MAY 5-8 IN AALST (B)
 THE 17TH IMCA WORLDS EDITION 2005

The 2005 IMCA Worlds will be contested at the BMC (Belgian Model Car Centre) in Aalst (B). That has been agreed as part of the contract between IMCA and the new owner of the BMC. Indeed, immediately after the IMCA Worlds - and the publicity for model car racing in the press - the complete BMC infrastructure will be moved to one of the bowlings or hotels of the new owner. 2005 will be a year of transition where the company structure of IMCA will be transformed in an association of persons, being operationally immediately after the 2005 Worlds. As long as this transformation is not finished I am responsible for IMCA's financial assets. That implies that I'll be enforced to organise the 2005 Worlds. This will be the very last time, since in 2006 the IMCA Worlds will be contested in Barcelona (E). At the 2005 IMCA Nats my task will be restricted to the regulation of the money incentives for racers, making the press releases and selecting the best racers. Catering will go to an external enterprise. Race direction, I hope so, will go to Mack de Wachter (NL) and Yves Welter sr (B)
Organising such event as the IMCA Nats is no easy thing, certainly not to compare with organising a local or national event. One needs knowledge of the global international calendar to find a good date. The Model Car Worlds may not conflict with the USRA/ESROC Wing Car Worlds [June 7-12, Kouvola, SF], with the ISRA Scale Car Worlds [August, Sao Paulo, BR], or with the USRA Nats [July 23-August 1, USA]. With June, July and August already reserved, the prolonged Ascension week-end of May 5-8 has been choosen as the best solution.
The 2005 IMCA Nats will be restricted to 3½ days and 6 races: (1) the 124 Model Car Worlds, (2) the 132 Model Car Worlds, (3) the Mello Yello Junior Worlds and (4-6) three rounds of the F. Gianotti Trophy (2 endurance races and 1 sprint race). In total 60 racers from 17 different countries will be invited. Selection of the invited racers was made on base of the rank order of still active model car racers having scored IOC points in the past. How many racers per nation are invited is explained in a separate article. [JPVR]
DEFINITIVE TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE 2005 IMCA NATS address: BMC, Moorselbaan 391, AALST - Phone + 32-498-11.57.82
 

IMPORTANT: It's useless to show on Wednesday evening at the racing premises, since the doors will be closed as we have to install the bar plus tables in the income hall. Doors go open on Thursday morning at 7 am. The meeting is over on Sunday at 3 pm.

  

THURSDAY MAY 5

 FRIDAY MAY 6 SATURDAY MAY 7 SUNDAY MAY 8
07.00-10.00 Free Practice and set-up of classic cars by Constructors 08.00 Opening of the Racing Premises 08.00 Opening of the Racing Premises 08.00 Opening of the Racing Premises
08.00-10.00 Registration of all racers having to pay their fees for the whole event (see table) 08.00-08.05 Mello Yello racers receive pair of new rear wheels to be mounted on their cars 08.00-10.30 PART 3 of Round #1, PART 3- 5 heats of 6x3' 08.15-10.45 PART 3 of the LM Classic 5 heats of 6 x 3''
10.00 All classic cars go to the enclosed zone until 17.45h 08.05-08.25 DTM cars not meeting the tech rules back to tech control
10.30-13.00: BENELUX CUP - PART 4- IOC-points for 8 first finishers 20-15-12-9-6-3-2-1
 10.45-11.00 New composition of the 5 last heats, following rank after PART 3 for the last part of the LM Classic.for the F. Gianotti Trophy 2005.
10.00-13.00 Free Practice 124 DTM cars for Mello Yello & 124 Worlds 08.30-09.00 Qualifications (1' per car) for Prequalification Race
13.00-13.30 All DTM cars to the enclosed zone for tech control - Late comers have a last chance to enter between 18.00-19.00 h 09.00-10.45 124 WORLDS PREQUA-LIFICATION RACE with 18 cars - 3 heats of 6 x 4' - 2 first of each heat move up to Prequalif Final 13.00-13.50: Classic cars return from enclosed zone for small repairs and tire change - back to technical control - Le Mans cars stay in enclosed zone.

