SuperSixties 2026: registration is open!

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Supersixties is the EU’s premier historic racing series for historic touring cars, GTs and GTPs built between 1947 and 1965. Because all cars comply with the international FIA Appendix K regulations, there is a level playing field. This attracts participants from all over Europe and even beyond. In 2025, there were a total of 100 participants! The calendar for the new season has been known for some time, and as of this week, registration for SuperSixties 2026 is officially open.

As every year, we will be racing on six different circuits in various countries.

We will start in April at Hockenheim in Germany, making a comeback after a five-year absence. Next, we will cross the Channel to the UK, where we will join the Historic Sports Car Club at the end of May. It will be the first time that SuperSixties will make an appearance at the famous Donington Park circuit. In June, we will be in our own country, at Zandvoort, for the Historic Grand Prix. After the summer holidays, we will remain in the Netherlands for the Classic Grand Prix at the TT Circuit in Assen on the last weekend of August. Then it will be France’s turn; in mid-September, we will join the Dijon Motors Cup at the Dijon-Prenois circuit. Of course, Spa-Francorchamps cannot be missing from our calendar: we will end the season with two races during the Super Spa weekend on October, 3 and 4.

Date Event Race Format Track time
April 17-19 Preis der Stadt Stuttgart – Hockenheim (DE) Qly 30′ – 2×40′ 110′
May 30-31 HSCC Donington Park (UK) Qly 30′ – 2×40′ 110′
June 19-21 Historic GP Zandvoort (NL) Qly 30′ – 2×30′ 90′
August 28-30 Classic Grand Prix Assen (NL) Qly 30′ – 2×40′ 110’
September 11-13 Dijon Motors Cup (FR) Qly 40′ – 1×120’ 160′
October 3-4 Super Spa (BE) Qly 30′ – 2×40′ 110′

 

A total of 11 races on 6 different circuits in 5 different countries. That is the unique selling point of SuperSixties: unrivalled variety and plenty of track time at very reasonable costs. The SuperSixties Package Deal 2026 guarantees participation in all six events and costs €4,795. Individual registration per event is also possible and costs €995 per event, with the exception of Donington and Spa-Francorchamps, which cost €1,195 each.

Online registration here: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/race-with-us/

Magny-Cours report

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The last two SuperSixties races took place at Magny-Cours, the former Grand Prix circuit in France. With seven contenders still in the running, the top three separated by just a few points, it was an exciting weekend.

Qualifying: Lotus Elans rule

Bob Stevens was the man to beat in SuperSixties qualifying at Magny-Cours. Jan van der Kooi was 0,6 seconds behind. He was unable to improve after an off-track excursion through the gravel. Luc de Cock and Damien Sionneau make it an all-Lotus Elan top-4. First of the big bangers was Christophe Germain in the TVR Griffith in fifth. Malivaï Castelli made it 5 Lotus Elans in the top-6. Carlo Hamilton was fastest of the touring cars in 7th, just ahead of Norbert Gross, Hemmo Vriend and Deenik/Sinke all in Ford Falcons, with Jos Stevens’ Lotus Elan as interloper in 7th. In GTS11, all MGB’s this weekend, Australian visitor Paul Cruse was a lot faster than the 4 regulars. In CT06, local drivers Charles-Edouard Rousseau and Romain Guerardelle showed the way to Smeer/Izaks and Bernd Horlacher, all on Mini Coopers of course. Finally, in CT08, the Lotus Cortina department, Marcel Wentzel put in a demon lap to give him and co-driver Hanna Grade the class pole from Julius Junck. With points leaders Jan van der Kooi, Luc de Cock and Norbert Gross all qualifying 2nd or 3rd in their class, the two races on the Sunday promised to be interesting.

