motorsport ec june 2016 | issue 12

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ISSUE: 12

DO4SA National PEOTR Dirt Oval

SA National Karting Champs

BSCA Dirt Oval Round 3

Knysna Hill Climb

2016

AMSC Regional

Border Karting Round 3

Scribante

Drags

4 X 4 Challenge Stutterheim

Quarry

Father’s Day Feature

Expert Tech Superbike Race

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CONTENT EVENTS

On The Cover:

Jethro & Therrol Schwartz - Ronnies

Speed Day 2013

Scribante

Drags

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Border Karting Round 3

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DO4SA National

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PEOTR Dirt Oval

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BSCA Dirt Oval Round 3

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Knysna Hill Climb

2016

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SA Nation-al Karting

Champs

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AMSC Regional

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Expert Tech Superbike Race

DayPG50

Father’s Day Feature

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4 X 4 Challenge Stutterheim

Quarry

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Motorsport ECMagazine

EditorJethro Schwartz

ContributorsTrevor Kitching

DigiWorx PhotographyECoval.co.zaDean HolmesRose Collins

Barry Bradley PhotographyRichard PookVicky BarkerRodney Hiles

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Editors Letter

Our 12th edition is here, we have officially been around for a year

and what a year it has been.

We have learned a lot and our little magazine has grown tremendously

in the process.

This month is our father’s day month, and we give some

recognition to the fathers who help give their kids a chance in

motorsport.

We have a busy month ahead and some exciting events coming our way

shortly. So enjoy this month and we will see you on the trackside!

Happy Reading!

Jethro SchwartzEditor

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DO4SA National

Championship

Round 2

Victory Raceway

30 April 2016

Article: Jethro SchwartzPhotos: DigiWorx Photography

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The much anticipated round 2 of the Dirt Oval 4 South Africa National

Championship was held at Victory Raceway in Port Elizabeth on the 30th

of April. Heavy rainfall prior to the event, put doubt in the minds of the

organizers as to whether or not racing would take place on the set date or if

it would have to be postponed. Although there was light rainfall on the day,

plans went ahead to run the event.


The Circuit had been well prepared by the members of victory raceway, but a heavy pool of water lay in the infield of the turn opposite the pits. This drew concerns amongst com-petitors as a mistake into the infield on this turn could end all chances

of victory.

In the end there was a slight drama and a delay after the first round of

heats, when the track surface became bumpy at the far corner. The organizers soon brought out a

grader and reprepped the track surface for racing to go ahead smoothly. The repair work made a significant difference and improved the racing immensely for the rest of

the evening.

1660 Class

The biggest and arguably the most competitive class on the evening was the 1660 class. A brilliant 17 cars took to the circuit making up an epic battle for glory. There was one man however, who rose to the occasion and put in an unstoppable

performance.

The current SA 2 holder, Christopher Burisch

dominated the evening’s proceedings and took home a maximum point’s haul which

ultimately took him straight into the lead of this year’s

championship. Best of the rest was current SA 3 holder, Marius Vos

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who left the circuit with his second 2nd position in the two national events of the year. This also meant

that he would retain his 2nd position in the championship

going into round 3. Percy Noah and Michael Muller both had

consistent drives on the evening and finished tied for 3rd overall.

This leaves Noah 4th in the standings and Muller 10th. Shawn Bester rounded out the top 5, while Port Elizabeth’s Christo van Staden finished 6th leaving him 5th in the

championship. The round 1 winner, Christiaan Richter had a much tougher evening in Port Elizabeth and could only manage 7 place which dropped him down to

3rd in the championship. East London’s Delwin Crous piloted his way to 9th place, which leaves him

7th in the championship. East London’s Zaine Knickelbein looked to be in for a strong points haul on

the evening as he consistently challenged the top competitors,

unfortunately a suspension failure and a roll severely dented

his chances.

This left him 11th both for the evening and in the championship.

Some of the other local competitors who entered were

unfortunately also plagued by bad luck.

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2.1 Modified class

Hansie Moore has really set down a marker so far this season. He had a nearly perfect round 1, and came back stronger for round 2 taking a

clean sweep of victories for the evening.

He now has half a race meetings worth of points more than his

closest rival in the championship and seems

destined to bring home the SA 1 title. A young man working

extremely hard to bring home his first ever national number is East London’s Jody van Zummeren. The young man fought back from an accident in heat 1, and was still able

to do damage limitation and finish in the top 5. He went on to take 2nd overall for the night and with

it move into 2nd in the overall championship. If he continues

driving the way he is, he will have many championships behind his

name in the not too distant future!

Burger van der Westhuizen’s performance on the evening was good enough for 3rd overall. As he did not drive in round 1 he has

moved into 11th in the championship. Barend Du Plessis was consistent in finishing in 4th

overall, this has kept him firmly inside of the top 3 in the

championship. Local man Pieta

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Victor was able to haul himself into 5th overall for the evening and as he did not compete in round 1 he is

now in 12th overall in the championship. Port Elizabeth’s Steph van Niekerk came home in

9th overall.

Hot Rod Class

Dylan Nel managed to make it 2 from 2 in Port Elizabeth as the

round 1 winner claimed victory again in round 2. Current SA 3 Hendrik Beets made came home in 2nd and with it moved

into 2nd in the championship. Jason Jordaan was 3rd on the

evening moving him into 4th in the championship.

Pierre Kotze, The SA 1 holder in the 2.1 Class, made a shock move and abandoned his 2.1 challenge to

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move to the Hot Rod class in round 2. He came home 4th for the

evening with a consistent performance. This leaves him in 10th in the championship. Han

Koch Brand came 5th for the evening and lies 5th in the championship while Nicky

Koegelengberg finished 6 for the evening, but is currently 3rd in the

championship standings.

