Inland Championship at Red Star Raceway on 13 August 2016 - Preview

Inland Championship at Red Star Raceway on 13 August 2016 – Preview

Inland Championship

 

The sixth round of the Inland Championship Roadshow will head to the tight and technical Red Star Raceway on Saturday 13 August. With the various categories starting to reveal a number of championship leaders the action is expected to be fast and furious.

Inland Championship at Red Star Raceway on 13 August 2016 - Preview

The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series continues to produce non-stop action. Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) has a massive lead in Class A and the overall championship, but can definitely expect some tough opposition from his cousin Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo) and Desmond Bloem (E36 M3 Turbo). Riaan Woest (E46 M3 GTR) is the leading contender in Class B but he will be under huge pressure from Rick Loureiro (E30 3.2 CSL) and Warren Dodd (E46 M3). Stefano Martinelli (E36 328i Turbo) and more recently Jorge Estrela (E36 328i Turbo) have also put in some strong performances and could both challenge for a podium position. Class C has produced some of the closest racing all season with at least half a dozen drivers challenging for the lead. Mish-al Sing (E30 325is) currently leads the pack but he will be challenged by the likes of Lorenzo Gaultieri (E36 328i), Andreas Meier (E36 M3) and Craig Ball (E36 328i). Jimmy Tsimenoglou (E36 M3) will be hoping to have his car repaired in time after his recent Zwartkops crash so that he can continue his challenge in the class as well. Philip Smit (E46 M3), Shane Grobler (E36 328i) and Willie Erasmus (E36 M3) have all been in a points scoring position this season as well. Bevan Meyer (E36 325i) still leads the class D brigade but is an unconfirmed entry so drivers like Troy Cochran (E46 325ti), Neil Reynolds (E39 M5) and Edwin Dreyer (E46 M3) will take advantage of the points on offer. Mike Dodd (E36 318is) is the lone Class E driver at this event but will be hoping for more opposition in future.

 

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The Historic Tour at Red Star Raceway on 6 August 2016 – Race Report

The Historic Tour

The Historic Tour headed out to the tight and technical Red Star Raceway on Saturday 6 August for the fifth round of the 2016 season. A chilly winter’s morning greeted the competitors but as with the racing things certainly heated up as the day went on.

 

Anton Raaths (Mazda 100 Coupe) took an easy Overall victory
Anton Raaths (Mazda 100 Coupe) took an easy Overall victory

The first race for the Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-79 Historic Saloons, Pre-84 Sports and GT and Classic Thoroughbred category saw giant killing Anton Raaths (Mazda 100 Coupe) grab pole position ahead of Willie Hepburn (Opel Rekord V8). Hepburn grabbed the lead into turn one with Raaths, Fred Konig (Porsche 911 RSR) and George Avvakoumides (Porsche 911 RSR) in tow. Jannie van Rooyen (VW Scirocco) was the best of the rest with Colin Ellison (Alfa Romeo GT AM) and Gert Botes (Ford Escort MK1) in hot pursuit. With the leaders breaking away in front the mid field were having a great battle as well.

 

Mike O’Sullivan (BMW 2002), Colin Kean (Mercedes Benz 280CE) and Willem Vonk (Ford Escort) were involved in a titanic battle of their own for twelfth position. Race leader Hepburn slowed on the fourth lap and retired coming out of turn three. Van Rooyen didn’t help his chances with a spin coming out of the same corner. The fight for ninth position saw a late charge between Marius Verwey (Datsun GX Coupe), Quentin Willis (Ford Escort MK2) and Paige Lindenberg (Ford Escort MK1). When the chequered flag dropped it was Raaths who took an easy Overall victory ahead of Konig and Avvakoumides.

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Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics - Round 4 - Zwartkops - 2016-07-16 - Race Report

Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics – Round 4 – Zwartkops – 2016-07-16 – Race Report

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Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics

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The fourth round of the 2016 Inland Championship saw the Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historic categories head to the popular Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 16 July with the biggest entry of the day. Another impressive entry of no less than thirty entries made for some action packed racing.

Race 1

The strong field of Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics competitors
The strong field of Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics competitors

Pole man Martin Botha (Datsun GX Coupe) took the lead ahead of Jackie Morrison (Ford Escort) and Brendon Parker (Datsun GX Coupe). Mossie Mostert (Datsun GX Coupe) slotted into fourth position with Johan Prins (Datsun 160U) and Reghardt van Zyl (Alfa GTV) hot on his heels.

 

A determined Parker was up to second place before the end of the first lap. John Hendriks (Alfa Sud) was the best of the Trofeo Challenge brigade as he slotted into eighth position. Van Zyl picked up one spot when he passed Prins on lap three.

 

With numerous battles throughout the field there was action aplenty. When the chequered flag came out it was Botha who claimed a comfortable Overall and class E victory over Morrison and Parker. Fourth placed Mostert took the class F honours with eleventh placed Peder Jensen (Datsun 1200) taking class G. Fifth placed van Zyl took the class X win with sixteenth placed Henry Fourie (Alfa Berlina) taking class H. Hendriks held on to take the Trofeo Challenge win in tenth place overall.

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