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

-

-

 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 

-

-

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

-

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

-

-

 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

-

-

 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

-

-

 x x x
72 Martin Borch #6 Warsteiner Mercedes n

-

-

 x x x
75 Michael Phillipaerts•

7 Service Fit Opel Astra n

-

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

-

 #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

-

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

-

-

 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

-

-

 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

-

-

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

-

-

 x x x
306 Bruno di Dotto•

#15 Orginal Teile Mercedesn

-

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

-

-

 x x x
313 Christian Høfler•

-

-

#13 Danish Opel Astra V8

 x x x
80 Pitter Schwaar

-

-

-

 x x x
92 Peter Oberbillig•

-

-

-

 x x x
170 Gert Klinge•

-

-

-

 x x x
302 Andreas Fehn•

-

-

-

 x x x
309 Per Kristiansen•

-

-

-

 x x x
311 Keld Høfler•

-

-

-

 x x x
312 Yves Welter sr.• - -

-

 x x x
314 Jeff Chambers• - -

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 x x x
315 John Emmons•

-

-

-

 x x x
316 David Lahoz• [Spain]

-

-

-

 x x x
318 Christian Schnitzler•

-

-

-

 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)