Midget Class

There is currently one name above the rest in the midget class and that is the name of Wessel Rabe. The man has had an amazing season so far with a perfect points haul at round 1 and a points haul very close to perfect in round 2. He has won 2 out of 2 and has a comfortable lead

in the championship. He is looking destined to retain his SA1 Title

unless something dramatic happens in the latter part of the season. The fight for 2nd is a lot

closer with current SA 3 Gerrie Slabber and Dante De Ronde fighting it out tooth and nail.

It was Slabber who claimed 2nd place at round 2, but it is De Ronde,

who sits 2nd overall in the championship after the pair

traded places at round 1.

SA 2, Eerick Horn was 4th for the evening and lies 4th in the

championship, ahead of Tol Hanekom who was both 5th on the evening and in the championship

after round 2.

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V8 AMS Class

Bennie Greyling had a stellar evening in the V8 AMS class, with a dominant victory for the evening. This did his championship position a world of good as it elevated him up to 2nd overall. 2nd overall for the evening however was the local crowd favorite Pieta Victor who now commands a comfortable lead

in the championship standings.

If all goes well another SA1 Plate

Should be heading in the direction of Port Elizabeth by the end of the Season. Border’s Ryno Hattingh drove his little Lexus V8 out of his skin on the evening. The man from

east London made a last minute decision to drive up and enter the national and as a result missed the grid draw forcing him to start both heats from the back.

Consistency gave him a solid point’s haul and a mid-pack starting

position for the final and a great

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drive saw him come home 3rd for the evening. As he didn’t enter round 1, he is currently down in 13th in the championship, never the less, it was a performance to be

proud of.

Jan Wessels came home in 4th overall which has lifted him to 5th in the championship, while victory raceways, Johan Swart came home 5th and currently lies 6th in the

championship. Current SA 3 holder, East London’s Shawn Victor came home 6th and is currently 7th in the championship, while Arrie van Zyl and JP Du Plooy finished

in 7th and 8th respectively and currently sit in 3rd and 4th in the

national championship.

Late Model Class

If there was ever anyone who is seemingly unbeatable it would be Chris Liebenberg. The man has a car with so much horsepower and straight-line speed that the other drivers don’t really stand a chance.

This is emphasized by the fact that the man has won every heat and

final of this year’s championship and sits on a perfect score after leaving round 2. The current SA 3 Gabrie Gelderblom finished the evenings racing in 2nd overall and is also 2nd overall in the national

championship.

Current SA 2, Fanie Mostert came

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home 3rd overall and is currently 4th in the championship. PJ Fourie finished the night in 4th and is currently 3rd in the championship, while

Danie Sandenbergh finished in 5th for the evening and is 7th in the championship. Eerick Horn finished the evening in 7th, but holds onto

5th in the championship.

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On the Sunday afternoon, 2 May 2016, PEOTR used their rain date and 97 cars lined the circuit in excellent weather conditions. The track was in

perfect condition and held out well throughout the 6 hours of racing.There were too many thrills and spills to mention throughout the event,

but the racing was tough and exciting.

The visitor list included top drivers including Tersius van Tonder, now from Cape Helldrivers and the husband and wife team from Rustenburg, Charlie and Arista Rothman. As a result of a track incident, Tersius was not on full pace and the much expected dice with Charlie Rothman was

not to be.

The Beginners class star entertainer was no doubt Karen Weitz, who pulled a stunt spin that Piet Scheepers had never even thought of. Karen

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PEOTR Dirt Oval - 2 May 2016

Article: Peter HenningPhoto’s: DigiWorx Photography


survived somewhat rattled and also enjoyed a black flag first time out.

In the 2.1 Class, Dane van Tonder again ruined the front end of his Golf with true stock car racing style. Cool cat and super smooth, Edwin Drake, once again showed

how it must be done.

Piet Scheepers remains in a class of his own in the HR class, but Marius Rautenbach is back and also joined

by Duane Brassell. Complementing the HR class,

Danno de Lange finally got the rotary motor to work and with a bit

more sorting, will become a front runner shortly.

The Heavy Metal class was won by Johan Momberg and the Super Six class by Deon Els with Tersius van

Tonder snr 2nd. Philip Victor destroyed the ex Eddy Banks

Sierra after hitting the wall with vengeance.

Charlie Rothman emerged the 1660 winner after the race had to be stopped

early after a track incident.

Arista Rothman won the AMS class in a very classy looking Bitzer car. An

event for the record books.

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South African National Karting Championship

Round 2

01 May 2016

Article: Jethro SchwartzPhoto’s: Barry Bradley Photography

KARTING

Round 2 of The South African National Karting championship was held on Sunday 1 May 2016 at the Celso Scribante Kart Circuit in Port Elizabeth. Most of the top competitors had attended the regional race 2 weeks prior to the event, to get their setups on track for the national and this had put them in good stead.

Local Knowledge always plays a role at a national event however and the Port Elizabeth and East London “locals” were determined to take full advantage.


60cc Mini Rok Class

In the 60cc Mini Rok class, an impressive field of 18 competitors graced the circuit on race day. Local knowledge played in the favour of

Joshua Coertze who took full advantage to take victory on the day and with it the lead of the National Championship. Kwanda Mokoena played it cool and drove consistently to finish in 2nd overall with his sights set firmly on the main prize at the end

of the season.

Daniele Patrizi’s 3rd overall secures a solid current standing of 4th in the championship, while Jayden Els came home 4th and is currently 5th in the championship. In an Uncharacteristic dip in form, Charl Visser slipped from first overall to 3rd in the championship with a 5th overall on the day. He will definitely want to fight back hard in the

following two races of the season.

