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In the News (Mon 4 Jun 12)

  
  Top 100
Kurt Mollekens is a successful race car driver and team owner born in Bonheiden, Belgium.
Kurt Mollekens grew up in a motorsport environment, travelling with his father's KTR team to many of the races.
Kurt's 2003 program was highlighted by a class victory and 5th overall during the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa, where he shared the Inno Zakspeed Viper with stars Pedro Lamy and Didier de Radigues.
www.historicracing.com /top100.cfm?driverID=2917   (469 words)

  
  Kurt Mollekens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurt Mollekens is a successful race car driver and team owner born in Bonheiden, Belgium on March 8, 1973.
Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford.
In 2004 Mollekens continued as a driver, at the age of 31, in part of the European Touring Car Championship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurt_Mollekens   (273 words)

  
 Kurt Mollekens at AllExperts
Kurt Mollekens is a successful race car driver and team owner born in Bonheiden, Belgium on March 8, 1973.
Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford.
In 2004 Mollekens continued as a driver, at the age of 31, in part of the European Touring Car Championship.
en.allexperts.com /e/k/ku/kurt_mollekens.htm   (300 words)

  
 www.ktr.be
Kurt recalls: "After that, it was just 'hanging on' but after all the disappointments it was good to finish 4th at the last race and finish 6th in the championship."
Kurt turned to GT-racing for the next two seasons, developing and racing PSI's Porsche GT2 Turbo in selected rounds of the FIA- and Belgian GT Championships.
Kurt ran in the points at all of the events he participated in, and saw his performance rewarded with a BMW Motorsport works drive for the Spa 24 Hours.
www.ktr.be /content.asp?id=1   (950 words)

  
 italiaspeed.com
Molleken sat on the reverse grid’s pole, while Rydell and Zwart were pushed at the back, for neturalization of the parc fermé.
Thompson was chasing Mollekens and managed to overtake him for fourth on lap three.
Lap nine and D. Müller was on Thompson’s tail, García overtook Mollekens for fifth, Rydell overtook Tavano for ninth.
www.italiaspeed.com /2004/motorsport/touring_cars/06_donington/result.html   (951 words)

  
 BMW 7er Club Deutschland e.V. - News
Kurt Mollekens (BMW Team Belgium Luxembourg) was very disappointed with 13thas he wanted to be in the top ten.
This weekend Kurt Mollekens is not the only new face in a BMW 320i.
The second story is not a happy one as on Monday Paulien Zwart crashed at the track while trying to familiarise herself and broke her pelvis and an ankle.
www.bmw7er-club.de /news2/index.php?shownews=159   (680 words)

  
 Maxim Creative Group
The TWS by Nissan 2003 season-opener is expected to be the end of March at Spain's Jarama circuit.
By the early 1980s it was a front-running team in F3, and jumped into the F3000 waters in 1997.
KTR is now managed by former F3 standout Kurt Mollekens (Prosper's son), winner of the prestigious Marlboro Masters of F3 event at Zandvort in 1996.
www.maxim-online.com /pr.php?section=pressrelease&prlid=59   (296 words)

  
 <ETCC - Donington 2004 Rounds 11-12>   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
On lap 11, Mollekens overtook García for ninth.
Thompson was chasing Mollekens and managed to overtake him for fourth on lap 3.
On lap 9, D. Müller was on Thompson's tail; García overtook Mollekens for fifth, Rydell overtook Tavano for ninth.
www.seatcupra.net /ETCC-Donington2004Rounds11-12.htm   (2290 words)

  
 2007 F Renault
Kurt Mollekens and his new driver already have things in common : the former was born on March 8th, 1973, and the latter on March 8th, 1983 !
Kurt Mollekens took the Masters honours in 1996, and Guillaume Moreau won one of the Dutch rounds of the F3 Euro Series 9 years later, ahead of… Sebastian Vettel.
Kurt Mollekens has put together a line-up which seems to have promise, even if both drivers will be making their debut at this level in 2007.
www.kolumbus.fi /seppo.pitkanen/posti/2007f.htm   (3076 words)

