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Race of the Champions
Coupé de Benelux 2001 (Mixed teams race)
The organizers J.P. van Rossem
By Lasse Åberg.
Some short notes from the race.
A race report can be read from the
official site. You will find a link on the second page to
that site.
We raced 12-hours divided in 30-minute heats
In the first heat the team of Peter Ackermans/Lamberto
Bosch/Mike Timmermans drove well on a good middle lane.
In the second heat the "Swedish" team (well, it
was a mixed team) took the lead.
After three hours we, the Swedish team, lost a lot of
laps. In the fourth hour we took more than 30 laps back
but then we lost:
Rear window
Rear wing
Front light
A lot of laps!
Now was also a time in the race when a lot of the cars
suffered body fatigue.
The Vanneste Mercedes ran into motor problem. After a
while they suspected the controller but after checking
that they found out that the car was faulty.
Unfortunately that heat had to be rerun. More value for
the cash.:-)
The winners. Maya Willockx and "Piki" van
Rossem.
2:nd placed mixed team. Kristof Klinkers, Lasse Åberg
and Anders Gustafson
3:rd placed team. P.Ackermans/L.Bosch/M.Timmermans (Left
to right may not be correct)
