Euro Indoor Race 2009, Charleroi - Belgium

[Lowie]

An indoor Off-road-race in Charleroi, Belgium.

when: this weekend (7,8 feb 2009)

who: 1/10 Off-road electro buggies and trucks and 1/8 offroad electro buggies.

what: astroturf, jumps, whoopwhoops....

some pics:

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-14-02-1233854042490000000000000.jpg

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-14-02-1233854042620000000000000.jpg

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-14-02-1233854042670000000000000.jpg

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-14-02-1233854042720000000000000.jpg

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-15-28-1233854128540000000000000.jpg

http://88.191.48.56/photos//2005222855283.134.185.1342005225502//max//2009-02-05-18-15-50-12338541500000000000000000.jpg

:p:p me like it

[PaulUpton]

that looks ace!!

[Lowie]

I think those people were able to leave the track there and they are gonna organise an edition of the BNK (Belgian-Dutch-CHampionchip) there ... and maybe even an endurance-race later on.

[Bungleaio]

looks a great surface.

[Lowie]

it's all fresh astroturf

[freud]

BNK (Belgian-Dutch-CHampionchip)

BNK= Belgian-Netherlans championship

[Lowie]

BNK= Belgian-Netherlans championship
I'm sorry Freudeke, but AFAIK in ENglish, it is called "Dutch Championship", .. even if it is about the Netherlands. :p;)
(strangely enough)
C ya tomorrow!

[MHeadling]

Looks awesome!!

Good luck to team xtreme this weekend

[blitzboy]

gonna ring niggs see if i can stow away in the boot thats looks awesome lowie wish i was going now , gutted

[freud]

I'm sorry Freudeke, but AFAIK in ENglish, it is called "Dutch Championship", .. even if it is about the Netherlands. :p;)
(strangely enough)
C ya tomorrow!


Ok thanks for the headz up :p

[Lowie]

gonna ring niggs see if i can stow away in the boot thats looks awesome lowie wish i was going now , gutted
I bet we could even might find you a place in 4WD. (Niggs had got reservatuion for three drivers in 4WD .. but the the two other drivers (can't recall who they were) suddenly renounced
pitty you can't come
but Im' almost certain this competition will be repeated.

[blitzboy]

cool blitz will be up for a trip away next time mate ,,, have fun

[telboy]

Wow, isn't it good that they could grow all that grass indoor!!!:lol:


Looks sweet.

[niggs98]

was awsome to drive on tel although hard to get rid of all the grip that was there. 1 st of tyres on both cars for 2 days of racing and ended up scrubbing them down on the concrete to make it easier to drive lol. was an awsome meeting with everyone being very helpful and friendly. roll on next year as i will definatly be backto defend the 4wd title ;)

[MHeadling]

Well done Niggs and Team Xtreme good result for the predator!

[Lowie]

Certainly was a special weekend.
I had a wonderful time being around friends and meeting new ones.

Also, thx HEAPS, Niggs, for all the help on my Pred, especially on my diff-probs (had 5 diff-rings broken!) ... but I learned a lot this weekend and that's what it was all about.
Maybe better next time, because my driving was cr*p. Still mucho learning and training to do :).

We were 4 Pred drivers on this track and Nathan surely made people aware of the possibilities of the Pred.
Many pilots had already heard of the Pred and seen it on pictures ... but now Nathan really did put it on the RC-map.
He did certainly not had an easy win. The competition was tough and Niggs showed (what I personally find most important) superb AND fair driving.
Well done, Nathan! Great job.


It sure was fun and I hope the Duvels got home allright ;)

[mendocino]

I had a very pleasant we too!

The track was quite challenging, jump timing being the key to fast laps imo (or just to be able to finish the 5 mins...:lol:).
The second double just before the hairpin and the table was just so difficult to get right!

With a total of 13 runs in both 4x2 and 4x4 categories (2 practices, 7 qualif. and 4 finals) , it was certainly the longest week-end race I've ever done.

Timing and organisation team were just perfect.

Hope to see more UK drivers for the next edition! :p
btw, nice to have met you Nathan and congrats for the 4x4 title again!

Here's a link to the event photographer's gallery:
http://www.as-pictures.be/v/Modelisme+rc/RC_2009/album/

[Alfonzo]

Great looking track, nice result Nathan!