Port Elizabeth’s Kenzo Barnard finished 9th on the day to secure 11th overall in the championship so far,

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while Aiden Barnard finished 12th and is currently 15th in the Championship. Kiesha Potgieter 16th to narrowly

edge her East London Rival Sebastian Smith and Tristan Coertze

in 17th and 18th.

Maxterino Class

It is never easy to race in 2 classes, you have to do double the laps,

double the distance and double the work of your competitors. Kwanda Mokoena has become a master of this

though, and is able to consistently compete at the top of both

the mini Rok and Maxterino classes. On the day when he had

already achieved a 2nd place in mini rok, he dominated proceedings in the Maxterino class as he went on to win

all 3 heats on the day and move himself up into 4th in the National championship after some problems at round 1 in Cape Town. 2nd overall was another driver doing double duty,

and Charl Visser would be a lot happier with the Maxterino result from

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Port Elizabeth than the mini rok result.

He is now in 3rd overall in both championships. 3rd overall on the day

went to Joseph Oelz who has managed to hold onto his

championship lead. 4th overall on the day was Troy Dolinschek who is

currently 2nd overall in the championship standings.

Junior Max Class

Jason Coetzee was the lad on form in Port Elizabeth as he managed to take

victory on day. This would promote him into 4th in the

championship standings after he scored a 0 in heat 2 of round 1. A

consistent performance saw Daniel Duminy come home in 2nd place, narrowly missing out on the overall

victory, but importantly securing his current 2nd place in the national

championship standings.

Sebastian Boyd fought back hard after a disastrous first heat and did major damage limitation as he was able to hang on to 1st in the championship standings after claiming 3rd overall for

the day. Sam Lockhoff was another driver fighting his way back into the championship after a worse

than expected round 1. His 4th overall for the day, definitely did help his cause and elevated him to 8th in the National standings. A consistent finish from Karl Pitzer took him to 5th

overall for the day, but more importantly 3rd in the National

championship.

Senior Max Class

The closest championship battle in this year’s South African National Championship seems to be coming

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from the Rotax Senior Max class. This class has for a long time been a

favorite class for competitors moving up the ranks in the country and has produced some spectacular battles over the years. This season the main

title contenders have shown themselves as worthy competitors

with the top 5 separated by only a handful of points.

Round 1 went the way of Dino Stermin who used his home track advantage in

Cape Town well. Round 2

however belonged to Delon Thompson who has taken the

championship lead in the process. 2nd place in Port Elizabeth went to Joshua Dias who now sits in 5th place in the championship, while 3rd place went to one of the roses amongst the thorns in the class with Fabienne Lanz closing

out the podium.

This even with an engine failure at the end of heat 1 meant that the Gauteng lady found

herself in 4th place in the

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championship when the dust settled. 4th overall went to Delano Fowler, who is now in 3rd place in the National Championship while 5th place went to

Dino Stermin. Stermin would be disappointed to lose his championship lead, but will know that it’s not over yet, and will be hoping to come back

stronger at the next round.

The 2nd Lady competitor on the day, was 6th placed Shannon Jackson

from East London. A consistent season so far has seen the young lady in 6th overall in the championship and she will be looking forward to racing at her new “adopted” home circuits in Gauteng later in the season. The next best Eastern Cape competitors were the two local Port Elizabeth drivers Cameron Kelly and Kean Barnard in

8th and 9th positions.

DD2 Class

Some drivers have the ability to make the most of any circuit they race on, and these are usually the best of the best. Others are able to make the best of any situation even when they are faced with adversity, and these are

usually also very competitive drivers.

There must be a special mention made of Michael Stephen however, Home circuit or not, the man who drives in the DD2 Masters class and carries an extra weight penalty to the normal DD2 competitors gave an

absolute master class at the Port Elizabeth National. He is well known for his abilities and was only a lap or two away from becoming another

South African World Karting Champion last year before being

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shunted off circuit, but his racing caliber is 2nd to none. Michael did not put a foot wrong in Port Elizabeth and came home with a maximum points haul and leads both the DD2 and DD2

Masters championships.

Second place went to Bradley Liebenberg who currently lies in 3rd in

the National Championship. A consistent drive from Julian van der Watt saw him finish in 3rd overall and

hang on to that 2nd place in the National championship. Benjamin Habig came home 4th to secure his 4th place in the championship while Stuart White finished 5th and moved

into 9th in the championship.

The best of the rest of the local drivers was Shaun Gradwell who

finished 18th and Craig Borges who finished 19th.

DD2 Masters Class

So once again, Michael Stephen claimed victory in the DD2 Masters class, ahead of Nick Verheul in 2nd Jonathan Pieterse in 3rd and Marouan Selmi in 4th and Pascal Acquaah in

5th overall.

The Next Round of the championship will take place at the Idube karting

Circuit in KZN

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A great night of spectacular racing took place at the Summerpride Showground’s Circuit on Saturday 14 May 2016. The latest round of the

championship had to be delayed a week from its original 7 May scheduled date due to bad weather and an extremely wet track surface.

This time however, the weather played along and an extremely well prepared track surface awaited the drivers for the evening.

This event would be the last race before the highly anticipated 1660 challenge which will be held on the 18th of June – Weather permitting –

and the local drivers were taking the opportunity to do some final tweaking to their setups before this mammoth event comes to town.

1660 Class

The 1660 class has grown over the past few races and was the class with by far the most competitors on the night. This being the featured

class in the upcoming 1660 challenge will be one to watch.

At the end of the evening it was Delwin Crous, who managed to take victory after an intense battle ensued between the top 4 drivers. It was a

real wheel to wheel affair with drivers trading paint at every turn.

BSCA Dirt Oval Round 314 May 2016

Article: Jethro Schwartz/ Rose CollinsPhoto’s: Dean Holmes

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Reigning champion Zaine Knickelbein came home in 2nd overall in a car still battered and

bruised and most likely battle hardened after he rolled the car at

the South African National championship in Port Elizabeth 2

weeks prior to this weekend’s racing.

