By Nearing record Hengelo Supersport pace, Marek Cerveny began his pursuit of a seventh IRRC title in truly dominant style, ruling SSP qualifying.
This afternoon’s second qualifying burst saw Cerveny (1.49.395 – WRP Wepol Racing Triumph), finish P1 by 1.218 seconds with fellow Czech ace Petr Najman (1.50.613 – Festa Tools by Najmanmotorsport) leading the chase.
Another Czech rider Matej Vit (TME Racing Triumph – 1.52.567) showed productive form finishing fourth quickest sandwiching Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Ilja Caljouw (1.51.231) and Mauro Poncini (1.53.305).
Sixth, seventh speediest, meeting wildcard Kevin Mos (1.53.665), Rico Vetter (1.53.910) both recorded lap times inside 1.54 seconds.
Completing SSP Q2 top ten were Wesley Ankersmid (1.54.073), Never Be Clever Racing’s Amalric Blanc (1.54.800) and Sebastian Frotscher (1.56.528).
Frotscher’s Team Schleizer Dreieck team-mate Gary Johnson endured a difficult session, racking up just one timed lap.
IRRC Hengelo 2026 – Supersport second qualifying result:
1 – Marek Cerveny – 1.49.395
2 – Petr Najman – 1.50.613
3 – Ilja Caljouw – 1.51.231
4 – Matej Vit – 1.52.567
5 – Mauro Poncini – 1.53.305
6 – Kevin Mos – 1.53.665
7 – Rico Vetter – 1.53.910
8 – Wesley Ankersmid – 1.54.073
9 – Amalric Blanc – 1.54.800
10 – Sebastian Frotscher – 1.56.528
11 – Jonas Stracke – 1.58.209
12 – Mike Mace – 2.00.083
13 – Alexandre Bigot – 2.02.729
14 – Brian Fuidge – 2.03.354
15 – Mike Ceuppens – 2.03.951
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
