Encore un gros week-end fini !! On a essuyé de belles averses samedi et dimanche mais la journée de lundi fût plus agréable.
On a vu le retour des late models et avec 17 voitures le dimanche et 19 le lundi le spectacle fut au rendez vous, comme les accidents d'ailleurs. Garry a cassé son chassis en tapant le mur et s'est retrouvé dans un accrochage le lendemain avec l'ancienne voiture de Winston (qui ne viendra plus). Les nouveaux se sont bien comporté et ont réussi à finir ces deux jours sans domages mécaniques.
Félicitations à Jean Vasseur notre pilote français qui malgrés l'accrochage avec Garry a été le meilleur du week-end.
Je vais parler un peu de mon fils qui a fait carton plein lundi en gagnant les deux manches et la finale. Il maitrise bien l'auto et peu encore faire des progrés sur sa sortie de virage. Il était trés stréssé avant la première manche mais aprés ça allait mieux et commençait à savourer le petit fan club autour de sa voiture !!! je suis trés fier de ce qu'il a fait. On verra pour le prochain car maintenant il devra partir du fond.
Voilà toutes les photos de ce week-end sont sur le site alors bonne visite.

trop belle photos,merci xavier

Bravo Xav pour les fotos. et félicitation pour ben... prend une V8 (demande a ton père)

J'ai aussi trouvé J.vasseur Surprenant trop fort !
et pourquoi a t'il fini 3eme dans la 3eme manche il été premier non ? a t'il commit une faute ?

merci xavier

merci xavier

legrand a écrit:

Bravo Xav pour les fotos. et félicitation pour ben... prend une V8 (demande a ton père)

J'ai aussi trouvé J.vasseur Surprenant trop fort !
et pourquoi a t'il fini 3eme dans la 3eme manche il été premier non ? a t'il commit une faute ?

Oui c'est suite à la faute sur Garry la veille.

merci Xavier de ses précisions

en tous cas jean a su éviter pas mal de Crash juste devant lui.

Et pour benjamin ? une petite camso ?
en tous cas il roule bien et je lui souhaite vite d être dans une ELMS qui sait ...

ouff !!! pas pour l'instant .. les fonds sont bas

héhé, belles photos bien sûr (bien que je n'ai pas encore vraiment tout regardé ...)

La question de legrand me fait penser que les courses de Late Model manquent de "transparence" pour le spectateur : finalement, beaucoup d'info passent par la radio.
toutefois, je ne critique en aucun cas la radio.

FuryGan_T a écrit:

héhé, belles photos bien sûr (bien que je n'ai pas encore vraiment tout regardé ...)

La question de legrand me fait penser que les courses de Late Model manquent de "transparence" pour le spectateur : finalement, beaucoup d'info passent par la radio.
toutefois, je ne critique en aucun cas la radio.

Si tu n'est pas trop nul en anglais sur le site des ELMS tu trouveras un résumé complet de toutes les courses...
voici le contenu et on y parle de l'accident de garry avec jean.

Rounds 1 & 2 – Warneton Speedway - 4th/5th April 10
The 2010 European Late Model Series got underway with a bang at Warneton Speedway on Easter Weekend, with new cars, new drivers, and some extremely close racing.

Rain threatened to spoil proceedings though, with Saturday testing cancelled due to consistent heavy rain. The first of Sunday’s races was also postponed to 2PM to avoid rain in the morning, but when the cars did appear on track the action was worth waiting for. The Ali-Block cars of Paul Bowman and Keith Whalley took the front row, but Bowman’s Ambulance liveried #39 pulled onto the apron as the cars took the green flag when his seatbelts released. This left the #88 of Whalley in the lead, which he held until the Raptor Racing #222 of Jos Jansen forced his way though. Whalley showed good pace until making contact with Tony Roots in the #77, making his return to the series after ill-health kept him on the sidelines for most of 2009.

