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SuperSixties, the historic racing series for sports and touring cars built before 1966, will kick off the second half of the season during the Classic Grand Prix at Assen. Over the weekend of 29 and 30 August, two races of forty minutes each, with a mandatory pit stop, will be held. Six races have already been completed, at Hockenheim in Germany, Donington Park in the United Kingdom and Zandvoort. Those six races produced six different winners, which makes it difficult to predict what will happen at Assen. At the time of writing, there are 36 entries, but a few more surprise entrants could well join the line-up.

Contenders

At Hockenheim, the winners were Jan van der Kooi (Lotus Elan 26R) and Roelant de Waard (Shelby Mustang GT350). At Donington, Graham Moss (Shelby Cobra Daytona) and David Methley (Marcos 1800GT) took the honours, whilst at Zandvoort victory went to Bas Jansen (AC Cobra) and Allard Kalff in Michiel Campagne’s Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. Moss and Jansen are not yet confirmed for Assen, but the other four are all contenders for the win. Other podium contenders include the Swiss driver Marcel Kutak in his Lotus Elan and Carlo Hamilton (no relation to…) in his Ford Falcon Sprint. Possible surprises could come from Luc de Cock, who had to rebuild his Lotus Elan from scratch following a crash at Spa, and veteran Niek van Gils, who, after a run of bad luck, will hopefully finally get a chance to shine with his powerful 4.7-litre TVR Griffith. Also keep an eye out for the little Lotus Elites – feather-light sports cars with a monocoque polyester body and a tiny 1216 cc engine derived from a fire engine pump. One of them will be driven by debutant Corné van de Grint. The technical support is – naturally – in the hands of his father, Kees.

SuperSixties is divided into classes, based on year of manufacture and engine capacity, for touring cars, GTs (sports cars) and sports prototypes alike. All participating cars comply with the so-called FIA Appendix K and have been prepared in accordance with the original specifications. This is set out in the Historic Technical Passport. The cars therefore look historically accurate and may not be fitted with modern components such as larger brakes. The tyres are Dunlop Racings to the original specification and offer little grip, resulting in old-school drifting and an emphasis on driving skill.

HB Benefactor ranking

SuperSixties isn’t a championship, but competitors do battle for the HB Benefactor Ranking. The best driver of the season wins a HB Benefactor watch, provided by sports car and watchmakers Paul and Tino Huet, better known as the Huet Brothers. The deciding factor is victory in your class, although it is important that there are at least three entrants in that class.

Jan van der Kooi narrowly missed out on the watch last year when his Lotus broke down in the very last race. He is keen to make amends, as he has so far remained unbeaten this year with six victories in the GTS10 class. His main rivals are Florian Lübbert and Christian Henke, who have managed to win their class (GTS11) four times in their Triumph TR4. Third in the rankings at present is Roelant de Waard, with three class victories in his Shelby Mustang GT350 (GTS12). It is not until fourth place that we find the first touring car driver, Magnus Lillerskog from Sweden, who has also won his class (CT08) three times in his Lotus Cortina. Alongside the Ford Falcons and Lotus Cortina touring cars, there are of course the little Mini Coopers, which are lightning-fast through the corners.

Maximum variety

The great thing about SuperSixties is that it attracts an international field of competitors, united by a shared passion for historic racing. At Assen, six different nationalities will be on the starting grid. Some competitors, such as the sprightly octogenarian Lars Bondesson from Sweden, have been racing with us for decades. But SuperSixties also attracts new racers, as the series offers a relatively accessible springboard to international historic racing. With an Appendix K racing car, you can compete anywhere, from Scandinavia to southern Europe. Conversely, local drivers are keen to make an appearance as guest drivers whenever SuperSixties is in the area. SuperSixties is a strictly amateur series and not intended for professional teams. Paid professional drivers, who are increasingly making inroads into other branches of historic motorsport, are barred. That doesn’t mean we don’t like to welcome a celebrity from time to time. At Assen, for example, this is former Le Mans winner Volker Weidler, who has been approached by Norbert Gross to be his co-driver. A nice side effect of the mandatory pit stops is the opportunity to share the car. It is not uncommon for two generations of the same family to line up together on the starting grid. In this way, the baton is passed on to the younger generation. Brothers, sisters or partners racing together is also a common sight.