Wesley Collins came home 3rd for the evening, but no doubt has some tricks ready and waiting up

his sleeve for the June Showdown. Quinton Knickelbein made a

welcome return to racing with a 4th overall on his first night out in his

new car.

Wesley Collins commented, “The level of competitiveness has been

really tight between the top 5 competitors, and we have seen a

bit of elbow out racing! Looking forward from tonight to the up and coming 1660 challenge on

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the 18th of June, which will showcase the level of our

competitors in east London and add some of the current top South African runners in the class. It will make for some excellent racing and definitely a night not to be missed. Possibly 25 to 30 pit bulls

in the goldfish bowl!”

Junior Hot Rod Class

Corbin Holloway Blew away all

competition in Junior Hot Rod class, with an absolutely dominant

performance on the evening. Hollow was never under threat and

lead every lap on his way to taking 1st overall for the night with

a clean sweep of victories.

Rudi Smith had his hands full all evening as he was shadowed to line in each heat by Damon Du Preez, who showed some good pace in his first race meeting.

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Smith finished 2nd overall with Du Preez in 3rd.

2.1 Modified Class

The 2.1 Class was a tight affair with the ever spectacular Donovan Voogt steering his way through

some of the carnage to claim victory. Jason Prinsloo managed to take home 2nd overall, despite the fact that a puncture to his left front

wheel heavily dented his chances. George Noah steered clear of the danger to finish in a well-deserved

3rd overall for the evening.

Hot Rod Class

Dean Potgieter put together a truly solid performance as he drove

from strength to strength in the Super Hot Rod Class. It was a great victory in the end ahead of a

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hard charging Quentin De Lange. William Hunter settled for third place for the evening, banking some solid championship points.

Nigel Burmeister had a brilliant debut and looked more and more competitive as he acclimatized himself to his car and finished 4th

overall for the evening.

V8 AMS Class

In the V8 AMS class, some extra

spice was added to the mix for the evening as Shawn Victor, who is

currently ranked 3rd in South Africa entered for the nights

racing. It was Victor who came out on top by the end of the night, ahead of Ryno Hattingh. Hattingh came into the evenings racing still

on a high after finishing an incredible 3rd overall at the

national event 2 weeks prior in Port Elizabeth.

Clinton Green once again banked

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solid points for the evening with a consistent drive to 3rd overall. Quinton Schwartz came home in 4th overall on his dirt oval debut.

The next race will be the Open Invitational 1660 Challenge to be held on the 18th of June. This will be an event not to be missed. For more information contact Rose

0829534942.

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HILL

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The ever Popular Knysna Hill climb was held on the weekend of the 6th to 8th May 2016. Cars from across the country arrived with one goal in mind. To

become King of the Hill 2016.

Classic Conqueror

The Classic Conqueror class saw some of the more historic entrants take to the track. Class H5 saw the fastest time of the day completed by Franco

Scribante to take victory with a 41.432. Clive Corder finished 2nd with a best time of 49.124 ahead of Donny Lamola in third with a 53.854

Brent Watts won the H3 class with a 48.204.

Class H7 saw the most competitors taking part, and Enzo Kuun took victory with a 49.412. Peter Lindenberg came home 2nd with a 52.395 as he narrowly

fended off Kobus Brits who finished his run in 52.686.

Josh Dovey won the H2 Class with a 50.284.

Class Finals

The H5 class was once again dominated by Franco Scribante who won with a best run of 41.601 ahead of Clive Corder in 2nd with a 49.828 and Donny

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Lamola in 3rd with a 55.568.

Brent Watts once again won the H3 Class with a 49.250. Craig Wessels came home 2nd with a 54.677 ahead

of Anton Rollino with a 56.052.

The H7 Class was once again won by Enzo Kuun with a 49.434 ahead of Graeme Nathan in 2nd with a 52.426.

Kobus Brits was 3rd with a 52.484.

Josh Dovey once again won the H2 Class with a51.062 ahead of Malcom Uytenbogaardt with a 55.034 in 2nd and Ron Hollis in 3rd with a 59.194.

The H6 class was won by East London’s Rob Rowe with a 55.746 ahead of Paige Lindenberg in 2nd with a 58.886. 3rd place went to Francis

Cusens with a 1.03.179.

Richard Evans won the H8 Class with a 1.02.301.

The H4 class was won by Pierre Rousseau with a 108.719 ahead of Heyns Stead with a 1.09.623 in 2nd. Roger Lewis was 3rd with a 1.14.046

Greig Smith won the H1 class with a 1.54.466.

Super Car Shootout

Jaki Scheckter took the honors in class A4 with the fastest time of the

day of 43.676 ahead of Nick Cunningham-Moorat with a 46.095 in 2nd. Ignus Geyer came 3rd with a

47.319.

Class A8 was won by Ernst Du Preez with a 45.037 ahead of Dawie Olivier in 2nd with a 45.241. Third place went

to Jacques Wheeler with a 47.203.

Colin Cary won the A7 Class with a time of 46.942 ahead of Garth

Mackintosh in 2nd with a 47.961.

Class A6 was won by Feroz Ebrahim with a 48.464 ahead of Farhaad

Ebrahim in 2nd with a 48.493. Peet van der Walt came home 3rd with a

48.553.

King of the Hill

The 2016 King of the hill was an exciting affair with a new record being set. Nobody could match

Franco Scribante as he set a best time of 38.826 to take the overall victory and the victory in the C5 class as well. 2nd place in the C5 class was Andre Bezuidenhout with a 39.781. 3rd place went to Djurk Venter with a 1.02.485

The C4 Class was won by Robert Wolk with an impressive 39.538 which

would put him 2nd in the overall standings. Donny Lamola came home

2nd in class with a 47.424.

