BMW Car Club Gauteng Concours d’Elegance on 4 September @ Nelson Mandela Square
This year the BMW Car Club Gauteng celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Concours d’Elegance, the most prestigious event on the Club calendar. The year 2016 also marks the centenary of the BMW marque, with celebrations happening all year round, globally. The Concours forms a key part of the Club’s commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of the Bavarian Motors Works. It is a celebration of the classics focusing on the heritage of the BMW brand. With limited space, entries will primarily be done by invitation, making this year’s event rather more exclusive.
For 2016 the Concours d’Elegance returns to the iconic Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, on the 4th September. Sandton Auto who has been a long time sponsor of the event returns this year as the main sponsor, under the Melrose Arch Auto banner. The emphasis this year will be on the modern classic BMWs, the icons of the last five decades that have made the BMW brand into the universal success it is today.
The fourth round of the 2016 championship for the Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series saw this popular category head to the Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 16 July for yet another action packed event.
Poleman Fameliaris leads the way into turn two
Qualifying
Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) claimed pole position ahead of his cousin Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo). Desmond Bloem (E36 M3 Turbo) would line up on the second row of the grid with Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) alongside him.
Jorge Estrela (E36 328i Turbo) scored his best qualifying result to date and would start from the third row of the grid with Paulo Loureiro (E36 M3) slotting in next to him in another top six position.
The packed grid getting ready for the start of the first race
The sixth round of the INEX Legends Championship saw this popular series make their way to the Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 16 July for yet another action packed event.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions saw Keagan Wessels (Liqui Moly) draw pole position with Jordan Larsson (N&S Bodyworks / Enviro Aire) pulling second. Lonika Maartens (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel) would line up in third position with Shjaell Nel (INEX Legends SA) joining her on the second row. Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Health Care) and Richard van Heerde (Browndeck Roofing) would round out the top six starting positions.
Race 1
The first race of the day was red flagged on the opening lap after a turn one incident involving Steve Nel (INEX Legends SA), who was left stranded in a car that was missing a wheel. Divan Myburgh (Bamboo Racing) took the lead at the restart of the race with Wessels and Larsson in tow.