Race 1: Time penalties galore

The first race at Magny-Cours, very early on Sunday morning, turned into a time penalty festival with generous amounts of seconds being awarded for track limits, pitstops that were too short or outside the pit window and especially speeding in the pitlane. On track, the action was frantic, with Jan van der Kooi taking an early lead in his Lotus Elan. Bob Stevens was never far behind and the blue Lotus passed the green one on lap 7. After 18 laps of racing, Bob was just 0,28 seconds ahead. Luc de Cock finished third on the road, but both Bob and Luc had spent too little time in the pits. This cost them dearly as every second gained is penalized with 5 seconds. This made Jan the winner, with Bob second and Roelant de Waard third on the podium. After a gearbox change his Shelby Mustang was finally up to speed and he successfully dealt with Claudio Missaglia (Shelby Mustang) and Christophe Germain (TVR Griffith) to win GTS12. Damien Sionneau was fifth and Jos Stevens seventh, which made it 6 Lotus Elans in the top-7. Carlo Hamilton was unbeatable in CT10, but went too fast in the pitlane. That meant Norbert Gross kept his title hopes alive by finishing first in class, with Deenik/Sinke second, all in Ford Falcons of course. Charles-Edouard Rousseau was the winner in CT06, with Bernd Horlacher second and Jacques Smeer third, adapting well to driving a Mini Cooper instead of a Shelby Mustang. Julius Junck took a dominant win in CT08 in his Lotus Cortina, with Gerrit Jan van Leenen inheriting second after Wentzel/Grade suffered gearchange problems. Michael and Paul Cruse won GTS11 in their MGB, from Egbert Kolvoort and Klaus-Peter Mutschler. Finally, we must mention the only GTP present this weekend, the Porsche 904 of Rob Rappange and Jasper Izaks, which of course won its class.

Race 2: Heartbreak for Van der Kooi

There was heartbreak for Jan van der Kooi as he retired from the lead when the clutch of his Lotus Elan failed. Bob Stevens was the race leader throughout, but made a strategic pitstop so as not to interfere with the regulars. As a result, he was classified only ninth. The surprise winner was Roelant de Waard in the Shelby GT350, with Luc de Cock and Jos Stevens second and third in their Lotus Elans. Carlo Hamilton did everything right this time and was rewarded with a class winning fourth in his Ford Falcon, while Jasper Izaks drove a strong race and brought the Porsche 904-6 home fifth. In sixth was Norbert Gross who did what he needed to do, second in CT10 netting him just enough points to beat his former Formula Vee rival Luc de Cock in the overall standings. Jaap van der Ende overtook the Deenik/Sinke Falcon for third in class and Hemmo Vriend was the 5th Falcon in the top-10. This was thanks to Christophe Germain, who had the misfortune to spin his TVR into the gravel trap on the penultimate lap. This gifted second in class to Claudio Missaglia in his awesome sounding Shelby Mustang GT350. He was on fire after needing a push start to get going from the grid. Pascal Metayer was the first Frenchman home in his Lotus Elan. Charles-Edouard Rousseau won CT06 again, but Romain Guerardelle was not far behind this time, with Bernd Horlacher third in the Mini class. CT08 was a repeat of the morning: Julius Junck was the runaway winner, while Gerrit Jan van Leenen was second after Hanna Grade’s Lotus Cortina suffered gearchange issues. In GTS11, the Cruse brothers were in charge again, with Egbert Kolvoort and Klaus-Peter Mutschler first of the pursuers, all in MGB’s.

Full results: https://www.its-live.net/live/hvm/2025/magnycours

Points after 12 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/

More news from Magny-Cours in SuperSixties Magazine 2025#6: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/super-sixties-magazine-magny-cours-2025-edition/

Check out our YouTube channel for action clips: https://www.youtube.com/@Supersixties

SuperSixties race calendar 2026

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Report: ADAC Hansa Racing Days – TT Circuit Assen

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Qualifying: Lotus Elan vs. Porsche 904

Jan van der Kooi was the man to beat in SuperSixties qualifying at the ADAC Hansa weekend on the Assen TT-Circuit. For a long time it looked like we would have an all Lotus Elan front row, with Luc de Cock second fastest, until one of the Rappange brothers took over the 904-6 and slotted it into second. Oliver Douglas claimed 4th in the Daytona Cobra from Jos Stevens in another Lotus Elan. Carlo Hamilton in his Ford Falcon was fastest of the touring cars in 6th, with the next Falcon up that of Norbert Gross in 10th. In between were the GTS12 cars of Smeer/Izaks (Shelby GT350), Niek van Gils (TVR Griffith) and Claudio Missaglia (GT350). In CT07 the two Rappange Mini’s were split by the #37 of Bert Mets and the mysterious Durk van Hardenberg, while CT08 belonged to Grade/Wentzel, then Patrick Vanspringel and Magnus Lillerskog third, all in Lotus Cortina’s of course. In GTS11, Thijs van Gammeren treated the spectators to some spectacular antics in the GT chicane at the wheel of the Porsche 911, with Albert van der Wal and Egbert Kolvoort second and third in MGB’s.