Desmond Gutzeit came home 1st in the B2 class with a 40.917 ahead of Darron Gudmanz 42.025. 3rd place went to Wilhelm Baard with a 42.709.

The B1 Class was won by Anton Cronje with a 42.235 ahead of Shane Gutzeit with a 43.040 in 2nd. Third place was Geoff Mortimer with a

44.119.

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Edrich Zwiers won the A4 class with a 44.555 ahead of Quinsley Sale with a

47.071.

The B6 Class was won by Enzo Kuun with a 44.761 ahead of Charles Arton with a 45.484 in second and Michael

Beachy Head in 3rd with a 44.844.

Thouca Mechanicos won the B3 class with a 45.372 ahead of Derrick

Dearlove in 2nd with a 49.192 and Paige Lindenberg in 3rd with a 51.491.

Jacques Joubert won the A2 class with a 47.159 ahead of Owen Naude with a 47.674 in 2nd and Daniel Zeelie

in 3rd with a 49.684.

The C2 Class was won by Ben Pie-naar 47.803.

Marius Draper won the A8 Class with a 48.089.

The A9 Class was won by Robert Gearing with a 48.253

Allen Irwin won the B5 Class with a 48.927 ahead of Ricky Giannoccaro

with a 49.112 in 2nd and Rynardt Potgieter in 3rd with a 54.673.

The A1 class was won by Pierre Bester with a 49.591 ahead of Deon Schoeman in 2nd with a 50.270 and

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Ashley Oldfield in 3rd with a 52.158.

Juan Van Rensburg won the B4 Class with a 52.389 ahead of George

Smalberger in 2nd with a 54.785 and Nico Van Rensburg in 3rd with a

54.885

The A5 class was won by Christopher Symons with a 53.258.

Michiel Simons won the A7 class with a 54.111.

The A6 class was won by Johann Zulch with a 55.639.


MAIN

CIRCUIT

The Algoa Motor Sport Club held another round of their regional circuit racing championship on the 14th of May 2016. The tight and twisty Aldo Scribante circuit was once again the venue for the action packed series. As we head into the middle of the year, the competitors are well set into their respective championships and would be hoping to either extend or

close the gaps depending on where they stand.

E.P. Regional Modified Cars

Class A was once again won by Brent Watts.Class B was a close affair, but Ian Riddle managed to take victory ahead

of Kevin Kelly in 2nd and Greg Oosthuizen in 3rd.Gerhard Oosthuizen was victorious in class C, the biggest class on the day, ahead of Nic Davidson in 2nd. Marais Ellis came home in a close 3rd place ahead of Thys Geyser in 4th. Anthony Bridgett finished 5th

ahead of Andrew Raaff in 6th.Class D was won by young Kean Barnard who put together a solid

performance to fend off a hard charging Gordon Nolan who finished 2nd. George O’Keefe Junior completed the podium with 3rd and Rynhardt

Potgieter finished in 4th.Philip Weise finished 1st in class X ahead of Johan Pretorius in 2nd and

George van Baalen in 3rd.Class E was won by Royce Griffin ahead of Stephan Aucamp in 2nd.

Algoa motorsport Club - Circuit Racing Regional14 May 2016

Article: Jethro SchwartzPhoto’s: DigiWorx Photography


MAIN

CIRCUIT Heinrich Hagen came home 3rd

and Etienne Else came home 4th.

Bikes

In the Historic bikes class Jason Joshua took victory ahead of Remi

van den Berg in 2nd. Irfaan Johnson came home 3rd to

complete the podium ahead of Brian Ellard in 4th and Trevor

Wilson in 5th. Kevin Spratley was 6th ahead of Morne Kock in 7th

and Ross Guscott in 8th place.Ian Meaker won the Masters class.In the Powersport B class Megan Koekemoer took victory ahead of Melt Koekemoer in 2nd and Kevern Farley who completed the podium in 3rd. Malcom Burrows finished 4th ahead of Richard Hawkins in

5th, Marius Stoltz in 6th and Jasper Strydom in 7th.

Martin Minnie took victory in class X.

In the 600 class Kevin Redman was the first to take the flag ahead of Zante Otto in 2nd and Melt Koekemoer in 3rd. Paul Roelofse finished in 4th ahead of Dreyer

Bernard in 5th and Jan Dorfling in 6th.

The unlimited class was won by Travis Warne ahead of Brandon Wilson in 2nd and Sanjiv Singh in

3rd place.The Powersport A class saw Chris Williams as the first rider to be greeted by the chequered flag ahead of Ricardo Otto in 2nd and Kevin Spratley in 3rd. Domonic Doyle came home 4th ahead of Stuart Townsend in 5th and Paul Jansen in 6th. Ivor Vermaak was 7th ahead of Aaron Heidemann in

8th, Malcolm Botes in 9th and Daryl Norton in 10th place.

Historic and Classic Cars

Derick Boy took victory in Class A.In Class B the elbows came out on

the day and some mirror bashing passing maneuvers and line defenses more reminiscent of a Rosberg/Hamilton battle than a Historic car race were the order of the day. After protests changed the complexion of the results, Wayne Botha found himself as the day’s victor ahead of Johan Coetzee in


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2nd and Christopher Radloff in 3rd.Brendon Smith won class B ahead of Robert Rowe in 2nd and Shaun Rudolph in 3rd. Ryno Burger came

home in 4th ahead of Loren Sampson in 5th and Matthew

Gudmanz in 6th.Richard Raath took victory in class

Y.In class Z, Gordon Bennett took victory ahead of Roger Howard

who finished 2nd.In class D, Donovan Collins took victory ahead of Barry Kapelus in 2nd and Shane Coetzer in 3rd. Barry Spriggs came home in 4th ahead of Quentin Lessing in 5th

and Harold Webster in 6th. Graham Lessing finished in 7th ahead of Ronald Scott in 8th and

Tracy McKay in 9th while Donovan Spriggs finished 10th

ahead of Wesley Skinner in 11th and Andrew Karshagen in 12th.

