The Ahlers Aero8 GT car will be racing again this weekend - at the Belcar (Belgium's version of Britcar !) Meeting at Zolder.
No details yet so I don't know if he's driving solo or who the competition are but I guess many of the Silverstone 24 Hour Britcar Teams will be on track.
More details as soon as I get them - unfortunately this time I shan't be going to spectate !
Practice/Qualifying on Saturday and the Race 15:30 - 17:35 (local time) on Sunday 125 minutes.
Details below with "Thanks" to http://www.Dailysportscar.com
"After the valiant effort at Silverstone, Adam Sharpe Motorsport will be back, with just the one Falcon.
Britsports regulars Michael Christopher and Ian Flux will be fielding their Prosport LM3000, and that car’s designer, Lee Noble, will be racing his latest creation, the Noble M12-2, with Alistair McKinnon. It has been an up-and-down year for the works Noble team, with rapid improvement being thwarted by a major problem at Silverstone.
Porsche, as ever, will be well represented, with regulars Parr Motorsport (Bill Cameron / Kelvin Burt) and 911virgin.com (Henry Firman) being joined by the ubiquitous Team Parker 996, with Gary Eastwood in the line-up, and Dutch Supercar Challenge competitor Keith Butcher, sharing his 996 with Nigel Bowen. Keith Ahlers’ will be bringing his Morgan Plus 8, and looking to notch-up a 94th win in the venerable beast.
Ah, no he won't. Rather than the car he ran in the Britcar 24, Keith is taking his British GT Aero 8...
It’s likely to be a Ferrari / Marcos battle in the GT Cup class, with the pair of Topcats Marcos Mantis, Mick Mercer / Richard Fores in silver, Rupert Bullock / Jon Harrison in blue, taking on the Hargreaves Ferrari 360 of Bo McCormick / Calum Lockie, and the similar Damax car of Craig and Elliott Cole.
Metcalf Motorsport has had a torrid year, a major early-season rebuild of its BMW E30 being followed by the theft of their transporter and all of their equipment just prior to the Silverstone 24 hours. Regular driver Mark Smith will be joined at Zolder by occasional pilot David Cuff, and you can expect this car to be at the sharp end of the Production S1 field. They will be kept honest, though, by the Mardi Gras Honda Integra Type R of Michael and Sean McInerney, and the same team’s Honda Civic, in the hands of mobile phone magnate John George."
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Aero8 GT @ Zolder Belcar Meeting 23rd Oct 2005
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News from Zolder
Kieth went out done 3 laps in qualifying got 3rd fastest overall..
Cocky Bill called him in (dont know where he gets that from) to sit back on their Laurels and have a beer !!
now their in 5th place overall and 3rd in class
But looking forward to a 2 hour race + refueling. Only one driver Kieth
Should be a great race
good luck Sunday
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Kieth went out done 3 laps in qualifying got 3rd fastest overall..
Cocky Bill called him in (dont know where he gets that from) to sit back on their Laurels and have a beer !!
now their in 5th place overall and 3rd in class
But looking forward to a 2 hour race + refueling. Only one driver Kieth
Should be a great race
good luck Sunday
jack
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Zolder Result
Top Ten from Zolder :-
1 95 GTC MOORE Willie GB BMW M3 E46 GRS 2:05:26.782 71 1:42.021
2 43 GTC MERCER Mick/FORES Richard GB/GB Marcos Mantis 2:06:45.666 70 1:44.316
3 51 GTC FIRMAN Henry/MORRIS Pete GB/GB Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2:06:22.891 1:43.685
4 27 GT3 CAMERON Bill/HORNE Barry GB/GB Porsche GT3 Cup 996 2:05:44.862 1:40.543
5 42 GTC BULLOCK Rupert/HARRISON Jon GB/GB Marcos Mantis 2:06:36.626 1:45.279
6 5 GTC AHLERS Keith GB Morgan Aero 8 2:07:02.187 1:45.04
7 37 2 CUFF David/SMITH Mark GB/GB BMW E30 2:07:08.881 1:46.392
8 30 GT3 WESTWOOD Julian/RICH Martin GB/GB Porsche GT3 Cup 996 2:06:04.954 1:42.237
9 70 1 CLARK Kevin GB BMW M3 E36 2:05:43.509 1:50.263
10 68 2 THORPE James/REYNOLDS Nick GB/GB Integra N+ 2:06:29.738 1:50.798
Keith finished a couple of laps behind the leader 6th Overall and 5th in Class - perhaps he will give us a few details when he gets home !
