Above : The Mini Class in action on the driver stand

After a horrible and overcast Saturday, Sunday dawned to good sunshine, but a chilly little wind was about, just to remind us that winter was not entirely over yet.

Much to the disgust of some detractors, it would appear that instead of “three” entries we had forty odd entries, not bad for a ‘dying club that does not have proper racing’.

It was good to see a couple of the old racers back. Freddie and Werner raced with us again and they brought a new racer with.

Also new after a long break of about eight years was Ian Stapelberg, who had a good race meeting and who will soon be giving the 540 class some competition.

 

Now down to the race report:

Beginners Class

Heats

Round 1

Ian in his first race back was our winner catching Daleen, the early leader, on lap 6 when she had a problem, passing her and leading to the end. Ronel also got past Daleen to claim second place. Junior was fourth a few laps back.

Round 2

A bit of a change about with Junior sorting out his car and coming in first ahead of early leader, Ronel. This time Ian had problems and finished third ahead of Daleen.

Finals

Leg 1

Getting back into racing, Ian quite quickly won this one in style, two laps up on the rest. Junior and Daleen were second and third respectively, both on the same lap.  Ryno, who is new to the sport, made the grid after missing the heats and was fifth ahead of Ronel.

Leg 2

Ian led from start to finish, missing 15 laps by just three seconds. Junior was about a lap and a half back in second place, ahead of Daleen and Ryno

Overall

1^st Ian Stapelberg

2^nd Junior Hansen

3^rd Ronel Bann

4^th Dalene Griesel

5^th Ryno Kleinhans

Above : Beginner Class

540 Touring Cars

Heats

The question in the past was always who will win: Tiny or Charmaine. This has now changed to by how much will she thump him this time.

Round 1

Lucas reigns supreme leading from start to finish, but I know someone in the beginners class that could be a problem soon.   (I think Madman is referring to Ian?) Jakkie was second for a while, but Charmaine forced her way past. So he ended 3^rd, with Paul 4^th and  Tiny 5^th Anette was 6^th.

Round 2

Lucas won this one again, but this time Jakkie stayed ahead of Charmaine. Anette was fourth with Tiny 5^th. Paul was 6^th.

Finals

Leg 1

The song remains the same, Lucas led from start to finish, even if Tiny got in the road a few times and no, he was not following Charmaine’s orders to take him out.  Just a joke!  Charmaine was second with Jakkie third and Tiny fourth and Paul 5^th , all on the same lap. Anette was 6^th.

Leg 2

It is about the same song again, Lucas in the lead, maybe we should penalise the winner with a 5 gram weight every time they win. Jakkie moved up to second place and went a lap quicker than Paul, in third place. Paul, Charmaine and Tiny finished in that order, all on fourteen laps. Anette was a lap or so back in 6^th

Overall

1^st Lucas Dillschnitter

2^nd Jakkie Landsberg

3^rd Charmaine Wright

4^th Paul Langenhoven

5^th Tiny Wright

6^th Ahette Ogden

Above: 540 class

17.5 Touring Cars

Heats

Round 1

Popular class this with ten cars entered. Freddie lead the first seven laps, slowed dramatically and eventually retired on lap ten. Jason, who had a bad start, worked his was up to first place with 17 laps. Harry, in second place, had a race long dice with Marius to finish third both on 16 laps. The next pair up was Gert fourth  and Andre fifth,  both on 14 laps. The next pairing up was Logan and Dylan on 12 laps in sixth and seventh. Conroy went out early in ninth place and Werner did not start.

Round 2

Marius did not start, due to gremlins in the works,(must be after midnight and somebody fed them)

Jason led the first 2 laps until passed by Freddie, Freddie won from Jason, both on 18 laps and best laps very close. Werner was third, very close behind Jason missing 18 laps by 2.8 seconds. Fourth and fifth in close attendance were Harry and Gert, also on 17 laps. Andre was up in 6^th, falling behind in average pace, Dylan was 7^th ahead of Logan and Conroy.

Finals

Leg 1

Freddie made the break and led the race from start to finish, edging ever close to a16 second lap.

Andre, Jason and Werner set off in hot pursuit. Harry was also in the mix for a while, but was booted out into the next group with Dylan and Gert. Logon was 8^th and Conroy 9^th. Marius still had gremlins.

Leg 2

A bit of a problem in this one: during the course of the race the transponder loop was hooked by a  car and all but three of the cars stopped counting laps.  Those that did count were those near to the pole. In fairness it was decided to restart the race to give al an equal chance at winning.

Freddie did 19 laps to finish first. Gert, Jason and Harry were third, fourth and fifth. Conroy and Logon were still running strong at the end. Marius had that problem again. Dylan, Andre and Werner only completed the first lap.