Whalley’s spin in Turn 1 brought out the first caution of the season and allowed the faster cars of 2009 champion Gary Ellis, and runners up Jean Vasseur and Xavier Vandermeersch to close up on the tail of the pack. Racing with them was Shane Brereton in the #48, who was making a big impression in his first meeting on the Warneton oval. Fellow rookies Stuart Whalley (son of Keith) and Roger Green were involved in a close battle in the midfield which was brought to a premature conclusion when the #8 car of Whalley locked up entering Turn 3 and hit the back of the #3. Green would continue with no damage, but it was retirement for the #8 Monte Carlo.

With only one lap remaining at the restart, Vasseur in the #07 got a good getaway, whilst the #19 made it up the inside of Jansen exiting Turn 2. It was a drag race out of the final corner, but the #07 stayed ahead on the run to the line to take the first win of the season from Vandermeersch.

Shane Brereton didn’t make the start of Race Two when the right-front suspension collapsed on his Pontiac Grand Prix during the warmup laps. He was joined on the sidelines by Kelvin Hassell, whose #13 car was suffering fuel pick-up problems which had also retired him from the first of the day’s races.

At the start the three remaining Ali-Block cars lead the field away, with Whalley Jnr leading his father and Paul Bowman. Their order remained unchanged until the first caution, when Vasseur had to brake hard to avoid slowing traffic ahead and jinked right, clipping Gary Ellis and sending him hard into the Turn 3 wall. The #95 was badly damaged and would be out for the rest of the weekend. The #07 was parked for his part in the controversial incident, and was put on probation for the remaining races.

At the restart the #8 Monte Carlo had a huge fishtail as he put the power down, but managed to keep the lead into Turn One. Further back, Wim Moonen, pushing hard on the outside line got loose, but just having managed to save the car from the wall, was collected by Jos Jansen who rode up over the rear wheel of Moonen’s Chevrolet. The #73 would retire as the yellows flew again, but Jansen would continue, albeit with a damaged front fender.

A further yellow flag period when Roger Green was spun in Turn 3 ruined Stuart Whalley’s chances of victory, as the caution allowed Tony Roots and Xavier Vandermeersch to close up on the leading trio. Whalley fought hard to keep the lead, but his father dropped back with engine cooling problems which would go on to plague the rest of his weekend. Vandermeersch’s experience eventually got the better of the rookie, as the #19 Dodge took the win. The #8 came home a promising second, with Roots taking third, and an excellent fourth place for Paul Bowman.

As the rain came down once more, the third of the day’s races was postponed until Monday, when a rejuvenated Kelvin Hassell in a repaired #13 was the man to beat. He took the lead early on and built a massive gap until the caution came out for a spin in Turn One. Brereton tapped Bruce Andrews into a spin as the cars ahead slowed. Both were able to continue, and the #48 was still on the pace, even being able to run the high line, something the Ali-Block cars have previously struggled to do. Also showing well was enthusiastic Dutch rookie Rodger Twikler. The Monster Energy-backed quad racing star was having his first taste of car racing in the #177 Impala, and was soon enjoying himself. “There is a lot to take in with the closeness of the racing, the noise and the communication, but I’m loving it – hopefully we’ll be up the front soon”, he commented after his first race. Ahead of him Vandermeersch was struggling, having been hit by the #5 of Eric Schmidt who out-braked himself in Turn One, and Paul Bowman was struggling for pace with a puncture.

At the front though Hassell was still the man to beat, and he went on to take the win from Bruce Andews, recovering to second after his earlier spin.

Two further cars joined the field for the first of Monday’s actual races; Kurt Dujardyn and Vincent Lehouck bring the total number of starters to 19. #39, #88 and rookie Wim Verloo, in the #89 Toyota Camry battled hard out front, with Shane Brereton catching them by a second per lap. Also setting good times were Twikler and Stuart Whalley, as they closed in also. Their progress was halted though, as the caution flags came out for a big crash in Turn 3 involving six cars. Dujardyn was in the wall, Green in the #3 had damage to the front grill, and there was damage the front of the #07 where the #34 (driven by Gary Ellis as his own #95 was too badly damaged to compete) had been jacked up and slid over the bonnet. The most badly damaged car was that of Eric Schmidt, who came across the stricken Tony Roots. As the back of the #77 connected with the #5 it destroyed the right-side bodywork of the Chevrolet, and damaged the car badly enough for it to be the end of Schmidt’s day. Also involved was the unfortunate Hassell, who had nowhere to go and ploughed into the accident, causing a broken radiator and bodywork damage to the #13. Twikler also had to retire under the caution, suffering with a flat battery.

