(voor Nederlands helemaal naar beneden scrollen) Qualifying With a very full programme the Gamma Racing Day (that’s its official name, it is actually a 3-day event) started on Friday not with the usual free practice session but straight in with qualifying, albeit a long 40-minute session. Although in the midst of the summer holidays, a […]
(voor Nederlands helemaal naar beneden scrollen) Practice & qualifying The Spa Summer Classic has over the years become part of NK HTGT tradition, usually drawing a big entry. This year was no exception with a quality field of 46. The weekend started with a free practice early on friday morning. Unfortunately for some it didn’t last […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) The Dutch championship for pre-’66 touring cars and GT’s joined the Masters Festival at Brands Hatch for he third year in succession. Contrary to earlier years, the two races on the GP track were combined with the Masters classes, making for wo huge fields. For starters, 19 Dutch GT […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) As we have come to expect the NK HTGT powered by Gamma drew an entry of over 40 at the HARC’s Historic Zandvoort Trophy season opener. It came as no surprise that the experienced duo of David Hart and Hans Hugenholtz dominated proceedings in their exceedingly fast AC Cobra’s. […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) During a rainy weekend at the Dijon-Prenois track in France, Frits Campagne secured this year’s title in the Delta Lloyd Xclusief Dutch national championship. The number of title contenders diminished from three to two when points leader Theo van Gammeren scratched his entry. This left Campagne in his 1964 […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) Former Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk made clever use of yellow flags to take the win in the sunday’s round of the Delta Lloyd Xclusief Dutch historic championship. On saturday, Luyendyk had to give best to Graham Wilson, who squeezed his Lotus Elan past the expensive Bizzarini. Kees Kooij/Roman […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) After a short 3-week break the Delta Lloyd Xclusief NK HTGT returned to the Assen TT-circuit for the Gamma Racing Day(s), providing spectacular racing in front of packed grandstands. At the start of the first race it was Georg Nolte with his Ford GT40 who delivered the excitement. Edging […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) The Delta Lloyd Xclusief NK HTGT visited the famous TT track for the first time this year and provided spectacular racing, as usual. Georg Nolte powered away from second on the grid to take the lead in race 1, only for his Ford GT40 to start depositing oil on […]
Race 2: Von Oeynhausen onverwachte winnaar Zonder Stummeyer was Michiel Campagne de gedoodverfde favoriet voor de winst in de race op zondag. De gretige graaf von Oeynhausen had echter andere plannen. Hij nam direct na de start de leiding en wist een kleine voorsprong op te bouwen. Voordat het zover was hadden we al […]
(voor Nederlands even naar beneden scrollen) In 1952, Dries van der Lof was one of the Netherlands’ first Formula 1 drivers. At the Historic Zandvoort Trophy last weekend, two later generations Van der Lof stole the thunder in the Delta Lloyd Xclusief Dutch championship for historic touring cars and GT’s. Alexander van der Lof, Dries’ […]