After Assen, SuperSixties will next be in action at the Dijon-Prenois circuit in France, where a two-hour endurance race will take place. The season finale consists of two races at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.

Assen entry list: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/deelnemers-informatie/

Results: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/uitslagen/

Standings: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/ranking/

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

Qualifying: a thrilling finale

A largely trouble free qualifying session kicked off SuperSixties 2026. Le Mans veteran Volker Weidler was the first to set a competitive time in the green Falcon, before the Lotus Elans were up to speed, first Christoph Kjaergaard and then Jan van der Kooi. Roelant de Waard was next to jump to the top of the timing screens in the Shelby Mustang, only for Van der Kooi to go faster still. We then had a short full course yellow to retrieve Jos Stevens’ stranded Elan, before the Grand Finale. Roelant de Waard dipped into the 2:06 to claim pole, with Jan van der Kooi 0,4 of a second behind. Jop Rappange claimed 3rd in the Porsche 904-6 just ahead of Kjaergaard, with Gross/Weidler 5th in the first of the touring cars. Then it was more Lotus Elans with Marcel Kutak, Marc Morawietz and Jos Stevens and more Falcons with Hemmo Vriend and Jaap/Jack van der Ende. Father and son teams set the pace in GTS11 (the Michaelis’ Porsche 911) and CT07 (the De Vries’ Cooper S) while Magnus Lillerskog was fastest in CT08/09 in his Lotus Cortina. Camilla Brandt was the only runner in GTS05 in her little TVR and thus qualified first in class, but she also pipped Hanna Grade and Clara Felske to be fastest of the ladies. There were several cars with technical issues, but there was just about time for most of them to be fixed before race 1.

Race 1: Van der Kooi triumphs

Roelant de Waard led away the first SuperSixties of 2026 at the Hockenheimring in his Shelby GT350, but Jan van der Kooi passed him in the Motodrom to rupturous applause of the spectators. The Lotus Elan driver then pulled away to win by 13 seconds after 40 minutes of hard racing. The Rappange Porsche 904 retired on the first lap, while Christoph Kjaergard had to pit to fasten a loose bonnet. Marcel Kutak took full advantage and drove a clever race to secure the third podium spot in his Lotus Elan. Jos Stevens in another Elan managed to pull clear of the battling Ford Falcon duo of Weidler/Gross and Carlo Hamilton. These guys were hard at it for most of the race and on the way collected some time penalties, promoting the Van der Ende Falcon to sixth ahead of Hamilton. Hemmo Vriend in yet another Falcon was in contention for most of the race until the crankshaft of the V8 broke. Soon after, Marc Morawietz buried his Elan in a gravel trap, all of which enabled Kjaergaard to claw his way back up to 8th ahead of the Shelby Mustangs of Missaglia and Smeer/Izaks. Thijmen de Vries was very unlucky and clipped a Shelby under braking in the Cooper S, ending his race on the spot. Meanwhile the Rappange brothers passed Fernand Lelong, Bernd Horlacher and Bert Mets plus numerous others to win the Mini class and secure 11th overall. First GTS11 car home was the Florian Lübbert/Christian Henke Triumph TR4 after an eventful journey, while Didier Bourdot drove a strong race to finish second in class and first of the MGB’s, beating the Michaelis Porsche 911 in the process. Series returnee after many years, Richard Bateman beat Magnus Lillerskog to the win the combined CT08/09 class, the two Lotus Cortina’s having the legs of Jerry Breg’s BMW 1800. Hanna Grade was fastest of the ladies until she got squeezed into a spin, letting Camilla Brandt in the TVR past. Only 24 cars made it to the finish, but with a lot of spannering going on in the paddock, we were  expecting most of the retirees back on the grid for Sunda’s race.