Regarding the Dutch vs Netherlands thing, what exactly is the difference? I always did wonder :confused:

[Cooper]

Regarding the Dutch vs Netherlands thing, what exactly is the difference? I always did wonder :confused:

The Netherlands = name of the country
The Dutch = the people living there
Dutch = the language spoken

[Lowie]

AND ... (now it gets realy confusing) ... in Belgium,
part of the people speak German (very small part) in the regions that are close to Germany,
Part of it speaks French, in the south-eastern side of the country. These people are also called Walloons (and their "brand" of French is called Walloon)
And then in the mostly north-western part, the people speak Dutch. These people are called Flemish (and their "brand of Ducth is called Flemish).

For us, Flemish and Dutch people it is more simple because we call the country: "Nederland" and the language "Nederlands".

Even more confusing: The country you call Germany, calls it selves Deutchland and their language "Deutch" (which you call German).

Acyually don't know why you crazy Brits call this language Nederlands Dutch and Deutch German. It is you who seem the make a messof those things :)

[Junior Z]

Hello,

It was a fun race!
Very happy to come and met some cool guys from Belgium and Netherlands !

[Alfonzo]

Ok, I'm getting it. But what about Holland then The Netherlands? What's the difference there?

Be patient - you know what us ignorant Brits are like :D

[Lowie]

The netherlands is devided in different provinces. One of them is Holland. (they even have two: South-Holland and North-Holland).
And the name Holland is often used to describe The Netherlands.

As the name England is used when meaning the UK.

to add to the confusion. There is also a province "Noord-Brabant" in the Netherlands ... and a province "Brabant" in Belgium ... which is now devided in a Flemish part Vlaams-Brabant and a Walloon Waals-Brabant

[Alfonzo]

Got it. Good teaching there Lowie! :)

[Lowie]

Classement Final - Catégorie: TT 4X4

Rang Licence Lic suppl. Pilote Pays Club Tour Temps final Manche I
1 RALLS NATHAN 54 15:31.493 A S
2 WARTELLE SEBASTIEN 53 15:24.919 A S
3 BETTENS SIMON 51 15:20.197 A S
4 PAIN FREDERIC 51 15:35.335 A S
5 HELENE MATHIEU 51 15:40.384 A S
6 BRUYERE NICOLAS 48 15:29.102 A S
7 HAMMERTON NICOLAS 47 15:40.019 A S
8 VINCENT NICOLAS 45 15:37.559 A S
9 LEDUN ARNAUD 43 14:11.877 A S
10 MUNOZ FREUD 42 14:06.433 A S
11 LEPAGE LAURENT 37 12:19.729 A S
12 CLEREBAUT PHILIPPE 48 15:33.639 B S
13 VAN ECHELPOEL BART 47 15:41.379 B S
14 SION BENJAMIN 45 15:44.969 B S
15 BERTEL THOMAS 44 15:18.407 B S
16 MONCOMBLE NICOLAS 44 15:25.345 B S
17 RISSLER NICOLAS 43 15:15.766 B S
18 GALAN GREGORY 43 15:23.476 B S
19 AUGHUET COLIN 42 15:15.693 B S
20 WHATELET FRANCIS 40 14:06.303 B S
21 BRICARD FABIEN 37 13:39.033 B S
22 RISSLER JEAN-MICHEL 25 09:07.526 B S
23 LIGOT PHILIPPE 43 15:33.981 C S
24 SERVAIS JOACHIM 43 15:44.084 C S
25 DEBOES FRANCK 43 16:11.363 C S
26 ROELANDS VINCENT 42 15:18.972 C S
27 BRACKE STEPHANE 42 15:26.976 C S
28 HENDRICKX GILLES 42 15:37.020 C S
29 ROUSSEL PATRICE 40 15:42.549 C S
30 STEYNS AJIT 40 15:43.421 C S
31 DE BEHR FREDERIC 39 15:20.739 C S
32 GLATIGNY CYRILLE 31 12:07.251 C S
33 BON MAXENCE 28 11:18.162 C S
34 NINACE BRUCE 44 15:38.097 D S
35 DUBOIC CYRILLE 44 15:41.379 D S
36 DE GREEF LUDO 41 15:44.818 D S
37 VANCAUWENBERG FLORENT 40 15:33.778 D S
38 DE NOEL MICHEL 39 15:28.033 D S
39 DEDOBBELEER ERIK 38 16:16.469 D S
40 DE HONDT FRANCIS 37 15:30.301 D S
41 LIGOT JEAN-YVES 3 01:18.462 D S
42 MANSART FREDERIC 0 00:00.000 D S
43 LENOIR PATT 0 00:00.000 D SClassement Final - Catégorie: TT 4X2

