▁is ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁autom ot ive ▁engineer ▁who ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁many ▁categories ▁of ▁mot ors port . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁works ▁for ▁Ab t ▁Sports line ▁as ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁in ▁the ▁D TM . ▁ ▁Career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Ant werp , ▁E e ck ela ert ▁studied ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven ▁and ▁then ▁spent ▁four ▁years ▁working ▁in ▁Ford ' s ▁engine ▁development ▁department , ▁before ▁becoming ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁technical ▁department ▁of ▁Champion ' s ▁European ▁wing . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁as ▁a ▁racing ▁driver , ▁compet ing ▁for ▁private er ▁teams ▁in ▁Formula ▁Ford ▁and ▁Formula ▁Three . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁left ▁Champion ▁to ▁become ▁Team ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁Ke er berg s ▁Transport ▁Racing ▁team , ▁which ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁French ▁F 3 ▁series . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁DA MS ▁International ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁Daniel son ▁team , ▁which ▁ran ▁Pe uge ot ▁ 9 0 5 ▁sport sc ars , ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁E e ck ela ert ▁moved ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁employ ▁of ▁Pe uge ot ▁Sport , ▁successfully ▁over see ing ▁the ▁marque ' s ▁championship ▁campaign ▁in ▁that ▁year ' s ▁French ▁Super t our ing ▁Championship ▁with ▁Laurent ▁A ï ello . ▁For ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Pe uge ot '