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25/05/2004 Lemeret joins Zwaan's Racing

After triple Champion Christophe Bouchut opted not to continue with the Dutch team, French driver Stéphane Lemeret, who lives in Belgium and races under a Belgian licence, will be joining the line-up.  He finished second in the Renault Sport Clio Trophy last year, and is racing a Porsche 996 Supercup in the Belgian Touring Car Series this year. He also drove the Gillet Vertigo in the 2003 edition of the Proximus 24 Hours of Spa. Lemeret will share the nr 10 Chrysler Viper with Arjan van der Zwaan and Henrik Roos, while Val Hillebrand, Klaus Abbelen and Robert van der Zwaan drive the nr 9.  "I drove for Zwaans in Belcar in 2000, and I approached them this year concerning Spa.  They ended up proposing that I complete the rest of the season with them. I am very pleased to be racing at this level," Stéphane explained.  "Last year, I was in the LG Super Racing Weekend paddock all year, with the Clio Trophy, and I dreamt of driving the GT cars."  Lemeret does not have any thoughts of replacing Bouchut in the team. "From my point of view, he is the best Viper driver in the world.  His departure and my arrival are totally unconnected.  My aim is to close in on the times set by my team-mates."