Rang Licence Lic suppl. Pilote Pays Club Tour Temps final Manche I
1 MESKER STEFAN 53 15:26.964 A S
2 HEREMANS BRUNO 52 15:18.147 A S
3 RALLS NATHAN 51 15:22.166 A S
4 WARTELLE SEBASTIEN 51 15:25.576 A S
5 VAN DE GRAAF ARJAN 51 15:37.166 A S
6 BETTENS SIMON 51 15:45.260 A S
7 PAIN FREDERIC 50 15:41.074 A S
8 HELIAS CYRILLE 48 15:24.137 A S
9 CALLIET LAURENT 48 15:26.111 A S
10 PARNOT JULIEN 48 15:28.224 A S
11 GIBERT STEPHANE 18 06:03.072 A S
12 VERELST STEVEN 52 15:55.240 B S
13 MICHIELS ERIK 50 15:38.221 B S
14 DE HOUWER JORG 47 15:34.901 B S
15 MORIN ARNAUD 47 15:52.129 B S
16 EVENS NICOLAS 46 15:16.088 B S
17 FRELAND VIRGINIE 45 15:31.998 B S
18 LEPAGE LAURENT 45 15:40.621 B S
19 DUBOIC CYRILLE 44 15:07.705 B S
20 KEYAERTS WILLEM-JAN 44 15:25.906 B S
21 BRUYERE NICOLAS 44 15:36.413 B S
22 ZWIJNENBURG WOUTER 43 14:49.658 B S
23 HAMMERTON NICOLAS 47 15:35.947 C S
24 FACON ARNAUD 46 15:42.855 C S
25 ANDRE GEOFFROY 45 15:13.715 C S
26 SION BENJAMIN 45 15:40.084 C S
27 VOUMARD LOIC 45 15:44.605 C S
28 RENAUX RUDY 44 15:32.463 C S
29 BARROIS HERVE 43 15:17.202 C S
30 GLATIGNY CYRILLE 43 15:26.228 C S
31 DELOHEN FRANCK 42 15:35.546 C S
32 TABURIAUX GAETAN 35 12:50.990 C S
33 VAN DEN HOECK NEAL 0 00:00.000 C S
34 VANNESTE JEROEN 42 15:17.699 D S
35 CERVIN JULIEN 42 15:33.494 D S
36 THIBAUT HUBERT 42 15:52.940 D S
37 MAINIL NICOLAS 41 15:28.338 D S
38 GLINEUR JEAN-FRANCOIS 40 15:32.035 D S
39 TEUWEN DOMINIQUE 40 15:38.255 D S
40 DE CONCHY FREDERIC 39 15:38.984 D S
41 ZWIJNENBURG HENK 35 15:43.868 D S
42 DESCAMPS VALY 34 15:22.186 D S
43 HANOTIAUX JEREMY 0 00:00.000 D SClassement Final - Catégorie: TT 1/8 BLS

Rang Licence Lic suppl. Pilote Pays Club Tour Temps final Manche I
1 EVENS NICOLAS 51 15:50.441 A S
2 CAPELMANN ROGER 46 15:32.068 A S
3 MARBAIX PHILIPPE 40 15:30.602 A S
4 DE MEYER DAVID 30 10:38.887 A S
5 ROOMS DOUGLASS 0 00:00.000 A S
6 LOTHIER FREDERIC 0 00:00.000 A SClassement Final - Catégorie: Truck 1/10

Rang Licence Lic suppl. Pilote Pays Club Tour Temps final Manche I
1 LEDUN ARNAUD 48 15:11.393 A S
2 VINCENT NICOLAS 48 15:47.018 A S
3 FRELAND VIRGINIE 43 15:17.867 A S
4 RENAUX RUDY 42 15:12.980 A S
5 BERTEL THOMAS 42 15:15.627 A S
6 ROUSSEL PATRICE 42 15:40.756 A S
7 GIBERT STEPHANE 38 12:30.883 A S
8 BERTEL PHILIPPE 35 15:46.010 A S
9 DOGNIAUX YOHAN 27 11:25.712 A Ssource: Le LIVE de l'EIR depuis Charleroi journée de dimanche - Page 4 (http://electropower.forumactif.net/eir-2009-f1/le-live-de-l-eir-depuis-charleroi-journee-de-dimanche-t52-60.htm)

[freud]

OupsS....

