WesBank V8 Supercars have two new winners.   Twice Volkswagen Polo-Cup Champion, Robert Briggs (Team Timken Jaguar), took the first of two races at Killarney in Round 11 of the WesBank V8 Championship, and Mackie Adlem (Kyalami Fuchs Titan Mustang) had his first win of the year in the longer 12-lapper that followed.

Briggs took the lead from pole position in Race 1, ahead of reigning champion, Hennie Groenewald (Timken SP Racing Jaguar), and held it all the way to the flag.   Both were lapping at close to the lap record with veteran racer Larry Wilford (Fuchs Titan Mustang), with a new Ford engine keeping them honest and waiting to pounce if either Briggs or Groenewald made a mistake. 

Behind the leading threesome Jaco Correia (Omega Spares Corvette) in a rebuilt car that was wrecked in a heavy prang at the WesBank Raceway two months ago, held off a fast closing Mackie Adlem, Gordon Connelly (Dezzi/Cowan Signs Jaguar) and Jade Gutzeit (Dezzi/Trysome Jaguar).   All were within sight of a lap record. 

An inverted grid was used for the longer Race 2.   Here Danie Correia (Omega Spares Corvette) led the way with Willie Hepburn (Project Orange Corvette) in tow until the high-speed pack arrived, led by Adlem, Connelly and Franco di Matteo (Deltec Batteries Jag).