Poleman Johann van de Venter leading the tight pack through turn 1 in the first race
The eighth round of the 2016 INEX Legends Championship saw this popular series head to the Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 3 September and joining the Extreme Festival this time round for yet another action packed event.
The traditional ball draw for grid positions saw Johann van de Venter (Big Boss Auto) take pole position ahead of Seef Fourie (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel). Richard van Heerde (Browndeck Roofing) would line up in third place with Anro Stadler (Jentelle Racing) lining up alongside him on the second row. Janeske Viljoen (INEX Legends SA) and Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Healthcare) would round out the top six.
Race 1
The first race of the day couldn’t have been closer with a three way battle for the lead setting the tone for the day’s racing. Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Healthcare) grabbed an early lead ahead of Seef Fourie (Maxtrac / Denmar Steel) and Justin Robertson (Big Boss Auto). Divan Myburgh (Bamboo Racing) moved up to third a lap later and snatched second place from Fourie before the end of the lap.
Hankook Formula Vee – Round 3 – 21 May 2016 – Zwartkops Raceway
The Hankook Formula Vee Series took to the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria for the third round of the 2016 season on Saturday 21 May. Qualifying couldn’t have been closer with the top eight all within the same second of each other. Peter Hills (Rhema 2) claimed pole position by 0.059 of a second ahead of Symm Grobler (Rhema).
Jaco Schriks (Rhema 2) would start from the second row with series rookie Lendl Jansen (Rhema 2) putting in an impressive performance to line up alongside his more experienced opponent. Series stalwart Anthony Taylor (Rhema) would start from fifth position with Greg Wilson (Forza) rounding out the top six.
Conditions for the first race were less than ideal with numerous oil spills in the preceding events making the track surface less than ideal to race on.
The Hankook Formula Vee Championship will head to the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria for the third round of the 2016 season on Saturday 21 May. If the first two races of the year are anything to go by one can expect yet another action packed event on the cards.
Once again this popular single seater category will join the Extreme Festival Series for a bumper day of motorsport.
The close wheel-to-wheel racing expected from the Hankook Formula Vee
Peter Hills (Rhema 2) currently leads the National Championship standings with Gert van den Berg (Rhema 2) a further ten points behind him. Jaco Schriks (Rhema 2) is not too far behind the leaders and will no doubt be looking to gain a few points on the opposition.
The battle behind the leading trio is just as close with Lushen Ramchander (Rhema 2) a single point ahead of series stalwart Symm Grobler (Rhema). Greg Wilson (Forza) finds himself in sixth position and will most certainly be looking to make up for lost ground.