Race 1: Van der Kooi rules

Jan van der Kooi scored a lights to flag victory in the Lotus Elan at Assen on Saturday. Luc de Cock (Lotus Elan) and Oliver Douglas (Shelby Cobra Daytona) had a very entertaining scrap for second. An off-track excursion by Niek van Gils in the TVR caused a full course yellow, which allowed Douglas to close the gap. On the podium, he sportily changed places with De Cock to restore the order. Jos Stevens came fourth to confirm the Lotus dominance. First touring car home was Carlo Hamilton in the Ford Falcon, while Dante and Jop Rappange came a giant killing 6th overall in the white Cooper S. Hemmo Vriend was 7th overall and second in CT10, with the GTS11 winning Porsche of Thijs van Gammeren 8th overall. Ninth was the second Mini of Von Hardenberg/Mets while SuperSixties debutant Gianni Sanen brought the Ashley bodied MG Midget home 10th, winning the invitation class. Jur Nederpelt had a good debut as well, he brought his Shelby GT350 home 3rd in GTS12, while newby #3 Jerry Breg had a steady race in his BMW Tisa, which was a relief as he did not manage a single lap in qualifying. In CT08, Lotus Cortina land, Patrick Vanspringel took the win from Magnus Lillerskog and Gerrit Jan van Leenen, after Grade/Wentzel dropped out with a broken rear suspension A-frame. Frank Weidema scored the GTP<2500 win in his Mini Marcos after the Rappange Porsche 904-6 dropped out. Egbert Kolvoort was first of the MGB’s from Jürgen Felske, second and third in GTS11. Fernand Lelong beat Bernd Horlacher to third in CT07.

Race 2: 2 out of 2 for Van der Kooi.

Jan van der Kooi made it two out of two by winning Sunday’s SuperSixties race at Assen as well. In a repeat of his earlier performance, he led from the green light and only gave up p. 1 for a short while during the compulsory pitstop. He was followed home by Luc de Cock in another Lotus Elan. Oliver Douglas finished third on the road in the Daytona Cobra, but dropped to fifth after a 15 second time penalty was applied for a pitstop that was marginally too short. That handed the final podium place to Niek van Gils, who drove a great race from the back of the grid in his TVR Griffith. Jos Stevens was classified fourth in his Lotus. Carlo Hamilton was again unbeatable in touring cars, followed home by Norbert Gross and Hemmo Vriend in a train of Ford Falcons. Thijs van Gammeren was 9th in the GTS11-winning Porsche 911, with the Rappange brothers rounding out the top-10 in their Cooper S. The Von Hardenberg/Mets Mini actually set the fastest laptime in CT07, but both the team’s cars lost time in the pits. More Mini fun was provided by Bernd Horlacher and Fernand Lelong, who were never more than a few seconds apart. Egbert Kolvoort was first MGB home, followed at a distance by Jürgen Felske, who kept going despite gearbox bothers. Frank Weidema again won the small GTP class in his Mini Marcos. He was followed home by Patrick Vanspringel in the Lotus Cortina, who scored another CT08 class win from Magnus Lillerskog and Gerrit Jan van Leenen.

With 2 races to go it is very tight in the SuperSixties ranking. Jan van de Kooi, Luc de Cock and Norbert Gross are separated by just a few points. With a healthy entry in the GTS10 class at Magny-Cours, including a number of local heroes, anything can happen!

Results: https://raceresults.nu/Results/organisator/2025?evenement=TT-Circuit+Assen&race=ADAC+Hansa+Racing+Days

More news from Assen in SuperSixties Magazine 2025#5: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Super-Sixties-Magazine-Assen-edition.pdf

Points after 10 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/

Report Czech Truck Prix & NASCAR – Most Autodrome August 29-31

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Qualifying: I can see clearly now

