Ferry and Robin Monster won the opening race of the Dutch Supercar Challenge’s Supersport II Division at Zandvoort last weekend with European Staffing Racing’s Koen Bogaerts and Mark van der Aa triumphing in race 2.
Van der Aa made the best getaway at the start of the opening race in his BMW 132 GTR, squeezing ahead of Ferry Monster’s Team Riwal Racing Seat Leon Supercopa with Luc de Cock’s Deldiche Racing Lotus 2-Eleven immediately climbing to third.
Fred Cavanagh didn’t make such a good start in his JR Motorsport BMW E46, but he was soon charging up the order and when van der Aa spun, he took the opportunity to dive past Monster and into the lead.
Cavanagh held his advantage after the pitstops, but Robin Monster immediately began eating into his lead. Ultimately though, Monster didn’t need to make a move as Cavanagh was handed a drivethrough penalty for passing a backmarker under yellow flags.
After Cavanagh had pitted to serve his penalty, Monster was able to complete a pressure-free run to the finish, well clear of de Cock in second place and the Musch Motorsport BMW E92 M3 of Michael Schaap and Jacques Groenewegen in third.
Marcel Norbart was fourth in his Passie Racing Seat Leon, while Cavanagh recovered to fifth.
Aart Bosman won the Sport Division in ABW Racing’s Lotus Exige ahead of the BMW 130i of John van der Voort and Peter Claassen.
De Cock got away quickest in race two, but would fade later in the race as the lead battle came down to Cavanagh and van der Aa after the pit stops.
Cavanagh made his move on van der Aa towards the end of the 33-lap race and seemed to be heading for victory until disaster struck with just minutes remaining when a transmission problem saw him stuck in fifth gear for the final two laps, allowing van der Aa to get back ahead and score a first Supesport II win.
Cavanagh held on for second place despite his late technical drama, while Pieter van Soelen completed the podium in his JR Motorsport BMW E46 Coupe GTR, a good reward following his early retirement in race 1.
Bosman was again victorious in the Sport Division, finishing ahead of Guillaume Schulz’s Team TDM Lotus Exige Cup.
Dutch Supercar Challenge results (SSII & Sport) – Round 1, Zandvoort
Race 1
1 SSII Ferry Monster / Robin Monster, Team Riwal Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, 32 laps, 1:02:06.394
2 SSII Luc de Cock, Deldiche Racing, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4, +38.793
3 SSII Michel Schaap / Jacques Groenewegen, Musch Motorsport, BMW E92 M3, +1:07.662
4 SSII Marcel Norbart, Passie Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1:13.035
5 SSII Fred Cavanagh, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR, +1:18.964
6 SSII Koen Bogaerts / Mark van der Aa, European Staffing Racing, BMW 132 GTR, +1:20.392
7 SSII Daan Meijer, Lammertink Racing, Porsche 996, +1:49.836
8 SSII Ted van Vliet / Henk Thuis, Van Vliet Afbouw / Intrax Racing, BMW E92 M3, +1 lap
9 SP Aart Bosman, ABW Racing, Lotus Exige, +1 lap
10 SP John van der Voort / Peter Claassen, BMW 130i, +1 lap
11 SSII Wim Jeuris / Ronald Vetters, RSTT Race Service, Saker GT, +1 lap
12 SSII Jan van der Kooi, Team Lotus Racing, Lotus Exige GT3, +1 lap
13 SSII Bob Herber / Laurens Meijer, Saker Europe, Saker GT, +1 lap
14 SP Rob Nieman, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +1 lap
15 SP Edward Grouwels / Roger Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +1 lap
16 SP Macel van Berlo, Van Berlo Racing, Focus Sport, +1 lap
17 SSII Jasper Bijl / Robbert Bijl, Gravity Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +2 laps
18 SP Berry van Elk / Denny van Os, V-Max Racing, Mini Cooper S, +2 laps
19 SP Peter van Vliet / Nico van Vliet, Speedtec Motorsport, BMW M3 E46, +2 laps
20 SP Gerard Vleming, Brac Racing, Seat Leon 18 Turbo Sport, +2 laps
21 SP Erol Ertan, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio III Cup, +3 laps
22 SP Rob Frijns / Charlie Frijns, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio II Cup, +3 laps
23 SP Nico Been, Driver, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +3 laps
