Global Touring Cars

Action galore at Zwartkops Extreme Festival round

Extreme FestivalNational championship motorsport returned to the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday, with six separate racing disciplines represented by 89 competitors on both four and two wheels.

Heading up proceeding were two races for Global Touring and SupaCup Cars.

Michael van Rooyen (Gazoo Toyota Corolla) won the opening Touring Car race, chased over the finish line by Robert Wolk (Chemical Logistics Toyota Corolla), Julian van der Watt (Euro Performance Ford Focus) and Lee Thompson (Universal Health BMW).

Scott Temple (Chemical Logistics Corolla) won the next race ahead of Mandla Mdakane (Gazoo Toyota Corolla), Van Rooyen and Wolk.

Global Touring Cars

Global Touring Cars

Jeffrey Kruger (Universal Health SupaPolo) won the first SupaCup race from defending champion Bradley Liebenberg (Sparco SupaPolo), Jonathan Mogotsi (VW Motorsport SupaPolo) and Jason Campos (Turn 1 SupaPolo).

Campos took a hectic race two from Kruger, Liebenberg and Saood Variawa (SCR SupaPolo).

SupaCup

SupaCup

Leyton Fourie (Universal Health Polo) took the first of three Volkswagen Polo Cup heats, narrowly ahead of Arnold Neveling (Stradale Polo) and Clinton Bezuidenhout (Universal Health Polo).

Neveling bounced back to win race two, chased to the line by Fourie and Bezuidenhout.

The third time out, Fourie won again, ahead of Neveling and Fourie.

Volkswagen Polo Cup

Volkswagen Polo Cup

Championship points leader Andrew Rackstraw (Investchem Mygale) took the first Investchem F1600 victory from Josh le Roux (RCA Formula Ford) and Alex Vos (DV Building Van Diemen).

Rackstraw won race two as well, followed by Nicholas van Weely (Magnificent Paints Van Diemen) and Le Roux.

Investchem F1600

Investchem F1600

Both SunBet ZX10 Masters Cup races went to Michael Smit (Kawasaki ZX10), leading home Graeme van Breda (Stefanutti Stocks ZX10) and Brian Bontekoning (Kawasaki ZX10).

SunBet ZX10 Masters Cup

SunBet ZX10 Masters Cup

Rounding out the day’s events were two races for Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 U2 Legends and LITTLE Giants.

The first race went to Marc Miller (Designer Dent Alfa Romeo Giulia), beating Jonathan du Toit (TAR BMW 2000ti) and Roger Houston (CTR Alfa Romeo Giulia).

Du Toit won race two, followed by Houston and Miller.

Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 U2 Legends

Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 U2 Legends

Gary Stacey (Coastal Hire Westrand Ford Cortina) won both LITTLE Giants races ahead of Ben van der Westerhuizen (Lotus Cortina) in second on both occasions. John Simpson (The Insitute of Driver Safety Alfa Giulia GT Sprint) finished in the third spot in the first race, but it would be Terrence Botes (Teds Garage Mini Cooper) clinching third in the second race.

Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 LITTLE Giants

Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 LITTLE Giants

The next race meeting at Zwartkops will be a round of the 2021 Historic Inland series, on Saturday 22 May.