Thrilling end of season racing at Victory Raceway

The final round of the Victory Raceway Club Dirt Oval Championships took place on Saturday evening in cool calm conditions at their track situated along Victoria Drive in Walmer where the club celebrated its twentieth year of existance. The highlight of the night was the 1660 modified saloon class where newly crowned South African Champion Marthinus Muller found himself in a three-way battle with Kenzo Barnard and Nadia Rautenbach where Muller had the better of the others in the three heats leading up to the final. Barnard saved the best for last as he got the jump on Muller in the first corner of the final and held on to take the win with a brilliant performance, holding back Muller as he tried in vain to get into the lead and after a nail-biting 8 laps it was Barnard that triumphed with Muller taking second and Rautenbach third. Going into the final round of the season Muller had already done enough to secure the club championship.

Pictured: Star performer:  Driver of the day, Kenzo Barnard in action at Victory Raceway.
Picture credit: Peter Henning

Kiaan Aylward was at his dominant best in the Hot Rod class where he won three-out-three heats as well as the final but it was Annuschke Landman with her consistent performances through the year that secured the club championship. Ruan Mostert was the standout perormer in the 2.1 Modified class but it was Rimon Landman who had already secured the overall championship going into the last event and similarly in the Heavy Metal class Joshua Sletcher dominated on the night but Danie de Vos had already clinched the overall title.

Juan Roesstorff held off the hard charging Pieta Victor to win the final of the V8 American Saloon class as well as wrap up the win in the club championship while in the 1600 Stock Saloon class Pieta de Lange stormed to victory but the club championship will be going the way of young Reghardt Joubert who has had a really good season.    

The nights class results are as follows –

1600 Saloons

 1st Pieta de lange (SA2), 2nd Deon Ross (C426), Reghardt Joubert (EC33)

1660 Modified Saloons

 1st Kenzo Barnard (SA2), 2nd Marthinus Muller (SA1), 3rd Nadia Rautenbach (E61)

2.1 Modifieds

 1st Ruan Mostert (E95), 2nd Johan Knoesen (E49), 3rd Vernon Landman (E51)

Hot Rods

1st Kiaan Aylward (E28), 2nd Reghardt Joubert (EC133),3rd  Annuschke Landman (E153)

Heavy Metals

 1st Joshua Sletcher (C100), 2nd philip Victor (C72, 3rd Gordon Ascary (C178)

V8 American Saloons

 1st Juan Roesstorff (E97), Pieta Victor (E99), 3rd Claud van Rensburg (C94)

Junior Hot Rods

 1st Quade de Lange (C185), Azriel Aroonslam (C767), 3rd Vaydin Very (C722)

Driver of the Day

Kenzo Barnard (SA3)

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