Brent Barnard won Class X ahead of Jason Greyling in 2nd.

Sports car Class

Phillip Griffin won the sports car class ahead of Lee Caldecott in 2nd and Mercia Bowden in 3rd. Claudio Bertoloni finished 4th ahead of Angelique in 5th and

Fanie Aucamp in 6th.

Open Top Class

Chassen Bright took victory in class B.

Ashwin Harri took victory in class C ahead of Joel Steenkamp in 2nd and Jeandre Marais in 3rd. Shaun

McManus came home in 4th.


Class T was won by Gavin McLellan.

Neil van Eyk won Class A.

Endurance

Class S saw Chassen Bright and Bryn High take victory ahead of Ashwin Harri in 2nd and Joel Steenkamp in 3rd. Gavin McLellan

and Ian Oberhoulze finished 4th ahead of Jeandre Marais in 5th.

Shaun Rudolph and Daryn Vice took victory in class H ahead of Barry Spriggs and Donovan Spriggs in 2nd. Harold Webster

and Barry Kapelus finished 3rd.

Class M was won by Brent Barnard and Kean Barnard.

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Round 3 of the Border Karting Club, regional Championship was held at the East London Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday 21 May 2016. The regional status of the event, which is part of a series of races held both in Port Elizabeth and East London attracted drivers from across the region to join the locals in an attempt take home the title of 2016 Eastern Cape

and Border champion.

*The results are based on the club championship.

Cadet Class

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Border Karting Regional Championship Round 321 May 2016

Article: Jethro SchwartzPhoto’s: Trevor Kitching


The 50cc Cadet Class saw 2015 Border champion and current border championship leader,

Kaylim Padayachee extend his lead in the season standings with a near

perfect performance to take the overall victory for the day. It was only Port Elizabeth’s Bryce Loenen who was able to stop Padayachee

from taking a clean sweep of victories as he took the victory in the final heat to finish 2nd overall

for the day. Red Scholtz put together a much improved

performance and took home a well-deserved 3rd place trophy, Dylan Stevens and the current 2nd placed driver in the championship, Jordan van der Merwe finished tied

on points for 4th place.

60cc Junior Class

Port Elizabeth’s Aiden Barnard put together a consistent performance to secure victory in the 60cc junior class. 2nd place was 2015 Border Champion Sebastian Smith and Jordan Dorning came home in 3rd.

Clubman’s Class

In the Clubman’s A Class, Border’s top National competitor Shannon Jackson Put together a dominant performance and scored a full house of points for the day. This was despite being pipped to the flag in heat 2, by Kean Barnard. Bar-nard however was classified as a class B competitor despite running

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with the Class A competitors throughout the day. 2nd in class was Port Elizabeth’s Cameron Kelly, and 3rd was championship Leader

Jared de Kock.Clubman’s B Class was dominated by Port Elizabeth’s Kean Barnard, who will surely be classified in class A for future events as he matched

the pace of the top class A competitors throughout the day. Craig Borges came home 2nd overall ahead of 2015 Clubman’s B champion Ashton Nicole Nell who

had an eventful day in 3rd.Clubman’s C Class saw 2015

champion Cuan Flusk take a narrow victory ahead of a hard charging Cherne Marais in 2nd

while her Sister Melandre Marais came home in 3rd overall.

DD2

Reigning 2015 DD2 Border Champion Geoff Stephen was too good for the chasing pack in the DD2 class as he took a dominant victory on the day. Shaun Gradwell shadowed Stephen all day, but was only able to follow him home in

2nd. 3rd place went to Craig Borges.

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The May round of the Algoa Motorsport Club drag racing championship was boosted by a strong contingent of East London drivers making the trip to Port Elizabeth for some coastal warfare. The action on the strip was fierce

and some great times were produced including some personal bests between competitors.

Donald Solomon took victory in the SC class with a best time of 18.024 in his Chev Spark.

The hotly contested 4AF class is always popular and this time was no different with 13 competitors taking to the strip to produce the biggest field on the day. 1st place went to Aran Mayne in a Honda Vtec with a 13.751. 2nd place was Neeren Parsotham in an Opel 2ltr 16V with a best time of 13.909. 3rd place went to Reynard Stander in a Nissan Sentra SR20 with a

best time of 14.494.

Ferai Mouton piloted his Datsun 1.8 to victory in the 4AR class with a best time of 15.555

The 4BF class is another class that has been steadily gaining momentum and an entry list of 12 cars is a good field to go racing. Nazeem

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Sirkhotte took victory for the day in a Honda Vtec with a best time of 11.954. 2nd place was Justin Muller with a 13.591 in his Honda Civic B20 ahead of Allan Callier in a Mazda

2300 fwd. T with a 13.711 in 3rd.

Brendon Roshan won the 4BR class in an A45 Mercedes with a best time

of 12.890.

The 4CR class was won by Mohamed Shaik in a VW Golf 7R with a best time of 12.226 ahead of Nathan Phillips in 2nd driving a Subaru 2ltr T AWD with a best time of 13.371. 3rd place went to Royce Griffin in an Audi S3 T with a best

time of 14.083.

Reece Holmes won the 4S class driving a Honda Vtec 1.6t with a best

time of 12.228 ahead of Clayton Rockman in a VW Golf 2ltr with a best time of 13.459. 3rd place went to Faan Abrahams driving a Nissan Sabre 2ltr with a best time of 14.029.

