After a day of avoiding the inevitable, around teatime we navigated our way to the nearby track in Kampenhout where a sizeable congregation of drivers were already wrenching in the pits and getting in some valuable track time.
Stu seized the opportunity to clean and reassemble his cars from the rather moist and muddy Oswestry national the previous weekend, whilst Jimmy continued his role as chief reporter on duty.

Like some sort of gluttonous pig, Vicky was hungry again - having not gorged for at least 3 hours it was time to go in search of some of Belgiums finest culinary delights. Of course chips and mayo coupled with some interestingly meaty pizza-funghi was the obvious selection to stave off hunger pangs for a little while.

Damo expands into the holiday market.	Sadly the rain had followed us across the channel.

Saturday morning quote, Ross Williams: "I thought those Swedish guys were mad at the Euros, but these Danish guys are something else. I'm never drinking again, and I'm going to quit smoking too. THEY MADE ME DO IT."

Right: Ross well on his way to being mentally interfered with by the Danish lads.

Qualifying Round 4
Kim Nielsen took the final round of qualifying with the second fastest time of the day whilst TQ man Wouter was down in 7th this round - perhaps saving himself for the finals.

	2WD Qualifying Round Four - Top 10
	position name result 1 Kim Nielsen 12 5:25.567 2 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:02.168 3 Phil Sleigh 11 5:03.763 4 John Debacquer 11 5:04.113 5 Grant Williams 11 5:04.686 6 Kevin Lee 11 5:04.913 7 Wouter Wynen 11 5:05.202 8 Stefan Mesker 11 5:09.882 9 Bryan Van Rijnberk 11 5:10.751 10 Matthew Collins 11 5:12.232

	Overall Top Ten Qualifying
	position name result 1 Wouter Wynen 0 0 (0) (7) 2 Kim Nielsen (5) (2) 2 0 3 Phil Sleigh 2 (5) (40) 3 4 Wesley Van Helmond (13) 6 (9) 2 5 Grant Williams 3 (10) (6) 5 6 Martin Hansen (8) 3 5 (19) 7 Stefan Mesker 4 (8) (4) 8 8 John Debacquer (7) 4 (7) 4 9 Kevin Lee 6 (20) 3 (6) 10 Nicolas Risser 9 7 (18) (15)

When the qualifying rounds had finished at around 2pm, the track was open for practice on a free for all basis. This gave the Chris Doughty substitute Jimmy oOple chance to take to the track for his first practice of the event.

Chris had initially booked in for this event but sadly had to withdraw at the last minute due to having double booked with the world underpant wearing championships. Chris is competing in both classes at this event - Saturdays action involves changing underpants the most times in 5 minutes, whilst at Sundays event he'll be competing to wear the most pairs of underpants simultaneously.

At last years event, held in Clockhouse avenue community centre in Burnley, Chris finished 4th place in both events - changing underpants 97 on Saturday and managing to wear 143 pairs simeltaneously on Sunday. Good luck in Taiwan Chris.

"I take representing CD at this event very seriously. Chris has been an inspiration to me and I've learnt a lot of my race craft from him - I know he'd be proud of what I'm going to achieve here."

A random french man inspects my car to get some ideas and inspiration from the best. Though he wasn't impressed with my wiring.

SACREBLEAU - MON AMI! Wat iz thiz sheet!

The mighty not-Chris Doughty	Joff-Jump

2WD Finals.
Everyone at the Belgian GP gets three-leg finals - and the finals kicked off at 3pm with the lowest final running through to the A final, and then twice more.

Adam Lewis went out in the first final - the Z final with four other drivers, but couldn't quite catch up to them and the gap soon extended to an entire lap. For a moment Adam thought he was winning because he was at the front, but that was just the other drivers coming around to lap him. As the leading drivers took their final seriously and tried to keep it clean on the track, Adam was experimenting with some new racing lines and pulling wheelies down the straight. On his victory lap Adam tried to ramp his car off the wall of death, but it jammed at the top. Just as well because this was the first of three legs, and there are no roof rafters at this track to contain his jump.

Right: Neal Van Den Hoeck enjoyed the spaghetti bolloknaise Diabolique - he went zombietastic for that madness.