After a lot of rain, SuperSixties was blessed with a dry track for qualifying at the Most Autodrome. The big GTP cars set the pace. Kennet Persson (Ford GT40), Michiel Campagne (Corvette Grand Sport) and Jan Kling/Robert Enested (GT40) claimed p. 1-2-3 on the grid. Fourth fastest was Luc de Cock after a determined effort in the Lotus Elan. Next up was a quartet of GTS12 cars led by the Adriaans’ AC Cobra, then Roelant de Waard in the Shelby Mustang GT350, Oliver Douglas in the Cobra Daytona and Van Maarschalkerwaart/Izaks in the GT350. Mark Dols (Marcos 1800GT) was 9th fastest and first in the small GTP class, from Winchester/Mallard in the Ginetta G4R with Jos Stevens in the Lotus Elan splitting the pair. Van der Ende/Bijleveld were fastest of the touring cars, from Nobert Gross and Deenik/Sinke, all in Ford Falcons. In GTS11 the Van Gammeren Porsche had the initiative from the MGB’s of Lambert/Lambert and Holger and Tim Felske. In CT08 the pacesetters were Marcel Wentzel and Hanna Grade, with Julius Junck second thanks to a rebuilt motor and Magnus Lillerskog third, all in Lotus Cortina’s. Bernd Horlacher was the sole Mini Cooper representative this weekend and kept 11 bigger engined cars behind him. SuperSixties welcomed several new drivers to the series at Most: seasoned Porsche racers Peter and Thomas Michaelis with a 911, MGB racer Albert van der Wal and Claudio Missaglia with a Shelby GT350, while rookie Valentin Junck now has his own car, a Triumph TR4. Race 1 would start with an added attraction: Jan van der Kooi, winner of the previous race in his Lotus Elan had missed qualifying would start from the back row.

Race 1: short but sweet

An unfortunate accident at the start of Saturday’s SuperSixties race brought out the red flags. Luckily all drivers were OK, although one had to spend the night in hospital for observation. We did lose some cars for the restart though. With NASCAR and the EU Truck Racing dictating the event schedule, there was only time for a 20 minute race without the compulsory pitstop. The two GT40’s both suffered technical issues, which gave Michiel Campagne a relatively easy ride to win in the Corvette Grand Sport. Jasper Izaks drove a cunning race to bring the Shelby Mustang GT350 home in second, while Luc de Cock had a hard battle with Armand Adriaans in the AC Cobra to secure the third podium place. Jan van der Kooi started 39th in his Lotus Elan and moved up quickly with some spectacular cornering on 3 and sometimes 2 wheels. His ascension was thwarted by the Ginetta of Nigel Winchester who held on to fifth at the finish to win the small GTP class. Jos Stevens was the 3rd Lotus Elan home in 7th. Norbert Gross extended his lead in the points by winning CT10 in his Ford Falcon, with Bart-Jan Deenik second in class and 9th overall. Claudio Missaglia had a good SuperSixties debut, rounding out the top-10 and taking third in GTS12 in his Shelby GT350. Rob Rappange was first Porsche home in his 904-6, second in GTP<2500 and only just ahead of the GTS11 winning 911 of Thijs van Gammeren. Brian Lambert was second in class and Albert van der Wal third, both in MGB’s. Magnus Lillerskog was the winner in CT08 in his Lotus Cortina, with Bernd Horlacher keeping him honest, finishing just over a second behind in his CT07 winning Mini. Julius Junck only just pipped Hanna Grade to second in CT08, 0,2 of a second separating the Lotus Cortina’s at the flag.

Race 2: Corvette GS leads Lotus

Michiel Campagne led Sunday’s 60-minute SuperSixties race from start to finish in his Corvette Grand Sport, but Luc de Cock and Jan van der Kooi were never far behind in their Lotus Elans. Those who came in early for their pitstops were at a disadvantage when Lars Bondesson parked his Elan in the gravel. The safety car sprung into action and all the others immediately made their stops with minimal time loss. The GTS12 lead changed several times during the race. Armand Adriaans (AC Cobra) took over from Van Maarschalkerwaart/Izaks (Shelby GT350), then it was Claudio Missaglia in his GT350 with a late pitstop. Finally, it was Oliver Douglas in the Daytona Cobra who took 4th overall and first in class, followed by Roelant de Waard (Shelby GT350) and Armand Adriaans. Jos Stevens took 7th in his Lotus Elan, Missaglia was 8th at the flag. The touring car lead was initially held by Norbert Gross, who was being harried by Deenik/Sinke, but in the end, it was Hemmo Vriend who had the best strategy and won CT10, from Henk van Gammeren with Deenik/Sinke third, all in Ford Falcons. Bernd Horlacher beat all the Lotus Cortina’s in his Cooper S. The CT08 battle was very close, after an hour of racing Magnus Lillerskog was just 1,3 seconds ahead of Julius Junck. Grade\Wentzel posted the best laptimes but lost out in the pits. In GTS11 Brian Lambert proved that an MGB can beat the 911’s, with father and son Porsche crews Van Gammeren and Michaelis taking second and third. Finally, the small GTP class went to Nigel Winchester and Chas Mallard in the Ginetta G4R, while Frank Weidema had to retire his Mini Marcos with carb problems.