In the 6AR class Trevor Wiltshire took victory in his Nissan 350z with a best time of 13.638 ahead of Bets Radloff in her Nissan 350z with a best time of 13.839. 3rd place was Mike Lewis in a Ford Escort 3ltr V6

with a best time of 14.144.

Lance Casojee won the 6BR class in his BMW M3 3Ltr with a best time of

11.427 ahead of Chase Wiessener in a BMW M5 3.5ltr T with a best time of 12.384. 3rd place

was Gabriel King in a BMW 335i 3ltr with a best time of 12.937.

In the 6CR class, Clayton Daniels took victory driving an Audi A4 TFSI

with a best time of 12.355

Leon Oelofse took victory in the 8AR class driving a BMW E39 M5 V8 with

a best time of 13.030.

Nathan Marillier took victory in the 8BR class driving a BMW M5 V8

Twin T with a best time of 11.661.

In the EX Class, Nicholas Nel took victory in his VW Golf Mk1 2ltr 20V with a best time of 13.037. 2nd place

was Naseem Ahmed in a Honda Civic B20 with a 13.302 ahead of

Ziyaad Solomon driving a Nissan VVL with a best time of 14.052.

In the RT Class, Kresen Chetty took victory driving a Mazda RX7 with a

best time of 12.169 ahead of Emraan Rasdien driving a Mazda Rotary in 2nd with a best time of

12.996.

In the MC DB class Dayaan Padayachey took victory on a BMW 1000 with a best time of 9.325 ahead Dayalan Padayachey on a BMW

1000 with a best time of 9.583.

Stuart Smith took victory in the MC UNL class on a Kawasaki ZX14R

with a best time of 9.297.

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4 X 4 Challenge - Stutterheim Quarry28 May 2016

Article: Richard PookPhoto’s: Vicky Barker

With the third leg of the 4x4 challenge series been held in Stutterheim, many folk took the opportunity to make a weekend of it and decided to

travel up on Friday afternoon.

One never has to ask the guys twice to have a good old fashioned braai and bon fire, however due to possible “excess smoke inhalation”, many of the guys who slept over seemed to battle with getting up early the next

morning?

Saturday morning dawned with another spectacular day and as clockwork, the V8 Club was on site with much needed coffee and

breakfast buns to settle the hunger pains. After the final preparations on the track, the challenge got under way at about 9:30am.

Drivers were immediately thrown into the deep end with the first obstacle been “the mother of all twisters” (I say this as we had not yet seen obstacle

number 8).


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A twister is where you have to traverse huge mounds of sand at an angle and it forces alternate wheels of the vehicles up off the ground,

thereby reducing traction.

Taking the correct line through here and carrying just the right amount of momentum with you, is crucial. As usual, some made it look easy while others couldn’t

make it over the first hump.

From here the next few obstacles consisted of loose gravel, sharp

turns and some BIG climbs. Driving was very technical,

because with very limited traction,

choosing the correct line the first time round was essential.

Contending with extreme side cambers and very slippery surfaces can make for some heart stopping moments as Mike Schreiber Snr would be able to tell you. Only a

cool head and some top draw driving skills saw him pilot his Jeep Rubicon out obstacle number 3

without rolling.

Obstacle 8 soon came around and before we could ride, we first had to figure out where the track went. All I can say, it that it was a LONG one! This obstacle was out of 120


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points and you had to work hard for every point you took away from it. It started off through a little mud

then into a hairpin 90degree corner. Up, down, around, side to side … almost on your side, up and out. That was just the first half of

the obstacle. Then came the twister section…. Let’s just say this one tested man and machine to the limit. If you let your concentration slip for one second, it would be the

end of it.

By this stage, points were still very close so once again we had a time trial…. This separates points and largely prevents 2 competitors from

finishing on exactly the same score.

This type of obstacle is truly a favourite with spectators as well as with the drivers, however I’m sure the 4x4 have some objection with been driven in this undignified

manner.

Casualties on vehicles were thankfully largely kept to a

minimum on the day with only Boyd Damaging a Diff and Richard

slashing a tyre during an altercation with a tree.

Coming to the end of the day and tallying scores, it was clear that it


was a very close day of racing. In some classes, the top 3 positions were only separated by 30 points.

So again, a big congratulations to the winners of the respective

classes, as it was a close fought bat-tle.

In class A, Nigel and Vicky Burmeister took top honours while

Shane Peach and Gavin Burton finished 1sh in class B.

Leon Van Eden showed Class C how it was done and once again

Shaun Bezuidenhout showed everyone in class D a clean pair of

heels.

Last, but never least, a big thank you to all our sponsors…

Thanks to outdoor Warehouse for the amazing prizes as well as to the V8 Club for doing the food. Also thanks to Patrick from Nyati for

providing the security guards.Also big thanks to all the members

who assisted with organising, towing, transporting, setting up

and marshalling.

The next challenge on the calendar is in Kirkwood on Saturday, the

25th June at the Lookout.

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Father’s Day

Article: Jethro SchwartzPhoto’s: File

FEATURE

For many, a father’s influence is indescribable. When it comes to most young racing driver’s this is emphasized exponentially. For most, a father

is the introduction into the world of motorsport. He can be the inspiration, the motivation, the supporter, the advisor, the mechanic, the

team manager and the sponsor all in one.

A father can guide his son or daughter in the path that he sees fit. These day’s it is becoming more and more common for a son or daughter to be a

2nd or 3rd generation racer. This means that the parents, but most commonly the father, have been around a race circuit many years before and have gained valuable skills, and knowledge. This can often be the


difference in a child’s motorsport career, as the head start this can provide ahead of the others who don’t have this advantage can be

completely immeasurable.

Speaking from my own experience, I have grown up in a motorsport

crazed family, and for me it has always been a way of life to be around a race circuit. My father was a dirt oval racer (stock-cars as it

was known back then) and a couple of my uncles were successful racers too. Even my mother took my dad’s car for a spin once or twice and can boast a trophy for rolling the car as

testament to this!

