News
March 22, 2010
Radio
RTV-NH broadcasts about The 100 Miles of Amsterdam
March 21, 2010
The first 100 Miles of Amsterdam was a big succes
Despite heavy showers the first 100 Miles of Amsterdam was a big success. The heavily contested rally did see nine teams who did not finish due to mechanical error. Thanks go to Bas Auto Service who did its utmost best to keep the fleet of almost 50 pre war cars rolling... read more
March 18, 2010
B&B Match
The Bentley Boys have found their match. Triggered by the small engine capacity of the Bentley engines the American LaFrance team registered its six 2,42 litre cylinders independently. Thus forming a team.
March 17, 2010
B&B
No Bed and Breakfast for those guys. For the Bentley Boys it is serious business. Dirk & Ko Rustige; Ernest van Arendonk; Gerben Wansink & Ton van Daal and Dirk Lindenbergh & Jaap Truijens will unleash 16,4 liters of engine capacity to win.
March 17, 2010
North Holland Newspaper
The Noord Hollands Dagbald will be present during the midnight stop at Middelie.
March 17, 2010
Team Noord Holland
Since they don't have a chance for the "on own wheels" prize they decided to from team Noord Holland. Ab van Egmond & Teun Dommershuizen; Juri & Theo Castricum; Yvonne van Egmond & Marion van Maanen; Marcel & Pim Sol and Marcel & Eugenie Koreman.
March 17, 2010
M&M's
They may be sweet, but don't be fooled the Triple-M rally team is there to win. Henri de Jong & Tjeerd Alkema; Albert Koolma & Bret Halsema; Hans & Betty vd Bosch; Ronald Zieltjes & Paul Neeskens and Thijs de Groot & Cathelijne Spoelstra will be pushing their MG to the limit.
March 16, 2010
Be aware of the mice
The mice are coming, Bas Jansen & Johan de Graaff; Diederik van Bouwdijk & Loeke van Bouwdijk; Jan Stellingwerff & Margreet Stellingwerff and Gerard Zadelhoff & Velja Mijatovic are forming the Roaring mice team of Austin Sevens.
March 16, 2010
Team Riley
The second team with pretensions to the Team Prize has registered. Team Riley includes Hubert Kranz & Hian Seng Kwee (Germany); Luc Brands & Karel Bastiaanssen and the rally pros Nico Kuiper and Richard Veldkamp.
March 15, 2010
Liberal
Daniel van der Ree, member of the city council for the liberal VVD party, will be joining The 100 Miles of Amsterdam for diner.
March 12, 2010
Team Ettore
The first team of four Bugattis has been formed they will be competing under the name "Team Ettore". Bart Rosman & Evet Visser will bring their precious T43; Olav Glasius & Rob van de Beek will bring the Murphy coached T54; Ronald Beckers & Jan-Bart Broertjes will bring the just rebuild T57 with T64 coach and finally Marcel Sontrop & Bettie Sonrtop bring their Grand Prix T37 !
March 12, 2010
DVSCC
Did you know that almost half of the participants to The 100 Miles of
Amsterdam are member of the Dutch Vintage Sports Car Club ?
For those not yet member, it might be time to join !
Februari 15, 2010
Summer March 20 !
Yes, for some it is summer on March 20th. Alwyn du Preez from South Africa will be enjoying summer. He had rather enjoyed a nice winter rally aroud Amsterdam. He wishes us and all of you a lot of fun.
Februari 18, 2010
De Nationale Autoshow
Those who missed the broadcast on “De Nationale Autoshow” from last September will get a second chance to hear Joris Bergsma and Bart Kleyn life. On Thursday March 18 they will call for all those interest to come and cheer along the route. The program will be repeated several times in the coming days.
December 17, 2009
Team North Holland
Some North Holland competitors are getting excited with this weather. They formed Team North Holland and started their training schedule.
December 17, 2009
Austin Seven team
The four Austin7 Specials will be competing under the name "The Roaring Mice".
December 16, 2009
Ford team
With an average of 6 2/3 cylinders a car Ford's Henry Team is formed.
December 14, 2009
Bugatti team
The five Bugatti's have formed Team Ettore.
December 14, 2009
A jury of originality
We found two very qualified jury members who will be judging the cars on their originality. Both are automobile journalists and do know a lot about Pre War Cars. We are happy to have Wim Oude Weernink and Dik Boosman amongst us.
December 11, 2009
First Team to present itself
After very long deliberations the 6 MG’s did decide not to go for two teams but that they had better chances of showing their superiority when combining their forces. A few e-mail exchanges later they concluded that the name Safety Fast Rally Team would best describe their team. Many thanks to Cathelijne for taking the lead in this process.
December 9, 2009
The movie
Peter Haverlag and Hans Taverne from Huig Haverlag and Menno Knap from Pronto Productions will be following the rally and trying to cover it as well as possible in the dark and rainy night of December 20th.
December 4, 2009
Volunteers,
Different volunteers will help make The 100 Miles of Amsterdam to a success.
