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The Team Timken WesBank V8 trio of
Hennie Groenewald, Robert Briggs and Richard Pinard in their
Lumina SS and two Jaguars dominated close racing at the Aldo
Scribante Circuit in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. They finished
first and second in both races.
Groenewald and Briggs were
two seconds apart ahead of the pack in Race 1 at the flag.
Pinard took his first win ever in a WesBank V8 Championship race
getting to the line in Race 2 just half a car-length ahead of
team-mate, Hennie Groenewald.
In Race 1, veteran Willie
Hepburn (Project Orange Corvette) held onto 3rd
position throughout, despite being pressured by the talented
Auby family – Marc (Jonnesway Lumina), 16 year old Brandon (Masana
Petroleum Jaguar) and father Deon (Metaforge Jaguar).
Another 3-way struggle
involved Franco di Matteo (Optima Batteries Jaguar), the
returning Larry Wilford (Fuchs Lubricant Mustang) who has lost
none of his speed despite a one-year layoff, and Jaco Correia (Liquimoly
Corvette).
Race 2
with the first 13 finishers of the first event starting in
reverse order, Pinard, Wade van Zummeren (Border Towing
Mustang), Rob Wall (P2P Squared Holdings Mustang) and Gordon
Connelly, held station ahead of the fast closing pack for the
first few laps. Pinard stayed in front at the flag with
Groenewald at his door. Both were ahead of di Matteo, Wilford,
Correia and his younger brother, Danie. Hepburn got tagged by
Brandon Auby, lost a lap but got going to finish in 14th.
RESULTS:
Race 1
Groenewald,
Briggs, Hepburn, M. Auby, D. Auby, F. di Matteo
Race
2
Pinard,
Groenewald, di Matteo, L. Wilford, J. Correia, D Correia.
Points position after 3 Rounds of the 2008 Season:
Groenewald 84
Briggs 52
Hepburn 46
M. Auby
43
Pinard
40
F. di Matteo 35 |
