The popular Inex Legends Championship made their way to the Phakisa Raceway in Welkom for the second round of the 2016 racing season on Saturday 2 April.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions was sure to make things interesting once again. Morne Stoltz (Pro) drew pole position ahead of Divan Myburgh (Pro).
Keagan Wessels (Pro) would start from the second row with Shjaell Nel (Semi-Pro) alongside him. Anro Stadler (Pro) and impressive newcomer Jordan Larsson (Semi-Pro) would start from the third row.
The popular Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series made their way to the Phakisa Freeway on Saturday 2 April for the second round of the 2016 racing season with an impressive 27 car field setting out for qualifying.
Winterboer announced his intentions early on
Qualifying
Zimbabwean import Darren Winterboer (F30 335i Turbo) claimed pole position ahead of Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) in his first appearance for the year. Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) would line up on the second row of the grid with Stefano Martinelli (E36 328i Turbo) lining up alongside him in his first appearance of the season as well.
Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo) would start from the third row of the grid with Rick Loureiro (E30 3.2 CSL) scoring another top six starting position for the second event in succession.
The Phakisa Raceway was the venue for the second round of the 2016 Inland Championship on Saturday 2 April.
The tag line of ‘Real People, Real Racing’ rang true with close and competitive racing being seen from every category racing on the day.
Darren Winterboer claimed the double in class A in the Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series
The Big Boss Auto Super Saloons category had two exciting races. Poleman Ben Morgenrood (Ford Mustang) grabbed the lead in the first race but this was short lived after the red flag came out after the first lap when Mackie Adlem (Jaguar) spun out and hit the pit wall.
Morgenrood once again grabbed the lead at the restart and went on to claim the victory ahead of newcomer Seef Fourie (Chev Lumina) when arch rival Di Matteo retired on the third lap with diff issues. Third placed Willie Hepburn (Opel Rekord) took the GT2 honours while local boy Jody Vianna (Mazda RX8) claimed the GT3 win.