Race 2: De Waard’s revenge

Roelant de Waard and Jan van der Kooi treated us to one of the best SuperSixties races yet, trading places for the entire 40 minutes duration. De Waard jumped ahead at the start, followed by Volker Weidler and Jack van der Ende, the heavy Fords benefiting from good traction on the still slippery track. Jan van der Kooi soon made amends, passed the two Falcons and reeled in the blue Shelby. The man on the move was Dante Rappange who went from 26th to 5th within two laps in the Porsche 904. He then handed the car to his brother Jop, only for the gearchange to give problems again, the temperamental Porsche only lasting 8 laps this time. Carlo Hamilton was on the move now, passing the two other Ford Falcons to move up into third. Christoph Kjaergard was the last to make a pitstop, which gave him the lead for a short time. He spent the entire race battling with fellow Lotus Elan racers Marcel Kutak and Jos Stevens. They finished in positions 4-5-6, as the order at the front was soon restored after the pit window closed. The finish flag came out moments before the 40 minutes had passed and it was De Waard who was in front when it counted. The Rappange family Mini was unbeatable in CT07 again, finishing 10th overall, with René and Thijmen de Vries second and Bert Mets third in class. Magnus Lillerskog and Camilla Brandt had a good scrap, both winning their respective class in the Lotus Cortina and TVR Mk. 2a. In GTS11 there was a lot going on, although Florian Lübbert and Christian Henke were never challenged in their Triumph TR4 and Thomas and Peter Michaelis in the Porsche 911 held second throughout. Nick Paul gradually dropped back in his MGB, Patrick Goetzinger made an extra pitstop in the Morgan +4SS and Egbert Kolvoort semi-retired in the pits, until the Felske brothers fixed the ignition and he came back out again. Through it all came Clara Felske to take a solid third in class in her yellow MGB.

As we packed up and handed out the trophies, the sun came out. Next stop: Donington, UK.

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

More news from the Hockenheimring in SuperSixties Magazine 2026#1, download here:  https://indd.adobe.com/view/36fdd4ed-a051-42cd-9c11-a1669846c623

Ranking after 2 of 11 races: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/nl/ranking/

NEXT RACE: HSCC Spring Trophy Donington Park (UK), May 30-31.

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

It had been 8 years since SuperSixties, or NKHTGT as we were still called then, last raced at Brands. And what a lovely track it is, quite challenging, with a super old school atmosphere, perfect for our kind of historic racing.

Qualifying – old hands and newbies

An eventful qualifying session kicked off the SuperSixties weekend at Brands Hatch. While the experienced racers put some fast times on the clocks, the Brands rookies set out to learn the track. Bernd Horlacher was the first to make the headlines when he got stuck in the gravel trap at Sheene. A short safety car interlude was necessary to free the Mini. Jamie Boot topped the timesheets in the TVR from Nigel Winchester in the Ginetta G4R. Next it was Jaap van der Ende who shed the exhaust from the V8 Ford. Moments later, in a déjà vu moment from our previous visit to Brands, the orange Ford Falcon was beached in the Paddock Hill Bend gravel. With the red flags out, Jaap returned to the paddock and the tire barriers were rebuilt. Just 10 minutes remained to set a time. Andy Newall propelled the Jaguar E-type to a time of 1.46.0 to take pole from Boot. Michiel Campagne took 3rd in the Corvette Grand Sport with Luc de Cock in the sole Lotus Elan in 4th. The Mallard/Winchester Ginetta claimed the 5th start position. Next up it was V8 power with Roelant de Waard in the Shelby GT350 and Oliver Douglas in the Cobra Daytona. Allan Ross-Jones qualified 8th in his amazingly fast GTS11 Triumph TR4, with SuperSixties returnees Regis and Mathias Devis (Shelby GT350) and Christophe Germain in his new TVR Griffith rounding out the top-10. Jaap van der Ende had set a fast lap before he outbraked himself, but it was Carlo Hamilton who pipped him to touring car pole by 0.15 of a second. Behind the two Falcons was Adam Cunnington in the Lotus Cortina, just 0.036 of a second back. Alexander Schlüchter beat Jasper Izaks to pole in CT07, the Mini class. With 34 cars on the grid, we were looking forward to an exciting pair of races.

