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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Zandvoort Passraces 2017 - Dutch Truck Racing

Easter Saturday's front row of the grid with Heinz Werner Lenz's SL Racing Mercedes truck nearest the camera and Cees Zandbergen's Rainbow Warrior Scania next to it.   They ended up as the most successful driver's of the weekend.

Dutch truck racing started in the early eighties and is still going strong today.  The motor racing purist may often turn up his nose at it but for the average punter it is a lot of fun.  Easter Saturday saw the first round of this year's Dutch championship.  Here are some pictures from the grid and the practice session earlier in the day.

Ferry van Drunen was very spectacular in his Scania

Cees Zandbergen enjoying the grid walk.  He came third in the first race.

Rodi Smit's Volvo races through the dunes.

Frans Smit's Scania

Volvo leads Scania

Bjorn Tijhuis's DAF leads a Mercedes.

Jan van Holland's Ford Detroit Diesel

Jan van Holland waiting for the off.

Truck engine

Sébastien Lechambre's MAN.

For the ADPCR Porsches racing at Zandvoort the same day, click here.

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

For the STWC Touring Car racing at Zandvoort the same day, click here.

More from the 2017 Zandvoort Passraces coming soon.

John Etherton asserts his copyright to all of the photos on this blogpost.  However, you may post the photos elsewhere on the web as long as you credit the photographer, John Etherton, and this blog post, Rouenlesafx@blogspot.com and provide a link to this page.

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