The stiff easterly wind did little to dampen the enthusiasm on circuit at PE Ovaltrack Raceway (PEOTR) during the eigth and final round of their club championship on Saturday night. Charne’ Schuin was one of the star performers of the night as she not only won the final but also ended up winning the highly competetive 1660 modified saloon club championship in the process. Her brother Jason Drake finished the season in second place overall with Jaco Pitout finishing in third place. Keeping the winning in the family Schuin and Drakes nephew Justin Fourie beat Quade de Lange in the Development class in a hard fought final after de Lange seemed to be cruising to overall victory after winning all three heats. De Lange had already done enough to win the championship, with Fourie ending in second and Ciska Bernardo third.
Picture credit: Peter Henning
Seventeen year old Reghardt Joubert was in fine form in the 1600 Stock Saloon class ending on the top step of the podium on the night but narrowly missing out of winning the championship that went the way of Ruben Barnard with Deon Kretzmann in third. Kean Barnard made a welcome return to racing after an extended engine rebuild on his car and won the 2.1 Modified class in relatively easy fashion, but it was Malcolm Els who ultimately took the championship win with Dawid Grundlingh finishing in second and Tyler Mansfield in third.
The legendary Piet Scheepers wrapped up the Hot Rod championship after a somewhat dominant season with Ludolf Olckers finishing in second and Dawid Grundlingh third. Scheepers didn’t have things go his way on Saturday night as he was up against the very quick Jaco Aylward as well as Oudtshoorn driver Johan Kuyler. Aylward went on the win a very bruising final after numerous restarts. Bonita Kotze won the Heavy Metal class on the night beating the normally dominant Joshua Sletcher into second place, Although Sletcher had already wrapped up the championship with Kotze second and Eddy Banks third and in the Classic 6 class Gordon Ascaray was the star performer, yet it wasn’t enough to beat the consistent Jonathan van Vuuren in the championship standings. Van Vuuren took the title with Ascaray second and Michael Kruger in third.
Club chairman Wayne Holland ended the season on a high by winning the V8 American Saloon final as well taking the championship with Ruzanne Jansen finishing in second for the season and Dawid Joubert in third.
The nights class results are as follows –
1600 Saloons
1st Reghardt Joubert (EC33), 2nd Branden McPherson (C143), 3rd Dean Upman ( C771)
1660 Modified Saloons
1st Charne’ Schuin (SA2), 2nd Jason Drake (C126), 3rd Eddy Banks (C75)
2.1 Modifieds
1st Kean Barnard (E15), 2nd Tyler Mansfield (C135), 3rd Francois Jansen van Vuuren (C10)
Hot Rods
1st Jaco Aylward (E28), 2nd Johan Kuyler (D81), 3rd Piet Scheepers (C23)
Classic 6
1st Gordon Ascaray (C178), 2nd Jabe de Kock (C722), 3rd Jonathan van Vuuren (C721)
Heavy Metals
1st Bonita Kotze (C79), 2nd Joshua Sletcher (100)
V8 American Saloons
1st Wayne Holland (C21), Deon Verster (E93), 3rd Ruzanne Jansen (C48)
Development
1st Justin Fourie (C126), 2nd Quade de Lange (C185), 3rd Ciska Bernado (C723)
Driver of the Day
Justin Fourie (C126)
