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  • Session 2 Sietse

    My second session lasted only 3 rounds. At the end of the straight track (start/finish) I tried to pass another drive, in the left corner. The other racer came from right to left and cut the corner and hit me on the right side. The effect: she drove into the grid track, I fell over…

  • Race day Friday

    After registration and briefing the first session started at 10.00. Weather conditions were good, dry and around 18 to 20 degree. 5 drivers in 3 different groups, 5 sessions per day, per session 20 minutes. Group Driver Time 3B Sietse 02:19.979 3A SemNiekKees 01:51.8401:50.3601:51.59 4 Wilco 01:44.26 As a reference: fastest driver had 01:34.63

  • Ha llegado

    Today’s trip we choose not to drive on the Motorway, instead we choose the scenery road. Amazing landscapes and not many cars on the road. The fire extinguisher mystery: it fell over and started foaming. We know that it is working and we have a clean area on the floor Just before arrived at the…

  • Travel day 2: France

    Day 2 was a day to see the best of the french motorways, almost the whole route was on the Peage (Toll motorway). We made good progress as we wanted to build camp just before the Pyrenees. Toll costs about 200 euro’s. Viva la France Niek started as our pilot/driver and we drove off around…

  • I had the opportunity to join a group that planned to go racing at Alcarras. On the evening of the 17th of March we packed our transporter, a touring bus that Kees owns. https://www.racecracks.nl/evenement/alcarras-2 Loading the bikes first, on top the floor and mattresses, the suits, helmets etc stowed in all the corners (hopefully we…

  • Since August 2025 I have started with Motor racing. At the age of 62 years. And since then I’m asking myself why didn’t I start at a much younger age? This feels so f…ing good. I bought an Aprilia rsv1000r from 2004. My BMW mechanic (Jeroen, see other posts) pointed out to me that tis…

  • In 2025 nam ik deel aan de Introductiedag Baan Commissaris op het TT-circuit in Assen, waar ik meer leerde over het werk van een (Pit) Steward. Gedurende het raceseizoen van maart tot november heb ik diverse dagen geholpen als steward, waarbij veiligheid altijd prioriteit is bij incidenten op de baan.