Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of the 2014 Belgian SCT Cup was organised by the new A.R.T. Sprimont club and held at the former RCEL track. The layout was unchanged from last year and the track is considered to be one of the best in the country, with elevation changes and high speed chicanes on a surface offering many different grip levels along the day. In the absence of current Pro2 ranking leader, Philippe Hautecoeur, France was represented by two newcomers, Laurent and Emilie Halluin (Team Associated). Laurent made an excellent start by setting TQ times in the first two qualification rounds while running in the slower heat. Nicolas Evens (TLR) won the third round to make it second on the grid, followed by Julian André (Team Associated). 1/10 4WD Belgian national champion Jean-Yves Konings completes the top 4.

Pro2 qualifying top 3
1. Laurent Halluin – Team Associated
2. Nicolas Evens – TLR
3. Julian André – Team Associated

In Pro4, Nicolas Evens (TLR) finally got ahead of Thierry Matthieu for the first time this year, by winning all three qualification rounds followed by Thierry. Jérôme Bouillon completed the Top 3. The Pro4 drivers also welcomed a French newcomer, Pierrick Delattre (Team Associated).

Pro4 qualification top 3
1. Nicolas Evens – Losi
2. Thierry Mathieu – TeknoRC
3. Jérôme Bouillon – Losi

In the Pro2 finals, Jean-Yves, starting from 4th on the grid, won the first leg with a 3 seconds lead over Julian André. Laurent ended up 3rd and those three drivers being the only ones to score 10 lap runs. In the second leg Nicolas Evens was the only driver to manage a 10 lap run, taking the win ahead of Jean-Yves and Edouard-Benoît Michez (Team Associated). In the final leg it was Jean-Yves again, in front of Philippe Gustin (Team Associated) and Tom Pierard (TLR). In the final result Jean-Yves took a clear win with Nicolas Evens and Julian André being tie on points but thanks to the leg 2 win, Nicolas took the runner-up spot.

Pro2 top 5 result
1. Jean-Yves Konings – Team Associated
2. Nicolas Evens – TLR
3. Julian André – Team Associated
4. Tom Pierard – TLR
5. Philippe Gustin – Team Associated

In Pro4, Nicolas Evens won the opening A-final with a big margin while Thierry Mathieu won the second one. The decisive final leg was quickly settled when Thierry made a mistake in the opening laps, and Nicolas took home the overall win, ahead of Thierry and Jérôme Bouillon in 3rd.

Pro4 top 5 result
1. Evens Nicolas – Losi
2. Mathieu Thierry – TeknoRC
3. Bouillon Jérôme – Losi
4. Vandeuren Alain – TeknoRC
5. Goemans Jonathan – Losi

Source: Belgian SCT Cup [belgiansctcup.be]