Round 5 of the Algoa Motorsport Club Regional Championship was held in perfect weather conditions at Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday and provided a day filled with high drama. Racing in the Street & Fine Car class that caters for regular road going cars, Quinsley Sale, driving his immaculate Nissan 350Z came unstuck at the hairpin in race 1 and ploughed into the tyre wall causing extensive damage to the front end of the car and he was followed by Ayrton Pilz in a Renault Clio RS who seemed to go off the track in sympathy behind Sale. Fortunately for Pilz the damage to his car was less severe, but still enough to end his race day prematurely. In the open motorcycle class Knysna based lady racer, Meghan Hall took one of the biggest high speed tumbles seen at Scribante in recent times when she lost the front end of the bike under braking at the end of the main straight. She unfortunately suffered injuries to her pelvis and was transported to hospital to receive treatment. Her Kawasaki ER650 motorcycle was totally destroyed in the crash as it went cart-wheeling down the track.
One of the highlights of the day was the close battle out front in the Stu Davidson & Sons Coastal Challenge that caters for historic and classic type racing cars between the Datsun Skyline of Rane Berry and the Opel Kadett of Aidan Barnard which became a cat and mouse affair with Berry having to use every trick in the book to keep the speedy Barnard behind him.
In the modified saloon class Quinsley Sale, following his earlier accident in his Nissan, put on a dominant display in his Ariel Atom to win outright. Behind him the action was thick and fast between the large field of BMW’s providing thrills and quite a few spills in all three of the fast paced heats. Philip Weise made a welcome return to circuit racing in a BMW 328 and was soon on pace against the likes of East London visitor Paul Berry (BMW E36), Marais Ellis (BMW E36), Johan Nell (BMW E48), Greg Forword (BMW E36 328i) and young superstar Timothy Ball (328i).
Ethan Diener continued his fine run of form to finish on the top step of the podium in the CBR 150 Junior motorcycle class after an intense fight with regular winner Dylan Grobler which saw them swapping places multiple times in the first two heats. Grobler took a tumble on the first corner of the third race that saw him finish in fourth place overall while Ruan van Zyl won the CBR 150 Clubman class.
The overall results per class were as follows –
Stu Davidson & Sons Coastal Challenge –
Class C
-1st Rane Berry, Datsun Skyline
-2nd Aidan Barnard, Opel Kadett
-3rd Angelique Griffin, Alfa Romeo
Class D
-1st Pat Fourie, Nissan Maxima
-2nd Barry Spriggs, Ford Escort
-3rd Tiaan Kleinhans, Ford Escort
Class E
-1st Ronald Scott, Ford Escort
Class F
-1st Johan Marais, Ford Anglia
Class X
-1st Ryno Burger, Alfa Romeo
-2nd Aubrey Burger, Alfa Romeo
Retro Classics
-1st Andrew Honeywill, Porsche 944
-2nd Aubrey du Plessis, VW Golf
Open-Tops
-1st Alwyn Kretzmann, Lotus 7
Regional Modified Saloons
Class C
-1st Johan Nel BMW E46
-2nd Steven Phillips VW Golf Mk1
-3rd Marais Ellis BMW E36
Class D
-1st Timothy Ball BMW 328
-2nd Greg Forword BMW E36
-3rd Juan van Rooyen VW Polo
Class X
-1st Quinsley Sale, Ariel Atom
-2nd Philip Weise, BMW 328
-3rd Duncan Phillips, BMW E36
Street & Fine Cars
-1st Andre Koen, Honda CRX
-2nd Alan Strydom, BMW Z4
-3rd George Vrey, Opel Kadett
Open Motorcycles
Unlimited class
-1st Timothy Benn, Kawasaki ZX10
-2nd Donavan van der Merwe, BMW S1000RR
600cc
-1st Dyllan Anderson, Yamaha R6
-2nd Jarryd Halgreen, Honda CBR600
-3rd Keana Strode, Kawasaki ZX6R
Powersport
-1st Shandin Thompson, Kawasaki ER650
-2nd Meghan Hall, Kawasaki ER650
300cc
-1st Dylan Grobler, KTM RC390
-2nd Ethan Diener, KTM RC390
-3rd Craig Benn, Kawasaki ZX4
Historics
-1st Jamie Hall, Suzuki GSXR
CBR 150 Junior
-1st Ethan Diener, Honda CBR
-2nd Craig Benn, Honda CBR
-3rd Caden Weise, Hoda CBR
CBR150 Clubmans
-1st Ruan van Zyl Honda CBR
-2nd Kiara Potgieter Honda CBR