13.50-14.00: Classic cars are put on the track for the R.O.C., round #2 of the Franco Gianotti Trophy - fee € 15 per racer
11.00-13.30: LM CLASSIC TEAM RACE, part 4 -  IOC-points for 8 first finishers 20-15-12-9-6-3-2-1 point(s)
13.30-14.30 Handout of 132 TSRF-NSR Kits to be assembled by the 18 starters at the 132 Worlds - fee € 25
14.30-14.45 Tech Control 132 Cars
10.50-11.30 Final Prequalification 6 x 4' - 3 first to 124 Worlds
 14.00-14.15 Prize Giving Final Ranking F. Gianotti Trophy - 3 first ranked Experts, Youngsters & Amateurs - Best Amateur receives the rainbow t-shirt. Trophy Best Modeler + Trophy Best Constructor of the World
14.45-15.10 Qualifications 132 Worlds (1' per car) - nobody makes a move up.   11.35-11.40 Handout new rear wheels for the 3 cars having moved up to the eventual 124 Worlds
15.10-17.00 Quarter Finals 132 WORLDS - 3 heats of 6 x 4 minutes - 2 first of each Quarter to the Main 11.45-12.15 Qualifications Worlds - 1' per racer (for 21 preselected racer + 3 first of the prequalification race) 14.00-14.45 F. Gianotti Trophy, Qualifications Sprint Race R.O.C. round #2 of F. Gianotti Trophy (1' per car) 14.15-14.20 Prize Giving 132 Worlds with Trophies for 6 first
14.20-14.25 Prize Giving 3 first Concourse Worlds (DTM)
17.00-17.45 IMCA 132 WORLDS - Main Final 6 x 5' - IOC-points for 8 first finishers 20-15-12-9-6-3-2-1 12.15-14.45 Quarters 124 Model Car Worlds - 4 heats of 6 x 4' - 3 first of each Quarter move to Semi
14.45-17.10: R.O.C. - 5 heats of 6 x 3' -Composition follows Qua-lifications - IOC-points for 8 first finishers 20-15-12-9-6-3-2-1
 14.25-14.30 Prize Giving 124 Worlds with Trophies for 8 first
17.45 Classic cars out encl. zone
 18.00-19.00 Free practice DTM late comers only! Cars to tech control
 14.50-16.20 - 2 Semis 124 Model Car Worlds - 6 x 4' - 3 first of each Semis move up to the Main 15.00 Closure Racing Premises
19.00-19.30 Concourse World Championship with 124 DTM cars (only 20/20 cars to be voted)
 16.30-16.45 Handout rear wheels for the 6 finalists
16.45-16.50 Presentation of finalists		 17.10-17.40 Classic cars for LM round out of enclosed zone for race #3 - fee € 15 per racer
19.30-20.00 Handout Sakatsu rear wheels for all 124 DTM cars to be used at the 124 Worlds & at Mello Yello Junior Worlds 17.00-17.45 IMCA 124 MODEL CAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Main 6 x 5' - IOC-points for 8 first finishers 30-22½-18-13½-9-4½-3-1½ 17.40-18.45 Qualifications second Enduro Race F. Gianotti Trophy (twice 1' per car, 2 quali-fication rounds)
20.00-20.15 Tech control of ALL DTM cars entering Mello Yello Jr 18.00-18.30 Classic cars leave the enclosed zone for F. Gianotti Trophy Round #1 (Benelux Cup) - fee € 25 per racer 18.45-21.15 PART 1 of round #3 of the F. Gianotti Trophy: the LM Classic 3 first heats of 6 x 3'
20.15-20.35 Qualifications Mello Yello Worlds (1' per racer)
20.40-22.10 3 Semis of the Mello Yello 6 x 3' - 2 first to Main 18.30-19.15 Qualifications #1 F.Gianotti Trophy 21.15-23.45 PART 2 of the LM Classic 2 heats of 6 x 3'
22.15-23.00 MELLO YELLO JR WORLDS - Main Final 6 x 5' - IOC-points for 8 first finishers 30-22½-18-13½-9-4½-3-1½
 19.15-21.45 PART1 Round #1 F.Gia-notti Trophy 5 heats of 6 x 3' 23.45-00.15 On all LM cars rear wheels can be changed
21.45-00.15 PART 2 Round #1 - 5 heats of 6x3'
23.00-24.00  Tech control ALL DTM & all classic cars with at 24.00h the Closure of the Racing Premises 00.30 Closure Racing Premises 0.30 Closure Racing Premises
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EXHAUSTIVE ENTRY LIST WITH ALL THE INVITED RACERS

