The Assen circuit has a very long history and has been punctuated by numerous modifications between 1925 and the present day, from the first race on a 28 kilometer route, through the 1926-1954 editions (apart from the war years). on the 16 kilometer route, the permanent 1955-1983 circuit of 7 kilometers up to the 1984-1999-2006-2009 and 2012 routes resulting in a total length reduced to 4542 meters.
This story is so glorious and its anecdotes so numerous (The Cathedral, Saturday race, pilots' strike, etc.) that they deserve several articles in their own right, but might bore the youngest of our readers...
We therefore offer you just a visual dive into the past, thanks to the magnificent photos ofArthur Fenzlau. Some are in black and white, others, too rare, in color, because the photographers alternated at the time, for reasons of cost. Photos that smell like leather, oil and grease…
Let's not forget the exceptional Drents archives which brings together a good thousand period photographs, most of them in black and white, making it an incomparable source for fans of the genre; to consume without moderation, well beyond the small selection offered!
