Nick Davidson’s dominant season ended on a high note this past weekend at Aldo Scribante Raceway when Algoa Motorsport Club closed off their circuit racing season with an action-packed race day in front of a large appreciative crowd. Teaming up with George van Baalen the pair dominated the Syrabix 3-Hour Endurance Race in Davidson’s VW Polo to claim a third successive win in the season finale.

Image by Darryl Kukard
Second place went the way of Patrick Hanly and Fred Ballinger in a Lotus 7, with Cape Town visitors Hennie and Kristov Trollip and Jimmy Dunn in their Lotus 7 finishing in third. The trophy for the Index of Performance was won by Ashwin Harri and Xolela Njumbuxa in an Opel Astra, with Ashley Bezuidenhout, Kevin Kelly and Grant van der Merwe in second, with Patrick Hanly and Fred Ballinger in third.
Blake Hurly in a Lotus 7 had a massive accident in the sweep after making contact with another car on the 14th lap of the race and cart-wheeled the car into write-off status. After a mandatory trip to the hospital for observation, the doctors gave him the all-clear.
In the various classes, the results were as follows –
Classic Cars
- Sergio and Gilberto Nobrega in a VW Jetta
- Thomas Flynn and Darryn Vice in a Datsun 120 Y
Lotus Open Tops
- Patrick Hanly and Fred Ballinger
- Hennie and Kristov Trollip and Jimmy Dunn
Modified Saloons
- Nick Davidson and George van Baalen in a VW Polo SuperCup
- Gareth Hewitt, Casey Myburgh and Dylan Durant in a BMW E36
- Gerald Beech and Shaun Rudolph in an Opel Supacar

Image by Darryl Kukard
In the KliniCare PE 200 for motorcycles, Dave Enticott riding a Kawasaki ZX10, produced a masterful performance to win the 100-kilometre endurance race from Jacques Ackermann also on a ZX10 with Michael Hunter and Jamie Hall on a Kawasaki 600cc in third. The prestigious Woolavington Cup, dating back to 1924, for the index of performance was won by Bradley Rehse on a Yamaha R6, making it the fourth time he has claimed the most sought-after trophy in South African Motorcycle Racing.
The class winners were as follows –
Unlimited class
- Dave Enticott Kawasaki ZX10R
- Jacques Ackermann Kawasaki ZX10R
- Matthew van Niekerk and Matthew Deuse Kawasaki ZX10R
600cc Class
- Michael Hunter and Jamie Hall Kawasaki 600
- Oliver Mckay and Travis Naude Yamaha R6
- Samkelo Liwani and Lubabalo Ntisana Yamaha YZF R6
Botts Class
- William Morries and Mario Ferreira BMW R1100S
In the Klinicare PE 100 race for motorcycles, Andrew Liebenberg on a Cagiva claimed the race win from Mario Ferreira on a BMW R1100S, with third place going the way of Mitch Robinson on a Kawasaki Ninja 399.
The class winners were as follows –
300cc
- Mitch Robinson Kawasaki Ninja
- Ashton Heidemann
- Abdul Aziz Essack Honda CBX 250
600cc
- Andrew Liebenberg
Historic
- Mario Ferreira BMW R1100S
- William Morries BMW R1100S
Power-sport
- Richard Hawkins Suzuki SV650S
In the regional car classes, a resurgent Deon Slabbert made a welcome return to racing in his rapid VW Polo. He led the first race from the moment the lights went out, with Nick Davidson in his similar VW Polo keeping the pressure on just behind. With only a few corners left in the race, Slabbert clipped the kerb a little aggressively, snapping a side shaft and gifting the opening race win to Davidson. It also brought his race day to a premature end. Ian Riddle in his BMW was second, and Cape Town visitor Shane du Toit in his VW Golf was third. Davidson opted out of the second of the modified saloon sprint races to prepare for the 3-Hour endurance race, so in the overall standings, Ian Riddle was the winner, followed by Shane du Toit, with Jeandre Marais in third place.
The Modified class results are as follows –
Class A
- Jaco Lambert Ford Telstar
- Deon Slabbert VW Polo
Class B
- Ian Riddle BMW
- Shane du Toit VW Golf
- Jeandre Marais Nardini
Class C
- Royce Griffin Honda Civic
- Gareth Hewitt BMW E36
- Ray Farnham Birkin
Class D
- Julian Herman BMW E36
- Paul Berry BMW E 36
- Gerald Beech Opel Supacar
Class E
- Alwyn Kretzmann Lotus 7
- Herman Neethling VW Golf
- Alistair Mew VW Golf
Class F
- Melani Lambert BMW E36
- Dewald Lambert VW Beetle
- Andrew Meyer VW Golf
Class X
- Adriaan le Roux
- Gareth Hudd VW Golf
In the Coastal Challenge series for classic cars, Aiden Barnard, in his Opel Kadette, took the Class B overall win. Darryn Vice claimed class C in his Ford Anglia, followed by Thomas Flynn in his Datsun 120Y, with Rane Berry in his Skyline in third place. Class D was won by Stuart Townsend in his Skyline with Phillip Griffin in a Honda Ballade in second, and Tom Hugo in third place with his Skyline. The Ford Escort of Ron Scott won Class E, with the Ford Anglia of Barry Spriggs getting second. Sergio Norbrega took the class X win.
The Street & Fine car class went to Ian Oberholzer in a Volvo 850, second went to Dennis Mitchell in a Birkin and third to Peter Schultz in an Opel Supacar.
The CBR 150 endurance race for motorcycles was well supported, with the junior class win going to Dylan Grobler ahead of Damian Oberholzer and Ethan Diener. In the Breakfast Run Class, Ashton Heidemann triumphed over Ivor Vermaak and Willem Binedell. The Senior class winner was Max Munton, with Raymond Bezuidenhout in second place ahead of Stavro Michel.
Jamie Hall won the 600CC class in the motorcycle sprint races, with Bradley Rehse in second and Oliver Mckay in third. The unlimited class was won by Hilton Redelinghuys, with Dave Enticott in second and Jacques Ackermann in third.