The last week before the start we noted the traditional withdrawal of "racers" with the even traditional excuses of dead grandmas, diseased mothers, severe bosses refusing free days, school obligations, etc. It concerns Gugu Bernardino (BR), Georges Baikry (B), Dennis Vogel (NL), Jozef Miskolci (SVK), Anders Gustafson (S), Stefan Wiesel (D), Niklas Lindblom (S), Stoffel Vos (B), Rasmus Johansen (DK), and Beate Schulz (D). Except for Gugu, Anders Gustafson, Jozef Miskolci and Niklas Lindblom, none of them will still be invited at an IMCA Nats. That too follows traditional rules. Click here to see the entrants per race. Jose Mario Serra (BR) could be the substitute for Gugu, but is not in the list below. Peter Oberbillig will do the set up of Wiesel's cars at the three rounds for the Franco Gianotti Trophy. Kai Kivekäs (SF), Gabriel Inäbnit (CH), Antónin Vojtik and Daniel Gonzalez (E) are - due to the withdrawals of Gugu, Baikry, Vogel and Äberg, free from the prequalification race. They are now among the 21 selected racers directly placed for the 124 Worlds.
Racer + IOC# MC Nat CAR FOR 124 WORLDS CAR FOR 132 WORLDS CAR FOR MELLO YELLO Bene
lux		 ROC BNL
1 'Piki van Rossem

#5 Warsteiner Mercedes n #5 Warsteiner Mercedes DTMn

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 x x x
2 Josef Korec #3 Hasseröder Audi TT-R n #3 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

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 x x x
3 Jean Pierre van Rossem #14 PM Magazin Opel Astra n

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 x x x
4 Nick de Wachter• #15 Opel Astra Vitaphone n #15 Opel Astra Vitaphonen #15 Opel Astra Vitaphonen x x x
5 Salvatore Noviello #7 Service Fit Opel Astra V8 n

#7 Service Fit Opel Astra V8n

- x x x
6 Vladimir Horky #10 Hasseröder Audi TT-R n #9 Red Bull Audi TT-R n

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 x x x
7 Geert Mertens #9 Red Bull Audi TT-R n

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 x x x
8 Yves Welter jr• #24 Service 24 Mercedes n  #24 Service 24h Mercedesn

#24 Service 24h Mercedesn

 x x x
9 Thomas Spicker #1 Vodaphone Mercedes n #1 Vodaphone Mercedes n

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 x x x
10 Dieter Jens #11 Original Teile Mercedesn #11 Original Teile Mercedes

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 x x x
13 Dan Debella #12 Original Teile Mercedesn 

-

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 x x x
17 Youri van Rossem• #4 Red Bull Audi TT-R n

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 #4 Red Bull Audi TT-R n x x x
18 Tamar Nelwan #17 CEB Mercedes DTMn

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 x x x
19 Gilles Dohogne• #8 TV Today Opel Astra V8 n #8 TV Today Opel Astra V8n 8 TV Today Opel Astra V8n  x x x
24 Uwe Geiβler #18 Service Fit Opel Astra V8n

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 - x x x
27 Daniele Malangone #2 D2 AMG Mercedesn

#18 Service Fit Opel Astra V8n

- x x x
28 Kai Kivekäs #5 Warsteiner Mercedesn

#4 Red Bull Audi TT-R n

-x x x
31 Fred Hood #16 Oase Mercedes DTMnn #16 Oase Mercedes DTMn

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 x x x
36 Antónin Vojtik•

#19 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

-

#19 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

x x x
38 Gabriel Inäbnit
#16 SAT1 Opel Astra V8n

-

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 x x x
56 Daniel Gonzalez• [Spain]

#2 D2 AMG  Mercedes DTM

#10 Red Bull Audi TT-Rn

#2 D2 AMG Mercedes DTMn x x x
59 Matthias Parke #42 24h Service Mercedesn

#17 CEB Mercedes DTMn

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 x x x
66 Juanma Torres [Spain] #25 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