  
 PSI-Motorsport : Racing Team
After the double-stints of Mollekens and Palttala, the PSI #5 was leading the race with a 2 lap gap.
Vosse, Bouvy and Mollekens are all winners of the 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps and Kurt is a former front-runner in F3000 as well.
Kurt Mollekens concentrate on his ETCC —engagement and Formula Nissan-squad and will join Vosse and Bouvy during the 4-hours race at the Spa in June and also on the Zolder 24-hours.
www.psi-motorsport.com /racing   (7233 words)

  
 www.hibn.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The bigest performance is accomplished by Ice Pol Racing team, the car totally destroyed during the timed practise has been replaced and is running strong placing 4th in the GTB category.
At 19h00 after one hour and 30mn of racing Corvette nb 3 is still in a comanding lead one lap ahead of the field.
Kurt Mollekens stands at an incredible second place leadind the GTB category before the first pit-stop.
www.hibn.com /pop_up/2004/24h_zolder/main6.htm   (184 words)

  
 Andy Priaulx takes championship lead - Alfa Romeo with 4 podiums at Donington :: car.kak.net ::
On lap 11, Mollekens overtook García for ninth.
Gené, J. Müller and Giovanardi clash at Redgate: Molleken sat on the reverse grid's pole, while Rydell and Zwart were pushed at the back, for neturalization of the parc fermé.
Kurt MOLLEKENS - BMW Belgium-Lux, 8th in Race 1 and 6th in Race 2: "I've been working for today's results since my first appearance in the championship.
car.kak.net /index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1843&theme=Printer   (2647 words)

  
 F3000 - 1998 Results
Mollekens 19; 8 Rees 10; 9 Wilson 9; 10 Davies 8; 11 Couto
Mollekens 16; 8 Rees 11; 9 Wilson 9; 10 Davies 8; 11
Mollekens 16; 4 Watt 14; 5 Sarrazin 13; 6 Rodriguez 10; 7
www.f3000.com /results98.htm   (702 words)

  
 ETCC - Rounds 13 & 14 - Spa-Francorchamps Preview - BMW
He reckons in his motorsport career he has raced at the track four or five times a year, and this will be the eighth successive year he has raced in the 24 hours.
Kurt also feels he will stand his best chance to date of being on an FIA ETCC podium.
It is difficult to find a driver who does not think Spa is one of the best tracks in the world and Kurt is among these: "It is one of the few circuits where they have retained the quick corners which are challenging.
www.speedarena.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/22/4877/printer   (780 words)

  
 BMWCC SE | 2004 ETCC | Donington Park
Kurt moved from 12th on the grid to eighth to claim pole for race two and Andy made up seven places from 13th to sixth and claimed fastest lap.
It was a relatively incident free race as FIA ETCC events go but Antonio García had to cope with no brakes from lap six on and Carly Motors driver Klaas Zwart didn’t start as he suffered a differential problem on the grid.
With the first eight of Race 1 being reversed for the Race two grid, which means Kurt Mollekens (BMW Team Belgium Luxembourg) was on pole, but as soon as the lights went out Andy Priaulx (BMW Team Great Britain) got a great start and led into the first corner.
mysite.orange.co.uk /bmwccse/2004/04donington.htm   (744 words)

  
 Another Podium for SEAT at Spa
Two of the three SEAT Sport drivers were then able to use the 7 laps which remained to brilliant effect, with Jordi Gené scoring yet another podium finish for the team and Frank Diefenbacher battling from 12th place on the grid to finish 7th.
Rickard Rydell wasn’t so fortunate; a first-corner incident saw his Toledo Cupra forced into the pit wall as he tried to avoid Fabrizio Giovanardi’s Alfa Romeo (which was, in turn, avoiding Kurt Mollekens — a move which earned the BMW driver a drive-through penalty).
The start was good, so I was in a good position to fight with James Thompson and Kurt Mollekens but Mollekens wasn’t fair at all and I was happy to get past him.
fourtitude.rely.net /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/5/629/printer   (931 words)

