Joey Hanssen Racing Career

 

 

It all started in 1977 when Joey’s dad Henk Hanssen started oval racing. (dirt & Tarmac ) After a 19 year long career he  had a careerfatal crash. after his accident he was not able to race ever again. In the 19 years Henk concored a  incredible amount of victorys and championships.

 

-Three time World Champion

-Seven time European Champion

-14 Time National Champion

 

No wonder when Joey was born in 1991. He imediately got infected by the Race Virus. The first time he drove a kart was in 1995 at the age of 4 and his very first race was in 1997. In his first championship at age of 6 he finished 4th.

1997 – 2002

Mini Juniors 60cc

1997: 4th place Maxxis Challange cup

1998: 4th place Maxxis Challange cup

1999: 3rd place Maxxis Challange cup

2000: 3rd place Maxxis Challange cup

2001 : Vice Champion Maxxis Challange cup ( missing 2 meetings )

2002: Vice Champion Maxxis Challange cup ( missing 1 meeting )

 

2003&2004

100cc Juniors

2003: Maxxis challange cup champion, Vice Dutch champion, Winner German Euro pokaal

2004: Maxxis challange cup champion, Vice Dutch champion

2005

Big year for Joey, after many successes in automatic karts he moves to shifterkarts at a very young age.

KZ2 125cc shifter

-Maxxis challange cup champion, sevral fastest laps and poles in the Dutch open championship ( 79 Drivers in Kz2 )

2006

KZ2 125cc Shifter.

-Vice dutch Champion

2007

The most busy year for the young dutchman. Joey Races in 3 different types of racing. Karting, Touring cars and single seaters in 2 differtent classes.

Karting

KZ2 125cc Shifter

-Vice dutch champion.

Touring Cars

Winner BRL-Light series round 4 in front of 150.000 people during Champcar event at ASSEN.

-rookie of the year.

Open wheels

-1st place in Formula Gloria North-europe Championship.

-Winner Formula gloria eurocup.

-4th place Formula Azzurra race in Monza ( Italy )

 

2008

Back to karting with AVG Racing Team, PCR Chassis and TM engines.

Karting

KZ2 125cc Shifter

-2 Podium Finishes CIK-FIA European Championship KZ2

-7th in WSK EURO SERIES KZ1

Formula Ford

-Winner Last round of the Dutch championship

Formula Gloria

-Winner GP of Spa Francorshamps

2009

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES ( North american region of NASCAR )

Car: V8 Dodge Advanger 600 BHP; 1400 KG

-Rookie of the year award

-Finished 13th out of 51 Drivers in the Championship.

2010

No Sponserships, No racing from 2009 october till 2010 July.

After a period of no racing I got invited by Luxor Racing Team for some testing.

This went so well we did a couple races (KZ2 125cc Shifter) in the end of 2010 and won  4 out of 6 meetings. During a late evening in december Me (Joey) and Mr. Alex Bonel ( team Manager ) Promissed eachother to become World champion in 2011.

2011

Karting

-WORLD CHAMPION KZ2 , International Karting Circuit Genk ( Belgium )

-2nd in KZ2 WSK FINAL CUP, International Raceway Ortona ( Italy )

-Winner 4 out of 6 Races Dutch KZ2 championship.

 

Formula Toyota Oval Series

-Winner Shorttrack Eurocup

-2nd in Championship While missing 2 Meetings out of 5

 

2012

First time in Joey’s life to become an Elite driver. That means a Proffessional GoKart driver for the Luxor Official Racing Team in the class KZ1 (125cc Shifter)

“I Would say a very tough season but a good season becouse I have seen the other side of motorsports. It really made me grow up”

Karting

-4th in German open Karting Championship KZ2

-3rd WSK Euro series , Sarno ( Italy ) KZ1

-Pole Position WSK Euro series , Val D’Argenton ( France ) KZ1

-Dash For Cash Race winner,Kalgoorlie ( Australia )

-Winner Dutch championship rounds 3,4 & 5 KZ2

2013

Joey moves to Australia to work as an engine builder and driver for Brendan Shugg’s Lenzokart Australia. Halfway the year Hanssen makes the swich to Shamick racing where he’s still working and racing for. Halfway the season Lenzokart and Hanssen split ways and hanssen finds a new home in Melbournes Shamick Racing. making the swich while leading the championship was shocking news but with hard work and dedication of Hanssen, Craig Arnett and Shane Wharton they took the Australian title!

