Zandvoort Passraces 2017 - STWC Touring Cars

Peter Van der Ham in hisBMW M3 running over the kerbs at Gerlachtbocht

The Super Toer Wagen Cup (STWC) or in English the Super Touring Car Cup is a Dutch Championship with four classes of touring and GT cars.   It is open to most cars ever built as production cars.  However, most turned out to be BMWs in the first round of 2017 at the Zandvoort Passraces.  Here are some photos taken during practice and qualifying.

The winner of the first race was Koen de Wit in his BMW M3 E46.

In second place was another BMW of Jan Visser

In third place overall and winner of Group II was this Volvo 850 of Johan Hoogerwerff

The winner negotiating Hugenholtzbocht.

Second in Class 1 was this Audi TT.

Second in class II was this BMW.

The prize for the most spectacular driver went to 007 Michael Uijtermerk seen opposite locking around Tarzan.

The Volvo under preparation in the paddock.

The winning car in the pit lane.

The winning Class III BMW of Konijnendijk Plugge chased by the sideways 007.

For the Supercar Challenge race at Zandvoort the same day, click here.

For the Porsche ADPCR race at Zandvoort the same day, click here.

For the Dutch Truck Racing at Zandvoort the same day, click here.

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Dijon MotorsCup 2016 - NKHTGT

The NKHTGT cars provided an exciting spectacle at Dijon-Prenois.

NKHTGT stands for "Nederlands Kampioenschap voor Historische Toerwagens en GT’s" and is the premier Dutch Championship for historic GT and Touring cars built between 1947 and 1965. They race at Zandvoort, Spa, Brands Hatch and Dijon.  Judging from the Saturday race at Dijon they provide for close and exciting racing with an incredible variety of cars taking part.

The first lap and the two 1965 5.3 litre Chevrolet Corvettes are virtually side by side fighting for the lead and the rest of the field is keeping up with the pace.

The midfiield bunch on lap one wiuth Janguar E Types, Mustangs, Falcons Minis and Lotus Elans battling it out.

The rear of the field with a Bizarrini GT holding off a Mustand and Mini battle.

Norbert Gross in a 1964 4.7 litre Ford Falcon Sprint. He finished tenth overall.

Two Austin Healey 3000s coming over the crest together.

The Bizarrini GT of Geog Nolte.

Carlo Hamilton rides the kerbs in his Ford Falcon.

Frans Van Maarschakerwaart in his 1965 4.7 litre Shelby Mustang GT350 finished eleventh.

Roger Ebdon gets it all wrong in his Mini Cooper trying to overtake the Bizarrini of Georg Nolte.  

Richard Evans in this Marcos 1800  GT got fastest lap and finished third on the road but was eventually excluded from the results.

One of the Ford Falcons get sideways in his pursuit of Rhea Sautter's Jaguar that finished seventh.

The top Mini was that of Rob Rappange who finished sixteenth.

Michel Campagne leads the other Corvette......

...but is later back in second place again behind the Corvette of Tom Kuiper.

The fifteenth placed Ford Falcon Sprint of Frits Campagne.

The 25th placed MGB of Egbert Kolvoort.

Top Ford Falcon was that of Martin Bijleveld in sixth place.

Still a close battle for the lead between the Corvettes late in the race.

Michel Campagne acknowledges the cheers from the crowd after his fine win.

More from the Dijon Motors Cup if you click on the Motor Sport button at the top of this page.

All photos were taken from the spectator areas without a press pass.

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