24 SP Frank Bedorf / Machiel Kars, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +8 laps
Not classified
SP Guillaume Schulz, Team TDM, Lotus Exige Cup, 22 laps
SSII Luco Hornsveld / Harold Wisselink, Penucci Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, 20 laps
SSII Sergii Pustovoitenko, Chayka Racing Team, BMW E46 320i, 20 laps
SP Kim Troeyen / Marc Goutziers, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 19 laps
SSII Christian Dijkhof, Brax Racing, Sear Leon Supercopa, 18 laps
SSII Ronald van Loon, V-Max Racing, BMW E46 M3, 17 laps
SSII Leo Kurstjens, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 17 laps
SSII Jochen Pethke, Giallo Motorsports, Volvo 850 Estate, 15 laps
SSII Nick Aerts, Van de Pas Racing, Ford Mondeo, 11 laps
SP Richard van den Bos, JR Motorsport, BMW E36 M2.5, 8 laps
SSII Michael Verhagen, Honda Racing Verhagen, Lotus Exige GT3, 8 laps
SSII Leonid Protasov / Sergii Pustovoitenko, Chayka Racing Team, BMW E46 320i, 8 laps
SSII Pieter van Soelen, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 Coupe GTR, 2 laps
SP Eric van den Munckhof, Van de Pas Racing, Focus Sport, 2 laps
SSII Dirk Bonder / Marcel Roeleveld, Bonder Racing, BMW M3 GTR, 0 laps
Race 2
1 SSII Koen Bogaerts / Mark van der Aa, European Staffing Racing, BMW 132 GTR, 33 laps, 1:03:50.056
2 SSII Fred Cavanagh, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 GTR, +13.337
3 SSII Pieter van Soelen, JR Motorsport, BMW E46 Coupe GTR, +33.175
4 SSII Michel Schaap / Jacques Groenewegen, Musch Motorsport, BMW E92 M3, +40.842
5 SSII Marcel Norbart, Passie Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1:04.425
6 SSII Luc de Cock, Deldiche Racing, Lotus 2 Eleven GT4, +1:11.709
7 SSII Ferry Monster / Robin Monster, Team Riwal Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1:21.520
8 SSII Daan Meijer, Lammertink Racing, Porsche 996, +1:46.656
9 SSII Jasper Bijl / Robbert Bijl, Gravity Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, +1:47.446
10 SP Aart Bosman, ABW Racing, Lotus Exige, +1:57.772
11 SP Guillaume Schulz, Team TDM, Lotus Exige Cup, +1 lap
12 SSII Christian Dijkhof, Brax Racing, Sear Leon Supercopa, +1 lap
13 SP Richard van den Bos, JR Motorsport, BMW E36 M2.5, +1 lap
14 SP John van der Voort / Peter Claassen, BMW 130i, +1 lap
15 SP Edward Grouwels / Roger Grouwels, Rudolph Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +1 lap
16 SP Rob Nieman, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +1 lap
17 SP Macel van Berlo, Van Berlo Racing, Focus Sport, +1 lap
18 SP Eric van den Munckhof, Van de Pas Racing, Focus Sport, +1 lap
19 SP Frank Bedorf / Machiel Kars, Spirit Racing, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, +2 laps
20 SP Peter van Vliet / Nico van Vliet, Speedtec Motorsport, BMW M3 E46, +2 laps
21 SSII Bob Herber / Laurens Meijer, Saker Europe, Saker GT, +2 laps
22 SP Erol Ertan, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio III Cup, +2 laps
23 SP Gerard Vleming, Brac Racing, Seat Leon 18 Turbo Sport, +2 laps
24 SSII Sergii Pustovoitenko, Chayka Racing Team, BMW E46 320i, +3 laps
25 SP Rob Frijns / Charlie Frijns, Carworld Motorsport, Renault Clio II Cup, +3 laps
26 SSII Ronald van Loon, V-Max Racing, BMW E46 M3, +4 laps
Not classified
SP Nico Been, Driver, Renault Clio RS 2.0 16V, 24 laps
SP Kim Troeyen / Marc Goutziers, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 24 laps
SSII Leo Kurstjens, AT Motoren, Focus Sport, 19 laps
SSII Luco Hornsveld / Harold Wisselink, Penucci Racing, Seat Leon Supercopa, 18 laps
SSII Ted van Vliet / Henk Thuis, Van Vliet Afbouw / Intrax Racing, BMW E92 M3, 15 laps
SSII Jan van der Kooi, Team Lotus Racing, Lotus Exige GT3, 13 laps
SSII Dirk Bonder / Marcel Roeleveld, Bonder Racing, BMW M3 GTR, 13 laps
SSII Wim Jeuris / Ronald Vetters, RSTT Race Service, Saker GT, 10 laps
SSII Nick Aerts, Van de Pas Racing, Ford Mondeo, 9 laps
SSII Jochen Pethke, Giallo Motorsports, Volvo 850 Estate, 8 laps
SSII Michael Verhagen, Honda Racing Verhagen, Lotus Exige GT3, 8 laps
Next round: 8 May, Donington Park
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