Trackowner forbids Speedlines to host LMS race.
On Jan 10th the LMS O.C made an firm agreement with both Speedlines and Mr. van Rossem (who owns the Speedlines track) to host the 1st round of the 2002 Le Mans Series.
Unfortunately a row on Jan 23rd over personal posts between Mr. van Rossem and a individual on the Dutch forum led to an unparalleled abuse of power in which Mr. van Rossem now specifically forbids the Speedlines club to use the 8-lane IMCA track for the LMS race.

We regret that Mr. van Rossem who is also acting President of IMCA, and a proclaimed Promoter (sic) of International Slotracing uses a personal dispute with an individual as a pretext to cancel agreements made between Slotrace Organisations.

Using his position at IMCA to cut all ties with the LMS and ban their racers from IMCA events, he not only tries to deny the LMS but also the Diepenbeek club of an event that could have opened a new chapter between the Slotracing organisations.
We see this as a personal mistake by Mr. van Rossem for which IMCA members and Speedlines are not to blame.

Although these actions prohibits us to race at Diepenbeek, the 1st round of the LMS will still be held in Belgium and on the same date.
To show that we hold no grudges against IMCA and Speedlines, their racers are welcome to enter the race.

Details of the new location will be posted this weekend.