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Our good friend Alfred Colet with his original Bimota YB4 which he has raced for over 20 years.
A gold mine of useful information.
Alfred on the track later on.
And Andre Van Andel with a YB4 which he has recently built up from parts.
One more Bimota YB4R (there were less than 300 produced altogether !) riden by Andrea Brega from Italy.
Tony Haywood with his 1992 Norton NRS Rotary during the track sessions.
Manu Backx with his Ducati 888.
Dennis Kaptein with his 1985 Ducati TT1.
Derek Head on his Honda RC30 catching fellow brit Philip Martin on his Kawasaki ZXR750 fast.
Thomas Liebmann with his Honda RC30.
Laurent Bauwens given his Suzuki RG Gamma full bore.
Franck Bauwens with the sister bike.
Great to see a Laverda SFC750 been used properly on the track.
Jean-Pierre Zeyen with his Yamaha TZ350.
Grand Prix pits and control tower in the background with the rise out of eau rouge heading off into the forest.
Preparations for the 4 hour endurance race in the new pit complex with the team Autohaus Sellamann Bimota KB1.
Beautifully prepared.
Original Bimota gear shift linkage.
Bimota SB3 of the Gypsy Tango team with concentrically mounted swing arm,
and some nice decoration.
Heading out for practice.
Another Bimota special a couple of pits down, is this very impressive HB1 replica
Only 10 Bimota HB1s were originally built, so almost the only way to get one now is build it yourself. Which is also a much cheaper option than one of the Massimo Tamburini designed originals.
The 900cc Ducati TT1 of the Ride 4 Fun team riden in the 4 hour race by Peter Coppens and Christian Govaert.
Another Ducati TT from the Red Fox Grinta 666 team, riden by Jan De Vos and Kris Steenhaut.
The 1034cc ! ! Ducati TT2 of the Braghi Corse team riden by Giancarlo Rossi and Duilio Damani.
The ACR 2 team Dreisörner Ducati 900SS waiting in the pit lane for the practice session.
Beautiful detailing, includes the NCR style machined rear brake caliper mounting bracket.
The team Classic Belux Ducati 900SS NCR on the starting rollers for warming up.
1123cc Harris F1 Honda of the Heimer Racing team getting final fettling before practice.
Team 63 Classic Racing Kawasaki.
Team ECR BMW R90/6.
Team Force 1166cc Suzuki Morena
Team Fly low Moto Martin Kawasaki.
Team Projekt 34 Moto Martin Suzuki GS1000.
Patrick and Paul checking over the gorgeous and rare Harley Davidson XRTT, brought to the event by Christian Meier.
A Honda CR750 riden by Eric Sterckx and Alan Cathcart.
Stunning line up of Aermacchis.
A 4 cylinder MV Agusta with Magni style silencers.
Rob North frame BSA Rocket 3.
Rare Norton Manx with lay down horizontal motor.
Sarolea showed the future with their electric motorcycle.
It's all about variety ! cool Triumph hard tail bobber.
Triumph Trident with Jack Defazio frame and hub centre steering front suspension.