Arian Rohbani from Aachen put in a good effort to take third in leg, he's happy with his result so far and explains that he is here for the fun side of racing rather than doing very well. Anyway we think that 3rd in the I final is resonable. Arian introduced us to his travel-buddy Danbo and some pleasant photos he'd taken of a pretty maiden. I final leg 1 winner Sylvain Sauvage took the first leg with 10 laps in 5:31.575.

Sylvian had to settle for second place overall however as Bart Acda won the second two legs.

	2WD I Final Overall
	position name result 1 Bart Acda 2 2 1 1 2 Sylvian Sauvage 3 1 2 2 3 Arian Rohbani 6 3 3 3 4 John Dollekens 8 4 4 5 5 Adam Lewis 9 5 5 4

C final leg one was a fight between Mike Hansen and Tony Evdoka. Evdoka chased hard and eventually made a sneaky pass with his interesting DB1 car - but in the excitement he lost the position almost immediately and was back to second. The pair raced closely but Tony had to settle for 2nd place.

In C final leg 2 a huge pile up on the first corner saw the race order change a lot, Hansen was able to get away safely and build up a good lead whilst Tony Vodka suffered and dropped way down the order. oOple pitman Stu Evans came out good from the crash and moved up to 4th place, and after an error from the 3rd place car Stu took over the 3rd position which he was able to maintain until the race ended. Martin Veiren held onto 2nd place for the race duration. With the top three cars spread out there was little action to follow throughout leg 2. Hansen took the leg and overall C final win.

Stu Evans DEX210	Tony Evdoka's DB1 buggy

Evdoka chased to the line but couldn't make it!

	2WD C Final Overall
	position name result 1 Mike Hansen 2 1 1 5 2 Martin Vierin 4 9 2 2 3 Jeffrey Vanderbrouk 7 6 9 1 4 Tom Van Echelpoel 7 3 8 4 5 Nik Weyers 8 7 5 3 6 Tom Van Drunen 8 4 4 9 7 Stu Evans 9 8 3 6 8 Tony Evdoka 10 2 10 8 9 Tommy Thunderdome 12 5 7 10 10 Brent Ausloos 13 10 6 7

	Bryan Van Rijnberk from the Netherlands was here with Stefan Mesker. The pair frequently race at the same club in Bergschenhoek (yes, just what I thought too!). 14 year old Bryan has only been racing for 3 years but this is his first year racing seriously. Bryan spared a few minutes of his time to answer some questions. How long have you been racing? Three years - I raced short course truck in the first year, then 4wd buggy last year, and have started racing 2wd buggy too this year. Where is your home track? MVB Bergschenhoek. And what has been your favourite race to attend? The EOS in Dortmund. What is your dream car? Subaru Impreza. What is your favourite thing about Belgium? The track here in Kampenhout. What gear are you racing, and do you have any sponsorship? I'm running the B4.1 WE in 2wd, and B44.1 in 4wd. Using Orion speed controller, speedpassion motor and Sanwa M11x transmitter - wheel control all the way. What colour wheels do you prefer? Yellow - they are faster! What are your best racing results? I finished 5th at a national race, and qualified BQ in 2wd here at the GP in Kampenhout. What are your aims for the next 12 months? I'd like to be next years national champion, I would like to race in the EOS series next year too.

 

2wd A Final Leg 1

Wouter Wynen lines up on the pole of the A final

Wouter headed them off for the A final leg one and after a close call at the first cobble corner where Kim Nielsen almost looked like he could make a pass - Wouter quickly pulled a gap on the rest.

Wouter slows down in the cobbles - Kim catches him	Wouter quickly extended his lead.

Young Wesley Van Helmond from Holland was running in third but made an error as he looked for a line past Phil Sleigh on the inside - dropping several positions to a collective sigh from his assembled fans.