  
 Autosport.com
With the top eight positions reversed for the second race, it was BMW's Kurt Mollekens at the front of the grid alongside SEAT's Jordi Gene.
Unbelievably, it is Muller's first race accident in three years but the German is not happy and wants an inquiry to deal with what he called the aggressive driving of Giovanardi.
Priaulx remained in control of the action though and was unfazed by Tarquini's aggressive challenge.
www.autosport-atlas.com /article.asp?id=38155   (415 words)

  
 News
Mollekens, who raced for the team in their initial seasons of 1997/'98, said: "We have no contacts left for F3000 drivers with budgets.
Kurt Mollekens, planning to enter his team KTR into Formula Super Nissan this year (see above), is trying to convince series organisers to include a Belgian round, according to Autosport.
Former racer Kurt Mollekens admitted to Autosport that his team might have to pull out of F3000.
uk.geocities.com /unofficialf3000/news_2002_01_jan.htm   (6464 words)

  
 Euphony 24 Hours of Zolder 2006
Kurt Mollekens has been competing in national and international motersports for the last 15 years.
At Zolder Kurt Mollekens has been out of luck for the last few years.
Asking Mollekens for predictions, he's very clear: "Also this year the GLPK Viper is likely to win, with the Selleslagh Corvette and the Kuismanen Viper being the closest competitors.
www.24u.be /2006/en/nieuwsberichten/104   (267 words)

  
 www.hibn.com
The fastest lap ever realised during a Belcar race also dates from 2002, when Kurt Mollekens clocked 1'32"802 with the PSI Porsche.
Despite the slight adaptation to the Zolder trace, it is still remarkable that, three years later, the pole of the 2001 Belgian Masters (Mollekens PSI Porsche 1'33"16 and at that time the fastest lap ever in Belcar) has been lowered with almost four full seconds.
The Hart/Hezemans couple, on the lead during the NRF until Hart ran into the rear of Koen Wauters' Porsche, will be a dangerous opponent once again, as well as the other Vipers of Kuismanen/Hasenbichler and rookies Point Preparation with Pelle/Cook.
www.hibn.com /pop_up/2004/main_world_series_4.htm   (1978 words)

  
 AndyPriaulx.com - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kurt moved from 12th on the grid to eighth to claim pole for race two and Andy made up seven places from 13th to sixth and claimed fastest lap.
It was a relatively incident free race as FIA ETCC events go but Antonio Garcia had to cope with no brakes from lap six on and Carly Motors driver Klaas Zwart didn’t start as he suffered a differential problem on the grid.
Kurt Mollekens was on pole, but as soon as the lights went out Andy Priaulx got a great start and led into the first corner.
www.spirasolutions.co.uk /Andy_Priaulx/news_101.htm   (1168 words)

  
 2004 Spa-Francorchamps 24hr and ETCC races report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Andy Priaulx, Kurt Mollekens, Dirk Muller, Jorg Muller and Antonio Garcia are entered not only in the two European Touring Car Championship races driving the E46 BMW 320i, but also in the 24hr race driving the BMW M3 V8 GTR’s.
This accident also saw the SEAT of Rickard Rydell damaged and the organisers gave Kurt Mollekens (BMW Team Belgium-Luxembourg) a drive through penalty for causing what they considered an avoidable accident, although he defended himself vehemently as he said all his damage was due to cars hitting him from behind.
The second BMW M3 GTR car number 143, driven by Andy Priaulx, Pedro Lamy, Kurt Mollekens and Antonio Garcia was on course for a podium finish until shortly before the halfway mark.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /bmwccser/04spa24.htm   (4518 words)

  
 AndyPriaulx.com - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While the Belgian driver, who has raced in everything from karts to Formula 3000, is new to the series his team is not.
Kurt, who is 31 and comes from Keerbergen, will drive in the next five rounds of the series.
Kurt is a very fast, experienced driver, while the results achieved by Bart Mampaey, who has been running the BMW 320i for Andy Priaulx since the beginning of last year, are excellent.
spirasolutions.co.uk /Andy_Priaulx/news_75.htm   (713 words)