The best surprise of all came after the race when Mark attended the prize giving, having been released from the hospital. He was greeted with a big round of applause.

Results: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/results/

More news from Most will appear in SuperSixties Magazine 2025#4: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/super-sixties-magazine-most-edition/

Points after 8 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/

NEXT RACE: September 27-28, ADAC Hansa Racing Days – Assen (NL)

Check out our YouTube channel for action clips: https://www.youtube.com/@Supersixties

SuperSixties kicks off second half of the season in Czech Republic

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SuperSixties, the racing series for pre-1966 historic touring cars and GTs, is continuing its journey along the circuits of Europe. This time, the destination is the Czech Republic. We have two races scheduled for the last weekend of August at the Autodrom Most. It will be an impressive spectacle, as there are currently 45 entries, which is close to the maximum capacity of the circuit. For almost all SuperSixties drivers, it will be their first taste of the Motodrom Most.

In the first half of the season, around 80 different drivers took part in the three events held so far. The six races had six different winners, with the honours being shared fairly between the nimble Lotus Elans and various Ford V8-powered cars: Shelby Cobra, Shelby Mustang and Ford GT40. In the touring car classes, the Ford Falcon Sprints are unbeatable. Norbert Gross is leading the overall standings with 106.8 points in a Falcon. He is closely followed by Roelant de Waard (Shelby Mustang GT350) and Lotus Elan drivers Jan van der Kooi and Luc de Cock. At Most, a 40-minute race is scheduled for Saturday; on Sunday, the race duration is 60 minutes. Will V8 power prevail, or will a Lotus Elan be the weapon of choice? We can’t wait to find out!

Later in the season, there are races scheduled at Assen (ADAC Hansa Racing Weekend, 26-28 September) and at Magny-Cours in France (HVM Historic Tour, 18-19 October). Starting places are still available for both races.

Entry list: competitors Most
Points after 6 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/
Check our YouTube-channel for action footage: https://www.youtube.com/@Supersixties

ADAC Racing Weekend report – Nürburgring – June 27-29

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Qualifying: drying but slippery Although the rain had stopped, the track was still very slippery when qualifying started. Two red flags did not help. They were not for anything serious, just cars with electrical issues. Jan van der Kooi and Philippe Vermast claimed the front row in their nimble but nervous Lotus Elans. Oliver Douglas […]

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Historic Zandvoort Trophy report

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Qualifying: make some noise!

SuperSixties kicked off Saturday’s proceedings at Zandvoort with an old fashioned 40-minute qualifying session. Noise was always going to be a problem, especially for the V8’s, and we saw some black flags appear during the session. Jan van der Kooi set the benchmark early on with a 2:02 lap in his Lotus Elan. The Frasson Cortina was the first to leave the scene with ominous white smoke appearing from the exhaust. Halfway through Roelant de Waard was topping the timesheets in his Shelby Mustang with Luc de Cock second in his Lotus Elan. Jan van der Kooi managed to split them in the end. Frans van Maarschalkerwaart and Jasper Izaks were fourth fastest in the Shelby with the first of the touring cars, Carlo Hamilton and van der Ende/Bijleveld next in Ford Falcons. Jacques Smeer secured start position 7 in another Shelby Mustang, with Hemmo Vriend in his Falcon and Lars Bondesson and Felix Feltes in their Lotus Elans rounding out the top-10. Hans Hugenholtz was 12th in his Ferrari 250SWB, bringing back memories of the Historic Zandvoort Trophies of the 1970s. In GTS11, Theo and Thijs van Gammeren were fastest in the Porsche 911, with Vincent Janssens, Holger and Tim Felske and Tiziana and Fabienne Mütschler in hot pursuit in their MGB’s. In CT08 series debutant Ernst Leemans is taking the fight to the hordes of Lotus Cortina’s in his Alfa Giulia Super. He was fourth fastest behind Ralf Wagner, Magnus Lillerskog and Gerrit Jan van Leenen. In the small touring car class Bert Mets was fastest and Fernand Lelong second in their Cooper S’s with Graziano Tessaro third in the Fiat Abarth.

