Ecurie nationale belge book

Ferrari documents of the ecurie francorchamps ecurie. Ecurie nationale belge also known as equipe nationale belge or enb was a formula one and sportscar racing team in the 1950s and 1960s, which was formed through a merger of jacques swaters ecurie francorchamps and johnny claes ecurie belge. Gaascht claude yvens and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. T a concise history of the north american racing team 1957 to 1983. Belgium through ecurie nationale belgejacques swaters.

En 1960 on a instaure le studbook belge du poney shetland. Murrays drivers were fellowscots ron flockhart and ninian sanderson, stepping up from the smaller classes. The reliable ally, equipe nationale belge, fielded a new production dtype. Starting in 1952, paul was a regular competitor at le mans, driving classwinning cars. Octave john johnny claes 11 august 1916 3 february 1956 was an englishborn racing driver who competed for belgium. Ferrari 500 trc sn 0682 md tr was entered by ecurie nationale belge at le mans in 1957, and placed 7th overall with the team of bianchiharris. British racing green is one of the most iconic colors of the automotive world. Il traite sa demande didentification via le studbook. Ecurie francorchamps was a belgian motor racing team.

It also saw the arrival of scotsman david murray racing drivers new ecurie ecosse under team manager walter wilkie wilkinson. Ferrari, cooper, lotus, emeryson as well as a car of their own. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by maurice trintignant in a lotus 1821, run by the rob walker racing team. The book is an excellent account of the cars, drivers, races, and results that are associated with chinetti and n. An entrant is the person or corporate entity that enters a race. Jacques swaters passed away december 10th in brussels, belgium. The story behind equipe nationale belge tnfs archive. Behind the ferrari is willie tucketts 1955 jaguar dtype, and number 32 on the left is simon drapers 1955 bristol 450s. Aston martin had got two of their dp214 cars homologated, running with the same 3. After qualifying first in class paul decides to go for the trackrecord and goes out for another stint of four laps.

Gillet ecurie nationale belge formula rejects wiki. Photos and text by hugues vanhoolandt when one thinks of belgian race drivers, the name of olivier gendebien, paul frere and jacky ickx whose daughter, vanina, is also a race driver naturally. The two belgian teams, ecurie francorchamps and equipe nationale belge, returned and nart ran a longwheelbase version. In formula one racing the terms constructor and entrant do not mean the same thing.

Ultimately, it came down to motor racings legality in britain, coincidence and an ironic tribute. A concise history of the north american racing team 1957 to 1983. Claes entered occasional events until the end of the year, but finally succumbed to the disease in brussels in 1956, aged 39. According to the book ecurie nationale belge the accident happened in practice. The first edition was held in 1899 at speeds of 30 mph 50 kmh. Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions about the origin of this special emerald color. Jan 08, 2014 british racing green is one of the most iconic colors of the automotive world.

Maybe this is something for marcor to give some information on. In their first year they finished second and third at spa laurent trailing swaters in a couple of newlyacquired ferrari 750 monzas and did the same at the tragic le mans. May 21, 2001 the story behind equipe nationale belge posted in tnfs archive. Its david cottinghams 1957 ferrari 500 trc, serial number 0682mdtr, originally campaigned by ecurie nationale belge and had the fourcylinder 2 litre lampredi designed engine. In the last lap, he took a bump full speed, got all four wheels airbourn at a point where he should be braking very heavily.

The race was won by ron flockhart and ninian sanderson driving a jaguar dtype for the new ecurie ecosse team. Jaguar sports racers xkd503 jaguar ctype, dtype, xkss. Its provenance goes back 110 years and has decorated countless racing icons. Bolt on frame, short nose along with xkd501 and 502. Ecurie belge and equipe national belge were great racing teams of a few years back.

Dec 31, 2015 its david cottinghams 1957 ferrari 500 trc, serial number 0682mdtr, originally campaigned by ecurie nationale belge and had the fourcylinder 2 litre lampredi designed engine. That same year he and claes set up ecurie nationale belge at the behest of shell belgium. They are responsible for making the car ready to race, and keeping the car in good condition during the race weekend. Cet organisation veut recueillir et traiter des donnees epid. Gaascht claude yvens and a great selection of related. Ecurie nationale belge was a formula one and sportscar racing team in the 1950s and 1960s, which was formed through a merger of jacques swaters ecurie. Jacques swaters 30 october 1926 10 december 2010 was a racing driver from belgium and former team owner of ecurie francorchamps and ecurie nationale belge. Behind the ferrari is willie tucketts 1955 jaguar dtype, and number 32 on. He was third at the dreadful le mans 24 hours in 1955 in an ecurie belge jaguar, but by then he was ill, having somehow contracted tuberculosis. I have a raceprepared 328 gtb in silver and i want to add a racing stripe across the front in the style. Ferrari 250 gto book the autobiography of 4153 gt porter. Willy mairesse, 9786200238238, 6200238235,9786200238238.

As the teams supporter, shell belgium, wanted a more appropriate name to reflect the national pride that was behind the team, swaters formed the ecurie nationale belge. T a concise history of the north american racing team. Some 250,000 spectators had gathered for europes classic sports car race, around an 8. The story behind equipe nationale belge tnfs archive the. The 22nd pau grand prix was a nonchampionship motor race, run to formula one rules, held on 23 april 1962 at pau circuit, the street circuit in pau.

The works team had grand prix drivers bruce mclaren and innes ireland in one and bill kimberly jo schlesser in the. Le triomphe est neanmoins total, les plus anciennes dtype 3,4 litres terminant aux deuxieme, troisieme et quatrieme place avec paul frere et freddy rousselle pour lecurie nationale belge. Three cars of the ecurie nationale belge in the pit lane. The great belgian teams, ecurie francorchamps and equipe national belge, raced 4153 gt until the end of 1965. Swaters effort would comply calling their team by a new name, ecurie francorchamps. Jaccques swaters, a very good driver in his own right, seems to have been involved with both from time to time as owner. Ecurie nationale belge three cars of the ecurie nationale belge in the pit lane before the 24 hours of le mans race, june 1957. The slightly battered ecurie national belge entered. Lucien bianchi, emeryson, jacques swaters, alan brown, ecurie belgique. Andre pilette and roger laurent, would form a team calling it ecurie belgique. This could be the result of two possible scenarios. The story behind equipe nationale belge posted in tnfs archive. Claes sold his outfit to swaters, who merged it with his own ecurie francorchamps to form ecurie nationale belge.