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3-times
WesBank V8 Champion, Hennie Groenewald (Team Timken Holden)
continued on his winning ways with a pair of back-to-back
victories at the Aldo Scribante Circuit in Port Elizabeth on
Saturday (4th October).
Strong winds, bright sunshine
and a big crowd saw the most successful V8 Champion in our motor
sport racing history, Groenewald, make it look easy winning in
the first 12-lapper by 1 second from team-mate Robert Briggs
(Team Timken Jaguar). Briggs just held off the Auby racing
brothers, Mark (Jonnesway Tools Jaguar) and his 16 year-old
brother, Brandon (Masana Petroleum Jaguar) with veteran Willie
Hepburn (Project Orange Corvette) 5th.
Many drivers suffered
punctures from stones blown onto the circuit by the strong
wind.
The reverse grid start for
the 2nd 12-lapper saw Groenewald start at the back.
It took him two thirds of the race to pass the entire field of
17 cars in a magnificent drive to lead the field home by 3
seconds. Brandon Auby held off Richard Pinard (Team Timken
Jaguar) to slot into 2nd position behind
Groenewald.
Mark Auby was 3rd
ahead of Jaco Correia (Omega Spares Corvette), recovering from a
first race puncture and Des Gutzeit (Dezzi / Trysome Mustang)
the first racing father in the field home in 6th.
Then came Darron Gudmanz (Crazy J’s Corvette) and lady racer,
Clare Vale (Gatorback RAM Mustang), a brilliant 8th.
This position gave Clare her first trophy in WesBank V8 Racing
with a 4th place overall for the day.
Once
again a dirty track in Race 2 put five cars out with punctures.
RESULTS
RACE 1
1.
Groenewald
2.
Briggs
3.
M. Auby
4.
B. Auby
5.
W. Hepburn
6.
D. Correia
RACE 2
1.
Groenewald
2.
Brandon Auby
3.
Pinard
4.
Mark Auby
5.
Jaco Correia
6.
Gutzeit
POINTS POSITION
(With two races to go at Kyalami)
1. H. Groenewald 226
2. M. Auby 145
3. R. Briggs 128
4. W. Hepburn 122
5. R. Pinard 100
6. J. Correia
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