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The 12th Historic Zandvoort Trophy 1988

The 12th Historic Zandvoort Trophy 
14-15 mei 1988
Circuit Zandvoort

(anno: 1987)
Circuit Park Zandvoort

De Historische Auto Ren Club



Op 14-15 mei 1988 werd de 
12e Historische Zandvoort Trophy verreden.



In alle vroegte meldde ik mij wederom bij "De Vijverhut"
alwaar de inschrijvingen plaatsvonden voor de
races en de pers-accreditaties werden afgegeven.

Bepakt en gezakt en vol energie ging ik vervolgens op pad
om met mijn 1e video-8 camera wat beelden te schieten
van deze historische races met nu het plan
meerdere klassen op videobeeld vast te leggen.

Welnu uit zo'n 1848 snapshots heb ik wederom een ruime 
selektie gemaakt...waarvan u hopenlijk zult genieten.

Motoring George


Allereerst de T.C. = 
de Technische Keuring...


De Italiaanse FIA waarnemer Dhr.R.Causo
wilde alle info betreffende Volvo Amazon racer.


Patrick Huisman begint zijn carriere met
(historisch) racen in deze Jaguar Mk II uit 1963.





Ferrari Club Italia 








 met een paar schitterende Ferrari's, een Volpini...




 en een #038 Maserati 250 F.






Good Old Famous Racing Driver Sir Stirling Moss (GB)
en zijn prive-monteur was er ook met zijn * #54 Widi MKII uit 1960.

 


The *Widi, a 1960's sports racer, was conceived by Belgian Willy Widar, an enthusiast who trained as a physiotherapist, but ended up as a specialist sports car manufacturer. He dearly longed for a Lola Mk I, but as he could not afford to buy one, he resorted to constructing a comparable car himself. He did not recoil from a complicated task such as building a car, for self-taught men are often capable of great achievements. 

The name of the car he got from his father's sportswear shop, an obvious abbreviation of their family name. In total, he churned out 11 cars in a decade. British car manufacturers often used to offer kits for sale, but Willy Widar only delivered fully built cars. But as was often the case with his British counterparts, clients were able to choose their own engines, and various proprietary engines found their way under the bonnet. 




The front-engined series comprises 7 cars, being the solid rear axle cars from 1959-1960 (referred to as Mk I) and the cars built from 1960 to 1963 with independent rear suspension (Mk II). Widi's 1964 front-engined Formula Junior, housing an 1100 cc Ford engine, was bought by a German driver. The Mk III turned round the classic chassis lay-out, thus becoming Widar's first mid-engined car. This car, owned by Belgian BMW dealer Francis Petit, used a two-stroke 850 cc DKW engine. Its successor, the mid-engined Mk IV, was powered by an Alfa Romeo Giulietta engine. Willy Widar's last car, the Mk V, was inspired by the Mallock U2.

The Mk I's tubular chassis was made up of round tubing as well as square tubing, tightly wrapped by a curvaceous glassfibre body with a forward-flipping bonnet to improve engine access. Front unequal length wishbones and coil-over dampers saw to the wheels staying on the road. Roll was limited by a front anti-roll bar. The rear suspension was not as modern though, using a solid rear axle located by a Panhard rod and two pairs of radius rods. This changed when the later Mk II cars were provided with independent rear suspension, also using unequal length wishbones. The wheel hubs were taken from a Triumph Herald, as well as the rack and pinion steering. The solid rear axle Mk I had drum brakes all-round, whereas the IRS Widi Mk II benefited from front discs. Gearboxes were provided by Ford or ZF and the differential was a standard BMC one. In typical 1960's sports racing car fashion, engines were BMC, Ford or Coventry Climax, fed by either SU or Weber Carburetors.

The second Mk II built is probably the most famous one, since it was acquired by racing legend Stirling Moss, who bought it from Dutchman Leo Schildkamp in the late 1980's. Moss competed with the car in historic racing, until he sold it again. Thanks to him the Widi finally got the international attention it deserved.

Unfortunately, only 2 Widies are believed to have survived. Moss' red one is painted yellow now and the other one, which used to be red, was resprayed in black. The rest of the cars have allegedly been destroyed. Nevertheless, the name Widi lives on in Marc Widar's (Willy's son) race preparation business.

Featured is the ex-Moss Widi in its current yellow livery. Fortunately this rare piece of Belgian racing history is still being campaigned on a regular basis. It is seen here in action during the 2007 Goodwood Revival and the 2006 and 2005 Silverstone Classics.

BRON:

Article by Cedriv Vyvey, last updated on November 05, 2007



De Trainingen....
op Zaterdag 14 mei
Group I : Touring Cars







 



ABARTH Racing.



