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
Under the patronage of the German-speaking Community In just one edition, the Ostbelgien Classic, organised by Michael Bartholemy and his team, has established itself as a perfect promotion of the whole of Eastern Belgium. The German-speaking Community is returning the favour by providing the event with significant support, so much so that this regularity event dedicated to the cars of yesteryear is placed under the patronage of... read more
Under the best of auspices! Michael Bartholemy from Eupen and his team are making great strides in the organisation of the Ostbelgien Classic 2020, a regularity event for vintage cars scheduled for 4, 5 and 6 December, the main ambition of which is to highlight all of the East Cantons. “As announced a short while ago, the list of entrants is getting longer every day,... read more
A diversified event par excellence! The weeks leading up to the second edition of the Ostbelgien Classic set up by Michael Bartholemy and his fine team are fast going by. There is no summer break for the organisation, which is hard at work preparing the much-awaited event. On Friday 4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December, a diversified event par excellence will be proposed to... read more
More entrants than in 2019… 6 months before the event! All indicators are green for Michael Bartholemy and the Ostbelgien Classic team. The 2020 edition, scheduled for Friday 4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December, is under the best of auspices and the route designed by Joseph Lambert and Eric Chapa will doubtlessly delight lovers of eastern Belgian landscapes. In terms of sport, quality will certainly be the order of... read more
Sport and socialising … all day long! Whilst the team assisting Michael Bartholemy with the organisation of the Ostbelgien Classic has already made much progress with respect to the cross-border route which the contestants will take on Friday 4, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, utmost attention is also being paid to the social aspect of this event highlighting Eastern Belgium. The details of the – already... read more
We are making every effort to celebrate the return of better days… Whilst there is a certain amount of gloom and gloom in this period of confinement, some are working hard to boost morale and provide quality entertainment once life gets back to normal. read more
Ostbelgien Classic 2020/04-05-06 December The new ingredients of a very promising second edition read more
Those behind the Ostbelgien Classic: no rally without partners One thing is certain: the Ostbelgien Classic could not take place without partners. I’m very pleased that so many supporters will be participating at the premiere of our vintage car rally. They all agreed to enrich the kickoff event of this hopefully long-standing tradition with their contributions. A select few will reveal why they are involved in this project. read more
Special rallies, special places Eastern Belgium is a fantastic region. I’m not just saying this because I have lived here all my life. I still find interesting streets and enchanted forest paths that I didn’t know yet. Our region is also so awesome because our neighbours have equally beautiful spots. The participants in the first Ostbelgien Classic will experience this first hand. read more
So much more than a new uniformity rally, it’s an ode to the East Cantons! If Belgium is the kingdom of uniformity rallies for vintage cars, a discipline that made it’s appearance in Belgium with the Coupe des Sources, the phenomenon is not about to run out of steam, quite on the contrary! Next winter a new prestigious event will appear on the calendar: the Ostbelgien Classic! It’s organised by an international star of mechanical... read more
Ostbelgien Classic: A winter rally is very special! Dear lovers of classic cars and fans of vintage car rallies, The Ostbelgien Classic is not a common uniformity rally. When the first engines will be revving up at the end of November and the old treasures in the heart of Europe will be speeding an entire weekend through four countries, it is going to be an event unheard of... read more
Dear rally sport friends, In recent months the Ostbelgien Classic Uniformity Rally has undergone a tremendous development. Starting from just an idea, it has now progressed to such an extent that there is no turning back. All the better! Because the event scheduled to take place in the eastern part of Belgium from 29th November to 1st December is unique. 780 kilometres on winding... read more
