by
Roger McCleery

The Auby and Correia family racers with a win apiece came out tops in Round 2 of the WesBank V8 Supercar Series at Kyalami on Saturday. 

Reigning champion Hennie Groenewald (Team Timken Jaguar) who returned from testing in America late on Friday night now has an even higher mountain to climb to win his 4^th title.   He was involved in a 3-car collision at the start of Race 1 and retired.   In Race 2 he touched Marc Auby (ELT International Jaguar) to eventually come home 8^th in an overheating car. 

Race 1 was led off the line by Marc Auby with his father Deon (ELT International Lumina) in tow after the crash in turn 2 took out younger son, Brandon, Hennie Groenewald and his team-mate Richard Pinard (Timken Motorsport Jaguar). 

Terry Wilford  (Fuchs Titan Lubricants Jaguar) with an improved handling car kept the leading Auby’s in sight with East London Wade van Zummeren (Border Towing Mustang), Franco di Matteo (Varta Batteries Jaguar) and a returning Roof of Africa Motorcycle Winner Jade Gudzeit (Dezzi Trysome Mustang) in 6^th.   With just two laps to go, Deon Auby took over the lead from his son, who was slowing fractionally to record a fully deserved win. 

For three glorious laps Clare Vale (Gatorback/RAM Mustang) led Race 2 with the reverse grid start in operation.  Then Deon Auby coming up fast through the field clipped her car, leaving Jaco Correia and his brother Danie in the LiquiMoly Corvettes to come home for an historic and happy family victory.   Jaco hadn’t won for three years.   Marc Auby could just not catch them in the last few laps.   At the finish from third place he was relegated to 11^th spot after he touched Des Gutzeit (Dezzi Trysome Mustang) on the passing lines under braking.   He is disputing this penalty. 

Jade Gudzeit, Steve Smith (Coolcatz Jaguar) and Wade van Zummeren were moved up to 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th positions.

RESULTS

RACE 1

1^st D. Auby; 2^nd M.Auby; 3^rd T. Wilford; 4^th W. van Zummeren;  5^th F. di Matteo 

RACE 2

1^st J. Correia;  2^nd D. Correia;  3^rd J. Gudzeit;  4^th S. Smith;    5^th W. van Zummeren 

POINTS - After 2 rounds:

1. M. Auby                     44
2. B. Auby                      29
3. D. Correia                  28
4. W. van Zummeren   27
5. F. di Matteo               26
6. Deon Auby                24