TV: Henk van Joost and Core User Championship titles in the Spanish Long Distance Series

TV: Henk van Joost and Core User Championship titles in the Spanish Long Distance Series

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Henk van Joost won the title in his class and in his division

During the youth We reported The performances (and victories) of our guys Core User and Henk van Joost during the opening weekend of the Campionado de España Resistencia, the Spanish endurance championship running in support of the DTM in Portimão. The entire championship is now over and once again there are victories: Van Zoest and User both became champions in their respective classes and divisions.

Text: Rene de Boer (Twitter: @renedeboer)
Photos: V-Line/CER, PR, Rebocar/R. farmer

“It’s been a fantastic season,” said Clio driver van Zoest, reflecting on a year of racing with a total of six events in Valencia, Portimao, Aragon, Jerez, Navarra and Barcelona. “It’s definitely not easy because of the regulations, because in this series we work with penalty time. The more often you win, the more time you have to stop at the pit stop. It could be up to 120 seconds, I can tell you. It seems so long when you’re in the car, haha! The last race in Barcelona, ​​a race in two hours, a decision had to be made, the winner had to stop there less than 40 seconds, so there was no way I could make up for it, but I still finished second, and with that I became champion not only in my class, but also in the category, so I am now officially of the Federation. Listed as Spanish champion in the big book, I’m proud of it!”

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The season also went satisfactorily for the core user competing with his trusty MARC. “I won four races overall, including the two-hour races, as well as all the GT3s. And I’m very happy with that in my old age,” he says with a laugh. For example, the user topped the GPX category and in Class 1 of the Copa de España GT. Only in the overall standings of the GT Championship did the user, Jose Mora/Francisco Abreu, have to play with the Porsche 991 trophy.

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MARC is now sold to Australia, where the car comes from

Whether User will return next year to defend his title, he can’t say yet. “I’ve sold MARC and it’s going back to Australia, where it came from,” he says. “For the rest, I’m busy rebuilding the Marcos LM 600 for Peter Auto’s Classic Endurance Racing Series. It’s 22 years old, but I’ll be racing it next season. Coming to me.”

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Henk van Jost: “I just saw Cleo”

Henk van Zoest, on the other hand, is determined to be back there in next year’s Spanish Endurance Championship. “It’s a full championship, you drive all over Spain and in Portugal, while the costs are comparable to regional championships, so it’s very attractive.” However, Van Zost is looking at the possibility of switching to another car. “That Clio, I just saw it,” he says. “The plan is to start with a BMW M2 or a Porsche next year. But I definitely want to continue.”

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Cor Euser and Henk van Zoest ensured Dutch victories in the Spanish series this season

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