Fourie clinch the coveted Overall and the 2016 INEX Legends Pro Division crown
The INEX Legends Championship headed back to the Red Star Raceway for the final round of the 2016 racing season on Saturday 12 November.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions saw Janeske Viljoen (INEX Legends SA) on pole position ahead of Ian Upton (R.U. Racing). Lonika Maartens (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel) would line up in third place with Llewellyn Myburgh (Bamboo Racing) alongside him on the second row. Steve Nel (INEX Legends SA) and Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Healthcare) would round out the top six.
Race 1
The first race of the day saw Maartens grab an early lead ahead of Steve Nel (INEX Legends SA), Bezuidenhout and Seef Fourie (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel). Nel ran wide through turn three however allowing the rest of the chasing pack to get past him. Fourie grabbed second before the end of the first lap but Bezuidenhout was still glued to his rear bumper.
The Red Star Raceway was the setting for the final round of the 2016 Inland Championship this past weekend with non-stop action highlighting another brilliant race day.
Seef Fourie took the Pro class and overall championship title for 2016
The INEX Legends series kicked off proceedings with an action packed first race. Lonika Maartens (Semi-Pro) grabbed an early lead ahead of Seef Fourie (Pro) and Clinton Bezuidenhout (Young Lion). Bezuidenhout grabbed second place coming off the back straight on lap four and then proceeded to take the lead on the penultimate lap of the race. He held on for the win with Fourie claiming second from Maartens on the last lap of the race.
The second race saw Fourie grab an early lead ahead of Justin Robertson (Master) and Shaun Nel (Pro). Bezuidenhout came through from the mid pack to take second on lap two with Nel relegating Robertson to fourth. Bezuidenhout took the lead on the penultimate lap of the race and only just held on for the win ahead of Fourie and Nel.
The third and final race continued the non-stop action early on. Bezuidenhout ran out of brakes at the end of the main straight and had a high speed off, narrowly avoiding the tyre barriers. Anro Stadler (Semi-Pro) took the lead with Fourie, Robertson and Nel in tow. Fourie took the lead on lap three when Stadler retired with suspension issues. Fourie held on for the win with Maartens fighting through to claim second ahead of Robertson.
The beautiful sight of the charging pack of Beemers at Kyalami
The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series made their way to the newly refurbished Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday 29 October for the seventh round of the 2016 Championship. A scorching day at this historic motorsport venue set the tone for equally heated racing throughout the five classes.
Qualifying
Guest drivers Sav Gualtieri (F30 335i Turbo) and Paul Hill (E90 335i Turbo) locked out the front row of the grid during qualifying. It was an all family affair on the second row as Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo) out qualified his cousin Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) to claim third position. Stefano Martinelli (E36 328i Turbo) and Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) would round out the top six places.
Gualtieri would not start the first race as he concentrated on repairing his son Lorenzo’s car after an incident in qualifying.