Race 1: Shelby Mustangs rule

Jan van der Kooi looked to have Saturday’s SuperSixties race in the bag, but as the old saying goes: to finish first, first you have to finish. With 75% of the race gone, the Lotus Elan spluttered over start-finish and finally died after two slow laps. Roelant de Waard took full advantage to win the race in his Shelby GT350. Frans van Maarschalkerwaart and Jasper Izaks finished second in another Shelby after a clean fight with Luc de Cock in the Lotus Elan. Norbert Gross and Hemmo Vriend finished 4th and 5th in their Ford Falcons, after Carlo Hamilton and Martin Bijleveld eliminated themselves in a coming together. Sixth across the line was our octogenarian Swedish oldtimer Lars Bondesson in his trusty (and noisy!) Lotus Elan. Henk van Gammeren was third touring car home in his Falcon Futura with Bert Mets a strong 8th overall in his Mini Cooper S. Thijs van Gammeren brought the Porsche 911 home a class-winning 9th, having overtaken all the MGB’s which was impressive as co-driver Theo had started from the pits. Vincent Janssens was best of the B’s from the Mütschler sisters. In CT08 the runaway leader was Ralf Wagner, but he dropped out after 5 laps. That handed the lead to Magnus Lillerskog, with Gerrit Jan van Leenen not far behind. After the pitstops Lillerskog had a safe lead while Patrick Vanspringel stole second in class from Van Leenen. SuperSixties debutant Ernst Leemans steered his Alfa to a solid 4th. Fernand Lelong was second in the baby class in his Mini, while Bernd Horlacher had forsaken his Cooper for the spare car, an Austin-Healey Sprite.

Race 2: Luc de Cock seals the win for Lotus

Frans van Maarschalkerwaart made a great start to take the lead in Sunday’s SuperSixties race at Zandvoort in his Shelby Mustang GT350, from Luc de Cock in the Lotus Elan and Roelant de Waard in his Shelby GT350. Jan van der Kooi started 20th, having fixed the electrical issues on his Lotus and made great progress, so much so that he took the lead after 3 laps. It was very short lived though, there had been a slight trail of smoke emerging from the back of the green Lotus, and after less than a lap in the lead, the differential failed. One lap later, Luc de Cock found a way past van Maarschalkerwaart and managed to pull away, helped by the fact that wily old Frans was under constant attack from De Waard, with some chancy outbraking manoeuvres into Tarzan.

De Cock timed his pitstop a bit too ambitious and incurred a 10 second time penalty, which did not hurt him as after 19 laps he had a 19 second lead. Jasper Izaks took over from Frans van Maarschalkerwaart and secured second with a solid drive. Norbert Gross initially held fourth, but it was Carlo Hamilton who made his way through to take that place and touring car honours, the first of for Ford Falcons in the top-10 with Gross in 6th, Hemmo Vriend 7th and Henk van Gammeren 9th. Hans Hugenholtz made a cautious start in the Ferrari SWB, but soon got into his stride. The glorious sounding V12 was music to the ears of the fans, while Hans’ grandchildren cheered him on to 5th. Lars Bondesson brought his Lotus Elan home in 8th while Jacques Smeer rounded out the top-10 in his Shelby GT350.

Theo van Gammeren again started the Porsche 911 from the pits, the car having trouble with standing starts. And as on Saturday he, and after the pitstop Thijs, managed to overtake all the MGB’s to win the GTS11 class. Vincent Janssens again offered most resistance while Egbert Kolvoort finished 3rd in class. Gerrit Jan van Leenen made a rocket start to take the lead in CT08, from Magnus Lillerskog, Patrick Vanspringel and Ralf Wagner. The four Lotus Cortinas had a good scrap and finished in the order Wagner, Vanspringel, Lillerskog and Van Leenen. Bert Mets again won the small touring car class, from Fernand Lelong. Behind the Mini’s, Graziano Tessaro finished 3rd in class in his Abarth 1000TC.

Full results: https://raceresults.nu/Results/organisator/2025?evenement=Circuit+Zandvoort&race=Historic+Zandvoort+Trophy

More news from Zandvoort in SuperSixties Magazine 2025#2, download here: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/super-sixties-magazine-zandvoort-2025-edition/

Points after 4 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/

Check out our YouTube channel for action clips: https://www.youtube.com/@Supersixties

NEXT RACE: ADAC Racing Weekend – Nürburgring – June 27-29 – info: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/competitors-information/#next-races

 

Spa Summer Classic report

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Qualifying: record numbers out on track!

