A bumper grid of 47 cars will head to Zandvoort this weekend as the Supersport II and Sport classes begin their seasons in the Dutch Supercar Challenge.
The GT and Supersport I categories kicked off their campaigns at Hockenheim earlier this month with a large entry, but this weekend’s line up is even bigger at the Dutch track.
The Supersport II class was the most popular in terms of numbers in 2010 and the grid has grown again this year with 29 cars registered for the season opener.
The entry list boasts a huge selection of different marques, including BMW, Seat, Lotus, Volvo, Porsche, Marcos, Honda, Ford and Saker machinery. BMW remains the most popular weapon of choice, including for reigning champions JR Motorsport, with 12 of the German manufacturer’s cars present, including E46, 132, E92 M3 models.
Five Seat Leon Supercopas will also make the trip to Zandvoort along with a pair of Saker GTs and, most intriguingly, an ex-Jan Lammers Volvo 850 Estate which began its life as a factory car for the Swedish manufacturer in the BTCC!
BMW is also well represented in the Sport class, which this year has seen the cars’ maximum engine size reduced from 3 to 2.5 litres, a rule which meant reigning champion Richard van den Bos fitted a revised powerplant to his JR Motorsport BMW.
A number of Renault Clios will also be represented, notably a pair run by Spirit Racing, while Lotus Exige, Honda Civic, Focus Sport and Mini Cooper S models are also represented.
Dutch Supercar Challenge entry list (Supersport II & Sport) – Round 1, Zandvoort
Supersport II
301 Pieter van Soelen, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 Coupe GTR
305 Koen Bogaerts / Mark van der Aa, European Staffing Racing, BMW 132 GTR
308 Ted van Vliet / Henk Thuis, Van Vliet Afbouw / Intrax Racing, BMW E92 M3
311 Luc de Cock, Deldiche Racing, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4
315 Luco Hornsveld / Harold Wisselink, Penucci Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa
316 Christian Dijkhof, Brax Racing, Sear Leon Supercopa
318 Bob Sijthoff, Speedtec Motorsport, Marcos Mantis
320 Ferry Monster / Robin Monster, Team Riwal Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa
322 Peter Fontjin / Peter Furth, Frabos / NVD Racing, Honda S2000
324 Michael Verhagen, Honda Racing Verhagen, Lotus Exige GT3
326 Jan van der Kooi, Team Lotus Racing, Lotus Exige GT3
328 Dirk Bonder / Marcel Roeleveld, Bonder Racing, BMW M3 GTR
330 Michel Schaap / Sandra van der Sloot, Musch Motorsport, BMW E92 M3
332 Eline Braspenning / Ron Braspenning, Braspenning Racing, BMW E46 4d
333 Ronald van Loon, V-Max Racing, BMW E46 M3
334 Iman van Schelven / Ron Braspenning, Braspenning Racing, BMW E46 M3 GTE
335 Fred Cavanagh, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR
336 Jochen Pethke, Giallo Motorsports, Volvo 850 Estate
343 Daan Meijer, Lammertink Racing, Porsche 996
345 Marco Poland, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR
348 Leonid Protasov / Sergii Pustovoitenko, Chayka Racing Team, BMW E46 320i
349 Iryna Protasova, Chayka Racing Team, BMW E46 320i
351 Leo Kurstjens, AT Motoren, Focus Sport
352 Dick van der Donk, Van der Donk Racing, Focus Sport
354 Nick Aerts, Van de Pas Racing, Ford Mondeo
368 Jasper Bijl / Robbert Bijl, Gravity Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa
369 Marcel Norbart, Passie Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa
378 Bob Herber / Laurens Meijer, Saker Europe, Saker GT
380 Wim Jeuris / Ronald Vetters, RSTT Race Service, Saker GT
29 cars
Sport
401 Richard van den Bos, JR Motorsport, BMW E36 M2.5
402 Aart Bosman, ABW Racing, Lotus Exige
405 TBA, Marcos Racing International, TBA
406 Erol Ertan, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio III Cup
407 John van der Voort / J van der Akker, BMW 130i
408 Rob Frijns / Charlie Frijns, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio II Cup
409 Nico Been, Driver, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V
412 Guillaume Schulz, Team TDM, Lotus Exige Cup
414 Dainius Matijosaitis, VICI, Honda Civic Type-R
415 Gerard Vleming / Nicok Koetsveld, Brac Racing, Seat Leon 18 Turbo Sport
418 Frank Bedorf / Machiel Kars, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V
419 Rob Nieman, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V
422 Eric van den Munckhof, Van de Pas Racing, Focus Sport
423 Macel van Berlo, Van Berlo Racing, Focus Sport
424 Peter van Vliet / Nico van Vliet, Speedtec Motorsport, BMW M3 E46
444 Kim Troeyen / Marc Goutziers, AT Motoren, Focus Sport
445 Berry van Elk, V-Max Racing, Mini Cooper S
463 Edward Grouwels / Roger Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V
18 cars
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Andy Wilkinson
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