At a unexpected moment,
during a visit of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack, I had the opportunity
to get a close look at the Bentley EXP Speed 8, a car that ran at Le
Mans 2001.
The realisation of this
picture took me quite some time and effort. First I went to see the 1993
Tour de Corse, where Auriol finished 2nd, then I had to find a good
picture, that I gave to a friend who works at TTE. He handed the picture
over to the 1994 Rally World Champion who dedicated and autographed it.
At the 1993 Tour de Corse,
looking for a good spot to take pictures. When Biasion missed the
corner, I was there to capture it with my camera. A professional
photographer took this picture where both Biasion and me are doing "our
jobs". Funny detail : this picture appeared in all newspapers and Rally
Review books...
A good friend of mine took
this picture at Le Mans in 1996 and gave me a copy. It's the "Racing for
Belgium" Ferrari 333 SP that abandoned in 4th place. Drivers Marc
Goossens and Eric van de Poele, and teamchief Pascal Witmeur autographed
my picture.
From time to time I try to
draw a racecar. This was my first attempt to do the Ferrari 500 F2.
At the 2003
Spa 24 hours, I was standing at the "Raidillon" corner when Mike Hezemans
lost control of his car due to a exploding left front tire. The Viper
crashed exactly at the spot where I was standing, but not before I took a
quick picture milliseconds before the crash. Luckily I was standing behind a
concrete wall.
This is Kris Nissen in
action at the 1993 ADAC GT-Cup at the Zolder racetrack. Kris Nissen is a
fabulous driver and he always seems to manage to get the most
spectacular car livery's!
The Porsche 917 K is one of
the most beautiful racecars ever built, not to mention it was one of the
best as well. It won Le Mans in 1970 and 1971, although this picture was
taken at le Mans in 2003. You see David Piper at the steering wheel, who
won this historic race.
"Didn't I see this picture
in your 'close encounters' department?" you will ask. Indeed, you'll
find this picture inthere. But a year after this photo was taken, my
friend Carlos took it with him to Goodwood again and had it autographed
by René Arnoux. So now I have a picture of René and me, autographed by
himself.
In 2010 my Paddock friends
and me decided to visit three car museums in Germany and France: The
Schlumpf Museum in Mulhouse, and the Porsche and Mercedes Museums near
Stuttgart. Here I sit in a Talbot Lago at the Schlumpf Museum.
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