Dust put down to dry the fluid from the accident was the main concern at the restart, and several cars were caught out on the run down to Turn One, although everyone escaped unscathed. The #48 was now the car to beat as he passed Verloo in the #89, eventually followed by the #222 and #73. Struggling for pace, the #89 was holding up Whalley in the #8 car, who in turn was under pressure from an improving Paul Bowman, looking round the outside but unable to make it stick.

Up front Jansen couldn’t make a move on Brereton, and conceded his position to Moonen in the #73. The Flying Dutchman looked inside and out to try and find a way past the Somerset racer, and despite some deep lunges into Turn One, his efforts were in vain, as Brereton took his first win in the #48 since buying the car in 2005, and his first in the European Late Model Series.

The second encounter was punctuated by another big wreck going into Turn One, as the #48 was clipped and turned hard into the outside wall. The resulting accident involved Gary Ellis, Kurt Durjardyn (driving absentee Anton Gonnissen’s #22 Pontiac), and Vincent Lehouck, all of whom retired. Brereton was able to continue at a much reduced pace, but would not start the final race of the day because of the damage.

The #88 lead them away at the restart, as Bowman’s #39 had a big slide in Turn One. Twikler was right up at the front and battling with fellow rookie Verloo, but it was Jansen who would prove the man to beat. He made it around the outside of Whalley and Bowman to take the win, with Roots, Vasseur, Vandermeersch and Twikler all following them by the time the flag fell.

Belgium’s Wim Verloo was on the pole for the final race of the weekend, but was passed by Bowman at the start, who in turn would slow with fuel pressure problems. Stuart Whalley’s race was compromised by a mysterious misfire which slowed his pace, whilst his father was still hampered by cooling issues. The man to watch was Bruce Andrews in the #17 Impala, who pulled out a lead of almost half a lap until the yellows flew for Roger Green, who spun in Turn 3.

At the restart Hassell (having repaired his earlier damage) and Jean Vasseur were on a charge, with the #07 first getting the better of his team-mate in the #13 before setting about overtaking Andrews. In the midfield Vandermeersch and Roots were making progress, as Monster’s Rodger Twikler continued his good form by passing earlier victor Jansen, but it was Vasseur who went on to take the win after a difficult weekend, and as Andrews’ pace deteriorated Hassell and Vandermeersch also made it by to take the final positions on the podium.

The championship continues in three weeks time at Warneton International Speedway, where reigning champion Gary Ellis will hope for better fortune, the drivers and teams will hope for better weather, and we hope for more action packed racing from the European Late Model Series.

Race report by Matthew Screaton

c'est super les rapports moi qui ne connais pas l'anglais j'ai compris......................... en employant un traducteur

l INFO A SURMENT PASSE PAR LES HAUTS PARLEURS...
IL FAUDRAIT AVOIR UNE RADIO DU SPEAKER SUR LE CIRCUIT... COMME A SPA T ARRIVE AVEC TON BALLADEUR ET LE TOUR EST JOUE

MERCI POUR L INFO

ou juste monter le son des hauts parleurs. on entend pratiquement rien. il y a une dizaine d'année on entendait beaucoup plus. il n'y a qu'a voir sur les vieille vidéo. Enfin...

Merci pour les photos Xavier

et d'avoir immortalisé les derniers instants de la Fiat

Très très bon ce résumé Xavier.
Effectivement, il y a toujours le site internet pour aider ...

legrand a écrit:

l INFO A SURMENT PASSE PAR LES HAUTS PARLEURS...
IL FAUDRAIT AVOIR UNE RADIO DU SPEAKER SUR LE CIRCUIT... COMME A SPA T ARRIVE AVEC TON BALLADEUR ET LE TOUR EST JOUE

MERCI POUR L INFO

une radio comme les pilotes te permetrais d'écouter toutes les courses de non contact et pour +- 100€ en angleterre... je viens d'en acheter deux pour les garçons à Arena Essex samedi.