-

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 x x x
72 Martin Borch #6 Warsteiner Mercedes n

-

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 x x x
75 Michael Phillipaerts•

7 Service Fit Opel Astra n

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 #7 Service Fit Opel Astra n x x x
83 Robbie Cuppens• #23 Hasseröder Audi TT-R

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 #23 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn x x x
85 Günther Riehl #11 Oase Opel Astra V8n

#14 PM Magazin Opel Astran

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 x x x
89 Chris Radisich #24 24h Service Mercedesn #12 Original Teile Mercedesn

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 x x x
93 Kevin Krollmann• #14 Original Teile Mercedesn

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 #14 Orginal Teile Mercedesn x x x
97 Francesc Reyes [Spain] #10 Eschmann Mercedesn

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 x x x
122 Patrice Dohogne•

-

#2 Alesi Mercedes DTMn

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 x x x
126 Andreas Laufenberg• #18 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

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 #18 Hasseröder Audi TT-R n x x x
127 Michael Niemas• #3 Sport Bild Opel Astra n  n

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 #3 Sport Bild Opel Astra n  n x x x
204 Miroslav Vadlejch•

#23 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

-

#25 Hasseröder Audi TT-Rn

x x x
210 Henrik Hasager•

#13 Audi TT-R Denmark

-

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 x x x
301 Colin Herzig• #9 Eschmann Mercedesn

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 #9 Eschmann Mercedesn x x x
303 Frank Beyerlein• #8 Service Fit Opel Astra n

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-

 x x x
305 Paul 'Split' Heath• #4 PM Magazin Opel Astra n

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-

 x x x
306 Bruno di Dotto•

#15 Orginal Teile Mercedesn

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 #15 Orginal Teile Mercedesn x x x
307 Marcello Triginelli• #16 SAT1 Opel Astra V8n

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 x x x
313 Christian Høfler•

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-

#13 Danish Opel Astra V8

 x x x
80 Pitter Schwaar

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-

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 x x x
92 Peter Oberbillig•

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-

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 x x x
170 Gert Klinge•

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-

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 x x x
302 Andreas Fehn•

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-

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 x x x
309 Per Kristiansen•

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-

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 x x x
311 Keld Høfler•

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-

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 x x x
312 Yves Welter sr.• - -

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 x x x
314 Jeff Chambers• - -

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 x x x
315 John Emmons•

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-

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 x x x
316 David Lahoz• [Spain]

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 x x x
318 Christian Schnitzler•

