The 2018 season started with a win in the C final of the Dutch Championships. Not bad, being the eldest driver of the group. It was the start of 4 intense months of races, practise sessions and physical preparations for my second Kart World Championship, this year in Poland.Read More →
Last weekend.. after 3 years, I finally won a race again during the Dutch Championships Rentalkarts, at the Middelburg track. After struggling quite a lot during the 4 qualification races, I managed to win the C Final from pole position. Read More →
3rd place today at the Oldenzaal 2 hour endurance race together with teammate Nanno van der Poel. I’m happy with this result in the last event of 2018! 🙂 Read More →
Not a bad result this year! 27th place out of 88 drivers, mostly youngsters. Read More →
Last week, the big local newspaper Haarlems Dagblad, wrote quite a nice article about me, over the start of my 30 year during racing career, and the fact that I competed in the rental kart World Championships, last month.Read More →
Last week I finished in 12th position at the Kart World Championships in Madrid, in the 40+ class, out of 25 drivers. The goal was a top 3 result, but after the first few days I found out that the goal was not realistic. Actually, after some very good performances, I’m happy with the result. Thanks to Klazien for all her support!Read More →
After three times a 7th place, and 8th place and a 10th place in the series, my results were good enough to start from the first row in the B final of the Dutch Championship at Oldenzaal, on June 10th. I had a good start and was able to Follow Noelle Smulders. Halfway the race I was faster and able to put pressure on her. The last corner for the straight I was able to overtake her from the outside where she didn’t expect it. I felt quite sure I was winning the race, but 2 corners before the finished she pushed me aside aRead More →
Yesterday evening I broke the lap record at Silverstone Indoor karting in Zwanenburg. Finally a lap under 38 seconds: 37.96! Gave me a good feeling! Coming saturday of to Oldenzaal for the Dutch ChampionshipsRead More →
I’m quite satisfied about the last race, which was a combined event of open Dutch- and Belgian Championships. My timed trials was a 6th place out of 83 competitiors. My finishes in the series were all top 10. I drove the 2nd fastest laptime of all drivers, although I was at least 15 kilo’s heavier than the top drivers. Mty final classificatios were an 8 th position for the Dutch Championship and 11th. For The Belgian. I’m very satisfied with the results and I’m looking forward to the next race at Oldenzaal, at JUne 10th.Read More →
I am almost halfway the preparations for the World Championships. Are things going the way I expected?? In a way.. ‘yes’.. European Championships in Middelburg were a disaster, but I knew that would happen. No experience in any rental kart in the past years. Result: position 102 out of 120. Five terrible heats, 1 acceptable, but also 2 very good ones. In the past months I have been doing practise heats in Huizen, Zwanenburg and Genk (Belgium) At all 3 tracks I was fastest or 2nd fastest, but at least fast, which is encouraging. After The European Championships in Middelburg I became friends with BelgiumRead More →