Had it not been for his influence though I may not have been

interested in the sport. If he had not been interested in the sport, would I have ever been able to get my big

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break and manage to find myself in a race car one day? I don’t know, it is something that is always difficult to debate. I have seen it with friends though. Guys at school who would come with me to the track and love the experience, but because their fathers weren’t into it, it became difficult for them to get involved.

Some lost interest completely after a while, one or two

managed to eventually buy themselves something race-able, but by that time, they were so far behind those of us that had been racing for years that they struggled to find the pace to be competitive and this once again demotivated

them.

I was not privileged enough to ever have a top of the range racing machine, my father gave my

brother and I what he could. His experience however helped us

immensely as he was able to fine tune our setups and help us to be competitive with what we had. It was lessons we would carry with us

for years.

Both my brother and I managed to win border championships and it is thanks to our father that we were able to achieve this. Driving older

machines also taught us a lot and today we can be relatively

competitive no matter what we drive.

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Our father gave up his motorsport career for us to start ours, and I don’t know of a much better gift he could have ever given us. I am

pretty sure that soon my brother will be experiencing a similar situation as his son will become a 3rd generation racer, and grandpa will

be on standby to pass on all the knowledge he can.

A father is special in all aspects of life, but a motorsport father is just on another level. Thanks dad, and Happy Father’s Day!

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Expert Tech Superbike Race Day

Perfect weather conditions and an absence of delaying “incidents” set the scene for a thrilling day’s racing in the Expert Tech All-Bike Race Day at the East London Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday when competitors from all over the country as well as from New Zealand tested their skills against

the competition in their respective classes.

There is no doubt that the Superbike class (1000cc motorcycles) produced the most exciting heats of the day as locals Travis Naude and Travis Warne showed the way around the circuit against Gauteng’s Piet-er de Vos and local veteran, Pierre le Roux, but perhaps the star of this

Expert Tech Superbike Race Day28 May 2016

Article: Rodney HilesPhoto’s: Trevor Kitching


battle was young Kevin Redman, from Plettenberg Bay, who present-ed strong competition to the lead

group, on a 600cc Yamaha.

Redman emphasised his talent by being awarded the much-coveted “Bearing Man Big Balls Trophy”, which is awarded to the rider who clocks the top speed of the day

through the apex of the formidable Potters Pass bend. The strongest contester for the award,

Travis Warne, was a matter of 0.2kph slower than Redman, who

achieved a speed of 198.816kph.

The newly constituted Classic Superbike Racing Association

(CSRA) presented its own exciting contest, but with the

difference that Gauteng-based veteran Gavin Ramsay showed a

clean pair of heels to his opposition, taking both heats in fine style, but behind him, Port


Elizabeth’s Remi van den Berg, Gauteng’s Ettiene Louw and Cape Tonian, Tony Jones made their

presence felt on pre-1989 machinery that still puts in

competitive lap times on this circuit.

Bikes of smaller engine capacity contested the Powersport class and

produced shoulder to shoulder racing in a field of 15 bikes, with

Port Elizabeth’s Paul Jansen

emerging over-all victor for the day.

In the class for the up-and-coming champions of the future – 100cc Honda NSF – it was 10-year-old Jordan Breakspear who cleaned up in both heats. For the first time, this field of 5 competitors took to the main circuit to show their met-tle. The normal contest for this class is on the much shorter karting

circuit, but these youngsters showed that they are


ready for big competition. East London local riders, Cassidi

Simmons and 7-year-old Dante Havenga are new to the class, but showed that they were prepared mix it with the more experienced

riders.

Results for the day:

NSF 100:

1st Jordan Breakspear, 2nd Cassidi Simmons 3rd, Connor Breakspear

CSRA F1 (Pre-1989):1st Gavin Ramsay, 2nd Remi van

den Berg, 3rd Ettiene Louw

CSRA F2 (Pre-1983):1st Deon du Toit, 2nd John Kosterman, 3rd Robbie Jv

Rensberg

Old Supers (Pre-’98):1st Martin Minnie, 2nd Steven

Bowie, 3rd Nico Visser


Breakfast Run:1st JB Schoeman, 2nd Gerrie

Havenga, 3rd Siviwe Mohamed

Powersport: 1st Paul Jansen, 2nd Ivor Vermaak,

3rd Stuart Townsend

Supersport (600cc):1st Kevin Redman, 2nd Melt

Koekemoer, 3rd Bernard Dreyer

Superbike (1000cc):1st Travis Naude, 2nd Travis Warne,

3rd Pieter de Vos


Motorsport Calendar June/July 2016

4 June - BMSC Drags - East London4 June - AKC Karting Club Championship - Port Elizabeth4 June - Extreme Festival Port Elizabeth - Aldo Scribante

4 June - Rover - EP MX Championship - Port Elizabeth

11 June - Victory Raceway EP Regional Dirt Oval Championship - Port Elizabeth

11 June - Redline Auto Show - East London11 June - Winterburg National Enduro - Winterburg

11 June - EP Rally Championship - Uitenhage12 June - Rover EP Inner City Enduro - Port Elizabeth

18 June - BMSC Cars and Bikes Regional Championship - East London18 June - BSCA 1660 Challenge Dirt Oval

25 June - BKC Border Karting Club Championship - East London

2 July - BSCA Dirt Oval2 July Victory Raceway Dirt Oval

8/9 July Extreme Festival East London BMSC9 July - Rover Enduro Championship

15/16 July - South African National Rally Championship - Port Elizabeth

23 July BMSC Regional Main Cicuit 4 (Africa Endurance Championship)

30 July Border Karting Round 530 July AMSC Regional Cars and Bikes - Aldo Scribante

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