What a weekend at the Varsselring in Hengelo for Round 2 of the Northern Sidecar Cup! High speeds, red flags, sun and rain and a fierce rivalry defined this unforgettable event.
**QUALIFYING:**
It was Tim Reeves / Melanie Farnier who laid down the marker early, securing pole position with blistering pace. Hot on their heels were local heroes Bennie Streuer / Manon Vis, with Hilbert Talens / Felix Pinkert locking out on second row in third. First F2 of Renzo and Valé Van der Donckt were fourth on row 2.
**RACE 1:**
After a red-flag interruption, without any personal damage, and restart, Reeves / Farnier showed their class—taking control and riding to victory.
🏁 1. Reeves / Farnier
🥈 2. Streuer / Vis
🥉 3. Talens / Pinkert
Strong rides also from F600 Championship leader Raymond Leijdekkers, this time with passenger Océane Bataille and the Finnish combination, father and son Petri and Julius Virtanen with their 1000cc BMW.
The battle between team VDD, Flyingdutchmen and Knarfrace is worth looking over and over again at the livestream.
**RACE 2:**
Unfortunately after the red flag in round 2 due to rain and oil on track, it was decided not to restart. Because there were only 2 laps completed, there is no result.
Results are here, NSC standings here and BK (Belgium Championship) can be found here.
💥 Next stop will be the Nürburgring, 22 – 24 May. At this moment more than 30 teams have entered round 3 of the NSC. On going rivalry continues. Different battles in different categories is ON for 2026!
👏 Huge respect to all teams tackling the fast and unforgiving Hengelo circuit. This is sidecar racing at its absolute best.
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