With a record 53 cars on track, SuperSixties 2025 kicked off at a sunny Spa-Francorchamps. With GT40’s, Corvette Grand Sports and Cobra Daytonas leading the V8 brigade it was a surprise to see a little Lotus Elan topping the timesheets. We do not know whether it was Lando or Alexis Graf von Wedel, but the pale green Elan was fastest in an amazing 2:52. Laurent Jaspers was trying hard until the very last moment in his Cobra Daytona, but was 0,4 of a second behind. Andy Newall took third in Rhea Sautter’s E-type.

Compliments to all the drivers for staying out of trouble, although of course mechanical problems cannot be avoided in historic racing. Martin Bijleveld’s Falcon dropped out with a broken wheel, while Søren Christensen stopped in the Double Gauche with a cockpit full of steam. This brought out the red flags, which enabled everyone to regroup, change drivers and adjust tire pressures. GTP racers Kaj Dahlbacka in the Corvette GS and Kennet Persson in the GT40 could have gone faster but did not go out again and thus ended up 4th and 6th fastest, split by Oliver Douglas in the silver Cobra Daytona. Roelant de Waard in the Shelby Mustang, Adriaans father and son in the Cobra, Luc de Cock in the Lotus Elan and Meeuwissen father and son in the third of the Cobra Daytona’s rounded out the top-10. Antoine Benne was third fastest of no less than 11 Lotus Elans in GTS10. Erwin van Lieshout was fastest in GTS11 in his Porsche 911. Second fastest were Florian Lübbert and Philippe Vermast in the Triumph TR4. Egbert Kolvoort was third in GTS11 and fastest of the MGB’s. In the small GTP class it was Rob Rappange in the Porsche 904-6 with Frank Weidema in the Mini Marcos not far behind. Reinier van Abbe debuted his new Ford Mustang by beating all the Falcons, with Carlo Hamilton second fastest and returnee Norbert Gross in third. In CT08 it was one lone Alfa Romeo Sprint against 7 Lotus Cortina’s. Mark Dols and Adam Cunnington were very fast, Marcel Wentzel was quickest of the rest and the Colinet brothers a brave third in the Alfa. In CT07 Bernd Horlacher was going great in his yellow Mini Cooper, with Fernand Lelong a cautious second in his immaculate white example. Finally, Michiel Campagne was not yet in Spa, so he would start from the back of the grid in his Corvette GS for some added interest.

Race 1: all about the pitstop strategy

You do not need a GTP car to win in SuperSixties at Spa, a good pit stop strategy is much more important, so it turns out. Laurent Jaspers and Roelant de Waard, in a GTS12 Cobra Daytona and Shelby Mustang GT350 respectively, made good use of a Safety Car period. They planned their stops perfectly and secured the top podium spots. Kennet Persson (GT40) and Kaj Dahlbacka (Corvette GS) had been disputing the lead, but could not improve on 3rd and 4th. The fastest of the Lotus Elans was SuperSixties debutant Jan van der Kooi in his self-built example who drove faultlessly to finish 5th. Michiel Campagne started 51st and finished 6th in the blue Corvette GS, with a good chance to  be at the front in Race 2. Luc de Cock was 7th in the second of the Lotus Elans. The most entertaining scrap of the race was between Rhea Sautter (E-type), Oliver Douglas (Cobra Daytona) and Sam Adriaans (AC Cobra). Adriaans was the winner in the end as the other two collected 5 seconds for track limit infringements. Carlo Hamilton (Falcon) outfoxed Reinier van Abbe (Mustang) to win the Ford V8 touring car class by 9 seconds, with Norbert Gross (Falcon) in third. Adam Cunnington/Mark Dols were unbeatable in CT08, with Marcel Wentzel second and Magnus Lillerskog third, all in Lotus Cortinas. Fernand Lelong was another SuperSixties debutant who scored a class win in his Mini Cooper S. In GTS11, Erwin van Lieshout in his Porsche 911 was just 6 seconds ahead of the Lübbert/Vermast Triumph TR4 after 40 minutes of hard racing. Egbert Kolvoort was fastest of the MGB’s again. Finally, Rob Rappange won the small GTP class in the Porsche 904 from Frank Weidema in the Mini Marcos.

