The Historic Tour headed out to the tight and technical Red Star Raceway on Saturday 6 August for the fifth round of the 2016 season. A chilly winter’s morning greeted the competitors but as with the racing things certainly heated up as the day went on.
Anton Raaths (Mazda 100 Coupe) took an easy Overall victory
The first race for the Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-79 Historic Saloons, Pre-84 Sports and GT and Classic Thoroughbred category saw giant killing Anton Raaths (Mazda 100 Coupe) grab pole position ahead of Willie Hepburn (Opel Rekord V8). Hepburn grabbed the lead into turn one with Raaths, Fred Konig (Porsche 911 RSR) and George Avvakoumides (Porsche 911 RSR) in tow. Jannie van Rooyen (VW Scirocco) was the best of the rest with Colin Ellison (Alfa Romeo GT AM) and Gert Botes (Ford Escort MK1) in hot pursuit. With the leaders breaking away in front the mid field were having a great battle as well.
Mike O’Sullivan (BMW 2002), Colin Kean (Mercedes Benz 280CE) and Willem Vonk (Ford Escort) were involved in a titanic battle of their own for twelfth position. Race leader Hepburn slowed on the fourth lap and retired coming out of turn three. Van Rooyen didn’t help his chances with a spin coming out of the same corner. The fight for ninth position saw a late charge between Marius Verwey (Datsun GX Coupe), Quentin Willis (Ford Escort MK2) and Paige Lindenberg (Ford Escort MK1). When the chequered flag dropped it was Raaths who took an easy Overall victory ahead of Konig and Avvakoumides.
The fourth round of the 2016 Inland Championship saw the Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historic categories head to the popular Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 16 July with the biggest entry of the day. Another impressive entry of no less than thirty entries made for some action packed racing.
Race 1
The strong field of Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics competitors
Pole man Martin Botha (Datsun GX Coupe) took the lead ahead of Jackie Morrison (Ford Escort) and Brendon Parker (Datsun GX Coupe). Mossie Mostert (Datsun GX Coupe) slotted into fourth position with Johan Prins (Datsun 160U) and Reghardt van Zyl (Alfa GTV) hot on his heels.
A determined Parker was up to second place before the end of the first lap. John Hendriks (Alfa Sud) was the best of the Trofeo Challenge brigade as he slotted into eighth position. Van Zyl picked up one spot when he passed Prins on lap three.
With numerous battles throughout the field there was action aplenty. When the chequered flag came out it was Botha who claimed a comfortable Overall and class E victory over Morrison and Parker. Fourth placed Mostert took the class F honours with eleventh placed Peder Jensen (Datsun 1200) taking class G. Fifth placed van Zyl took the class X win with sixteenth placed Henry Fourie (Alfa Berlina) taking class H. Hendriks held on to take the Trofeo Challenge win in tenth place overall.
Divan Myburgh held the lead at the restart with Fourie and Bezuidenhout right behind him
The fifth round of the INEX Legends Championship saw this popular series make their way to the Midvaal Raceway in the Vaal Triangle on Saturday 25 June for yet another action packed event. An added bonus to this particular event was the fact that the races would be run in an anti-clockwise direction.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions saw Lonika Maartens (SP) draw pole position with Johan Jooste (M) pulling second. Steve Nel (M) would line up in third position with Anro Stadler (SP) joining the veteran on the second row. Johan van de Venter (M) and Justin Robertson (M) would round out the top six starting positions.
Race 1
The first race of the day saw the large field charge down through the first corner. Lonika Maartens (Semi-Pro) took the lead ahead of Steve Nel (Master) and Anro Stadler (Semi-Pro). Jordan Larsson (Semi-Pro) slotted into fourth place with Cousins Llewellyn (Pro) and Divan Myburgh (Pro) hot on his heels. Maartens threw her chances away with a spin coming out of turn two on the next lap however.
