By At 3:32 PM (local time), the Varsselring was serenaded by middleweight class super- powers, as IRRC Supersport Q2 got underway.
Q1 leader Jorn Hamberg (HMB Racing Yamaha), consolidated pole-position via a potent late session burst of speed, lapping close to Raymond Schouten’s existing Supersport lap-record.
Hamberg’s pole setting time, stood at 1 minute 49.848 seconds. Close to half a second adrift, finishing second fastest was ultra-impressive Hengelo newcomer, Performance Racing Achterhoek’s Adam McLean (1.50.343).
0.257 behind McLean, accruing the third quickest time was Derek McGee (1.50.600) who briefly topped the times sheet before Hamberg, McLean’s pace increasements.
Reigning IRRC Supersport Champion Marek Cerveny (1.50.843), Petr Najman (1.51.600), Ilja Caljouw (1.52.637) finished fourth, fifth, sixth rapidest respectively.
Third place finisher last week at Horice (62nd 300 Curves of Gustav Havel) Gary Johnson (1.52.637) finished seventh fastest with the remainder of the Supersport Q2 top ten, completed by Darryl Tweed (1.52.928), Kevin Mos (1.53.479) and Romain Cleaz-Savoyen (1.54.109).
IRRC Hengelo – Supersport Second Qualifying Result:
1 – Jorn Hamberg – 1.49.848
2 – Adam McLean – 1.50.343
3 – Derek McGee – 1.50.600
4 – Marek Cerveny – 1.50.843
5 – Petr Najman – 1.51.600
6 – Ilja Caljouw – 1.52.637
7 – Gary Johnson – 1.52.692
8 – Darryl Tweed – 1.52.928
9 – Kevin Mos – 1.53.479
10 – Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 1.54.109
11 – Luuk Pruijn – 1.54.584
12 – Sebastian Frotscher – 1.55.248
13 – Rhys Hardisty – 1.55.378
14 – Wesley Ankersmid – 1.55.425
15 – Thomas Wendel – 1.55.593
16 – Mauro Poncini – 1.55.697
17 – Jamie Williams – 1.55.730
18 – Freek Lammers – 1.55.892
19 – Rico Vetter – 1.55.997
20 – Mike Mace – 1.58.455
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
