Meanwhile we're attending the necessary briefing (for nearly 1,5 hours ! :-D  =-O  ) ...

                                                                                 ... and discussing who's going to start first !

Team Belgium line-up (l-r) Kristof, Mats, Stefan & Jan.  All in suspense for the kart drawing

As Mats is going to start, he has to draw the kart number.      Line up for weight check.

Our team average weight is 4.5 kg too low. So each of us has to drive with 4.5 kg of ballast.

Everyone makes preparations for the start. Most of us have to look where to put the extra weight !!  ;-D

First we have 5 minutes of qualifying for the start grid.

Off we go ...

                                                                                 Too much downforce for Lukas and me !  ;-)  =-D

                                    Yes, you may take a picture !   B-D

                             But, tell me ... did I take pole position ?   ;-D

Second place, good start.

Ok, we have to get out of the karts to setup the "Le Mans" start.

Just before the start, everyone is waiting ... when suddenly the lights went GREEN and ...

... MEGA CRASH !!! :-D  The marshal was still explaining the start procedure, while the lights went green !

And everyone knows what green means in racing !!!  ;-D  :-D

So, everything back in place and ...                                ... a very "clear" explaining marshal this time !! =-D =-D

From the pits some pilots seem to be amused, others stare and wonder !

This time no problems with the start !  Go, go, GO !!!!

Some pictures during my stint ...

It was going well in the first part of the race. Still in seconde place behind Brasil.

After 45' Stefan was ready to take over. Each driver had to drive between 40' and 49'.

Stefan takes off ...                                                     ... while I'm coming out the pitlane.

Passing the monitor at the pitlane I saw my bestlap. 40.677 would remain the seconde time until the finish.

Yes, it felt good. Such a shame that we had bad luck with the obligated kart changes. Our second kart didn't

have brakes and the third one had a bad engine !! :-(  So we couldn't keep our second place.

Some other pictures ...

Jan just received the call to take over for

the third session !! ;-D