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Race Report – Inland Championship – Round 2 – 11 March 2017 – Red Star Raceway

15 March 2017 Team RacepicsInland Championship, Race Reports, Red Star Raceway

The second round of the 2017 Inland Championship took place at the Red Star Raceway on Saturday 11 March, with more close and competitive racing keeping race fans on their toes.

Formula Monoposto

The Formula Monoposto series set the tone for the days racing with an exciting first heat producing some interesting results. Cameron O’Connor (Formula Ford Zetec) and Karl Pitzer (Formula Ford Zetec) locked out the front row in their new generation wings and slicks Formula Ford machines. Pitzer grabbed the lead at the start with O’Connor and Sean Harrington (Formula GTI) in tow. John Maurien (Ray GTI) and new kid on the block Siyabonga Mankonkwana (Formula Vee) weren’t too far behind the leading trio with Louis van der Merwe (Formula GTI) scything his way from the back of the grid as well. O’Connor took the lead on the second lap and never looked back. Van der Merwe grabbed third position on lap five as the best of the older generation cars. O’Connor held on for the win ahead of Pitzer to take the Overall and class C honours. Pitzer took class E with van der Merwe taking class A. Michael Kernick (Formula Ford) won class D with Duncan Bosch taking the Formula M class win.

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Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series – Round 1 – Midvaal – 2017-02-11 – Race Report

17 February 201717 February 2017 Greg ReillyBMW Club Racing Series, Midvaal Raceway, Race Reports

The first round of the 2017 Inland Championship saw the popular Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series kick things off at the rustic Midvaal Raceway on Saturday 11 February with an impressive 25 cars qualifying for the event.

Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series – Round 1 – Midvaal Raceway – 2017-02-11

Qualifying

Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) started the new season off the same way that he did in 2016 by taking pole position ahead of Desmond Bloem (E36 M3 Turbo). Stefano Martinelli (E36 328i Turbo) would line up on the second row of the grid with Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) alongside him. Rick Loureiro (E30 3.2 CSL) and Manny Ribeiro (E46 328i Turbo) would round out the top six in what promised to be an exciting start to the first race of the season.

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Race Report – Inland Championship – Round 1 – 11 February 2017 – Midvaal Raceway

13 February 201713 February 2017 Paul BlackburnInland Championship, Midvaal Raceway, Race Reports

The first round of the 2017 Inland Championship took place at the Midvaal Raceway on Saturday 11 February, with close and competitive racing setting the tone for an exciting year ahead.

The tag line of ‘Real People, Real Racing’ rang true with the diverse field of categories catering to everyone’s taste.

Big Boss Auto Super Saloons

The Big Boss Auto Super Saloons category brought out the rolling thunder with two exciting races. Amos Cockerham Junior (Jaguar) grabbed pole position ahead of Devin Robertson (Chev Corvette) and series newcomer Lonika Maartens (Chev Lumina). Cockerham grabbed an early lead with Larry Wilford (Chev Lumina) and Robertson in hot pursuit after Maartens faded with electrical issues. Cockerham held on for the overall and GTA victory with JP Nortje (Tigra Spaceframe) taking GT2. Jody Vianna (Mazda RX8) took the GT3 category win with Karel Stols (Mazda RX7) taking the GT4 honours. Riaan Draper (Fiesta Spaceframe) took GT5.

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