By The 2023 IRRC season is upon us! Once again hosting the series season opener is the Netherlands most notorious, active roads course, the fast, flowing Hengelo located Varsselring.
In total 17 races featuring the likes of IRRC greats including lap record holder Vincent Lonbois, Marek Cerveny, Didier Grams, Lukas Maurer are intended to commence over the weekend.
British debutants hoping to create quite the impression include twice Supersport TT winner Gary Johnson, Richard Charlton, Never Be Clever Racing’s Rhys Hardisty and Forest Dunn.
The full qualifying/racing itinerary for this weekend’s roads action, which alongside the IRRC Superbike/Supersport races also factors in national Superbike/Supersport, two-stroke, yesteryear, three wheeling clashes, is as follows:
Saturday, 6th May:
First Qualifying Sessions
08:30-08:50 AM – NK Classics – IHRO
08:55-09:15 AM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy
09:20-09:40 AM – Camathias Cup
09:45-10:05 AM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy
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
Second qualifying Sessions
12:30-12:50 PM – NK Classics – IHRO
12:55-1:15 PM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy
1:20-1:40 PM – Camathias Cup
1:45-2:05 PM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy
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
Opening Races
4:30 PM – NK Classic-IHRO Race 1 – 7 Laps
5:00 PM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy Race 1 – 9 Laps
5:30 PM – Camathias Cup Race 1 – 7 Laps
Sunday, 7th May:
09:00 AM – Two Strokes Warm Up Session
09:25 AM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy 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 Race 1 – 9 Laps
11:50 AM – IRRC Superbike Race 1 – 9 Laps
12:20 PM – NK Classic-IHRO Race 2 – 9 Laps
12:50 PM – BeNeLux Supersport Trophy Race 2 – 9 Laps
1:20 PM – Camathias Cup Race 2 – 7 Laps
1:50 PM – BeNeLux Superbike Trophy 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
Photo credit: Robby Repsol
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
