-R
02.#7Longin/Kumpen/Hezemans/MollekensCorvette C5-R
03.#5Goossens/van Dongen/EuserMarcos LM600
04.#33Kenis/De Keersmaecker/Verheyen/SchuybroekMosler MT 900
05.#21Penders/Lamot/Jacobs/DujardynPorsche 996 GT3 RS
06.#38Belloc/Bouvy/Menten/Verbergt )Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
07.#29Vollebergh/De Laet/Maes/Van RossemPorsche 996 GT3 RSR
08.#46Derdaele/Empsen/Verhoeven/De WitUltima GTR
09.#23Severich/Josten/Moore/MuytjensBMW E46 GTR V8
10.#50Van Delm/Haane/Meert/WerckxPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
11.#28Grouwels/Grouwels/Wijnen/CloetDodge Viper Competition Coupe
12.#25Leyssens/Lumbeeck/Moonens/RedantBMW E46 Silhouet
13.#70Cracco/Jonckheere/Duval/SaelensPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
14.#16Bouillon/Kuus/Robinson/Jan Van der SlikPorsche 996 Biturbo
15.#8Wauters/Wauters/Vanierschot/SchreursPorsche 996 Biturbo
16.#24Essers/Vandermaesen/Coens/Van BellingenBMW E46 Silhouet
17.#44Steinberg/Neyens/Loix/LambertPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
18.#54Van Hoepen/Van Riet/Den Otter/Buuren MeindertPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
19.#27Ceusters/Schrauwen/Van MoerkerkePorsche 996 GT3 RS
20.#47Mattheus/Boden/der Zwaan Arjan/NefPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
21.#55Dumarey/Dumarey/Dumarey/Van De WauwerPorsche 997 GT3 Cup
22.#69Tavernier/Kersten/Hahn/LangebergPorsche 997 GT3 Cup
23.#49Maton/Bonnaerens/Colman/Campenhoudt StefanPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
24.#43Van Loo/J Thomas/Decoster/BroodcorenPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
25.#53Jamers/Van Rompuy/Van Gorp/BeliënPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
26.#10Thiers/Thiers/Thiers/Van MolPorsche 996 GT3 RS
27.#48Van Hover/Verhoeven/MathotPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
28.#35Vetters/Jeuris/Van Uytsel/Vos RonnyPorsche 996 HM
29.#30Janssen/Van Audenhove/Raus/RausPorsche 996 GT3 R
30.#17Wim/Ron/Roy Rob/de Plas TomPorsche 996 GT2 R
31.#45Beckers/Van Samang/Van Samang/RaesBMW E46 M3
32.#56Joosen/Vroman/Pampel/GeerinckxBMW E46 M3 WTCC
33.#34Bruynoghe/Leest/Herman/LémeretPorsche 996 GT3
34.#22Kelders/Nelissen-Grade/Van Roy/PonceletPorsche 996 GT3 RS
35.#32Betram/Stielstra/Gemoets/De VriesPorsche 996 GT3 RS
36.#36Van Herck/Booten/Rigo/VoetMazda RX7
37.#65Van de Velde/Grifnée/Uljee/HalnBMW 120 Diesel
38.#9Steegmans/Steegmans/Vancraeynest/GonnissenPorsche 996 Biturbo
39.#52Sluys/Heyman/Vanzeebroeck/van den BroeckSeat Leon Cupra
40.#66Notermans/Binet/VercammenBMW E36 M3
More item's on www.24u.be site!

**skycafe** · 26 Aug 2006, 00:59 (Ref:1691840)

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Originally Posted by Fiorentina 1

A guy in Guatemala wanted one for the GT series over there.

Guatemala? What sort of series do they have?

What sort of spec are the Porsche BiTurbos at Zolder? Are they close to a GT1 type specification, or are a lower level of development?

Erki · 26 Aug 2006, 13:00 (Ref:1692771)

Is it Francois Duval driving the #70 Porsche? And who's the Loix in #44?

**FIRE** · 26 Aug 2006, 13:08 (Ref:1692775)

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Originally Posted by Erki

Is it Francois Duval driving the #70 Porsche? And who's the Loix in #44?

The rally drivers.

**FIRE** · 26 Aug 2006, 14:13 (Ref:1692817)

Live video stream: http://www.hibn.tv/content/rubrique.php?id_rubrique=378
Race starts at 17:00h CET.

ger80 · 26 Aug 2006, 15:11 (Ref:1692848)

#22 looks to be out after a few minutes

Fiorentina 1 · 26 Aug 2006, 17:31 (Ref:1692939)

25 minutes of safety car after a blown motor by Danny Steegmans' Porsche. The GLPK Vette already has a 2-lap lead!

What happened to the Maxime Soulet Vette? He is 2 laps down, but turning laps 5 seconds faster then everyone. Why did they lose 2-laps?

www.hibn.tv is so cool!

Fiorentina 1 · 26 Aug 2006, 19:45 (Ref:1693006)

Maxime Soulet is a flipping stud! That kid is awesome, man. He got his Vette in the lead from third 2-laps down, right before the end of his stint. I remember him from F.BMW last year at Laguna Seca. The Porsches are having a lot of problems. #8 just dropped out with gearbox problems, and the Red Bull #38 spent an hour replacing their gearbox.

**FIRE** · 26 Aug 2006, 19:48 (Ref:1693007)

He's doing very well. Never heard of him before this race.

Fiorentina 1 · 27 Aug 2006, 05:46 (Ref:1693276)

Update 15 Hours:
The GLPK Vette built up a lead of over 10 laps over the Hart-Duez-Soulet-Cloet Vette. But at 5:30 a.m the GLPK Vette of Longin-Kumpen-Hezemans-Mollekens came into the pits with gearbox problems. The team lost 30 laps to change the gearbox and are now lying third, 20 laps behind. The Goossens-van Dongen-Euser Mracos is in second place, 2-laps off the leaders. It just started to rain, so things will get interesting. BTW, the Bouvy-Menten-Belloc-Verbergt Porsche who earlier changed a gearbox is flying, and is now in 6th place, 35 laps off the lead. A pair of BMW's are in 4th & 5th.

marcel82 · 28 Aug 2006, 12:45 (Ref:1695317)

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Originally Posted by skycafe

Guatemala? What sort of series do they have?

What sort of spec are the Porsche BiTurbos at Zolder? Are they close to a GT1 type specification, or are a lower level of development?

they are GT1-level cars, but the Belcar-regulations allows them to have more power then in FIA-GT (something with the restrictors, bigger or smaller, I keep forgetting as I don't have a lot of technical knowledge

)

unfortunately, to allow the PSI-BiTurbo's to "close the gap" to the vettes this year, they choose to allow even more power, instead of the larger rear wing the team had asked for. as a result, PSI now runs their RSR.

SRT won yesterday, apparently Kumpen was none to happy about the gearbox problems they encountered, he used some non-quotable terms on TV

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