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Nivelles Summer Meeting

Nivelles, Belgium

Date: 25/8/1974
Track length: 3.724 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Holvoer in 1.46,6 (A); Dex in 1.38,6 (B); Regout in 1.34,6 (C); Peltier in 1.28,6 (D)

Distance: 12 laps
Average speed: 123,770 kmh (A); 132,332 kmh (B); 139,577 kmh (C); 149,291 kmh (D)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1A, 1B, 2, 3 and 4
Car info:  

 

The Nivelles track once again failed to attract many spectators, but they sure missed something since the races were excellent, many fights though a few races were dominated by a single frontrunner.

Serie A
De Deyne with his Alfa took the lead, but Holvoet soon went by though in lap 5 though De Deyne took the lead again in lap 5 and held it to the finish.

Serie B
The Commodores of Tricot and Goldstein took the lead, followed by the Lotus of “Alain Dex”. Soon, the little Lotus passed Goldstein and finally at the end of the race he managed to get ahead of Tricot too.

Serie C
Another mixed bag with Regout in his Pantera taking the lead ahead of Vanierschot (Alpine) and Bourgoignie in the Group 1B Capri II. It seemed the race would finish in that order, but Vanierschot had other plans and in the last corner of the last lap he managed to pass Regout and won the race.

Serie D
Haxhe in his Carrera made a good start and led the race, but at the end of lap 1 Peltier was already ahead and was soon followed by De Fierlant, his teammate. Haxhe finished third, a clear indication the the Group 2 cars were faster then the GTs.

Vanierschot was still on top of the provisional classification of the Belgian championship.

Serie A: Group 1 under 1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Delta Auto Ricambi
Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior		 Michel De Deyne, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 1600 12 laps, 21.39,8        
2 2    
Toyota Celica GT		 Claude Holvoet, B
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600 12 laps, 21.41,8 1 1.46,2 1.46,6  
3 3   De Wit Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		 Francis Polak, B
 1570 L4 Group 1 1600 12 laps, 21.50,8        
4 4   Scuderia Lovaniensis
Audi 80 GT		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600 12 laps, 21.59,6        
5 5    
Audi 80 GT		 ? Xavier Dubois, B
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600 12 laps, 22.04,3        
11?      
Toyota Celica GT		 Emile Holvoet, B
 1588 L4 Group 1 1600          
       
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior		 Jean-Claude Speeckaert, B
 1290 L4 Group 1 1600          
      Gert Visé
Simca Rallye 2		 Gérard Caro, B
 1294 L4 Group 1 1300          

Serie B: Group 1 over 1600 cc; Group 1B and 3 under 1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant
Lotus Europa TC		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 Group 3 1600 12 laps, 20.15,7     1.38,6  
2 1   Opel Marabout Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 René Tricot, B
 2784 L6 Group 1 +2000 12 laps, 20.15,9        
3 2   Gulf Racing Team
Opel Commodore GS/E		 Francois Goldstein, B
 2784 L6 Group 1 +2000 12 laps, 20.18,5        
4 2    
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Albert Vanierschot, B
 1565 L4 Group 3 1600 12 laps, 20.48,0        
5 1   Butch Tailor Racing Team
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Julien Vernaeve, B
 1998 L4 Group 1 2000 12 laps, 20.51,6        

Serie C: Group 2 and 4 under 1600 cc; Group 1B and 3 over 1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Alpine A 110 1600S		 Albert Vanierschot, B
 1565 L4 Group 2/4 1600 12 laps, 19.12,6        
2 1   Claude Dubois
De Tomaso Pantera		 Hervé Regout, B
 5763 V8 Group 3 +1600 12 laps, 19.12,8     1.34,6  
3 2   Claude Dubois
De Tomaso Pantera		 Philippe Bervoets ("Davit"), B
 5763 V8 Group 3 +1600 12 laps, 19.42,2        
4 1   BP Racing Team
Ford Capri II 3.0S		 Claude Bourgoignie, B
 2993 V6 Group 1B +1600 12 laps, 19.59,3        
5 1   Mille Miglia
Fiat 128		 Fernand "Fifi" Néri Jr, B
 1290 L4 Group 2/4 1300 12 laps, 20.23,3        
      Renstal Excelsior
Opel Commodore GS 2800		 Roger Berndtson, B
 2784 L6 Group 1B +1600          

Serie D: Group 2 and 4 over 1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Alain Peltier, B
 3498 L6 Group 2/4 +2000 12 laps, 17.57,6        
2 2   Précision Liegeoise
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Hughes de Fierlant, B
 3498 L6 Group 2/4 +2000 12 laps, 18.19,3        
3 3   Camel Racing Team
Porsche Carrera RSR		 Jean-Louis Haxhe, B
 2994 B6 Group 2/4 +2000 12 laps, 18.21,8        
4 1   Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1996 L4 Group 2/4 2000 12 laps, 19.13,1        
5 4   Amil Racing Team
Datsun 240Z		 Henry Miroux, B
   L6 Group 2/4 +2000 12 laps, 19.14,6