Round two of championship set to thrill at Aldo Scribante Raceway

In what is set to be another bumper motorsport weekend in the Bay, Algoa Motorsport Club host the second round of the regional and club championship at Aldo Scribante Raceway that is situated in the Coega Industrial Development Zone.

Pictured: ***Powerful performer***: Ian Riddle in his VW Super-Polo in action at Aldo Scribante Raceway during round 1
Picture Credit: Taylor Randall

The modified saloon class is set to be the class to watch with the arrival of yet another VW Super-Polo to the championship, this one being in the hands of upcoming racing star Elan Buchan. He joins the likes of club chairman Ian Riddle, Nick Davidson and Deon Slabbert in their similar Polos as they take on the giant killing turbo-charged Volvo 850 of Ian Oberholzer. A couple of out-of-town drivers will be in the mix in the modified saloons with rally star Lloyd Brady taking part in a BMW E90 and Stutterheim’s Tiaan Coetzer in his very quick Opel Tigra joining the series.

Some of the entrants in the motorcycle classes will be using this event as a practice run for the upcoming ZX10 Masters Cup that is part of the national Extreme Festival that takes place at Aldo Scribante Raceway on 10^th May, with the likes of Pierre le Roux, Darryl Barrington, and Dave Enticott on their Kawasaki’s all already in the starting line-up where they will be challenged by Dyllan Anderson on his Honda CBR Fireblade RRR.

Ivor Vermaak makes a welcome return to competitive racing after a short sabbatical and he’ll be riding a 750cc Suzuki SRAD and will be up against Ronnie Doyle, Wesley Hendricks, Dyllan Anderson and young Craig Benn.

Syd Lippstreu returns to the Stu Davidson & Sons Coastal Challenge for historic, classic and retro cars in his immaculate Toyota Celica following a lengthy illness and will rejoin the ranks of the Ford Escorts of Barry Spriggs, Ron Scott, Tiaan Kleinhans and Anton Ehlers, the Ford Anglia of Johan Marais as well as the Datsun Skyline of Rane Berry, the Maxima of Pat Fourie, the Lotus 7 of Alwyn Kretzmann and the Alfa Romeo of Angelique Griffin.

The on-track action starts with qualifying for all classes from 8h00 with the first race at 10h15 and the last race of the day being the Ingco 45 Minute Endurance race for cars set to start at 16h15. Tickets will be available at the gate at R70 person with free entry to children u/12 years of age.