The name HANSSEN RACING ENGINES gets shape. “I decided not to depend on other people anymore and started my own engine development! It worked out better than I ever expected!”

In the first season with a lot of victories and podium finishes of drivers wich use the company’s engines.

 

-Blake mills Winner of the western cup in Australia with HRE engines

-Jake Klarich Winner of the Bunburry round with HRE Engines and fourth in the Western Cup

-Joey Himself finishes 3^rd in third in the championship winning 3 out of 4 races.

-CIK Stars of karting Series Champion KZ2

-Australian Champion KZ2

-Queensland State Champion KZ2

-South Australia State Champion KZ2

-New South Wales State Champion KZ2

-City of Melbourne Titles

 

 

2014

Another season in Australia with Shamick Racing.

 

– Australian KZ 2 Champion

– CIK Stars Of Karting KZ2 Champion

– Victorian State Champion

 

 

Hanssen Racing Engines also won :

Western cup KZ2 by “Jake Klarich”

South Eastern Zone Titles KZ3 by  “Dylan Jones”

 

 

Track list:

 

Carracing:

 

Roadcourse:

 

1. Zandvoort ( The Netherlands )**

2. Assen ( The Netherlands )**

3. Spa Francorchamps ( Belgium )**

4. Nurnbergring ( Germany )*

5. Zolder ( Belgium )**

6. Quebec City ( Canada )

7. Monza ( Italy )*

8. Misano ( Italy )**

9.Trois Rivireres ( Canada )

10. Montreal ( Canada )

11. Mosport Road Course ( Canada )

12. Edminton indy ( Canada )

13. Barbagallo Raceway ( Australia )

 

Oval:

 

1. Raceway Venray ( The netherlands )**

2. Atigonish ( canada )

3. Posterholt ( The netherlands )**

4. Barrie Speedway ( canada )

5. Mosport oval ( canada )

6. Delaware Speedway ( canada )

7. Kawartha Speedway ( canada )

8. Vernon ( canada )

9. Saskatoon ( canada )

10. Ter Apel ( The Netherlands )**

 

Karting Tracks:

 

1. Berghem ( The netherlands )**

2. Emmen ( The netherlands )**

3. Strijen ( The netherlands )**

4. Amsterdam ( The netherlands )**

5. venray ( The netherlands )**

6. Eindhoven ( The netherlands )**

7. lelystad ( The netherlands )**

8. Genk (belgium)**

9. Mariembourg (belgium)**

10. Spa Francorshamps (belgium)**

11 Hahn ( Germany )*

12. Wackersdorf ( Germany )**

13. Kerpen ( Germany )**

14. Liedolsheim ( Germany )

15. Ampfing ( Germany )

16. Emsburen ( Germany )

17. Varennes ( France )*

18. Angerville ( France )*

19. Val d’Argenton ( France )

20. La Conca ( Italy )

21. Sarno ( Italy ) *

22. Val Vibrata ( Italy )

23. Lonato ( Italy )

24. Brolo ( Italy )

25.Corridonia ( Italy )

26. Ortona V *

27. Tibi ( Italy )

28. Portimao ( portugal ) *

29. Zuera ( Spain )

30. Goodwood ( Canada )

31. Kalgoorlie W.A ( Australia ) **

32. Wanneroo W.A ( Australia )

33. Wundowie W.A (Australia )**

34. Ipswich QLD (Australia)**

35. Cockburn (australia) **

35. Bunburry ( Australia )**

36. Adalaide ( Austalia )**

37. Geelong ( Australia ) **

38. Todt Road ( Australia )**

39. Puckapannyal (Australia)

40. Eastern Creek ( Australia )**

 

 

Tracks with a WIN **

Tracks with a Poduim finish *

 

 

Current sponsors:

 

Shamick Racing

Newlands Accociates

Mills Drainage

Revolution Race Gear

Bell Helmets Europe

Mick The Plumber

TapTech Arnold