Results above show Racetime (2 hour race) and fastest lap.
Well Done Keith in keeping the Morgan flag flying, see you at Silverstone for the Birkett.
Comment below taken from the EERC (European Endurance Racing Club - Britcar) website http://www.eerc.co.uk - interesting points.
"Thank you Zolder, we the EERC will be back...
The track was great ,
VIP Sponsors got FREE HOSPITALITY from THE CIRCUIT ?
the drivers had the same in a separete area , free beer?
The Circuit hire is 2/3rds cheaper than Brands GP.
THE ENTRY FEES WERE CHEAP ENOUGH TO PAY THE FERRY CROSSING
£495.00 for 2hrs 5 mins with 3x 45 min qualifying and 15 min warm up..
The Stewards put themself out to help.
We had our own office at race control.
The food is very good, no Burgers or crap,
They promote Endurance Racing and had 26353 people to watch on the Sunday, and this is controlled by Bar coded tickets/ wrist bands not by hear say more than BTCC and it was £5.00 to get in...
Camping was made available inside the circuit , so the public could stay for the weekend.
Fuel is not £30.00 for 30 litres but £ 15.00 for £30litres...
the hotel with good rooms as per the Brands hotel but not at £140.00 per night it is only £69.00 for 2 NIGHTS for a single in a double with English Breakfast."
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Top Ten from Zolder :-
1 95 GTC MOORE Willie GB BMW M3 E46 GRS 2:05:26.782 71 1:42.021
2 43 GTC MERCER Mick/FORES Richard GB/GB Marcos Mantis 2:06:45.666 70 1:44.316
3 51 GTC FIRMAN Henry/MORRIS Pete GB/GB Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2:06:22.891 1:43.685
4 27 GT3 CAMERON Bill/HORNE Barry GB/GB Porsche GT3 Cup 996 2:05:44.862 1:40.543
5 42 GTC BULLOCK Rupert/HARRISON Jon GB/GB Marcos Mantis 2:06:36.626 1:45.279
6 5 GTC AHLERS Keith GB Morgan Aero 8 2:07:02.187 1:45.04
7 37 2 CUFF David/SMITH Mark GB/GB BMW E30 2:07:08.881 1:46.392
8 30 GT3 WESTWOOD Julian/RICH Martin GB/GB Porsche GT3 Cup 996 2:06:04.954 1:42.237
9 70 1 CLARK Kevin GB BMW M3 E36 2:05:43.509 1:50.263
10 68 2 THORPE James/REYNOLDS Nick GB/GB Integra N+ 2:06:29.738 1:50.798
Keith finished a couple of laps behind the leader 6th Overall and 5th in Class - perhaps he will give us a few details when he gets home !
Results above show Racetime (2 hour race) and fastest lap.
Well Done Keith in keeping the Morgan flag flying, see you at Silverstone for the Birkett.
Comment below taken from the EERC (European Endurance Racing Club - Britcar) website http://www.eerc.co.uk - interesting points.
"Thank you Zolder, we the EERC will be back...
The track was great ,
VIP Sponsors got FREE HOSPITALITY from THE CIRCUIT ?
the drivers had the same in a separete area , free beer?
The Circuit hire is 2/3rds cheaper than Brands GP.
THE ENTRY FEES WERE CHEAP ENOUGH TO PAY THE FERRY CROSSING
£495.00 for 2hrs 5 mins with 3x 45 min qualifying and 15 min warm up..
The Stewards put themself out to help.
We had our own office at race control.
The food is very good, no Burgers or crap,
They promote Endurance Racing and had 26353 people to watch on the Sunday, and this is controlled by Bar coded tickets/ wrist bands not by hear say more than BTCC and it was £5.00 to get in...
Camping was made available inside the circuit , so the public could stay for the weekend.
Fuel is not £30.00 for 30 litres but £ 15.00 for £30litres...
the hotel with good rooms as per the Brands hotel but not at £140.00 per night it is only £69.00 for 2 NIGHTS for a single in a double with English Breakfast."
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Thinking of Belgian food and Dutch hospitality and it came out rather more garbled than intended ... I blame the Chilean wine (or was it Argentinian...?)