What a scorching hot day!? And after two consecutive heavy wind storms, we are currently minus half the shade netting over the driver stand. Sorry about that. We will make sure that it is fixed before the new racing season starts in January 2019.

 

Henry, the track owner decided not to take part in racing on this day. The main reason was the he was still waiting for spare parts from Pretoria. Uhmmm, I think he is still waiting..

 

 

30-something entries made it more than worth our while to endure the extreme heat and host this club race meeting for you. As Henry always says at drivers’ briefing: “Thank you for your attendance.”

 

We were pleasantly surprised by the visit of two guys that have been here before, Shaun Hards and Garth Nofal. And they brought with them two beginners, Brittni Nofal and her boyfriend, (I think) Ryan Dods.

 

Car of the Day award - Piet du Toit

 

Beginner class:

Round 1:

The 1^st round was won by 12 year old Victor Fourie. Little Ruan Brauer ended 2^nd and Ruan Visagie was seen in 3^rd. Brittni Nofal and Ryan Dods were clearly not ready for the RC thing then…

Round 2 :

Things changed dramatically, because now we see Newbie Ryan Dods in the lead. His previous single lap now changed into 13 laps!! And he sommer achieved no less than 3 laps of less than 25 seconds! For 1^st time readers of my race reports: This (25 seconds laps) is the point where I usually say that a driver is now ready to - and capable of - joining the ‘proper’ classes. But we will not rush him….

Victor descended to 2^nd place and Ruan Visagie moved up one place. Small Ruan was struggling to keep his car on the road. I am not sure what was faulty on his car. Brittni at least doubled the amount of laps completed in the 1^st round.

Finals - Leg 1:

This time Ruan Visagie took the victory for himself and Victor had to be content with 2^nd place yet again. Now Ryan Dods was in 3^rd place. Ruan was still struggling and Brittni Did not start.

Leg 2 of Finals:

Ryan Dods Won this final beginner race of the day. He also achieved his quickest lap of the day – 24.45s. Good job, Ryan! Ruan Visagie moved into 2^nd place and Victor into 3^rd.

Overall:

1. Ruan Visagie
2. Ryan Dods
3. Victor Fourie

 

 

Electric Mini:

Paul Langenhoven, Louis Nortje and Francois Geyser had to fight this one out.

Paul maintained his 1^st place position right through the day. He also succeeded in completing 16 laps in every race. Best lap – 21.21 Well done!!!!

Louis ended 2^nd in three out of the four races, but ended 3^rd in the last leg of the day, when Francois took over his 2^nd place. Louis completed 15 laps in every race. His Quickest lap - 22.95.

Francois kicked off with 13 laps in every qualifier, but during the Finals, he improved quite dramatically. He completed 15 laps and his average came down from 29 to 24.7 seconds. Good job, Francois!

Mini Overall:

1. Paul Langenhoven
2. Louis Nortje
3. Francois Geyser

 

 

540 Touring:

A much smaller group than a couple of months ago, when we had to split you guys up in two groups, isn’t it?

I am not sure where, when and by whom, but somewhere during the day I overheard Henry complaining two drivers started form the pit area, instead of from the grid, and it could possibly be in this class, according to lap times that don’t correspond with the rest of the drivers.

Leon van Rooyen kick-started his day with a win. He continued this winning streak throughout the day. His best lap for the day – 19.79s. Good job, Leon!

Francois gave Leon a hard time by staying close to him all the way, apart from the very last leg, when Francois sadly picked up car trouble. Francois’s best lap – 20.74s. Mooi man!

James Theron didn’t have a bad racing day at all. He completed 15 laps in almost every race. His quickest lap – 22.88s

Piet du Toit achieved two 3^rd places and one 2^nd place. Fastest lap – 20.23s

Charmaine Wright boasts one 2^nd place and two 4^th places. Her fastest lap - 21.69s

540 Overall:

1. Leon van Rooyen
2. Piet du Toit
3. Francois Geyser

 

 

21.5 Touring:

This class had been a little bit bigger than in the recent past. 10 drivers competed against each other.

I think I can safely say that the biggest competition was amongst Piet, Leon, Kevin Gates and Willtin Brauer. Although the relatively new Jason Strauss that was kicked out of the Beginner class last month, due to his better than average performance, he seemed to be stiff competition for the top 4 guys..he came 3^rd twice..which I predicted all along! Jy sien Jason, ek het jou mos gesê!!

The rest of the drivers were Esmarie Geyser, Janu Lombaard, Gert Fourie and James Theron.

These are their individual quickest laps:

Willtin’s best lap – 18.73

Janu’s best lap – 19.25

Leon’s best lap – 19.52

Piet’s best lap – 19.61

Kevin’s best lap – 19.72

Paul’s best lap – 20.02

Jason’s best lap – 20.71

Esmarie’s best lap – 20.86

Gert’s best lap – 21.19

James’s best lap – 21.57

21.5 overall:

1. Leon van Rooyen
2. Kevin Gates
3. Piet du Toit

 

TTO1 Stock:

Charmaine pocketed this race. Her day’s results looks like this:

One win, one DNS, one 2^nd place and yet another 2^nd place. Best lap - 22.07s

Louis has won two races, ended 2^nd once and 3^rd once. Best lap – 21.63s

Janu Lombard hardly competed in the qualies, but he managed to win the 1^st leg of the Finals and 4^th in the last leg. His best lap – 21.19s

Nathan boasts one 2^nd and one 3^rd place. His best lap – 22.28s

TTOI Overall:

1. Charmaine Wright
2. Louis Nortje
3. Janu Lombard

 

 

13.5 Touring:

These guys lost out on a last and Final leg, because of a rain shower that swooped over the track…

Let me take them alphabetically:

Garth Nofal’s best lap – 25.65s

Gert Fourie’s best lap – 19.39s

Kevin Gates’ best lap - 17.30 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Langenhoven’s best lap – 18.22s Impressive…

Shaun Hards’ best lap – 19.57s

13.5 Overall:

1. Kevin Gates
2. Paul Langenhoven
3. Gert Fourie