Season’s Greetings! The calm has returned to the Ostbelgien during the festive season with family and friends. Now that the Ostbelgien 2022 page is closed, it is time to recharge batteries…but also to warmly thank all the people who contributed to the resounding success of the event. As I said during the official award ceremony, this third edition was without a doubt... read more
Let’s Go! Only three more sleeps! The official start of the Ostbelgien Classic 2022 is this Friday 02 December, the long-awaited final of the FIA Historic Regularity Rally Trophy! The countdown has begun in the heart of Eupen and in the ranks of the organisation, the ‘The Event’ team around Michael Bartholemy everyone is ready for the big event… As in the... read more
Only a couple of days to go to register for the Ostbelgien Classic 2022 In only three weeks the city of Eupen will be bustling and will once again be the hotspot of the Ostbelgien Classic. Organised by the ‘The Event’ team around Michael Bartholemy, all eyes will more than ever be on Eupen, because this year’s event will be the Final of the FIA Historic Regularity Rally Trophy 2022! The best Belgian, and international,... read more
Starting-Blocks for the Ostbelgien Classic more imminent than ever! While autumn has clearly taken possession of our regions, the final countdown to the Ostbelgien Classic 2022 departing from Eupen on Friday 02, Saturday 03 and Sunday 04 December has clearly begun. Michael Bartholemy and ‘The Event’ team are currently working on the final details to ensure that the third edition of the event, the Final of the FIA Historic... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic awaits the qualifiers for the final of the FIA Historic Regularity Rally Trophy 2022 It has been said time and time again that the Ostbelgien Classic will be the Final of the FIA Historic Regularity Rally Trophy 2022 in only its third edition, scheduled for Friday 02, Saturday 03 and Sunday 04 December! A very official international competition, for which the best crews of other prestigious events have been qualified automatically! The top 26... read more
Let’s focus on Frank Frankenberg and Eric Chapa, the pillars of the organisation Internationally renowned in the world of sports, Michael Bartholemy, from Eupen, is the Ostbelgien Classic’s emblematic figure. However, the team around him is distinguished by an efficiency at least as great as the discretion it shows. Let’s focus on two pillars of the organisation. Frank Frankenberg is Michael Bartholemy’s right-hand man. He is involved at all levels of the organisation... read more
Only a few days left to get the special rate! The Ostbelgien Classic 2022 is fast aproaching, the final of the FIA Trophy Historic Regularity Rallies! In Eupen, we are pulling out all the stops to ensure that everything will be perfect for this great event…and we would like to remind you that the special registration rate expires on 01 July! “It’s still not too late, but now is the... read more
The first international entries have been announced! Having received the title of FIA Trophy Historic Regularity Rallies final in 2022, the Ostbelgien Classic is already attracting the attention of the best Regularity experts, even on the international scene. The Eupen-based event will take place on Friday 02, Saturday 03 and Sunday 04 December next, however Michael Bartholemy and the entire ‘The Event’ team are already pulling out... read more
Plenty of news regarding the Ostbelgien Classic 2022! After a more than successful edition in 2021, and the good news following it, the Ostbelgien Classic is already on its way towards its long awaited third edition, taking place on Friday 02, Saturday 03, and Sunday 04 December. It is therefore confirmed that the Final of the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies 2022 will be held during the... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic will be the final of the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies next December! Do you recall that, at the second edition of the Ostbelgien Classic organised by the team of ‘The Event’ around Michael Bartholemy last December, an observer from the International Automobile Federation was present to analyse the candidacy of the Belgian event for the 2022 final of the FIA Trophy Historic Regularity Rallies? We have a decision, and the Ostbelgien Classic... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic is finally back! This time, it’s for real! On Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December, the second episode of the Ostbelgien Classic will finally take place after a successful inaugural edition at the end of 2019. Since then, the health crisis has hit but ‘The Event’ team, led by Michael Bartholemy, has done its utmost to offer an event worthy of... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic 2021 is in the starting blocks… and it’s promising! In less than a month, on Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December, the 2nd edition of the Ostbelgien Classic will be in full swing! And, it must be said, things are looking good for Michael Bartholemy and his team from Eupen. “In fact, everything is ready and we are looking forward to welcoming once again the contestants in... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic wants to host the final of the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies in 2022! If you don’t move forward, you move backwards… While the team of ‘The Event’ around Michael Bartholemy is working hard on organising the 2nd edition of the Ostbelgien Classic, scheduled for Friday 3rd, Saturday 4thand Sunday 5th December, the masterminds of this regularity event for historic cars, which showcases East Belgium, are moving forward by officially announcing their intention to... read more
An ‘ Ostbelgien Classic Light’ category to get you started Whereas some regularity events combine their contest with a ‘ride’, generally without any ranking, the Ostbelgien Classic has opted for another formula, called ‘Classic Light’, allowing the less experienced contestants to maximise their enjoyment and gain experience in this precision event. On the weekend of Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December, two different rankings will be used for... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic will support the city of Eupen after the terrible floods Whilst Michael Bartholemy’s company ‘The Event’ is multiplying initiatives to promote East Belgium in general, and Eupen in particular with regard to the Ostbelgien Classic, the disastrous floods in July have plunged the lower part of the city into obvious disarray. For the municipal authorities, the current priority is to allow Eupen to return to as normal a life as... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic 2021 will also involve Spa- Francorchamps by Night! After a successful first edition of the Göhltal Classic, Michael Bartholemy and the entire ‘The Event’ team have already switched to Ostbelgien Classic mode! From Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th December, the regularity event for vintage cars based in Eupen will be held for the second time, especially as many teams among the references of the discipline have already assured... read more
The regularity rally leaders in FIA mode at the starting line of the Ostbelgien Classic and the Göhltal Classic 2021! A few weeks ago, ‘The Event’, the organisers of the Ostbelgien Classic and the Göhltal Classic, announced that the December event had been awarded the title of Qualifying Event for the 2022 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies. This was enough to further boost registrations for an event showcasing and honouring East Belgium, a region which is an ideal setting... read more
The Ostbelgien Classic 2021 becomes a Qualifying Event for the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies! Even if the second edition of the Ostbelgien Classic, initially scheduled for the beginning of December 2020, has been postponed for a year for obvious health reasons, the future prospects of the event organised by Michael Bartholemy from Eupen and his team remain excellent. So much so that on Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December 2021, the Ostbelgien... read more
Registration for the Ostbelgien Classic 2021 is open Friday 4th December. The day of the grand start of the Ostbelgien Classic 2020. The second edition was unfortunately postponed until December 2021, for the health reasons we are all aware of. A certain bitterness can be felt in the ranks of the organisation… but everyone is already looking to the future. The batteries are fully recharged, the adventure can... read more
Ostbelgien Classic 2020 postponed The Ostbelgien Classic 2020 will not take place from 4th to 6th December, as originally planned. In exactly one month, this regularity race for vintage cars was supposed to start from the Klötzerbahn in Eupen, before taking the contestants across the borders into four different countries. “After the success of the inaugural edition of our event, the whole team worked... read more
