Seef Fourie was on song and emerged as the new championship leader
The INEX Legends Championship headed to the Red Star Raceway on Saturday 13 August for the seventh round of their 2016 season.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions saw Jordan Larsson (N&S Bodyworks / Enviro Aire) grab pole position with Janeske Viljoen (INEX Legends SA) drawing second. Seef Fourie (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel) would line up in third position with Keagan Wessels (Liqui – Moly) lining up alongside him on the second row. Llewellyn Myburgh (Bamboo Racing) and Shaun Nel (Royal Purple Oil) rounding out the top six.
Race 1
The first race of the day saw Larsson take the lead ahead of Fourie, Wessels and Nel. Larsson blew his chances with a spin through turn three however, dropping him back in the field. Fourie then inherited the lead with Wessels hot on his heels. Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Healthcare) was up to third by the end of the first lap with Nel and Anton Repsold (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel) in tow.
The fifth round of the Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series saw this popular series make their way to the popular Red Star Raceway near Delmas on Saturday 13 August with an impressive field of 27 cars heading out for qualifying.
Poleman Fameliaris leads the way into turn twelve before the start
Qualifying
Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) claimed pole position ahead of the surprise of the season, Jorge Estrela (E36 328i Turbo). Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) would line up on the second row of the grid with Paulo Loureiro (E36 M3) lining up alongside him.
An impressive Lorenzo Gualtieri (E36 328i) would start from the third row of the grid with Rick Loureiro (E30 3.2 CSL) rounding out the top six.
The sixth round of the 2016 Inland Championship saw this popular Roadshow head out to the technical Red Star Raceway this past weekend for another action packed round which provided thrills and spills for the large crowd on the day.
An impressive performance by Seef Fourie (Pro) saw him taking the overall and Pro class victory
The INEX Legends Championship series kicked off proceedings with their first race of the day. Poleman Jordan Larsson (Semi-Pro) held an early lead ahead of Seef Fourie (Pro) and Keagan Wessels (Pro). Fourie took the lead before the end of the lap however with a hard charging Clinton Bezuidenhout (Young Lion) up to second a lap later. Fourie held on for a comfortable victory with Wessels getting the better of Bezuidenhout on the last lap to claim second. Maartens was credited with third after Bezuidenhout was penalized for a jump start.
Poleman Divan Myburgh (Pro) held the lead at the start of the second race with Justin Robertson (Master) and the rest of the pack in tow. Lonika Maartens (Semi-Pro) was up to third and rapidly closing down on the leaders. She got past Myburgh for second and then grabbed the lead from Robertson coming out of turn one on the second lap. Fourie was up to second by the penultimate lap, bringing Wessels with him. Maartens took a comfortable win ahead of Fourie and Wessels.
Shaun Nel (Pro) took an early lead at the start of the third race with Bezuidenhout, Larsson and Fourie not too far behind. Bezuidenhout grabbed the lead by lap three only to lose it to Fourie a lap later. Fourie held on for the win ahead of Bezuidenhout with Maartens coming through to take third.
