SuperSixties report Classic GP Assen
Qualifying: Kjaergard on top
The threatening rainstorms just about missed Assen, but there was plenty of drama still in SuperSixties qualifying. Points leader Jan van der Kooi did not set a time when the diff of his Lotus Elan lost its oil on lap 1. Next, there was a red flag when Frits Campagne’s Ford Anglia came to a halt. A wrench was retrieved from turn 1 by the marshals, but that was nothing to do with Frits, he had simply forgotten to fill up. He duly rejoined the session with some fresh fuel.
As he did at Zandvoort, Nicolai Kjaergaard set the fastest lap in his Lotus Elan. This time, he did get to race and thus secured pole. The Corvette Grand Sport, shared by Michiel Campagne and Allard Kalff would start next to him. Third was claimed by David Methley in the Marcos 1800GT, with Ford V8 power in the next four places: Roelant de Waard (Shelby GT350), Oliver Douglas (Shelby Cobra Daytona), plus Volker Weidler and Carlo Hamilton in Ford Falcons. The top-10 was completed by Marcel Kutak (Lotus Elan), Hemmo Vriend (Ford Falcon) and the Van Gammeren Porsche 911. In CT07 and CT08 the usual suspects were the pacesetters, de Vries/de Vries in the Mini Cooper S and Magnus Lillerskog in the Lotus Cortina. Series debutant Cornee van de Grint was going well in the freshly built Lotus Elite, with just one small excursion, setting 15th fastest and demoting the competition in the GTS08 class.
Race 1: Corvette in the wet
The SuperSixties Assen jinx struck once again: the forecast of a few drops of rain turned into a serious shower moments before the start. Volker Weidler had good traction in the big Ford Falcon and confidently motored from sixth into the lead, while the others cautiously felt their way around. Nicolai Kjaergaard slotted into second in the Lotus Elan, while Michiel Campagne (Corvette GS), Dave Methley (Marcos 1800GT) and Roelant de Waard (Shelby GT350) contested third. Kjaergaard fought back and retook the lead, until the Lotus twincam gave up the ghost after 8 laps. This was good news for Jan van der Kooi, who had moved up from 28th to 12th in his Elan. After overtaking Marcel Kutak he was in the class lead and thus scored maximum points.
After the compulsory pitstops the rain had eased a bit. Allard Kalff had taken over the big Corvette and hunted down Weidler to take the win. De Waard finished third to win GTS12 with Methley in the GTP Marcos fourth. Oliver Douglas used the drier conditions to move up to 5th at the finish in the Cobra Daytona. Deenik/Sinke were second touring car home in the Falcon, from Ties Meeuwissen in the experimental Mustang Challenge car and Thijmen de Vries in the Mini Cooper S. Jan van der Kooi was 9th at the finish with the GTS11 winning Porsche of Theo and Thijs van Gammeren 10th. Florian Lübbert and Christian Henke kept their title hopes alive with second in GTS11 in their Triumph TR4, ahead of Holger Felske in the first of the MGB’s. Jerry Breg beat the Lotus Cortina’s to win CT08/09 in the BMW 1800. Finally, Cornee van de Grint had a brilliant debut race in the Lotus Elite, finishing 14th overall and first in class. Roland Zoomers did provide the most entertainment of the race when he bumped one of the tire stacks onto the racing line in the GT chicane with the rear of his Lotus Elite, giving Magnus Lillerskog and several others a few heart-stopping moments.
Race 2: pitlane traffic jam
SuperSixties had an eventful second race at Assen, both on track and in the pits. Michiel Campagne led from the start in the Corvette Grand Sport, while Volker Weidler tried to hang on in the big Ford Falcon. His challenge faded after he performed a nice pirouette in the T15 gravel and later dropped out altogether with a broken throttle cable. Roelant de Waard took over second in the Shelby Mustang GT350, but was soon reeled in by Jan van der Kooi and Nicolai Kjaergaard in their Lotus Elans. Kjaergaard held the lead for three laps when Campagne went into the pits early to hand over to Allard Kalff, but Kalff was back in front after Kjaergaard made his stop. The Dane could not challenge as he had incurred some suspension damage. There was a traffic jam in the pits behind De Waard, which caused a bit of mayhem on track before things sorted themselves out. Jan van der Kooi took third from Dave Methley in the Marcos and Oliver Douglas in the Cobra Daytona, with De Waard relegated to sixth. Carlo Hamilton came through to win the touring car class in the Ford Falcon, from Ties Meeuwissen in the Mustang and Deenik/Sinke in another Falcon. Marcel Kutak was tenth in his Lotus Elan while René de Vries finished just outside the top-10 in his class-winning Mini. Magnus Lillerskog won CT08/09 this time in his Lotus Cortina after Jerry Breg lost time trying to find a way past Gerrit Jan van Leenen’s very wide Cortina. Cornee van de Grint was going well again in his Lotus Elite, scrapping with Bert Mets in the Mini Cooper S, until a mysterious problem relegated him to the pits for investigation. This gifted the class win to the other Elite, driven by Roland Zoomers and Mike van Thiel. In GTS11 there were fireworks. The TR4’s of Lübbert/Henke and father and son Forell led away, pursued by Holger Felske in the MGB, with Theo van Gammeren fourth in the 911. Just before the pitstops, Forell had taken the lead. Then it was Egbert Kolvoort in the MGB thanks to a late stop, but normal order was soon resumed with Lübbert/Henke now ahead of Forell, while Thijs van Gammeren was in third and making up time. He put his foot down and managed to pass the Triumphs, stealing the class win on the final lap.
Full results: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/uitslagen/
More from Assen in SuperSixties Magazine 2026#4, download here:
Standings after 8 of 11 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/ranking/
Next race: Dijon Motors Cup, 11-12 september