Sleigh chases Kim down the main straight	Kim gets a little out of shape but stays 2nd

Wesley takes the apex too tight - rolls	....But shows his support for the best R/C website

Wouter continued to pull away and the real fight was for second with Kim leading Phil Sleigh in second and third respectively. Kim got too tight on the top right cobble corner and Phil sailed round the outside for second. It didn't look like he'd be able to catch Wouter but a mistake from Wouter allowed Phil to catch right up - Phil putting in the fastest lap of the race in the penultimate lap as he closed right in on Wouter. The Belgian driver had to work hard to keep Sleigh behind but with just one lap left to run there just wasn't enough time and Wouter hung on for the win just ahead of Phil Sleigh.

Sleigh goes NUTS trying to catch Wouter	Ever closer - but Sleigh ran out of time

Mid-pack battles

Wesley Van Helmond worked his way back to third running his TLR 22, after the earlier incident, showing great composure for such a young driver.

Sleigh looks slightly bemused as Wouter congratulates 3rd place Wesley.

	A Final Leg 1
	position name 1 Wouter Wynen 2 Phil Sleigh 3 Wesley Van Helmond 4 Stefan Mesker 5 Grant Williams 6 Martin Hansen 7 Kevin Lee 8 Kim Nielsen 9 John Debaquer 10 Nicolas Risser

B Finals.

Second leg of the B final - there was a battle between pole man Bryan who made an early error and dropped to 2nd place. Lasse was up to 1st which he held onto for the duration. Schoolboy errors from Bryan saw him drop down to 3rd behind Oliver, but he reclaimed 2nd place a couple of times as the pair battled towards the end of the race it was Oliver who held onto 2nd place.

Overall standings for the 2WD B final were as follows:

	2WD B Final Overall
	position name final points leg scores 1 Lasse Nielsen 2 1 1 10 2 Bryan Van Rijnberk 4 3 3 1 3 Olivier De Montfumat 4 7 2 2 4 Christier Rasmussen 7 2 6 5 5 Arjan Van De Graaf 8 6 5 3 6 Matthew Collins 10 9 4 6 7 Erik Michiels 12 4 8 8 8 Rene Jespersen 14 10 10 4 9 John Spencer 14 5 9 9 10 Frederic Van Eylen 14 8 7 7

 

2wd A Final Leg 2

Wouter lead the crowd away for leg two which saw Wesley make an early promotion into 3rd place.
Wesley was all over the back of Nielsen, looking hot to make a pass, but couldn’t make it pay. Wesley pushed too hard and had a roll, seeing Grant move up into 3rd.

Kim Nielsen follows Wouter round	Stefan Mesker is over

Kim Nielsen	Wesley was driving like a BEAST

Kim - Wesley - Grant

Wesley mid-air - Grant Follows	Wesley pushed too hard and made an error

Grant chased hard to catch up to Kim but didn’t make it through for the 12th lap, Kim was through and chased down Wouter who was cruising through his final lap nice and steady. Perhaps with too much confidence though as coming off the wall of death Wouter caught the man pipe, an error which saw Kim catch right up to his rear end and prepare to take the lead.

Wouter made an error and got hung up for a moment	Kim caught Wouter quickly

...Kim looks for a way past	Everyone's happy!

On the final corner Wouter and Kim came together but dealt with the mess like gentlemen and waited for each other to finish - the pair raced in drag down the straight and Wouter took the second leg (and overall) win.

2wd a final leg 3

A clean start to leg 3 saw drivers maintain regulation order for the first few laps - an error from Grant on the back straight resulted in a pile up when Martin Hansen ragged into the back of Grant’s bottom-up Schumacher. The marshalls flew into action like a set of irate Bee’s, whilst John Debauqier and Kev Lee flew up the inside. Wouter and Nielsen were off into the distance, leaving havok behind them.

Nielsen was right up Wouters rear, but two and a half minutes in - an error from Nielsen saw Wouter move away. Nielsen was going at it to catch up, and the pressure was too much for Wouter who caught an edge and turned it over. The Marshal was on it quick, so Wouter held onto second but had a small gap to close up to 1st place.

Wouter makes a rare mistake - but, he's already won.	Wesley and Stefan Mesker get tangled

Stefan Mesker

Another error from Wouter saw Nielsen take a respectable lead which he maintained until the race end, taking the win but this really didn’t affect Wouter who had taken the 2wd win already in the 2nd leg.