Race 1 – Corvette vs. TVR

Michiel Campagne won an exciting SuperSixties race at Brands Hatch on Saturday, at the wheel of the Corvette Grand Sport. Jamie Boot led away from the start in the TVR Griffith with Campagne in hot pursuit. Luc de Cock slotted into third in the Lotus Elan. There was a mighty battle for fourth with Rhea Sautter in the E-type, Chas Mallard in the Ginetta, Oliver Douglas in the Cobra Daytona and Roelant de Waard in the Shelby GT350. Sautter came in early to hand over to Andy Newall. He was quickly strapped in, but there was a problem… the steering wheel was missing! He was sitting on top of it, so the belts had to come off again. After the pitstops the roles at the front were reversed, Campagne now ahead with Boot chasing. Newall went great guns and managed to reel in De Cock to take third. The battle for fifth was intense and involved De Waard, Douglas, Christophe Germain in the TVR Griffith, Nigel Winchester who had taken over the Ginetta from Mallard and Jop Rappange in the Porsche 904-6. There were countless position changes, but they finished in this order. Carlo Hamilton in the Ford Falcon was alo in this group but dropped back a bit towards the end of the race to take 10th and win the touring car class. Jaap van der Ende did all he could to stay in touch, on track as well as off it, but had to settle for second in CT10 in his Falcon. Adam Cunnington was third touring car home and won CT08, well ahead of the other Lotus Cortinas of Deenik/Sinke and van Leenen/Du Toy van Hees. In CT07, Alexander Schlüchter and Jasper Izaks had an entertaining battle which Alexander settled in his favour. GTS11 was dominated by Allan Ross-Jones in his Triumph. TR4 First of the MGB’s were Nick and Chris Thompson with James Hicks/Jeremy Deeley third in class. Brian Lambert brought out his trusty 1-litre Ginetta G4 and put many bigger engined cars to shame by finishing 16th overall.

Race 2 – Corvette vs. TVR revisited

Sunday’s SuperSixties race at the HSCC Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix was another belter. Jamie Boot harried Michiel Campagne for the full 40 minutes. After 22 laps of hard racing the TVR Griffith was just 0,9 of a second behind the Corvette Grand Sport. Luc de Cock again slotted his Lotus Elan into third, although Oliver Douglas did manage to get ahead for several laps. In a repeat of Saturday’s race, Andy Newall took over the E-type from Rhea Sautter during the pitstop and then reeled in Douglas and the De Cock to claim the final podium spot. The other top-10 places were heavily disputed by a large group. Christophe Germain dropped back after he spun his TVR on lap 19. Carlo Hamilton took 6th in the Ford Falcon, with Allan Ross-Jones punching above his weight again to take 7th in the TR4. Roelant de Waard salvaged 8th after Regis/Mathias Devis in a similar GT350 were docked 15 seconds for a pitstop that was 3 seconds too short. Jaap van der Ende rallycrossed the orange Ford Falcon to 10th and second touring car home. Alexander Schlüchter drove his Mini to 3rd in TC and another win in CT07 from Izaks/Rappange. When Adam Cunnington dropped out with a broken throttle cable, the CT08 class victory fell to the other Lotus Cortina of Van Leenen/Du Toy van Hees. Nigel Winchester and Chas Mallard in the twincam Ginetta again had the better of the Rappange Porsche 904-6 to claim the trophy in the small GTP class. Brian Lambert in the 1-litre Ginetta started his race with an excursion through the Paddock Hill gravel trap. He then put his foot down and moved up to an impressive 14th overall at the finish. The battle of the B’s was won by Nick Thompson, from Mike Henney and Tiziane Mütschler. Most unluckily driver of the weekend was William Tebbit. Having qualified out of session in the morning, he was denied a race when teammate James Hicks had to retire the MGB before they could change drivers.

Many thanks to the Historic Sports Car Club for organizing an excellent race meeting.

Full results: https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/242856

More news from Brands in SuperSixties Magazine 2024#4: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SuperSixties-Brands-Hatch-magazine-V2.pdf

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

Next race:

September 13-15 – Classic GP Assen – some spaces still available. Anyone with an FIA compliant pre-’66 Touring Car, GT or GTP is invited to join us! Enter here: https://www.supersixtiesracing.com/race-with-us/

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