Ecurie nationale belge book

Many were culled from the new book, le mans, 19491959 by. 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. 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. Ultimately, it came down to motor racings legality in britain, coincidence and an ironic tribute. The first edition was held in 1899 at speeds of 30 mph 50 kmh. 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.

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. Gaascht claude yvens and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Murrays drivers were fellowscots ron flockhart and ninian sanderson, stepping up from the smaller classes. It also saw the arrival of scotsman david murray racing drivers new ecurie ecosse under team manager walter wilkie wilkinson. 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. Octave john johnny claes 11 august 1916 3 february 1956 was an englishborn racing driver who competed for belgium. Ecurie belge and equipe national belge were great racing teams of a few years back. An entrant is the person or corporate entity that enters a race. 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.

Lucien bianchi, emeryson, jacques swaters, alan brown, ecurie belgique. The two belgian teams, ecurie francorchamps and equipe nationale belge, returned and nart ran a longwheelbase version. 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. Behind the ferrari is willie tucketts 1955 jaguar dtype, and number 32 on the left is simon drapers 1955 bristol 450s. The works team had grand prix drivers bruce mclaren and innes ireland in one and bill kimberly jo schlesser in the. Swaters effort would comply calling their team by a new name, ecurie francorchamps. Belgium through ecurie nationale belgejacques swaters. Ferrari, cooper, lotus, emeryson as well as a car of their own. 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. Jaccques swaters, a very good driver in his own right, seems to have been involved with both from time to time as owner. 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. According to the book ecurie nationale belge the accident happened in practice. This could be the result of two possible scenarios.

Ecurie francorchamps was a belgian motor racing team. Jaguar sports racers xkd503 jaguar ctype, dtype, xkss. T a concise history of the north american racing team. Starting in 1952, paul was a regular competitor at le mans, driving classwinning cars. In formula one racing the terms constructor and entrant do not mean the same thing. The reliable ally, equipe nationale belge, fielded a new production dtype. 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. 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. Andre pilette and roger laurent, would form a team calling it ecurie belgique. 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. The slightly battered ecurie national belge entered. The great belgian teams, ecurie francorchamps and equipe national belge, raced 4153 gt until the end of 1965. Willy mairesse, 9786200238238, 6200238235,9786200238238.

En 1960 on a instaure le studbook belge du poney shetland. Some 250,000 spectators had gathered for europes classic sports car race, around an 8. They are responsible for making the car ready to race, and keeping the car in good condition during the race weekend. After qualifying first in class paul decides to go for the trackrecord and goes out for another stint of four laps. Behind the ferrari is willie tucketts 1955 jaguar dtype, and number 32 on. May 21, 2001 the story behind equipe nationale belge posted in tnfs archive. Its provenance goes back 110 years and has decorated countless racing icons. That same year he and claes set up ecurie nationale belge at the behest of shell belgium. Three cars of the ecurie nationale belge in the pit lane. Ecurie nationale belge three cars of the ecurie nationale belge in the pit lane before the 24 hours of le mans race, june 1957. 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. Cet organisation veut recueillir et traiter des donnees epid. Jan 08, 2014 british racing green is one of the most iconic colors of the automotive world. 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.

Il traite sa demande didentification via le studbook. Aston martin had got two of their dp214 cars homologated, running with the same 3. 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 in formula one, the team used a variety of different chassis through the years. Jacques swaters passed away december 10th in brussels, belgium. Bolt on frame, short nose along with xkd501 and 502. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles. Gillet ecurie nationale belge formula rejects wiki. Ferrari documents of the ecurie francorchamps ecurie. Maybe this is something for marcor to give some information on. The story behind equipe nationale belge posted in tnfs archive.