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Hennie Groenewald
Grant van Schalkwyk
Jaco Correia
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On the WesBank V8 Supercar front Hennie
Groenewald’s six race winning streak came to an end.
Groenewald (SP Racing Jaguar), the reigning champion, had to
be content with a fortuitous second in race one and a third in
race two.
Arch rival and former champion Grant van Schalkwyk (Hi-Q
Jaguar) took both wins to take a bite at Groenewald’s
championship lead. Heat one saw van Schalkwyk lead home
Groenewald and Jimmy Auby (Tyco/Jonnesway Jaguar) and Jade
Gutzeit (Dezzi/Trysome Ford Mustang) who were the
beneficiaries when Robert Briggs (Timken Jaguar) and Mackie
Adlem (Fuchs Titan Ford Mustang) tangled at the last corner.
The customary race two inverted grid saw van Schalkwyk start
from ninth with Groenewald a place further back. Van Schalkwyk
finally laid to rest his inverted grid phobia and he and
Groenewald took just three laps to scythe through the field.
Groenewald lead briefly before dropping back to third place
behind van Schalkwyk and Briggs.
For Briggs, the current VW Engen Cup champion, it was his best
result of the season. The signs are there that he is coming to
terms with the huge V8 power and will be a threat over the
rest of the season.
Results:
WesBank V8 Supercars – Race 1: G van Schalkwyk (Jaguar); 2 H
Groenewald (Jaguar); 3 J Auby (Jaguar); 4 J Gutzeit (Ford
Mustang); 5 M Adlem (Ford Mustang). Race 2: 1 G van Schalkwyk
(Jaguar); 2 R Briggs (Jaguar); 3 H Groenewald (Jaguar); 4 W
Hepburn (Chev Corvette); 5 F di Matteo (Jaguar). |