By When combining lap times from IRRC Supersport/Superbike, BeNeLux Trophy races, over 40 racers lapped sub 1 minute 56 seconds during the past weekend’s competitive action around the Hengelo based Varsselring.
Alongside closing to within 10 points of Lukas Maurer’s IRRC Superbike Championship lead, Didier Grams officially became the third quickest racer in history at the Netherland’s most acclaimed active road race.
On route to placing second in Sunday’s final Superbike encounter, Grams recorded a new personal best lap time of 1 minute 46.097 seconds.
MTP Racing’s David Datzer who edged out Grams for IRRC Superbike race 2 spoils, finished overall second quickest from yesterday’s exhilarating competition, registering a best lap time of 1 minute 46.642 seconds.
Others to register lap times below 1 minute 40 seconds were Davy Thoonen (1.47.522), Joey Den Besten (1.47.879), Lukas Maurer (1.47.906), Yan Ancia (1.47.907), Sander Claessen (1.48.304).
Laurent Hoffmann (1.48.790), Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Virgil Amber Bloemhard (1.49.169), Wepol Racing’s Marek Cerveny (1.49.173), Sweden’s Markus Karlsson (1.49.498) and Kamil Holan (1.49.627).
The respective 13th-40th fastest racers across the 2021 IRRC Hengelo meeting, who all banked lap times below the 1 minute 56 seconds barrier, read as follows:
13th – Eddy Ferre – 1.50.370
14th – Patrick Hoff – 1.51.157
15th – Ales Nechvatal – 1.51.339
16th- – Pierre Yves Bian – 1.51.416
17th – Marcel Elsner – 1.51.546
18th – Ilja Caljouw – 1.51.575
19th – Marcel Zuurbier – 1.51.612
20th – Petr Najman – 1.51.854
21st – Jorn Hamberg – 1.52.160
22nd – Xavier Denis – 1.52.598
23rd – Denny Lannoo – 1.52.700
24th – Nadieh Schoots – 1.52.993
25th – Koen Brusten – 1.53.016
26th – Marnix D’Hondt – 1.53.025
27th – Mark Purslow – 1.53.456
28th – Yannick Jacops – 1.53.895
29th – Jean Pierre Polet – 1.54.148
30th – Mike Parmentier – 1.54.231
31st – Bas Leneman – 1.54.712
32nd – Anders Blacha – 1.54.784
33rd – Randy Hees – 1.54.852
34th – Amalric Blanc – 1.54.875
35th – Jarno Dijkstra – 1.55.561
36th – Romain Cleaz Savoyen – 1.55.629
37th – Wayne Bourgeais – 1.55.727
38th – Vassilios Takos – 1.55.748
39th – Andy Anen – 1.55.874
40th – Kevin Rigot – 1.55.897
Photo credit: Robby Repsol
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
