By European road racing royalty is Circuit De Chimay bound this weekend, with local favourites, upcoming talents, established IRRC front runners, IRRC Champions set to compete at Belgium’s most famous, active real roads course.
At a glance just some of the high-profile racers competing this weekend include IRRC Supersport, IRRC Superbike Championship leaders Jorn Hamberg and David Datzer plus Vincent Lonbois, Lukas Maurer.
Imatranajo conqueror Erno Kostamo, Didier Grams, Marek Cerveny, Laurent Hoffmann, twice TT winner John Holden and Spain’s fastest TT Races exponent, Raul Torras Martinez.
Competition around the high speed, uncompromising Circuit De Chimay, gets underway on Saturday from 08:00 AM (Local Time) with Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg Trophy Supersport racers opening timed qualifying expeditions.
The full run-down of what to expect qualifying, racing wise reads as follows:
23rd July:
First Qualifying Sessions:
08:00-08:20 AM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy
08:30-08:50 AM – Supersport/Superbike Youngtimer
09:00-09:20 AM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy
09:30-09:50 AM – IPC 125/250 + Classic Evo
10:00-10:20 AM – IRRC Supersport
10:30-10:50 AM – Belgian Twin Trophy
11:00-11:20 AM – IRRC Superbike
11:30-11:50 AM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group 1
12:00-12:20 PM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group 2
Second Qualifying Sessions:
1:20-1:40 PM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy
1:50-2:10 PM – Supersport/Superbike Youngtimer
2:20-2:40 PM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy
2:50-3:10 PM – IPC 125/250 + Classic Evo
3:20-3:40 PM – IRRC Supersport
3:50-4:10 PM – Belgian Twin Trophy
4:20-4:40 PM – IRRC Superbike
4:50-5:10 PM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group 1
5:20-5:40 PM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group 2
Opening Races:
6:00 PM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy – 10 Laps
6:35 PM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy – 10 Laps
24th July:
Opening Races:
08:30 AM – Supersport/Superbike Youngtimer – 8 Laps
09:00 AM – IPC 125/250 + Classic Evo – 8 Laps
09:30 AM – IRRC Supersport – 10 Laps
10:05 AM – Belgian Twin Trophy – 8 Laps
10:35 AM – IRRC Superbike – 10 Laps
11:10 AM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group A – 8 Laps
11:40 AM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group B – 8 Laps
Afternoon Races:
1:20 PM – BeNeLux Trophy Supersport – 10 Laps
1:55 PM – Supersport/Superbike Youngtimer – 8 Laps
2:25 PM – BeNeLux Trophy Superbike – 10 Laps
3:00 PM – IPC 125/250 + Classic Evo – 8 Laps
3:30 PM – IRRC Supersport – 10 Laps
4:05 PM – Belgian Twin Trophy – 8 Laps
4:35 PM – IRRC Superbike – 10 Laps
5:10 PM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group A – 8 Laps
5:40 PM – F1/F2 Sidecars Group B – 8 Laps
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
