Classics set to rev it up at Aldo Scribante Raceway

Lovers of the “blue oval” are in for treat this weekend at Aldo Scribante Raceway when no less than nine Ford’s will join a field of twenty two other cars in the Stu Davidson & Sons Coastal Challenge that caters for historic and classic type cars and forms part of the Algoa Motorsport Regional & Club Championship. Leading the charge will be the class-A V8 Capri of Port Alfred’s Chris Nell (Spannerworx Automotive) who will no doubt be pushed hard by the very quick class-B Escorts of Nick Davidson (Stu Davidson & Sons) and East London’s Wayne Botha. Well known East London racing driver Neil Stephen (Vision Yachts / Hi-Tech Doors) will once again be involved in the highly competitive class-C battle and will be up against the immaculate Anglia of Darryn Vice (Hi-Tech Doors / Le Mans Auto Services) as well as the class-D Escorts of Barry Spriggs (Electro Plating Services / Lochners Biltong Walmer), Tiaan Kleinhans (Ferobrake), Ron Scott (Stu Davidson & Sons) and the Anglia of Johan Marais (Syrabix PTY Ltd).

Picture: V8 Power! Chris Nell (A21) leads team mate Derek Boy (A17) through the esses during practice at Aldo Scribante Raceway.
Picture credit: Darryl Kukard

Adding to the action will be the Team CCR Racing V8 Chevy Can-Am of Derek Boy (Spannerworx Automotive), the lightning fast Volvo 850 of Ian Oberholzer (Ai Communications / Rezlo Racing), the Caterham of Patrick Hanly (Airvan Africa) and the Syrabix Recycling Lotus 7’s of Pikkie Marais and Alwyn Kretzmann. Many of these drivers will be using this event to prepare for round 6 of the championship that will take place on the 14th September where they will be joined by around sixty cars from the Western Cape as the Ford & Friends Challenge will be adding to the action along with the fiercely competitive GTI Racing Challenge as well as VW Rookie Cup.

Picture: Jeandre Marais in his Summit Racing VW Polo at Killarney Raceway recently
Picture credit: GTI Challenge Racing Championship

Jeandre’ Marais will no doubt be happy to use this Saturday to practice for the above-mentioned GTI Challenge in his Summit Racing VW Polo, but also for the next round of the Astron Energy Polo Cup Championship that forms part of next weekend’s Extreme Festival at the historic Grand Prix Circuit in East London. He will be driving his Summit Challenge car in the regional modified saloon class, that has a strong field of 21 entries, and where he should have a realistic chance of taking the overall win. Kelsey Davidson will be in the Stu Davidson & Sons VW SupaCup Polo where she will be in the mix with the BMW 328i of Timothy Ball (Champion Motors), the Opel Supercar of defending modified saloon champion Tom Hugo (Algoa Grand Prix Indoor Karting), Gerald Beech (TAG Solvent Products) in his Opel Tigra and Deon Neethling (BRD Racing) in his Audi A4.

Picture: Kelsey Davidson gets to grips with the VW SupaCup Polo at Aldo Scribante Raceway.
Picture credit: Darryl Kukard

Included in this Saturdays race program along with open motorcycles and CBR 150 motorcycles is a Street & Fine Car class that caters for road-going cars that is run on a handicap system and is seen as a stepping-stone for drivers wanting to get into main stream racing. Making their debuts in the class are Barry Buchman in a Mclaren 650S, Hannes Bekker in a Subaru WRS STI as well as young Caden Weise who was seriously injured in a motocross training accident in April will be behind the wheel of a Honda Ballade (Solid Pave). Weise will also be in action on a motorcycle competing in the CBR150 class.

Picture: Back on a bike. Caden Weise on his Solid Pave backed CBR150 motorcycle
Picture credit: Darryl Kukard

Racing is scheduled to get underway at 10h00 on Saturday and the race day will culminate with a 45 minute endurance race for cars starting at 16h15.

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