By Happening at the same time as Northwest 200 race-day, the 2024 IRRC (International Road Racing Championship) unlocks tomorrow on the fast, flowing smooth roads of the Netherlands top active roads course, the Varsselring.
18 races are intended to take place over the weekend including alongside the IRRC Superbike/Supersport races, national four-stroke, two-stroke, yesteryear solo/Sidecar, Northern Sidecar Cup race voyages.
Leading lights participating include twice TT winner Gary Johnson, David Datzer, Jorn Hamberg, Marek Cerveny, Lukas Maurer hoping for a better turn of luck than he experienced at the NW200 and notable wildcard entrants, Derek McGee, Thijs Peeters, Richard Charlton, Luca Salvadori.
The full qualifying/racing timetable for this weekend’s Hengelo based circulations, reads as follows:
First Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
08:30-08:50 AM – NK Classics – IHRO
08:55-09:15 AM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Supersport
09:20-09:40 AM – Camathias Cup (Classic Sidecars)
09:45-10:05 AM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Superbike
10:10-10:30 AM – Two Strokes
10:40-11:00 AM – IRRC Supersport
11:05-11:25 AM – Belgian Twin Trophy
11:30-11:50 AM – IRRC Superbike
11:55-12:15 PM – Northern Sidecar Cup NK-BK
Second Qualifying Sessions
(Local time)
12:30-12:50 PM – NK Classics – IHRO
12:55-1:15 PM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Supersport
1:20-1:40 PM – Camathias Cup (Classic Sidecars)
1:45-2:05 PM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Superbike
2:10-2:30 PM – Two Strokes
2:40-3:00 PM – IRRC Supersport
3:05-3:25 PM – Belgian Twin Trophy
3:30-3:50 PM – IRRC Superbike
3:55-4:15 PM – Northern Sidecar Cup NK-BK
Opening Races
(Local time)
4:30 PM – NK Classics – IHRO Race 1 – 7 Laps
5:00 PM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Supersport Race 1 – 9 Laps
5:30 PM – Camathias Cup (Classic Sidecars) Race 1 – 7 Laps
Sunday, 12th May:
(Local time)
09:00 AM – Two Strokes Warm Up Session
09:25 AM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Superbike Race 1 – 9 Laps
09:55 AM – Belgian Twin Trophy Race 1 – 9 Laps
10:30 AM – IRRC Supersport Race 1 – 9 Laps
11:00 AM – Northern Sidecar Cup NK-BK Race 1 – 9 Laps
11:50 AM – IRRC Superbike Race 1 – 9 Laps
12:20 PM – NK Classics – IHRO Race 2 – 9 Laps
12:50 PM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Supersport Race 2 – 9 Laps
1:20 PM – Camathias Cup (Classic Sidecars) Race 2 – 7 Laps
1:50 PM – BeNeLux Trophy – BK Superbike Race 2 – 9 Laps
2:35 PM – Two Strokes Race – 9 Laps
3:10 PM – IRRC Supersport Race 2 – 9 Laps
3:40 PM – Belgian Twin Trophy Race 2 – 9 Laps
4:15 PM – IRRC Superbike Race 2 – 9 Laps
4:45 PM – Northern Sidecar Cup Race 2 – 9 Laps
Special thanks to Czech road racing aficionado, statistician Jan Vavra for compiling the above featured schedule.
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