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 x x x

Cars on a green background are 2002 DTM models, always equipped with a Vodafone sunstroke. Cars on a yellow background are always 2001 DTM models, always equipped with a Arcor sunstroke. A list of available decals can be found below. If a car is followed by n that means that decals  are to be found in the model car kit of Tamiya or Dickie.  If a car is followed by n that means that no decals are available, but that Tamar Nelwan is busy to make them. If a car is followed by n, that means that there exists decals available at Patto. If a car is followed by n  that means that Studio 27 decals are available. If a car is followed by n  that means that DMC decals are available. IMPORTANT: Youngsters have to make (or let made) their cars themselves, IMCA will build NO LONGER cars for them. Racers with their name in RED already confirmed their entry. Expiration date for confirmations is January 22, 2005. Confirmations exclusively at jppro@pandora.be. If the racer'n name is in red it means that he already confirmed his entry. • means that the racer is a YOUNGSTER. • means that the racer is an AMATEUR.
  RACE 1 [132 Worlds] RACE 2 & 3    [ Mello Yello & 124 Worlds] RACE 4 [F.Gianotti round 1] RACE 5 [F.Gianotti round 2] RACE 6 [F.Gianotti round 3] 1 MOTOR + 1 PAIR TIRES TOTAL INCENTIVE TO BE PAID TO BE RECEIVED
Beyerlein Frank (303) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 150 0
Borch Martin (72) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 200 0 50
Chambers Jeff (314) - - 25 15 25 - 65 775 0 710
Cuppens Robbie (83) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
de Wachter Nick (4) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Debella Dan (13) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 775 0 600
Dohogne Gilles (19) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Dohogne Patrice (122) 25 - 25 15 25 - 90 0 90
Dotto Bruno (306) - 35 + 215 chas 25 15 25 50 365 775 0 410
Emmons John (315)- incnt. paid - - 25 15 25 - 65 0 65
Fehn Andreas (302) - 0 25 15 25 0 65 150 0 85
Geiβler Uwe (24) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 200 0 50
Gonzalez Daniel (56) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 200 25
Hasager Henrik (210) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 200 0 50
Heath  Paul (305) inc. Paid - 35 + 25 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Herzig Colin (301) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Høfler Christian (311) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 200 0 50
Høfler Keld (313) - - 25 15 25 - 65 200 0 135
Hood Fred (31) incentive  paid 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Horky Vladimir (6) incentive paid 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Inäbnit Gabriel (38) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Jens Dieter (10) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 200 0 25
Kivekäs Kai (28) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 350 0 175
Klinge Gert (170) - - 25 15 25 - 65 0 65
Korec Josef (2) incentive paid 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Kristiansen Per (309) - - 25 15 25 - 65 200 0 135
Krollmann Kevin (93) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 150 0
Lahoz David 0 0 25 15 25 0 65 200 0 135
Laufenberg Andreas (126) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 150 0
Malangone Daniele (27) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 250 0 75
Mertens Geert (7) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 175
Nelwan Tamar (18) 0 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Niemas Michael (127) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 150 0
Noviello Salvatore (5) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 250 0 75
Oberbillig Peter (92) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Parke Matthias (59) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 200 0 25
Phillipaerts Michael (75) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Radisich Chris (89)  incentiv. paid 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
Reyes Francesc (97) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 150 0
Riehl Günther (85) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 150 0 25
Schnitzler Christian (318) - - 25 15 25 - 65 0 65 0
Schwaar Pitter (80) - - 25 15 25 - 65 200 0 135
Spicker Thomas (9) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 200 0 25
Torres Juanma (66) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 200 0 50
Triginelli Marcello (307) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 775 0 625
Vadlejch Miroslav (204) inc. paid - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
van Rossem Jean Pierre (3) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
van Rossem Piki (1) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 175
van Rossem Youri (17) - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Vojtik  Antónin (36) incent. paid - 35 25 15 25 50 150 0 150
Welter sr. Yves (312) - - 25 15 25 - 65 0 65
Welter Yves jr (8) 25 35 25 15 25 50 175 0 150

HOTELS IN AALST (B)
LOCATION: STATION HOTEL, AALST LOCATION: HOTEL DE LANGE MUUR, AALST LOCATION: HOTEL DE LA GARE, AALST
ADDRESS: Alb. Lienartstraat 14, B-9300 Aalst ADDRESS: Stationsplein 13, B-9300 Aalst ADDRESS: Stationsplein 11, B-9300 Aalst
PHONE: +32(0)53-77.58.20 &+32(0)475-89 99 50 PHONE: +32(0)53-77.37.46 PHONE: +32(0)53-21.39.11
WEB SITE: click here EXCELLENT *** CHEAP BUT FAR FROM GOOD, NO WEB SITE WEB SITE:  click here CORRECT **
NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 11 NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 8 NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 17
DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 83 breakfast incl. DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 37.18/€47.10 +break DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 54.54  breakfast incl.
LOCATION: ROYAL ASTRID HOTEL, AALST LOCATION: HOTEL IBIS, AALST LOCATION: GRAAF VAN VLAANDEREN, AALST
ADDRESS: Keizersplein 27, B-9300 Aalst ADDRESS: Villalaan 20, B-9320 Aalst ADDRESS: Stationsplein 37, B-9300 Aalst
PHONE: +32(0)53-66.66.06 & PHONE: +32(0)53-71.18.19 PHONE: +32(0)53-78.98.51
WEB SITE: click here EXCELLENT *** WEB SITE:  click here CORRECT** WEB SITE:  click here EXCELLENT***
NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 14 NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 76 NUMBER OF DOUBLE ROOMS: 9
DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 85/€125 +breakfast DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 60/€75 +breakfast DOUBLE ROOM/NIGHT: € 80.00  breakfast incl.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All racers have to do the reservation of their hotel rooms themselves. The longer racers wait to make the reservation, the smaller is the chance that they'll still find rooms in the above hotels. Note that except for the Royal Astrid and the Ibis Hotel all other hotels are at the railway station, i.e. at 5 minutes (by car) from the race location. We ask all racers having reserved a room to send us an e-mail at jppro@pandora.be so that we know in which hotel we can find them!!!

