For more than sixteen years, the Dutch Race Driver Organisation (DRDO) has been a synonym for tight racing and a community of passionate drivers. At DRDO, the focus is on the excitement of racing and the spirit of competition. Track time is an important pillar at DRDO. Our events are designed in a way that gives the competitors the maximum amount of track time in a minimal amount of time, making our events filled with action and excitement.
“Participants should be able to enjoy racing and competition while keeping costs relatively low. Racing will always costs money of course," according to Floortje Snoek. She adds, "Besides that, we saw a gap in the market with racing after working hours."
Founder Danny van Dongen is clear about DRDO's objective: "We want to be a one-stop shop. In line with the successful racing course and our training days during the business club, organizing races is a logical next step. We focus on a broad target group, who can drive a lot and have fun in motorsport through this format."
At DRDO there are four different categories which allows drivers to participate with a wide range of different racecars as long as the sound doesn’t produce more than 85db! In these categories we work with success seconds. This way every driver with cars ranging from a BMW to a Suzuki Swift can fight for the podium.
All events consist of a free practice session, qualification of and two races of 50 min each, with a mandatory pit stop during each race, so that drivers can be changed. This offers the possibility to register two drivers per car and share the costs.
With six events on two circuits, DRDO immediately presents a fully-fledged calendar. Four of these will take place on Wednesday evening at Circuit Zandvoort, where all classes will be in action. In addition, DRDO will make two trips to TT Circuit Assen.
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