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.
Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo) has moved up to second place in class A
The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series will return to the revamped Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday 29 October for the first time since this historic motorsport venue’s reopening. This is the format where the ground-breaking series was born- it promises to be the biggest event in the clubs history
A bumper field of entries is expected to line up on the grid for this event with a few old favourites returning to the fray as well. Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) wrapped up the class A Championship at the previous Inland Championship event but still has some work to do if he intends on taking the Overall Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series Championship title. His cousin Dino Fameliaris (E36 M3 Turbo) has moved up to second place in class A but can expect to be under pressure from the likes of Manny Ribeiro (E46 328i Turbo). Carlo Garbini (E46 328i Turbo) is expected to make a welcome return while Darren Winterboer (F30 335i Turbo) is scheduled to make his second appearance of the year as well.
On 29 October 2016, the BMW Car Club Gauteng will continue a 26 year tradition with their annual Kyalami Track and Race Day. Headline sponsors Bridgestone, Castrol and Auto Bavaria Midrand have dug deep to help the Club and its members experience the refurbished international circuit first-hand.
The day will be comprised of the BMW Car Club Time Trial Series, the Porsche Club Central Time Trial Series and the ever popular Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series. The event is now open to holders of an MSA circuit licence, but you will need to become a member of the club first. Membership starts at just R350 and will be held valid until the end of 2017.
Entry fees for the Time Trial sessions are just R1800, but be quick as only valid membership and payment confirms your place in the limited entry list. Both membership application and event entry can be done online at BMW Car Club Gauteng.