	2WD A final Leg Three - Top 10
	position name result 1 Kim Nielsen 12 5:26.576 2 Wouter Wynen 11 5:05.419 3 Grant Williams 11 5:07.061 4 Kevin Lee 11 5:09.557 5 John Debacquer 11 5:09.908 6 Stefan Mesker 11 5:12.088 7 Nicolas Risser 11 5:15.170 8 Martin Hansen 11 5:15.597 9 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:23.669 10 Phil Sleigh DNS

Overall 2WD A-Final Results

	2WD Overall A Final
	pos name leg 1 leg 2 leg 3 points chassis 1 Wouter Wynen 11 5:03.166 12 5:29.712 11 5:05.419 2 XFactory X6 2 Kim Nielsen 11 5:20.552 12 5:29.983 12 5:26.576 3 Team Durango DEX210 3 Grant Williams 11 5:13.021 11 5:00.537 11 5:07.061 6 Schumacher Cougar SV2 4 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:08.563 11 5:02.095 11 5:23.669 7 TLR 22 5 Phil Sleigh 11 5:03.824 11 5:16.139 DNS 10 Centro C4.1 6 Stefan Mesker 11 5:12.414 11 5:30.524 11 5:12.088 10 XFactory X6 7 John Debacquer 11 5:22.420 11 5:05.631 11 5:09.908 10 XFactory X6 8 Kevin Lee 11 5:16.637 11 5:21.456 11 5:09.557 11 Kyosho Rudebits DB1 9 Nicolas Risser 11 5:25.281 11 5:11.390 11 5:15.170 13 Schumacher Cougar SV2 10 Martin Hansen 11 5:16.396 11 5:12.038 11 5:15.597 13 Team Durango DEX210

Sunday July 8th 2012 - 4wd.

On Sunday morning we awoke to low hanging grey skies and evidence of overnight rainfall (moisture and puddles everywhere was the giveaway). Conditions that we are not unfamiliar with of course, in fact it would be fair to believe that unless otherwise mentioned, these are our regular racing conditions, wherever in the world we are attending.

On our (extremely early - practice hadn't even finished) arrival at the track the surface was very damp and Schumacher minispike silver compound were the tyres to have. Following a misunderstanding with wheels and tyres (Jimmy left them at home) the only available tyre for Jimmy to use in round 1 was yellow minispikes - these didn't suit the conditions at all and it was probably just as well that electrical polyps interrupted his first run out.

	4WD Qualifying Round One - Top 10
	position name result 1 Kevin Lee 11 5:22.144 2 Kim Nielsen 11 5:24.139 3 Phil Sleigh 11 5:26.665 4 John Spencer 11 5:26.922 5 Erik Michiels 11 5:28.611 6 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:29.642 7 Nicolas Risser 10 5:01.342 8 Tony Edvoka 10 5:02.337 9 Lasse Nielsen 10 5:02.567 10 Bart Van Echelpoel 10 5:02.810

Kevin Lee showed that TQ'ing the rostrum in practice really does pay off, taking the round 1 TQ two seconds ahead of Danish racer Kim Nielsen. The Brits showed that they mean business today, with Phil Sleigh, John Spencer, and Tony Vodka all putting in top 10 times. Grant Williams experienced belt problems early in his race which saw him withdraw after 3 laps. Other locals showing some potential are Tony 'Wundersmacher' Parr who finished 12th in round, and professional Team Durango driver Stuart Evans who finished 17th just a few seconds away from top ten times.

4wd qualifying round 2

Moist Marshal	Dry Marshal

After the gray start to the morning the skies fully opened and dumped their juicy load part way into round two, this downpour continued for most of the round and the additional track moisture actually saw improvement in grip levels and faster lap times. Grant Williams stormed back in qualifying round 2 and smashed Kevin Lee's round 1 time by 7 seconds, after an impressive battle between Grant, Phil Sleigh and Kim Nielsen for the top spot.