Overall

1^st Freddie Kotze

2^nd Jason Landsberg

3^rd Harry Wilesmith

4^th Gert Swart

5^th Andre Steenkamp

6^th Logon Burger

7^th Dylan Olivier

8^th Conroy Olivier

9^th Werner Van Waveren

10^th Marius Burger

Above: 17.5 electric Touring

 

Minis

Heats

Round 1

The Landsberg show rolls on, Jason beat Jakkie. Lucas now with a new ? motor was third ahead of Kevin. It shows that Anette was 5^th but me thinks that Henry was driving her car. Kobus beat Ronel and Johan.  (Madman, he was only testing it, after a late night re-built….from MO 5 back to MO3.)

Round 2

All with the right cars this time. The Landsberg continued show, but with a bit of a hiccup. This time Lucas was second, splitting Jason and Jakkie. Kevin was in his customary 4^th place and is aiming to  move up a bit. Henry was 5^th ahead of the dice between Kobus, Ronel and Anette. Johan was struggling with a car with what appears to be too much steering.

Finals

Leg 1

The show resumes, Jason won, but Jakkie was close, only 4 seconds back. Lucas was full a lap back in third place, followed by Henry who outran Kevin for a change. Then came the dice with the rest on 9 laps. The positions changed lap after lap, but what was important was who was where at the end, Ronel led Anette, Kobus and Johan across the line.

Leg 2

The show did not continue and just when we were beginning to think they were unbeatable, another bigger hiccup with Jason winning, but Jakkie have car problems and only finish 8^th. Lucas was second ahead of Henry with Anette’s transponder in his car. ( mixed/confused 6 and 9…oops) Kevin was in 4^th place ahead of an improving Johan. Kobus beat Ronel this time. Jakkie and Anette had problems.

Overall

1^st Jason Landsberg

2^nd Lucas Dilschnitter

3^rd Kevin Bann

4^th Jakkie landsberg

5^th Henry Ogden

6^th Ronel Bann

7^th Anette Ogden

8^th Kobus Griesel

9^th Johan Barnard

Above: Electric Mini class

21.5 Touring

I think Tiny must switch transponders with his wife, so he can win for a change.

Heats

Round1

Conroy and Dylan got out in front and chased each other hard, swapping places more times than the average grand prix. Towards the end Charmaine moved up to second, demoting Dylan to third. Jakkie was quicker than Tiny and was 4^th with Kevin 6^th.Position 2 to 5 were all on the same lap.

Round 2

This was a turn up for the books: Conroy won, Tiny was second (Hooray! he beat Charmaine) and Jakkie was third. Kevin was a close 4^th and Dylan 5^th after having a few problems. Where was Charmaine?  Tiny worked on her car and the servo saver came off after 4 laps.

Finals

Leg 1

Now that her car was okay, Charmaine was out to prove a point and won this one from Conroy, the gap at the end just half a second. Dylan was third a lap back, with Jakkie and Tiny in hot pursuit. Kevin was 6^th a further lap behind.

Leg 2

Conroy proved that first place was rightfully his on the day and won by a lap. Charmaine raced into second ahead of Jakkie and Tiny, Kevin was 5^th and Dylan did not start.

Overall

1^st Conroy Olivier

2^nd Charmaine Wright

3^rd Jakkie Landsberg

4^th Tiny Wright

5^th Kevin Bann

6^th Dylan Olivier

Above: 21.5 class

13.5 Touring Cars

Heats

Round 1

Marius, after taking a break to race off road, proved that he still had it and won after a close encounter with Werner. Harry and Logon were next up, but a lap behind the leaders. Andre was 5^th and Freddie 6^th. Freddie’s lap time was quickest.

Round 2

Freddie was quickest and won by over a lap. Logon chased hard, coming in second with Marius third. Harry was a distant fourth ahead  of Andre, who seemed a bit down on pace. Werner had a problem coming in 6^th.

Finals

Leg 1

Freddie again quick with a fastest lap of 16.27 seconds and won going away. Andre got his groove back to move into 2^nd place, although a second a lap of pace. Logon was third, keeping Marius back in 4^th. Werner was 5^th and Harry 6^th.

Leg 2

At last Werner got all the bits working properly and was very quick at 16.65 seconds. Freddie was second, two seconds behind Werner and a lap up ahead of Marius and Harry, who were also in the 16 lap bracket. Andre was 5^th also on 17 laps. Logon did not start.

Overall

1^st Freddie Kotze

2^nd Werner Van Waveren

3^rd Marius Burger

4^th Andre Steenkamp

5^th Harry Wilesmith

6^th Logon Burger

Above: 13.5 class

In closing: a pleasant day's racing was had by all and we got home at a reasonable hour.

Until next time

The Madman