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN BEFORE LEAVING AALST. . .

LEFT: The Belfry of Aalst at the Market Place. ABOVE: The coat of arms of Aalst. BELOW LEFT: The famous Palace Club Restaurant you should have seen before leaving. BELOW RIGHT: The "Borse of Amsterdam", the best known restaurant of Aalst, at the Market Place. Surfing to the web site of Aalst makes no sense, since there is even no version in English...

Aalst, with its 77,000 inhabitants, is cer-tainly not the most spectacular town in Belgium to visit. Therefore you need to go to Bruges, the Venice of the North. Ne-vertheless it should be a real pity having been in Aalst without having visited at least once the market place, where you can admire not only the Belfry and the Borse of Amsterdam in typical gothic style, but also the enjoyable atmosphere of a modest provincial town. More than thou-sand years old, Aalst is since the indus-trial revolution a typical industrial wor-kers town, so well described in the novels of Louis-Paul Boon (1912-1979), one of the best modern novelists in Europe.
It's good to know that it has always been a tradition that during an international slot-racing event, the racers have a social evening in the Palace Club. In this restau-rant, in typical style of the 1960s, you'll find a Corvette StingRay, hanging on the ceiling, also an old Desoto, cut in two, and hanging on one of the walls. Food in the Palace Club is good, and service is fast; but above all it's the place to be if you want enjoy the typical Belgian beers, so famous in the rest of the world.
Aalst is at less than 20 miles from the Brussels airport. On coming by car you should always follow the motorway to Brussels. On the Brussels ring you have to follow the direction of Ghent/Ostend. Aalst is at the third exit of the E40. After having quit the motorway you have to follow the traffic signs "Center" and "O.L.V. Ziekenhuis". The O.L.V. hospital is at the Moorselbaan, where you'll find the race location.

17th 124 WORLDS - NEW FORMAT 39 RACERS WITH DTM CARS
Having no longer a deal with Winston - having been replaced by Nextel as main sponsor of the Nascar premier series - the 124 IMCA Worlds will be no longer contested with Nascar cars, but with DTM cars at scale 1/24th. Used bodies are those of Tamiya (for Mercedes and Opel) and Schuco Tronic or Dickie (for Audi TT-R). Grinding and sanding of bodies is no longer allowed, except on the too heavy Audi TT. Use of carbon fibre is no longer allowed. Chassis is - at the racer's discretion - PlaFit, MoMo, Metris, Slotdevil, Schoeler, Sakatsu or Slotvision. Use of carbon axles is forbidden. Front and rear wheels are Sakatsu OZ or BBS, rears being handouts to come back after the race. Motor is the Bison Mk3. Maximum spur is 79mm. Minimum clearance at the start is always 0.8 mm. Gear ratio is 42/12 or 43/12 at racer's choice.
FORMAT is simple. In total 21 racers are free of prequalification; 18 others - all driving a 2001 DTM car with Arcor sunstroke - have to pass the 6 x 3' prequalification race, followed by a 6 x 4' final, where only the 3 best finishers make the move. That gives 21 + 3 = 24 entrants at the eventual 124 Worlds. Those 24 are spread, following the snake principle, over 4 Quarters of 6 x 4'. Only the 3 first of each Quarter make the move to the Semis, where the 3 first go to the 6 x 5' Main Final.
The 21 racers being free from prequalification have to race the assigned bodies. Mercedes and Opel are always Tamiya kits. Audis are RTR Dickie or Shucco-Tronic (cost € 10). They can be sent to the racers if they want so. All 2002 DTM cars are equipped with Vodafone sunstroke, all 2001 DTM cars with an Arcor sunstroke.
3rd 132 IMCA WORLDS: 18 ENTRANTS WITH NSR/TSRF HANDOUTS