Thanks Lowie for the results ;-)

[Lowie]

beat ya to it, Freud :)


pictures: http://www.as-pictures.be/v/Modelisme+rc/RC_2009/album/

[Dadandson]

Hello
We are happy that you had fun, it was what we want.
Large a thank you to Nathan for the spectacle that it offered to us with his pred but also in 2WD.
Videos of the finales 2WD
http://electropower.forumactif.net/eir-2009-f1/finales-4x2-de-l-euro-indoor-race-2009-eir-2009-t55.htm#350

We are can to already announce you that there will be an edition 2010 in February.
We will put a post on Oople to warn you.
Thank you Ludo to have spoken about the race with Nathan, it is you who has chooses the winner
@+ JP

[jimmy]

Sounds great, looks like it was a good race. Let me know when you have some details and I'll put it on the front page - I was a little too busy to really take notice of this one I'm afraid but it would be good to come to the next.

[Rebelrc]

Congratulations Nathan / team xtreme on your win:D

[Junior Z]

We are can to already announce you that there will be an edition 2010 in February.
@+ JP

I'll come! no time to loose to be sure to be register! :D

[mendocino]

Here's a link to the vids of the A finals 4x2 and 4x4 made by Rudy

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rudy202&view=videos&query=eir (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=eir+2009&aq=f)

[restimax]

Congratulations at Nathan and the other pred drivers. :p

[trekkerkk]

well done mate glad i could help even when still in u.k.:thumbsup:
look whos standing on the podium:thumbsup:
http://www.as-pictures.be/v/Modelisme+rc/RC_2009/album/album/dimanche/thepits/podium+4x4.jpg.html

trekkker

[niggs98]

thanks mate, the b4 setup was a great help........... only prob in the pic is that im the shortest one there :woot:

[greasy mark]

mmm that makes a change lol thats why you get all the loft or under floor jobs lol:p

[V-Rossi]

thanks mate, the b4 setup was a great help...........
And I filled your shocks (Bart asked me to) so actually I've got a 3th place at the EIR as well:lol::lol:

[niggs98]

pmsl great.......... my renta b4 from irish&bart motors was setup via trekker from matt benfield n built by others as well. major team effort from all involved on a rather rushed morning as i remember. thank god i didnt break it although i think the roth of irish had more to do with that than anything as it was her car :woot:. was nice to get a podium with the car as well tho as it did make her, bart, viera and everyone else smile after all the hard work ;)

[restimax]

Nathan please send me your setup for the pred.
thanks
cheers
Max

[Alfonzo]

What a track! Good work there Nathan. :)

[niggs98]

Nathan please send me your setup for the pred.
thanks
cheers
Max

my set up is in the pred setup section as of yesterday max

[nitrokillah]

Yep Hat's off to ya Nathan .
You sure showed everyone that the pred is more then capable ...
so to clear out what people may think of the pred. this car is very durable & reliable . .

the track was ace , quite technical and very grippy .
organization was spot-on .

[Lowie]

Nitrokillah, dude, you were almost drooling over my Pred ;)
Anyway it was veeeery nice meeting you :)
Have you considered participating in the Belgian Dutch Championship (1/10 electro offroad)?
Maybe Freud will. I'm hesitating. Still think I'm not up to it.

[V-Rossi]

I'm hesitating. Still think I'm not up to it.
Sure you are, this Championship is about sportsmanship and a good atmosphere. Less hesitating, more driving!:lol:

[nitrokillah]

Lowie -> Haha . yep the pred sure is nice . :blush: I always liked it now Like it even more :drool:

As for the Belgian Dutch Championship ; Me & Freud Got the lisence at the race . so it's on for 2009 . :cool: ... You should deff do it as well . it'll be fun ... even more so if you're there with us ;) ...

[Lowie]

mmm, I might have been persuaded here:wtf:

[feniks]

you should do it lowie ,it is a lot of fun and manny of us go always camping
that weekend .
had this weekend at the e.i.r also a lot of fun and endjoyd nathans and vera's company learnd a lot and that is what it is about learning and amusing

[Lowie]

Pictures ... mostly taken on saterday-evening, when most drivers were gone and some of us stayed to train and fun around.

http://www.ludodg.com/RC/albums/EIR09/

[freud]

Remember remember my news S2 Swb @ EIR :cry:

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?p=207857#post207857