  
 Formula 3000
It was a similar story in 1998, but the team did reach the front of the grid when it gave technical support to Kurt Mollekens’ KTR team.
Belgian Kurt Mollekens was a very fast driver in Formula 3, but his main problem always seemed to be a lack of faith in his own ability.
By then, it was already clear to Mollekens that his future lay in team management, and he stepped aside to allow KTR to become a stepping stone for promising young Belgian drivers on the way to F1.
www.sport-fans.co.uk /f3000.htm   (5737 words)

  
 2002 FIA-GT SILVERSTONE FREE PRACTICE REPORT
In GT, PSI Motorsport returns to the Championship with their nr 25 Porsche 996 Turbo, driven by Belgian Kurt Mollekens and Finnish driver Marcus Palttala.
Cirtek Motorsport GB are entering a Chrysler Viper GTS-R, to be driven by Neil Cunningham, Peter Cook and Carl Rosenblad.
Kurt Mollekens, nr 25 Porsche 996 Turbo, PSI Motorsport: "We are five seconds off the pace of the Chrysler Vipers, which we thought that we would be this weekend.
www.endurancesportscar.com /02fiagtsilvfreereport.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Kurt Mollekens career statistics
The racing career of Kurt Mollekens — in detail
The karting career of Kurt Mollekens — in detail
Please note that there may be information missing about Kurt Mollekens.
www.driverdb.com /racingdriver526.html   (141 words)

  
 Latest FIA GT News: Proximus 24 Hours of Spa - Team BMW Motorsport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The number 143 BMW M3 GTR has consolidated its position at the top of the leaderboard for the Spa 24 Hour race as Pedro Lamy, Andry Priaulx, Antonio Garcia and Kurt Mollekens are running third overall after nine hours of racing.
At one point the team, who won the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour Race, dropped as low as 28th but managed to fight their way back up the order.
The second BMW M3 GTR car number 143, driven by Andy Priaulx (GBR), Pedro Lamy (POR), Kurt Mollekens (BEL) and Antonio Garcia (ESP) was on course for a podium finish until shortly before the halfway mark.
www.pitstop.com.my /news/show.asp?skip=1&NID=02080419"   (1973 words)

  
 Andy Priaulx - News » Blog Archive » FIA ETCC Magny Cours Preview
Kurt, who is 31 and comes from Keerbergen, will drive in the next five rounds of the series.
Kurt is a very fast, experienced driver, while the results achieved by Bart Mampaey, who has been running the BMW 320i for Andy Priaulx since the beginning of last year, are excellent.
I think Kurt and Andy will work very well together as a team and we hope to be able to help BMW win another ETCC title this year.”
www.andypriaulx.com /news/?p=70   (751 words)

  
 Race Results 1998
Mollekens 12, Sarrazin 10, Watt 10, Montoya 10, Heidfeld 9, De Richebourg 5, Davies 4, Rodriguez 4, Schwager 3, Biagi 3, Ayari 2, Sauvage 2, Couto 2, Mazzacane 2, Wilson 1.
Montoya 31, Heidfeld 29, Mollekens 16, Watt 14, Sarrazin 13, Rosrigues 10, Wilson 9, Davies 8, Rees 6, De Richebourg 5, Biagi 3, Schwager 3, Couto 3, Sauvage 2, Ayari 2, Mazzacane 1.
Montoya 65, Heidfeld 58, Rodriguez 33, Watt 30, Ayari 20, Sarrazin and Mollekens 19, Rees 10, Wilson 9, Couto 7, De Richebourg 5, Minassian 5, Biagi, Schwager, Junqueira, Martini and McGarrity 3, Sauvage, Mazzacane and Müller 2, Battistuzzi, Enge and Lupberger 1.
www.saunalahti.fi /~spitkane/F3000/race_results_1998.htm   (436 words)

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