RUCPHEN - DE BAANBREKERS The fifth race of the season was held in Rucphen at the track of the Baanbrekers. The weather was shiny and dry and the track was fast. We saw a lot of campers next to the track, even though the holiday was almost over. After the worlds and the european championships, the drivers were present for this next race in the Belgian championship. In the EFRA class was the goal for the rest of the championship how to stop Olivier Bultynck to get the crown. But in the qualifications Ollie was very fast and put on the pace in the first heat. Thomas Stockman and Nick Joosens took second and third place on the grid. The startinggrid was placed in a corner for the first four cars and was not so good for car two because this car was on the filth side of the track. At the start of the first final, Olivier Bultynck took a clean start but Nick Joosens overtook Thomas Stockman. Ollie was fast but also very consistant in the laptimes and went away from the rest. The fight for second place was very exciting and Thomas couldn't find immediately the opening to retake second place. But after a little mistake from Nick, Thomas took second place. In front of the finish line Nicolas Delise was spinning and came on the race line. Gregory Werniers couldn't avoid the collision. Two Associated TC5 cars came in a frontal collision with eachother. Both cars were total loss. And in the race Olivier Bultynck took the win in front of Thomas Stockman and Nick Joosens. The second final seems to be a copy from the first. Ollie went away from the rest and Nick overtook Thomas at the start. But 15 seconds before the end, Ollie's car stopped, the ball-bearing inside the spurgear eclapsed and the race was over. Nick took the lead and the win in this heat. For the second and third spot there was a fight between Manuel Henriet, Rico Claeys, Nik Weyers and Thomas Stockman. It was Thomas who took third place. The third final would decide everything. But Olivier Bultynck went away like a bullet and wanted the disappointment of the second final drive off with a flawless ride. Nick Joosens and Thomas Stockman were fighting again for second place, but Thomas made a mistake and Nick made the same mistake three laps later. Rico Claeys made advantage of this and was now in second place. Thomas came back and overtook in the last lap Rico but Rico was fighting back and overtook Thomas in the second last corner. Thomas attacked in the last corner but Rico took second with 0.1 of a second in front of Thomas. Oh yes, Ollie was allready over the finishline in first place. So overall : Olivier Bultynck (Corally) the winner, Thomas Stockman (Xray) second and Nick Joosens third (Schumacher). In the Superstock class Geoffrey Vekemans could take the title here with the win. After qualification Geoffrey was on pole in front of Stephane Roufosse and Werner Broeckx. Stephane complained about starting at the dirtside of the corner and in the first final his fear was confirmed. Geoffrey took the lead with Werner just behind him, meanwhile Stephane was strugling to keep his third place. For that third place we saw a fight between Stephane Roufosse, Jerry Nuyts, Marc Knops, Jasper Cuyvers and Mitchell Van Es. Geoffrey was gone and Werner could cruise on for second place. Jerry Nuyts managed to take third. For Geoffrey was this victory one to go to take the Belgian title this year. The second final started with Geoffrey in the lead and Werner Broeckx directly in front of Stephane Roufosse. Werner was trying to follow Geoffrey but Stephane was just behind. The other guys were driving for fourth place. Geoffrey drove a clean final and finished his 5th win in a row in this championship and was now crowned as the new Belgian Champion 2010 in the Superstock. Werner stay in front of Stephane and become second. The third final Geoffrey wanted to proof how strong he was. But Geoffrey had made a jumpstart and had to come in for a stop-and-go. Jerry Nuyts was now in the lead followed by Stephan Rommens. Stephan overtook Jerry but Geoffrey was coming back very fast and overtook both youngsters. Stephane Roufosse and Werner Broeckx were fighting to come back but Mitchell Van Es was second now. Geoffrey took the win and Mitchell finished as second. Werner Broeckx came back and took third place. The overall winner was Geoffrey Vekemans (Schumacher), second Werner Broeckx (Xray) and third place for local driver Mitchell Van Es. Driving in the Stock class is for fun but everyone likes to win. After qualification it was Michel Mahieu who has the fastest car on the track. Maxim Naegels who was driving on his local track was second and Jannick Rommens, in his first race, was third on the grid. The first final started with some trouble in the back of the grid. Some collisions but Michel Mahieu was on the lead followed by Maxim Naegels en Jannick Rommens just behind. Michel went away from Maxim but Jannick was pushing to took second. Michel took victory and Maxim came in as second in front of the third, Jannick Rommens. The second final looks like a copy of the first. Michel was very fast but Jannick was now in second place and was very fast. Maxim in third place couldn't keep the pressure on Jannick and finished third. Jannick was pushing hard but couldn't overtake Michel. Michel won and Jannick came in as second. After starting the third final Jannick Rommens was directly on the move to overtake Maxim Naegels. Jannick touched Maxim and went of the track. Michel was in the lead, Maxim second and Krist Bultynck came from seventh to the third spot. Maxim closed the gap with Michel but couldn't overtake him. Michel won his third final in front of Maxim and Krist came in as third. Overall result : Michel Mahieu first, Maxim Naegels second and Jannick Rommens third. |