Tape - stops the water like a dam!	John Spencer's Schumacher Cat

	4WD Qualifying Round Two - Top 10
	position name result 1 Grant Williams 11 5:15.182 2 Phil Sleigh 11 5:16.982 3 Kim Nielsen 11 5:19.889 4 Kevin Lee 11 5:20.895 5 John Spencer 11 5:25.718 6 Erik Michiels 11 5:26.324 7 Tony Edvoka 11 5:26.968 8 Nicolas Risser 11 5:27.503 9 Alexandre Beauquier 11 5:27.726 10 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:28.815

Stu Evans rides the kerb like a sausage jockey	oOple buggy for the win!

	Tony Vodka

4wd Qualifying Round 3

Grant Williams took round three and was looking mighty good for the overall TQ.

	4WD Qualifying Round Three - Top 10
	position name result 1 Grant Williams 11 5:12.849 2 Phil Sleigh 11 5:15.657 3 Kevin Lee 11 5:17.280 4 John Spencer 11 5:23.460 5 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:24.601 6 Erik Michiels 11 5:24.901 7 Alexandre Beauquier 11 5:25.369 8 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:25.738 9 Tony Edvoka 11 5:27.469 10 Bart Van Echelpoel 11 5:29.107

Pimp-Dawg-Parr - British team manager.	Despite not trusting people with knitted monkeys, Wesley thinks oOple is ACE.

Ross Williams felt good having now finally recovered	Stu spots a naked Danish man...... again

Qualifying Round 4
Kevin Lee took the final round of qualifying to sit on equal points with Grant - both drivers having won two rounds of qualifying. Grant would take the overall TQ however by virtue of his faster winning time from round two. Phil Sleigh would line up third for an all-UK top three.

	4WD Qualifying Round Four - Top 10
	position name result 1 Kevin Lee 11 5:14.586 2 Grant Williams 11 5:14.675 3 Phil Sleigh 11 5:17.013 4 John Spencer 11 5:18.620 5 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:23.384 6 Tony Edvoka 11 5:24.840 7 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:25.314 8 Kim Nielsen 11 5:26.286 9 Matthieu Massonneau 11 5:27.343 10 Martin Vierin 11 5:28.322

	Matthias Westhoff - Extreme Spitter Matthias came to last years Belgian GP and we got to talking - eventually finding out the nugget that he's a champion cherry pip spitter. We had a good time with Matias as he showed us his technique which we documented in greath depth - wowed as we were by the realization he wasn't taking the mick. This year we got Matthias to project various objects at our very own oOple stuntman Stu Evans. Stu was well up for being the target - maybe forgetting the power and accuracy of this guy who's just returned from the World Championships in his chosen field. Either way - Stu wasn't expecting just what would happen next as we cycled Matthias through chocolately treats, peanuts and eventually small fruit. Maybe it was the fruit sensations that made Matias super-salivate or trauma to his saliva gland that had been a result of previous training. But nearly a pint of projected spittle the size of a tennis ball hitting Stu Evans squarely in the face at 75mph was something to behold. Stu promptly dry retched for several seconds before declaring it one of his top five moments during his 35 years on this earth. Thanks to Matthias for another awesome demonstration. Now go clean yourself up Stu.

	4WD Overall Top Ten Qualifying
	position name result 1 Grant Williams (68) 0 0 (2) 2 Kevin Lee 0 (4) (3) 0 3 Phil Sleigh (3) 2 2 (3) 4 Kim Nielsen 2 3 (11) (8) 5 John Spencer (4) (5) 4 4 6 Wesley Van Helmond (11) (65) 5 5 7 Erik Michiels 4 (8) (4) 8 8 Tony Evdoka (7) 4 (7) 4 9 Olivier De Montfumant 6 (20) 3 (6) 10 Nicolas Risser 9 7 (18) (15)

Funny photos - we make ourselves laugh, if no one else.

Waffles and chocolate, a real Belgian treat	Wide stance rostrum fishing

ITS THE FINALS! - After a break of around half an hour, where drivers could have free practice and go nuts - the finals got underway kicking off with the lowest final and moving up to the A - with three finals for everyone just like in the 2WD event.

4WD A final leg 1

Grant Williams with his Nosram powered Schumacher sat on pole position

Sleigh trys for the inside line but can't quite make it	Kevin Lee

Grant lead the drivers from the start line and raced an almost flawless leg, making one error mid-race which was self-corrected, but not allowing enough time for 2nd place Kev Lee to catch up.

