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17th June 2009

Classic Spa 4 Hour - This Weekend

Entry - Timetable - Races on Sat and Sun - Bakery Service...

The "4 Hours of Spa Classic" takes place this weekend at the legendary Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.

Organised by Bikers' Classics, the Classic Spa 4 Hour consists of two separate races, one of two and half hours duration held on Saturday evening , with the remaining one and a half hour race run on Sunday afternoon.

Picture © Bikers' Classics...
Kawasaki Z1000J, 2008 Classic Spa 4 Hour

The race is open to motorcycles manufactured before 1st January 1980, with two riders per bike. Amongst the many familiar and noteworthy riders, teams and bikes entered are the following gems:

  • Team Bike's Honda CB1100R
  • Team Glam Racing's Peckett and McNab Kawasaki 1075
  • Team TZEDS GB's Harris GS1000
  • Mark Smith-Halvorsen and Luc Gysbrechts onthe XZ Racing Honda CB1100R
  • Maria Costello and Sophie Smith on the Equipe Rosbif Kawasaki Z1
  • Guy Bertin and Alain Noirhomme on the Kerlo Classic Yamaha TZ350

    Bikes also racing included Moto Guzzi Le Mans, BMW R100s, Yamaha OW31s, Rob North Triumph Tridents, Laverda SFCs and Jotas, Moto Martins, various Bimotas, P&Ms, a Nico Bakker framed Z1000 and GS1000, more Ducati twins (Bevel SS and Pantah) than you can shake a stick at, the aforementioned TZ350, a Yamaha XS1100 and a Yamaha XS750.

    The full (and it is very full) entry list is available online here: Download Entry List

    Picture © Bikers' Classics... The start of the 2008 race

    Qualifying takes place on Friday afternoon, with night practice on Friday evening, two warm up sessions on Saturday afternoon and the first leg of the race kicking off with a Le Mans start at 19:30 on Saturday evening and running until 22:00. Leg two of the race starts at 15:20 on Sunday, running through 'til 16:50.

    There's a full card of support races, with more than 12 hours of track action on Friday and Saturday and nine hours on Sunday. The full timetable is here: Download Timetable

    The Classic Spa 4 Hour is also, as far as we know, the only endurance event to feature an official bakery service, with a variety of bread and pastry products available to order in advance for a breakfast delivery on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The delights on offer include Pain au Chocolat, Croissant au Beurre and Croissant Feuillete Sucre. You couldn't make it up. A hot sausage delivery service has already been suggested for next year's Oschersleben round of the World Endurance Championship.

    Loads more information from:
    http://eng.bikersclassics.be/index.php/Bikers-Classics/4-Hours-of-Spa-Classic

    Picture © Bikers' Classics... Honda CB1100R, 2008 Classic Spa 4 Hour
    Picture © Bikers' Classics...



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