As in Dison 2003 and Aalst 2004 the IMCA 132 Worlds will again be contested with handout RTR motorised chassis by NSR-TSRF. All what the selected racers need to do is to show with an unsanded and ungrinded box stock DTM body of the appropriated kind in scale 1/32.
Scheduled as the first race on Thursday May 5 only 18 racers will be allowed to enter, in principle the best ranked model car racers of the world. After withdrawals by Geert Mertens, Stefan Wiesel, Tamar Nelwan and Jozef Miskolci some lower ranked racers can enter the 132 Worlds.
The 18 selected racers receive their handout RTR motorised chassis two hours before the race. They have to assemble the cars themselves. Once all cars assembled we start with the qualifications. Those qualifications will decide in which of the three quarter finals the racers will be placed. Only the 2 best qualified racers after each Quarter make immediately the move to the Main Final. [We had to change the format after the last minute withdrawal of 4 racers. The Semi-Finals have been dropped and after the Qualifications nobody makes any move. Duration of the Quarter Finals has been increased to 6 x 4'. Duration of the Main Final has been increased to 6 x 5'].


IMPORTANT: All bodies should be of 2002 DTM cars and equipped with the "Vodafone" red and white sun stroke. Without a correct sun stroke cars will be refused at the start.
8th MELLO YELLO JUNIOR WORLDS WITH 124 DTM CARS

Since 1994 IMCA did great efforts to bring year after year at least 16 youngsters (under 22 years) at the start of the Mello Yello Juniors World Championship. The three last years - at Ostend 2002 Josef Korec (CZ), at Lede 2003 'Piki' van Rossem and at Uden 2004 Nick de Wachter - the winner of the Mello Yello Junior Worlds was also the winner of the 124 Model Car Worlds. On the honorary list with Mello Yello winners one finds nothing but real top racers: Sergio Maresca (I), 'Piki' van Rossem (B, 2x), Bernat Basas (E), Dennis Vogel (NL), Josef Korec (CZ) and Nick de Wachter (NL). For 2005 we introduce Michael Niemas (D), Andreas Laufenberg (D) and Kevin Krollman (D) as real contenders for outright victory. Top-2 of 2004 Nick de Wachter and Yves Welter jr (B)  will be again there. Also the 2003 runner-up Gilles Dohogne (B) will start. For Brazil Antonio Teixeira has been replaced by Bruno di Dotto. For the USA Matt Zenovitch - now soldier in South-Korea - is not  back from military service, and will be replaced by America's wonder boy Colin Herzig. In 2001 Matt was already winner, but since all others drove the old PlaFit chassis and Matt the then still unknown MoMo chassis, he was not classified. If he's unable to show he can be replaced by Alicia Gilbert, the daughter of Lee Gilbert.
The Mello Yello will be contested with 1/24th DTM cars. Except for 5 racers directly selected for the 1/24 Model Car Worlds and driving 2002 DTM cars with Vodafone sunstroke, the others will race 1/24th DTM cars of 2001 with Arcor sunstroke.

8th MODELER'S WORLDS: IMCA RULES + RACER'S VOTING

At the 2005 IMCA Nats Concourse will be done in two stages. During the first stage Dieter Jens and Matthias Parke will select among all entered DTM those obtaining, following the IMCA Concourse Rules, a 20/20. Those cars will be exposed on the straight of the track.
During the second stage each country being present can design one voter. He'll receive three voting tickets, res. with 5, 3 and 1 point(s). Those tickets will be posed in front of the cars.
Once each nation has given its votes the voter's points are added. The 20/20 cars will then be ordered following the obtained voting points.
Any modelist can compete at Concourse under the condition that he or she presents a raceable car, respecting all the technical rules. Top-3 at the Modeller's World Championship can be seen at the table below. Never before one of the German top modelers entered the Concourse Worlds. In 2005 it will be their first time. Hard to see who of Paul 'Split' Heath or Tamar Nelwan will be able to beat them.
1994 1. René BOXUS (B) 2. Harm v Dijk (NL) 3. Jean Pierre van Rossem(B)
1995 1. Steve WALKER(GB) 2. Claes Törnfeldt (S) 3. 'Piki' van Rossem (B)
2000 1. Hugo DEKKER (NL) 2. Dirk Wittevrongel (B) 3. Jozef Miskolci (SK)
2001 1. Hugo DEKKER (NL) 2. Maya Willockx (B) 3. Ralph Klose (D)
2002 1. Jozef MISKOLCI (SK) 2.Russell Sheldon (RSA) 3. Maya Willockx (B)
2003 1. George KIMBER(GB) 2. Einari Fyhr (SF) 3. Jozef Miskolci (SK)
2004 1. George KIMBER(GB) 2. Paul 'Split' Heath (NZ) 3. Claes Törnfeldt (S)V