Wesley Van Helmond	Grant catches some sun mid-air

Kev Lee's Kyosho chases down Grant Williams

Grant had a very healthy lead but an error on the closing laps allowed Kev Lee to close in - Grant held firm however and kept his Schumacher SX3 planted.

	A final Leg 1
	position name result 1 Grant Williams 11 5:01.225 2 Kevin Lee 11 5:02.565 3 Phil Sleigh 11 5:05.996 4 John Spencer 11 5:11.970 5 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:12.089 6 Kim Nielsen 11 5:12.406 7 Erik Michiels 11 5:13.777 8 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:15.384 9 Nicolas Risser 11 5:30.433 10 Tony Edvoka 11 5:30.479

4WD A final leg 2

Grant started out well again in the lead but this time had Kev Lee hot on his tail, Phil Sleigh started to drop back slightly but was out on his own in 3rd place. As the track had dried out in the warm temperatures the top drivers were switching tyres back to the Schumacher yellows, but Grant was caught out on a corner in the middle of the track where some moisture remained - he ran wide and that was all Kev needed to slip through into the lead.

Kev was away, and with the brief hiccup in Grants smooth driving, Sleigh was now upon him. Sleigh pushed hard and another wide corner from Grant allowed Sleigh to slip inside and take 2nd place. Grant kept close to Sleigh and waited for the ideal opportunity to pass - a slightly wide line approaching the straight saw Grant take an advantage and slip back through. Kev Lee was well up ahead by this point and Grant didn't have time to catch up despite a roll from Kev.

Further back the field, veteran racer Tony Evdoka was on a roll, bringing him up to 4th place.

	A final Leg 2
	position name result 1 Kevin Lee 12 5:18.634 2 Grant Williams 12 5:20.946 3 Phil Sleigh 12 5:21.359 4 Tony Edvoka 11 5:05.913 5 John Spencer 11 5:09.310 6 Olivier De Montfumant 11 5:09.723 7 Erik Michiels 11 5:13.395 8 Nicolas Risser 11 5:15.564 9 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:16.918 10 Kim Nielsen 9 4:15.347

Risky.... NUTS.	Danish ride

4WD A final leg 3

Clean start up at the front of the third and final leg, top three drivers start to pull away with Phil Sleigh and Kev Lee chasing Grant Williams in pole position. Some madness further down the field occurred after the small double on the first corner with some changes in the running order.

Grant leads them off	Tony Evdoka retired after just a couple of corners

The man train of Williams, Lee and Sleigh were all travelling within about 1 ft of each other, very high pressure for Grant at the front.
Grant looked to pull a short lead by the end of lap 2, whilst Phil Sleigh continued to hassle Kev Lee’s back door. Kev Lee was clearly on a man mission, pulling away from Phil and cuddling up close to Grant. Phil made a small error at the end of lap 3, leaving Kevin to chase Grants rear end solo style.

Grant is followed closely by Kev Lee - Sleigh 3rd	Kev Lee closes in

	Kev gets up the inside for the lead

Half way into the race things hadn’t changed, Kev was still following Grant round and piling massive amounts of pressure on the Schumacher ace. This close driving ensued for the following two laps, the pressure mounting for Grant to err.
At four minutes Kev was like a man possessed, going off his nubs to try and make a clean pass on Grant. He pulled an awesome manoeuvre on the slippery cobbles as Grant ran ever so slightly wide, Kevin was on him and straight up the inside. Grant put the throttle on and kept super close, under Kevin’s wing like a slippery limpet warrior. The pressure forced Kevin into the next corner too quick, resulting in a bumpy grip roll,. fortunately for Kev though the car landed back on its wheels. The result of this madness was the two drivers entering the next corner side by side with Grant slightly ahead but Kevin right up the inside.

Kev Lee (left, slightly ahead) and Grant Williams jump.	Kev rolls......