Race 2: the Swedes take no prisoners

There was drama even before the start of Sunday’s SuperSixties race. Michiel Campagne stopped on the warm-up lap with a broken back axle on the Corvette Grand Sport, Gerrit Jan van Leenen had to make a quick diversion to close his bonnet, Erwin van Lieshout came too late because he could not find one of his gloves and Roelant de Waard slowed just before the start when his engine died. The start was clean and the Swedes took no prisoners this time. Kennet Persson took the victory in his Ford GT40, with Kaj Dahlbacka second in the Corvette GS, 9 seconds behind. Laurent Jaspers tried hard to keep them in sight and was first GTS12 car home in the Cobra Daytona, with Oliver Douglas in a similar Cobra not far behind. Lando and Alexis Graf von Wedel came from afar to win GTS10 in their Lotus Elan. They were fifth overall, even including a time penalty for ignoring track limits. They were not alone in that, and there were even more time penalties for pitstops that were too short, too early or too late, 9 in total. After all the sums had been made, Adriaans/Adriaans were classified 6th and 3rd in GTS12 in their AC Cobra, ahead of the Sautter/Newall E-type. Jan van der Kooi was next, second Lotus Elan home, from fellow SuperSixties debutant Antoine Benne in 10th. They were split by Norbert Gross, surprise winner of the touring car division in his Ford Falcon. Early leader Carlo Hamilton dropped back due to a faulty fuse, while Reinier van Abbe was ahead on the road but received 15 bonus seconds. In CT08, the time penalty tombola came to a climax. Behind the winning Lotus Cortina of Cunnington/Dols, the Alfa of the Colinet brothers was awarded second and Magnus Lillerskog third while Vanspringel tumbled to fourth. Fernand Lelong made it two out of two in his CT07 Mini. In the small GTP class the order was Rappange- Weidema again, Porsche 904-6 ahead of Mini Marcos. Finally, in GTS11, Florian Lübbert in his Triumph and Egbert Kolvoort in the MGB were uncatchable for Erwin van Lieshout, but he managed to salvage third in class by passing all the other MGB’s and Steven Tonneman in his Triumph TR4A.

Thanks to all SuperSixties drivers and the Roadbook organization for making it a memorable weekend.

Read more in SuperSixties magazine/Spa edition: https://indd.adobe.com/view/898952b2-dba0-4145-832b-cacb9d77d07f

Results: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/results/

Points after 2 of 12 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/standings/

NEXT RACE: Historic Zandvoort Trophy, May 31 / June 1

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New racers lining up for SuperSixties 2025

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Registration for the 2025 season has only been open for a fortnight and already over 30 drivers have signed up for one or more – often all six – race weekends of the 2025 SuperSixties season. Among the entries are a striking number of new drivers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden. The series regulars are a bit behind in registering their entries, but we are used to that. We are therefore confident that we will have more than 40 cars on the grid for our season opener at Spa-Francorchamps.

Of course, there are plenty more grid spots available at Spa, so if you have a Pre-1966 FIA Appendix K touring car, GT or GTP lurking in your garage, why not come and have a taste of SuperSixties? For only € 995, we offer you two races and a qualification at the amazing Spa-Francorchamps, which is a substantial amount of track time (110 minutes) for not much money. A package deal for the entire 2025 season, that’s 12 races on six different circuits, will set you back just €4,295.

You can sign up on this page: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/race-with-us/.

It is no surprise that SuperSixties has been a resounding success for over 25 years: it is organised by historic racers for historic racers! SuperSixties Racing (formerly NKHTGT) was founded in 1996 as the Dutch Championship for Historic Touring Cars and GTs. Today, it has grown into a series of races in different countries, for touring cars and GTs built between 1947 and 1965. Supersixties Racing is very popular with spectators because of the variety of participating cars, ranging from the monstrous Ford GT40 to tiny Mini Coopers. In between, you will see iconic sports cars like Lotus, Porsche, MG, Shelby, Austin-Healey and Marcos, plus touring cars like the Ford Falcon and Lotus Cortina.

The 2025 SuperSixties schedule is as follows:

April 25-27 Spa Summer Classic – Spa-Francorchamps / Belgium Qly 30′ – 2×40′
May 31 – June 1 HZT Zandvoort / Netherlands Qly 40′ – 2×40′
June 27-29 ADAC Racing Weekend – Nürburgring / Germany Qly 40′ – 2×40′
August 29-31 Czech Truck Prix & NASCAR – Most /  Czech Republic Qly 40′ – 1×40′ + 1×60′
September 26-28 ADAC Hansa – TT Circuit Assen /  Netherlands Qly 30′ – 2×40′
October 18-19 HVM Historic Tour Magny Cours / France Qly 30′ – 2×40′