By Continuing the sensational form showcased in Saturday’s qualifying sessions around the 3.031 miles long Varsselring course, Luca Salvadori imperiously stormed to opening IRRC Superbike race spoils.
Astride former World Superbike Championship Ducati tackle, supplied by the Broncos Racing team, Salvadori officially vaulted inside Vincent Lonbois existing lap record, lapping at 1 minute 45.259 seconds.
This record-breaking turn of pace, allied to a world-class all-round display, saw the Italian finish firmly to the top of the truly international field.
Salvadori’s final race winning margin exceeded 5.7 seconds with reigning IRRC SBK Champion Lukas Maurer, having much better luck than what arose at the Northwest 200, taking second.
With race victor Salvadori an event wildcard, Maurer takes the full 25 IRRC SBK Championship points.
Long term second place holder Thijs Peeters, winner of the opening BeNeLux Trophy Superbike race, on the ninth, last lap dropped to third.
Come Geenen placed fourth, Sweden’s top real road racer Markus Karlsson bested Horice, Stare Mesto lap record holder David Datzer for fifth.
Wally Jacobs swept up seventh, Mike Parmentier was eighth, Marcel Zuurbier a previous participant at Oliver’s Mount was ninth whilst tenth went to top UK racer, Never Be Clever Racing’s Rhys Hardisty.
IRRC Hengelo – Superbike Race One Result:
1st – Luca Salvadori
2nd – Lukas Maurer
3rd – Come Geenen
4th – Markus Karlsson
5th – David Datzer
6th – Thijs Peeters
7th – Wally Jacobs
8th – Mike Parmentier
9th – Marcel Zuurbier
10th – Rhys Hardisty
11th – Anssi Koski
12th – Tiziano Rosati
13th – Lasse Karki
14th – Davy Maes
15th – Richard Charlton
16th – Christoph Kreller
17th – Andreas Jochum
18th – Jakub Sprojcar
19th – Emil Krchnavy
20th – Rene Grundei
21st – Mike Ceuppens
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