But by miracle - Kev lands on his wheels in the lead	Side by side into the next corner

The next corner was the same but contact between the two drivers left Kevin upside down and Grant facing the wrong direction. At this point Sleigh was charging fast into the mix; the guy marshalling Kevins car unfortunately dropped Kevins car on top of Phils car, resulting in a tangle between the two drivers.

A tangle of wheels	Grant takes the inside and regains the lead

Kev overjumps and takes the lead	The two collide but no foul - Kev gives Grant the nod

Due to the initial collision, Grant waited, but with the marshals error and other drivers hurtling towards the drivers Grant had little choice but to straighten out and continue the race - a move which Kev suggested.
With 30 seconds left to race Kevin was clearly pushing hard to catch up to the leaders, but made an error and ended up on his roof - the race was now between Grant in 1st and Phil Sleigh in 2nd.

Grant and Sleigh go side by side as Kev tries to get back on track in third

During the final two laps Grant was simply too fast for Phil to catch up, he easily maintained his distance and sailed across the line to take the leg and overall win. A top race to watch, well done to Grant on his win, and to Kevin Lee and Phil Sleigh for their brilliant displays of skill to take 2nd and 3rd place overall.

	A final Leg 3
	position name result 1 Grant Williams 12 5:18.707 2 Phil Sleigh 12 5:20.991 3 Kevin Lee 12 5:25.378 4 Wesley Van Helmond 11 5:04.830 5 John Spencer 11 5:05.016 6 Erik Michiels 11 5:05.370 7 Nicolas Risser 11 5:07.043 8 Kim Nielsen 11 5:12.643 9 Olivier De Montfumant 09 5:08.377 10 Tony Edvoka DNS

Grant almost looks like he knows what's coming.	...Ah,......!!!!!

Thunderdome and Grant's brother - Ross Williams - proudly annouce their water dousing antics.

Phil Sleigh 3rd - Grant Willians TQ & 1st - Kev Lee 2nd

	4WD a Final Overall
	position name result 1 Grant Williams 1 2 1 2 Kevin Lee 2 1 3 3 Phil Sleigh 3 3 2 4 Wesley Van Helmond 5 9 4 5 John Spencer 4 5 5 6 Erik Michiels 7 7 6 7 Tony Edvoka 10 4 10 8 Olivier De Montfumant 8 6 9 9 Kim Nielsen 6 10 8 10 Nicolas Risser 9 8 7

One day, someone will wet me - then I will know I've made it to the big leagues. Or it's just raining.

Grant Williams - 4WD TQ and Winner Grant with his beloved CAT SX3 and Spektrum DX3R I'm not sure Grant chose this name Interview with 4wd winner Grant Williams. Well done on your win - that was a very exciting final leg, how were you feeling whilst you were up there on the rostrum? It was pretty intense - Kev Lee doesn’t hang around! There was plenty of pressure. Are you happy with how the weekend here at the Belgian GP has gone? To be honest I’m over the moon - two podium finishes, really happy with that. The GP this year has fallen extremely close to the European Championships - what made you choose to come to Belgium rather than the Euros? Entering the Euros is very expensive, and the weather can’t be guaranteed and if it rains on the dirt track it isn’t something we’re used to racing on, whereas here in Belgium we’re fine on the Astro regardless of the weather. What is the best thing about coming to the Belgian GP? This is the second time we’ve attended the event, and it’s really nice relaxing racing, a fun atmosphere, and plenty of track time. We definitely come for the atmosphere and the chips. What are your aims for the next 12 months? I’d really like to continue enjoying my racing, concentrate on having fun and getting good results. It would be good to kick the corporate arse but I’m here for the enjoyment. What did you have for dinner last night? I had the local delicacy of chips and mayo - quality gourmet food all the way! (food of winners?) Congratulations to Grant on his win!

Kevin Lee: What was going through your mind as you raced that last leg with Grant - some very close racing and you both had it all to play for?
Disappointed that I couldn't take it - I was obvoiusly trying to find a way past and I felt like I could - when Grant went wide on the cobbles I managed to make it through, but then we had an error coming over the sweeper and one of us was always going to come off worse. Still I finished 2nd overall and I'm happy with that result.

If you could describe the race as any food, what would it be?
A lamb dansa, that's my favourite curry.