posted Dec 22nd, 2018 - The actual AAA Class competition at the Belgian Indoor Nationals 2018 took place behind NMP PCH HayaBusa, where ISR FireFlash and Weembi Legion battled for the 2nd place.

ISR FireFlash was back with the same lineup that had competed at the ISR Grand Prix 2018. Former ISR Thunder member Jacco van Eerden substituted once again in the tail slot for injured Glenn Straeluyc, as the NSL News had reported on November 13th.

FireFlash has apparently warmed up with Jacco van Eerden and did even better at his second meet. The 27.2 average is the highest 10-round average for the Belgian team with the Dutch substitute.

At the same time, FireFlash has begun to make plans for the 2019 season with Glenn Straeluyc in his slot. Casual training with the original lineup will resume again in February, and FireFlash will try to be ready for the World Challenge 2019 in Bedford. The start of outdoor training is delayed until May. The team's current training schedule for 2019 consists of 22 outdoor training days and 15 hours of tunnel time. FireFlash will follow Glenn Straeluyc's recovery process and will be ready for necessary adjustments.

Belgian Indoor Nationals 2018			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		16,G,K,Q	D,20,H,3	2,9,P	5,19,7	22,10,8	B,21,6	L,18,A,N	J,14,C,17	12,F,15	M,O,E,11	Total	Avg
1	NMP-PCH Hayabusa	BE	40	35	39	32	21	31	35	31	30	43	337	33.7
2	Weembi Legion	FR	36	25	31	27	19	24	30	29	24	35	280	28.0
3	ISR FireFlash	BE	34	25	31	24	18	26	30	26	22	36	272	27.2
4	Airfource	DE	32	17	28	24	18	26	25	27	21	38	256	25.6
5	Team X	SE	28	23	26	20	16	24	24	22	21	29	233	23.3
6	JETMAX	BE	23	21	22	21	15	22	23	21	20	28	216	21.6
7	Out of the Blue Project 20+	NL	23	19	23	20	15	21	22	21	18	27	209	20.9
8	Voss Vind Girls	NO	21	20	21	19	15	19	20	19	17	29	200	20.0
9	Alakran	ES	19	19	22	19	15	16	21	19	17	30	197	19.7
10	Amnesya Academy	IT	17	15	19	19	14	16	20	19	20	28	187	18.7
11	Falco	BE	18	16	19	16	12	18	12	15	15	22	163	16.3
12	Crash Test Dummies	BE	21	11	16	13	10	17	15	14	15	24	156	15.6
13	Gravity Abuse	BE	13	13	16	14	10	14	15	14	14	17	140	14.0

Weembi Legion and ISR FireFlash at the Belgian Indoor Nationals 2018

Weembi Legion competed once again with a different lineup at Airspace, as well. French B-team member Aurélien Lemaire had his debut in the flexible Weembi Legion lineup. Founding member Alessandra De Rango was back with Julien Degen and Clementine Le Bohec, two weeks after the 27.3 performance at the Weembinamic 2018.

Aurélien Lemaire and Clementine Le Bohec were team mates for the winner at Weembi Lille, 3guys1bride. Damien Gouriou and Charles Rommel, members of the French national team in 4-way Open, had teamed up with Aurélien Lemaire and Clementine Le Bohec for the Weembinamic.

Now they joined forces with Weembi Legion members Alessandra De Rango and Julien Degen to finish in 2nd place, the same position that Weembi Legion had at the Weembinamic. However, the 28.0 average in Belgium was a new record average for the three French world class 4-way competitors and Alessandra De Rango from Italy.

The French/Italian 3-1 combination outlasted the Belgian/Dutch 3-1 lineup by eight points after an exciting 10-round battle for the 2nd place.

Weembinamic 2018			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	4-way AAA Class		20,12,15	K,F,11,H	4,L,D,2	5,G,P,16	6,10,J	B,N,8,17	19,Q,7	9,14,21	1,A,3	M,13,C,O	Total	Avg
1	3guys1bride	FR	20	38	27	37	27	24	28	25	25	36	287	28.7
2	Weembi Legion	FR	21	33	23	35	22	27	29	25	23	35	273	27.3
3	Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	FR	17	30	22	35	26	25	28	21	25	34	263	26.3
4	Weembi French Girls	FR	18	32	24	36	23	26	25	25	20	31	260	26.0
5	Tenanine	MR	18	26	22	31	21	22	19	23	20	26	228	22.8
6	Fly4Fun	FR	15	26	19	22	18	21	21	21	18	26	207	20.7
7	St Flow Weembi	FR	14	20	18	14	16	15	18	17	17	20	169	16.9
8	Les Affranchis	FR	10	19	16	17	16	16	16	14	14	18	156	15.6
9	Les 4 Crétins	FR	12	19	13	18	15	15	17	14	9	19	151	15.1
10	Bee4	FR	8	11	12	14	10	11	11	13	11	15	116	11.6

Both teams will soon continue in different ways. As mentioned above, ISR FireFlash will resume training and competition with Glenn Straeluyc as soon as possible, and Jacco van Eerden will probably be on stand-by for any other potential opportunities.

Alessandra De Rango's Weembi Legion will have to wait for a new opportunity when her French team mates might be available again, or she may join forces with other legionaries. Clementine Le Bohec will continue with the French national team in 4-way Women and with her three new team mates (Claire Victoire De Fleurian, Elise Poindron and Jessica Thebault).

Julien Degen will try to defend his indoor top spot in 4-way Open with Weembi Mix, the only team that has recently defeated NMP PCH HayaBusa. Weembi Mix is the official French national team in 4-way Open for the FAI Indoor World Meet 2019.

B-team member Aurélien Lemaire has not been assigned to any French national A-team yet. National coach Mathieu Bernier has not announced the French outdoor lineups for the next two years. It would be no big surprise if Aurélien Lemaire's name appears in one of the next lineups...