The Amersfoortse Motor- en Automobiel Club, will be providing the Marshals for the regularity. The AMAC is the organisation, which organises the Tulip Rallye... read more.
December 4, 2009
No Mechanic
Some are really sure about their car (and not about finding the correct road !)
November 26, 2009
Really a mechanic
In Bas Auto Service we did find a dedicated mechanic who will be helping you in case of technical problem. Of course Bas has a lot of experience in Italian thoroughbreds. He is not shy of a Colombo engine or other exotic Italian technology. A good think since we have word of an Alfa 8C 2800... read more.
November 16, 2009
Mechanics
Mechanics are bidding one against the other in order to secure a place on one of The 100 Miles cars. First the Scotsman Maurice Miller presents himself with an impressive Pre War curriculum (i.e. VSCC Measham Rallies in England). Comes Rob... read more.
October 31, 2009
MG power
Four and maybe five MG's are registring in force. The are being entered by the MG Workshop. Soon to be seen in the list of competitors.
October 29, 2009
Stay warm
Since everybody will be send out ruthlessly into the cold the Society Shop will be giving out woollen shawls to the competitors. This way you can spend Christmas with your loved ones in good health in front of the log fire and the tree.
October 6, 2009
High placed visitors
Mr. Post, chairman of the City Council of Amsterdam-North will be the guest of honour at the diner before the start of The 100 Miles of Amsterdam. At 20:01 he will start the first car into the dark. The remaining 49 cars will be started off by Rob Petersen, speaker at the Zandvoort Circuit.
It is also very likely that Carlo Brantsen from the glossy car Magazine CARROS and Bas van Werven, anchorman at Business News Radio will be present at the diner.
October 5, 2009
CAR WANTED
Not everybody is so lucky as to have a pre-war car. A friend would very much like to feel the chills of driving on the wet; dark and cold dike roads around Amsterdam. If you have wheels to spare, please get in contact with Joris Bergsma.
October 2, 2009
For the Brittons:
Stena Line is offering a special fare for those daring enough to cross the Channel mid-winter and drive The 100 Miles. Tobby Ballard is already shipping his boat. Are you next to see for yourself that Dutch winters are as dreadful as British ones ?
September 24, 2009
Dit you miss it ?
Since you are still consulting this website you either do not understand any Dutch or you missed the broadcast of Joris Bergsma and Bart Kleyn at the “Nationale Autoshow”. Now you can either wait until Sunday 13:00 h or listen at the broadcast on-line.
September 9, 2009
Transportation of your motor vehicle to and from Amsterdam
Of course you want to participate to The 100 Miles of Amsterdam. You look forward to driving the little dike roads around Amsterdam. But you do not look forward to the highway trip to the Low Countries. ... read more
September 8, 2009
Listen to the sound of The 100 Miles.
Business News Radio will interview the organisers of The 100 Miles of Amsterdam on its car program, The National Auto Show. Carlo Brantsen and Bas van Werven will be asking the quintessential questions of why, how and of course, what are they driving yourself. ... read more
September 4, 2009
The real rally buffs do register
For those of you who are familiar to the Dutch rally scene the Traction Cabriolet of the Weeslink family is a familiar sight. After 15 Tulip rallies, 4 SLS, 6 Gelderlandrit and 1 Via Flaminia (with a Citroen DS) these enthusiastic rally drivers are just too happy to meet there match.
August 24, 2009
Gabriel Kousbroek takes the wheel of his father’s Amilcar
In the sixties the essayist and writer Rudy Kousbroek did travel on a regular basis between Amsterdam and Paris. His daily means of transportation was his 1928 Amilcar. It would take him only five hours, ... read more
August 20, 2009
Announcement of The 100 Miles on RTV-Noord Holland
The 100 Miles of Amsterdam will officially be announced on the “Zandvoort Journaal” of Wednesday August 26th. The program will show several times during the day. So watch RTV-Noord Holland !
July 31, 2009
100 Miles of Amsterdam present at the Nationaal Oldtimer Festival
This year the “Nationaal Oldtimer Festival” will be held on Sunday September 27th. PreWarCar.com, partner in the 100 Miles is invited and will be manning a stand on the padock between some 50 expected pre war cars. In the midst of some 2000 classic cars and many more visitors PreWarCar.com will... read more
July 29, 2009
RTV-Noord Holland; Zandvoort Journaal
On August 26th the Zandvoort Journaal will dedicate 15 minutes to the old pre war street circuit. Some of the participants to the 100 Miles will be followed driving the old circuit and then up to the modern circuit. The Dutch Vintage Sports Car Club will bring in some of its member cars. During... read more
July 28, 2009
Speaker
If someone was conceived, born and raised on the Zandvort Circuit than it is Rob Petersen. From his young years on Rob attended most of the races and did get to know many of the famous Formula 1 drivers. In his daily life Rob is a banker, but in the weekends he can still be found on the circuit,... read more
