It will be, as tradition dictates, the first international endurance race of the year. Scheduled on January 10th, 11th and 12th, the 24 Hours of Dubai will mark the kick-off of the Dutch Creventic’s 24 Hours Series. As usual, the Belgian presence will be obvious, and in the aftermath of Christmas, it is VDS Racing Adventures, the structure of Raphael van der Straten, who draws first, announcing the crew of the MARC 2 V8 Mustang red striped white and blue. Alongside the boss, there will of course be José Close, but also Joël Vanloocke, the Luxembourger Harry Putz, and the well-known Wolfgang Haugg. The Australian car is engaged in SPX Class, where he will face a Lamborghini Super Trofeo (Leipert Motorsport), a V8 Vortex, a BMW M3 E46 (Cor Euser Racing) and two Porsche 991 Cup Speedlover team of André Van Hoof. (Vincent Franssen / Photo Letihon.be)