Aldo Scribante Raceway was alive with close racing and changing fortunes on Saturday as Algoa Motorsport Club’s regional and club championship reached round seven. Fine weather set the scene for a full day of action and although competitor and spectator numbers were slightly down due to the glut of events that have place at the circuit over the last 2 months, it did little to detract from the action on the track.

EP Modified Saloon driver and championship leader Ian Riddle in his VW SupaPolo was made to work hard. After winning the opening race of the day by a mere 0.2 seconds after a hard-fought battle with Deon Neethling driving an Audi S4, the scene was set for a classic on-track battle. In race 2 Neethling get the jump on Riddle and led the race from turn one, soaking up tremendous pressure as Riddle tried to find a way past. Neethling finally managed to break away from Riddle and it looked like the race win was in the bag, only for his car to go into limp-mode on the last lap, gifting the win to Riddle. In race they both lined up on the front row of the grid, but Neethling only managed to do 2-laps before the car went into limp-mode resulting in an early retirement, which allowed Riddle to take a comfortable win and extend his championship lead.
The Wide Horizon Advanced Training backed Coastal Challenge for Historic and Classic cars once again brought a distinctive mix of machinery and determined racing to the circuit, providing plenty of action once again. After winning the first race Nick Davidson unfortunately retired his immaculate Ford Escort Mk1 after suffering ignition problems. Andrew Honeywill in his turbo-charged Porsche 924 enjoyed a good day finishing second in race one, winning in race two and second in race three after a ding-dong battle with Steven Phillips in his BMW E36
Zander Taljaard was unstoppable in the 600cc motorcycle class taking all three race wins and closing the gap on championship leader Ruan van Zyl, while Craig Benn won the 300cc class also taking three race wins, while Quinsley Sale won all three of the Street & Fine car heats in his Honda Jazz.

Overall results are follows –

EP Regional Saloons.

Class B
-1st Ian Riddle (VW SupaPolo)
-2nd Deon Neethling (Audi S4)
Class C
-1st Kelsey Davidson (VW SupaPolo)
Class D
-1st Greg Forward (BMW 328)
-2nd Jan Greef (Nissan 350Z)
-3rd Tom Hugo (Nissan Skyline)
Class E
-1st Kiesha Potgieter (Audi A3)
-2nd Raymond Redinger (Porsche 924)
-3rd Henry Adams (VW Golf Mk1)

Wide Horizon Advanced Training Coastal Challenge

Class A
1st Andrew Honeywill (Porsche 924)
Class B
-1st Nick Davidson (Ford Escort Mk1)
Class C
-1st Steven Phillips (BMW E36)
-2nd Darryn Vice (Ford Anglia)
-3rd Rane Berry (Nissan Skyline)
Class D
-1st Syd Lippstreu (Toyota Celica)
-2nd Anton Ehlers (Ford Escort Mk1)
Class E
-1st Johan Marais (Opel Rekord)

Street & Fine Cars

-1st Quinsley Sale (Honda Jazz)
-2nd Justin Theron (Nissan 350Z)
-3rd Kay-Lee O’Brien (VW Golf Mk1)

Motorcycles

600cc
-1st Zander Taljaard (Suzuki)
-2nd Ruan van Zyl (Honda CBR 600)
300cc
-1st Craig Benn (Kawasaki Ninja)
-2nd Brandon Willemse (KTM RC 390)