11th CLASSIC CARS WORLD CUP & AMATEURS WORLDS

All pracitcal info can be found here.
EXPERTS EXPERTS YOUNGSTERS AMATEURS

This year the AMATEUR World Champion-ship will be no separate race, but will be spread over the 3 rounds of the F. Gianotti Trophy. After the 3 races we'll add the points won by each amateur. Ties will be split by comparing the qualification times at the last round: at those qualifications there will be two rounds of 1 minute, the first round with the first driver, the second round with the second driver. There are 15 entrants, nl. 3 from Belgium, 3 from Denmark, 3 from Germany, 2 from the USA, 2 from Spain, 1 from Brazil and 1 from Austria. The winner receives the rainbow t-shirt plus super trophy, the 2nd and 3rd a trophy. [Note also that the 3 first amateurs of 2004 race now with the experts. It are Gabriël Inäbnit (CH), Martin Borch (DK) and Kai Kivekäs (SF).] Curious to see if the Danish racers can win this year! There is also a separate ranking for Experts and Youngsters at the F. Gianotti trophy, where the 3 first will win a super trophy or a trophy. For the point's system, please have a look at our Franco Gianotti Trophy web page.
1 'Piki van Rossem 59 Matthias Parke 4 Nick de Wachter● 92 Peter Oberbillig●
2 Josef Korec 66 Juanma Torres 8 Yves Welter jr● 97Francesc Reyes●
3 Jean P.  van Rossem 72 Martin Borch 17 Youri van Rossem● 122 Patrice Dohogne●
5 Salvatore Noviello 80 Pitter Schwaar 19 Gilles Dohogne● 170 Gert Klinge●
6 Vladimir Horky 85 Günther Riehl 36 Antónin Vojtik● 210 Henrik Hasager●
7 Geert Mertens 89 Chris Radisich 56 Daniel Gonzalez● 302 Andreas Fehn●
9 Thomas Spicker - 75 Michael Phillipaerts● 303 Frank Beyerlein●
10 Dieter Jens - 83 Robbie Cuppens● 305 Paul 'Split' Heath●
13 Dan Debella - 93 Kevin Krollmann● 307 Marcello Triginelli●
18 Tamar Nelwan - 126 Andreas Laufenberg● 309 Per Kristiansen●
24 Uwe Geiβler - 127 Michael Niemas● 311 Keld Høfler●
26 - - 204 Miroslav Vadlejch● 312 Yves Welter sr.●
27 Daniele Malangone - 301 Colin Herzig● 314 Jeff Chambers●
28 Kai Kivekäs - 306 Bruno di Dotto● 315 John Emmons●
31 Fred Hood - 313 Christian Høfler●

316 David Lahoz●
38 Gabriel Inäbnit - 318 Christian Schnitzler●

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1/24th DTM Decals

2001 Audi TT n° 18, n°19 (Patto) 2001 Audi TT n°22, n°23 (Patto) 2002 Audi TT n°4, n°9 (Patto)

2001 Opel n°4 (Patto) 2001 Opel n°3 (Patto) 2002 Opel n°15 (Patto)

2001 Opel n°11 (Patto) 2001 Mercedes n°9 & n°10 (Patto) 2002 Mercedes n°24, n°42 (Patto)

2001 Mercedes n°24, n°42 (Studio 27)
2001 & 2002 Opel, res. n°4 & n°14 (DMC)
 2002 Mercedes n°1 2001 Opel n°17(Studio 27)

1/24th DTM Bodies

2001 & 2002 Audi TT-R (Dickie/Schuco Tronic)

2001 & 2002 Audi TT-R (Dickie/Schuco Tronic)

2001 & 2002 Opel Astra V8 (Tamiya)

2001 & 2002 Opel Astra V8 (Tamiya)

2001 & 2002 Mercedes CLK-DTM (Tamiya)

2001 & 2002 Mercedes CLK-DTM (Tamiya)

2001 & 2002 Mercedes CLK-DTM (Tamiya)

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