A packed Aldo Scribante Raceway was treated to a spectacular day of wheel-to-wheel motorsport on Saturday when the Northern Regions Extreme Festival descended on the Port Elizabeth circuit, bringing with it a potent mix of upcountry racing talent and some of the Eastern Cape’s finest competitors.
With several local Algoa Motorsport Club competitors throwing themselves into battle against the visiting drivers, the stage was set for a day of high-speed entertainment, and the racing certainly lived up to expectations.
From the opening laps, the action was fast and furious, with drivers pushing their machinery to the limit around the challenging 2.48 kilometre Aldo Scribante circuit. There was little room for error, with several classes producing close battles and intense scraps for position.

One of the standout performances of the day came from youngster Joshua Moore, who produced a sensational display in the ATE VW Challenge. Moore was involved in a thrilling battle with fellow youngster Christopher Tait, with the pair trading paint-free but intensely close blows in a series of door-to-door and bumper-to-bumper encounters.
The two youngsters showed impressive maturity under pressure, refusing to give an inch while maintaining the sort of close racing that had spectators on the edge of their seats. When the dust finally settled, it was Moore who emerged on top, taking the overall honours.

Gerald Beech also enjoyed a confidence-boosting outing in the Dunlop V8 Supercars. Beech delivered a strong performance to claim victory in the GT2 class and added another accolade to his day when he was voted Driver of the Day in the V8 class.

The BMW M///Performance Spares Naturally Aspirated Cup produced another strong showing from the local contingent, with Timothy Ball emerging as the star of the massive Class C field. Ball kept his cool in a competitive field to secure class honours.
There was also plenty of family rivalry in the Ball camp, with Timothy’s father Dean Ball finishing third in Class B of the Turbo Cup.

The Phillips family were also represented in the results, with Steven Phillips claiming third place in Class D of the N/A Cup, while his son Duncan brought his car home eighth in Class C.
In the GT Sports and Saloon category, James Moore added another podium finish to the family’s successful day, securing third place overall in Class X.

With the Northern Regions competitors providing plenty of opposition and the local drivers more than willing to take the fight to them, the event delivered exactly what fans had come to see, fast cars, close racing and plenty of action.

For the spectators packed around the circuit, it was a reminder of just how entertaining regional motorsport can be when competitive fields, talented drivers and a demanding circuit are combined. The action will resume at Aldo Scribante Raceway this weekend when the National Extreme Festival makes it second stop of the year at Aldo Scribante Raceway.

Class results were as follows –

DigitFMS111’s / GT Sports & Saloons / Superhatch
GT-A
1st – Mark du Toit
2nd – Jared Rossouw
3rd – Wayne Robb
GT-B
1st – Jonathan Visser
2nd – Wayne Spicer
Sports & Saloons-A
1st – Lindsay Clur
2nd – Tihan van Rooyen
3rd – Melanie Spurr
Sports & Saloons-B
1st – Piet Potgieter
2nd – Mike O’Sullivan
3rd – Ernest Heather
Sports & Saloons-C
1st – Henry van Vledder
2nd – Troy Starr
3rd – Dean Parker
Sports & Saloons-D
1st – Mimi le Roux
Sports & Saloons-X
1st – Mark Els
2nd – Wouter Roos
3rd – James Moore
Superhatch-A
1st – Joshua du Toit
Superhatch-T1
1st – Arthur Horne
Superhatch-T2
1st – George Aldrich

DOE / CIM Lubricants Formula Vee
1st – Jaco Schriks
2nd – Kyle Watt
3rd – Peter Hills

Dunlop V8 Supercars
GT1
1st – Terry Wilford
2nd – Warren Lombard
3rd – Franco di Matteo
GT2
1st – Gerald Beech
2nd – Steve Herbst
3rd – Wayne Spicer
GTX
1st – Izak Spies

ATE VW Challenge
VW-A
1st – Joshua Moore
2nd – Christopher Tait
3rd – Ian Walker
VW-B
1st – Sebastian Bouilliart
2nd – Jonathan Konig
3rd – Max Corbett
VW-C
1st – Elna Croeser
2nd – Andy Gossman
3rd – Stuart Konig
VW-T
1st – Luke Hill

BMW M///Performance Turbo Cup
Class A
1st – Lee Thompson
2nd – Anton Pommersheim
3rd – Leon Loubscher
Class B
1st – Wessel Mostert
2nd – Ethan Coetzee
3rd – Dean Ball
Class C
1st – Reinhardt Miller
2nd – Oz Biagioni
3rd – Anand Naidu
Class D
1st – Sayen Moodley
2nd – Craig Herbst
3rd – Gerald Anthony

BMW M///Performance N/A Cup
Class B
1st – Richard Gerntholtz
2nd – Andre van Vuuren
3rd – Ignus du Plessis
Class C
1st – Timothy Ball
2nd – Claudio Jardim
3rd – Nicholas Herbst
Class D
1st – Henry Platt
2nd – Justin Brown
3rd – Steven Phillips