Championship thriller at Victory Raceway

The threat of rainy weather may have keep many of the local spectators away from round four of the Victory Raceway Club Championship last Saturday evening, but it did little to detract from the action out on the circuit that is very quickly becoming regarded, amongst the drivers, as the best prepared dirt oval surface in the country.

Picture perfect: Damon Miles had a clean sweep at Victory Raceway in the dirt oval 2.1 Modified class.
Photo by Peter Henning

The 1660 Modified Saloon class continues to provide the closest, competitive racing amongst some of the best dirt oval racers in the region, where the lead changes with regular occurrence and cars go around the circuit three abreast at times. Unfortunately for SA Champion Marthinus Muller a burnt piston meant that he was an early retiree from the action as Pieter le Roux put in a consistent performance in all three heats as well as the finals to claim overall honours.

The V8 American class saw Pieta Victor going back to his winning ways in his recently rebuilt car and he fought off Vincent Venter who was driving a loan car as his own car undergoes repairs. Venter won the first heat but then it was Victor who dominated taking the win in the next two heats as well as the final.

In the 2.1 Modified class Damon Miles was the class act of the event, after having absorbed lots of pressure from Dawid “Baba” Grundlingh, he went on to win all three heats and the final. Daniel Renison put in an emotional tribute drive in memory of his mother who sadly passed away last week to take overall honours in the 1600 Stock Saloon class after being involved in a ding-dong battle with Keegan Ellard.

In the Hot Rod class Jaco Aylward stormed to the front in heat one and then unfortunately retired close to the end of the race with engine problems leading to a withdrawal, leaving Tiaan Oliphant to take the overall win. George visitor Charl Walters showed moments of brilliance despite battling with understeering issues and will no doubt be a threat in the near future.

The heavy metal class, although down on numbers continues to enthral the die-hard dirt oval followers who follow the big-bangers. Neville Ellard in his front wheel drive VW Golf VR6 had a great evening in the slippery conditions to take a clean sweep over Jaco Pitout in second with Andries Olwagen getting another podium finish in third.

The class results of round 4 of the club championship are as follows:

1600 Saloons

  • 1st Daniel Renison
  • 2nd Keegan Ellard
  • 3rd Deon Kretzmannv

Hot Rods

  • 1st Tiaan Oliphant
  • 2nd Dawid Grundlingh
  • 3rd Charl Walters

Heavy Metals

  • 1st Neville Ellard
  • 2nd Jaco Pitout
  • 3rd Andries Olwagen

1660 Modified Saloons

  • 1st Pieter le Roux
  • 2nd Jason Brink
  • 3rd Jacques Visser

2.1 Modifieds

  • 1st Damon Miles
  • 2nd Dawid Grundlingh
  • 3rd Bianca Westraadt

V8 American Saloons

  • 1st Pieta Victor
  • 2nd Vincent Venter
  • 3rd Juan Roesstorff

Driver of the day – Keegan Ellard

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