A hot autumn day in Pretoria set the scene for hot action and blistering pace in the third round of the 2017 Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series.
A strong field of 28 entries took to the Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, April the 8th to do battle in the popular single-manufacturer series on the Inland Championship roster.
Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series – Round 3 – Zwartkops Raceway – 2017-04-08
Qualifying
The Zwartkops round saw three new names for the 2017 season taking the top spots in Class A+. Zimbabwe’s Darren Winterboer (Barons Motor Spares F30 335i) took pole position by just clipping Gianni Giannoccaro (G&H Transport/Itre Cugini Logi 1M GT).
Heading up the second row was Adrian Dalton (Xtra Shoes & Clothing CLS) ahead of the first of the Class A campaigners and reigning champion Julian Fameliaris (Tower Crane Services, Lube-Net E36 328i Turbo). Lorenzo Gualtieri (Savspeed/Powermods/L&R Auto Electric E36 328i Turbo) slotted into fifth place on the grid ahead of Stefano Martinelli (Dalucon Insulated Panels E36 328i Turbo) making his return after missing Round 2 at Red Star Raceway.
This sure promised for some fast paced racing out front with the faster cars joining the grid for this round of the 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
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.
