Algoa Motorsport Club will play host on Saturday, 26 November, to one of the oldest motor races in the country when they hold the Klinicare PE 200 Motorcycle Race at Aldo Scribante Raceway situated in the Coega IDZ alongside the Markman Industrial hub. The cream of the country’s endurance riders will be converging on the city, hoping to claim the most prestigious trophy in South African motorcycle racing. The PE 200 was first held in the 1930s along the Kragga Kamma Racetrack and has attracted some big names over the years. The riders who will line up on the start grid for the 100-kilometre race are a mix of youth and experience, with the young team of Oliver McKay and Jessica Howden aboard a Yamaha R6 hoping for a good result. Past winner Bradley Rehse is back to have another shot at grabbing the sought-after title. He will have his work cut out against Graigen Nel, Morne Kock, Jacques Ackerman, Andrew Liebenberg, Travis Naude, Dave Enticott and Brad Bodsworth, who have all opted to do the endurance race as solo entries. Some riders have joined forces to tackle the event as a team. They include William Morries and Mario Ferreira, Mike Hunter and Jamie Hall, Samkelo Liwani and Lubabalo Ntisana, Quinten Weening and Michael Reifarth, and Matthew van Niekerk and Matthew Deuse, to name a few.
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The Klinicare PE 100 is a 20-lap affair catering for smaller motorcycles. Here, Abdul Essack, aboard his 300CC Honda, lines up as the favourite alongside the likes of solo competitors Bernard Els, Andrew Liebenberg, Stavro Michel, William Binedell and Richard Hawkins.
The final motor race of the season is the Syrabix Recycling 3-Hour Endurance Race for cars, run mostly under lights after it starts at 18h00. Nick Davidson has again opted to share the driving duties with his Red Bull Air Racing brother Patrick, this time in the VW SuperCup Polo that Nick used to clinch the National SuperCup Masters Title recently. There are many out-of-town competitors in the 22-car field, with past winners Hennie Trollip and Jimmy Dunn in their Lotus 7 now being joined by Hennie’s son Kristov to form a formidable trio. Making a welcome return to racing are Kevin Kelly & George van Baalen who have teamed up with Grant van de Merwe in a 1-litre VW Polo. Fred Ballinger has joined forces with Patrick Hanly in a speedy Lotus 7. They’ll have their work cut out against Sean and Blake Hurly in a Caterham and Adriaan Le Roux and Klippies Krige in a similar Caterham. Ex-F1 powerboat racer Gerald Beech has joined forces with Shaun Rudolph to form a formidable pair. They will be competing in Beech’s recently rebuilt Owen Ashley-built Opel Supercar. One of the leading entries to watch will be the Cape Town-based Lambert Racing S2000 Nardini driven by Jaco Lambert, Vance Kearney and Damian White.
Leading the BMW brigade are the three East London teams of RJ Green, Shaun Vallance and Shaun Gradwell, Julian and James Herman and Gareth Hewitt, and Gabriel Myburgh and Dylan Durant. They will have their hands full, keeping the Western Cape father and daughter duo of Albert Cook and Melaine Lambert in their similar BMW E36 at bay. Jan Enslin, Neil van Eyk and Ronnie van Eyk will drive the only local BMW that will be lining up on the grid.
Some of the other exciting team combinations are Quinsley Sale joining forces with Royce and Phillip Griffin in a very quick Honda Ballade, Alsworth Potgieter joining his 17-year daughter Kiesha in a VW Polo, Thomas Flynn and Darryn Vice in a Datsun 120Y, Ron and Brendon Scott along with Ashley Bezuidenhout in a Ford Escort and Gareth Hudd along with Graham Obery in a VW Citi Golf.
Other classes in action on the day will be the Cellucity EP Modified Saloons, AMSC Motorcycles, Street & Fine Cars, CBR 150 Motorcycles & the Coastal Challenge for Classic cars. Qualifying takes place from 16h30 on Friday, with the first race set to start at 09h45 on Saturday. Entry to the event is R50 per person, with free admission to children under 12. Online tickets are available at www.showwave.co.za/online/amsc/
