Another long weekend with perfect weather ensured that rally fans were once again treated to rallying action out of the top drawer at the Syrabix, Motul, APS Scribante Rally that took place on and around Aldo Scribante Raceway on Monday.

After dominating the opening round of the championship in Despatch, Gauteng visitors Nico and Juandre Nienaber were back for round two of the Algoa Rally Club Championship and put in yet an scintillating show that had the appreciative crowd enthralled with their high speed skill around the circuit that comprised a mix of gravel and tar stages. Nick Davidson and his Navigator Ashley Bezuidenhout made a welcome return after missing the opening round and pushed the Nienaber brothers all the way in their 4-wheel drive Toyota Auris.

A highlight of the event was the addition of seven new competitors to the world of rallying, with Belinda Ball and her son Timothy joining the action along with East London brothers Justin & Dane Langhein, father & son Paul & Gerald Gouws and Winston “Pikkie” Marais all competing for the first time.

Unfortunately the hot conditions resulted in a couple of cars dropping out of the event that saw Jeandre Marais & his fiancé Tegan Taljaard  retiring in stage 3 after snapping a conrod in the engine, a blown motor in stage 4 for Ruan van Tonder & Marius Rautenbach and gear selector problems for Ross and Roxanne Bartle at the start of stage 4 while Cape Town visitors Paul van Wyk & Matt Kohler were plagued with overheating problems.

Rounds 3 and 4 of the Algoa Rally Championship forms part of the National Rally Championship and takes place on the 25^th & 26^th July and will start in Despatch with stages in and around the town before heading to the Longmore Forest.