Inland Championship - Round 3 - 8 April 2017 - Zwartkops Raceway - Preview

Inland Championship – Round 3 – 8 April 2017 – Zwartkops Raceway – Preview

Inland Championship

The third round of the 2017 Inland Championship will visit the popular Zwartkops Raceway outside Pretoria for what is promised to be another action packed affair on 8 April 2017. With the various race category championships taking shape one can expect those trailing in points will do their best to narrow the gap on a more familiar circuit.

Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series

Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series

The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series is expected to produce yet again a large field of entrants on the day. The previous round at Red Star Raceway saw a proper shake-up in class A with Lorenzo Gualtieri (BMW E36 328i Turbo) entering for the first time this season and grabbing a chunk of points from class leader Julian Fameliaris (BMW E36 328i Turbo). Not too far off on points is his cousin Dino Fameliaris (BMW E36 M3 Turbo) that seems to have all the gremlins from the previous seasons sorted on his vehicle. Just a single point behind him is Mish-al Sing (BMW E30 325is). 2015 Champion Darren Winterboer (BMW F30 335i) also makes a welcome return to Class A, and will be chasing down Gianni Giannoccaro (BMW E82 1M GT) at the front of the field.

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Race Report - Inland Championship - Round 2 - 11 March 2017 - Red Star Raceway

Race Report – Inland Championship – Round 2 – 11 March 2017 – Red Star Raceway

Inland Championship

The second round of the 2017 Inland Championship took place at the Red Star Raceway on Saturday 11 March, with more close and competitive racing keeping race fans on their toes.

Formula Monoposto

Formula Monoposto

The Formula Monoposto series set the tone for the days racing with an exciting first heat producing some interesting results. Cameron O’Connor (Formula Ford Zetec) and Karl Pitzer (Formula Ford Zetec) locked out the front row in their new generation wings and slicks Formula Ford machines. Pitzer grabbed the lead at the start with O’Connor and Sean Harrington (Formula GTI) in tow. John Maurien (Ray GTI) and new kid on the block Siyabonga Mankonkwana (Formula Vee) weren’t too far behind the leading trio with Louis van der Merwe (Formula GTI) scything his way from the back of the grid as well. O’Connor took the lead on the second lap and never looked back. Van der Merwe grabbed third position on lap five as the best of the older generation cars. O’Connor held on for the win ahead of Pitzer to take the Overall and class C honours. Pitzer took class E with van der Merwe taking class A. Michael Kernick (Formula Ford) won class D with Duncan Bosch taking the Formula M class win.

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