Group II : Sports and Racing Cars



 Famous Racing Driver 
Sir Stirling Moss (GB)




Sir Stirling Moss and his Widi MK II



Ferrari 166 F1 2500 cc 1954 -- Ferrari Dino F1  1500 cc 1959







Maserati 250 F 2500 cc 1956

Ferrari Club Italia





#36 Corrado Cupellini (I)



begroet door Dries van der Lof (NL)




Tazio Tarashi #37 Ferrari 166 F1 2500 cc 1954



(Falcon) wrong direction..




Hans Gluck (D)  #40 Lister Jaguar 2800 cc 1957



# 132 Alfons Wijffels  (NL) --  #41 Andreas Merbach (D)





Group III : GTS



Hans Hugenholtz #83 Lotus Elite S2 1216 cc 1961



Fiete van der Grinten  #90 Triumph TR3A  2000 cc 1961





Albert  "State-of-Art" Westerman # 88 Porsche 356 B 1600 cc 1959



Klaus Stueken (D) #72 Lancia Aurelia B20 2451 CC 1954







Group IV: GTS
Opstellen achter de pitboxen...






 Pieter Boel #133 Ford Shelby Mustang 350 GT  4700 cc 1965




John Young #133  Jaguar E-Type Semi-Lightweight  3781 cc 1961





 Jan Lammerse  #110 Fiat Abarth Monomille  982 cc 1962




Eiso Bergsma #128  Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1600 cc 1965





Intussen  werd er in het Rennerskwartier druk gesleuteld...






Relax...




De Races....
op Zaterdag 14 mei

Group I : Touring Cars
Opstellen achter de pitboxen....





Enkele Highlights...












Group II : Sports and Racing Cars













Group III : GTS









Group IV : GTS













Watch this...spin.




Heiner Oettli (CH) #121 Lotus Elan S1 1593 cc 1967




oi..oi




John Young #133  *Jaguar E-Type Semi-Lightweight  3781 cc 1961
*(ex- Bruce McLaren)








Eiso Bergsma #128  Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1600 cc 1965








 Jan Lammerse  #110 Fiat Abarth Monomille  982 cc 1962






GREAT CARS



John Young #133  *Jaguar E-Type
 Semi-Lightweight  3781 cc 1961



3 BXV
*(ex- Bruce McLaren)





Zondagmorgen bijtijds, met de zon op de buik,
weer richting Circuit Park Zandvoort...







Weer compleet...



Zondagochtend vond er het jaarlijkse Concours Sportif
 plaats op het Circuit...waarvan ook enkele beelden.



Zelfs AVRO Ruud "'tuut-tuut De Hoogste Versnelling" Terweijden
was in aktie gekomen met zijn gehele team om
wat shotjes te draaien...



Singer Le Mans 1934
van Hans Faber







*Alfa Romeo Sportiva 

De *Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva is een van de eerste conceptauto's van het Italiaanse autohuis Alfa Romeo. De conceptauto dateert uit ongeveer 1952. De auto is ontworpen door Franco Scaglione die in dienst was van Bertone.



Aston Martin DB4



Ferrari 250 GT Lusso



De Races....
op Zondag 15 mei

Group I : Touring Cars
Opstellen achter de  pitboxen....




















OI..OI..OI..OI...



*Patrick Huisman begint zijn carriere met
(historisch) racen in deze Jaguar Mk II uit 1963.

*Patrick staat met name bekend om zijn successen in de Porsche Supercup
 waarin hij maar liefst 4 keer kampioen is geworden (1997-2000). 




 " Hot Wheels "






The Winner is...Uwe Schaper in zijn  #22 Volvo PV544 1961









Uwe Schaper --  Chris Doorman 





Group II : Sports and Racing Cars








Volpini -/- Lister Jaguar









Sir Stirling Moss







Group IV : GTS









"blown up engine"

Klaus-Jurgen Meyer (D) #077 Alfa Romeo 1300 SS 1290 cc 1960






Hans Hugenholtz  #82 Lotus Elte S2  1216 cc 1961






The Winners are...










Zelfs Ruud  Avro"De Hoogste Versnelling" Terweijden
was in aktie gekomen met zijn gehele *team om
wat shotjes te draaien...

*(ik deed alles alleen)







Group IV : GTS



Opperste concentratie voor de race...



en de toenmalig  HARC-Voorzitter Anthony Mak van  Waaij
 zag dat het goed was...




















- 1e John Young (GB) #131 Jaguar E-type 3781 cc 1961 
                   - 2e Phil van der Lof (NL)  #123 Lotus Elan 1580 cc 1963



Ferrari  250 GT SWB  (IT) -- Chevrolet Corvette (USA)



De altijd goed gemutste Limburger,
 Michel Opreij...





The Winner is...
 - 3BXV- Jag.




Willem Blankevoort;
Het zit er weer op...




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