In just over one week’s time, the 2024 IRRC (International Road Racing Championship) series will officially commence within the Netherlands top active road-race venue, the Hengelo based Varsselring.
23, 34 racers respectively are primed for Supersport, Superbike competition whilst in total 16 nations are represented.
The UK’s challenge is led by the likes of twice TT winner Gary Johnson, Never Be Clever Racing’s Rhys Hardisty & Darryl Tweed and event wildcard, TT 2024 participant Richard Charlton.
Former European Superstock 1000, World Supersport exponent Luca Salvadori, 2018 Irish Road Race Super Twins, Supersport, Superbike Champion Derek McGee are also entered as is Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Adam McLean.
The full provisional IRRC Hengelo Superbike/Supersport entry-lists, read as follows:
(Title sponsor located near racer’s name)
Superbike:
Lukas Maurer – Maurer Racing
Nico Muller – Muller Motorsport by Edeka Meisel
Pontus Roestlinger – PoEm Racing
Rene MIkvy – ZD Motorsport
Didier Grams – G&G Motorsport by BMW Motorrad
Rhys Hardisty – Never Be Clever Racing
Markus Karlsson – Hoffmann by MRP
Lasse Karki – Team Vuokrakontti
Johannes Schwimmbeck – KFZ-Schwimmbeck #44
Jakub Sprojcar – TTRace
Anssi Koski – AK 51 Racing Team
David Datzer – Datziii Racing by TW3 Racing
Darryl Tweed – Never Be Clever Racing
Reinhard Strack – Mogli Racing Team
Mike Ceuppens – Texas Motors
Rob Van Eijs – Van Eijs Technical Support
Stephane Bednarek – B.B. Team
Emil Krchnavy – ZD Motorsport
Jorn Hamberg – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Christoph Kreller – KRC Racing Crew
Come Geenen – 100 % Moto Brussels
Wally Jacobs – NN Racing
Tiziano Rosati – Holy Hemp Racing Team
Andreas Jochum – TTSL-Sued.de
Jean-Luc David – Passion Vitesse
Steven Bellavoine – KILLTIME
Thierry Brunel – Thierry Brunel
Rene Grundei – ZSG Racing
Luca Salvadori – Broncos Racing Team
Richard Charlton – RCR (Richard Charlton Racing)
Davy Maes – DM43/Mototech
Thijs Peeters – Peeters Racing
Marcel Zuurbrier – Zuurbrier Motorsport
Kare Rormand Jensen – Rormand Racing
Supersport:
Gary Johnson – Team Schleizer Dreieck
Nicolas Therouin – ProSpeed MotoSport
Ilja Caljouw – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Matthieu Pauchard – MC Racle Bitume
Thomas Wendel – 2WAM.de Racing Team
Rico Vetter – VRP Vetter Racing Performance Supported by SIEVI
Rhys Hardisty – Never Be Clever Racing
Yannick Jacops – SJL Racing International Road Race Team
Sebastian Frotscher – Team Schleizer Dreieck
Marek Cerveny – WRP Wepol Racing Parts
Adam McLean – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Darryl Tweed – Never Be Clever Racing
Michael Mace – Mike Mace Racing
Petr Najman – Laserscanning Europe by PSB Motorsport
Lukas Vaclavovic – TTRace – Motorcycle Clothes
Jamie Williams – JLG/NCE Racing
Brian Fuidge – Royal Navy Royal Marines Road Race Team
Peter Lionel – Team Peter Racing
Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – RCS Team
Mauro Poncini – Delmo Racing
Wesley Ankersmid – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Magdalena Weintritt – F.C Moore Isle of Man
Derek McGee – McGee Racing
Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician, aficionado Jan Vavra for compiling these lists.
Photo credit: Ronny Wormgoor
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra