Ducati duo Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin’s rapid wet tyre pace was just not enough to prevent Binder from taking a popular 10-second victory. Raul Fernandez fended off fellow Moto2 rookie Ai Ogura to win Moto2 for KTM, but GasGas rider Sergio Garcia prevented a home triple when he beat KTM man Deniz Oncu by just 0.02 seconds. SA lad, younger Binder brother Darryn ended ninth in Moto3 amid rumours of his leap into MotoGP in 2022. The Binders were not the only South Africans to star on two wheels this weekend. Mathew Scholtz’s Yamaha and Cameron Petersen’s Suzuki ended third and fourth in Saturday’s Pittsburgh MotoAmerica Superbike race. Scholtz improved to second in race 2 with Petersen sixth. Samuel Lochoff on a Yamaha and Kawasaki lad Dominic Doyle ended fifth and sixth in the 600cc Supersport, before they respectively ended fourth and seventh in race 2. It was a mixed bag for the Saffers across the pond in British Superbikes. Bjorn Estment retired from the first and second Superbike races before ending 17th in the final. Luke Verwey was 16th and Kade Verwey retired from the 600 Superstock race. Jordan Weaving was twice 17th and Brent Harran 20th in the first, before retiring in the second 1000 Superstock heat.
Icy Zwartkops tops local bill Closer to home, great racing warmed an icy Zwartkops regional Extreme Festival. Charl Arangies’ Lamborghini narrowly beat young Mikaeel Pitamber’s Ferrari in G&H Extreme Supercars. Rory Atkinson defeated Wayne Masters in VW Challenge. Gert van den Berg won Formula Vee. Harry Arangies’ Nissan topped 111s, Jonathan du Toit took Thunder Saloons in his Opel and SuperHatch in his Honda, and Cyril Jacobs’ VW and Ismail Peck’s Opel shared Super Cup wins. A KZN Rotax Max karting regional at iDube saw local racers shine in spite of stiff upcountry competition. Robert Whiting and Masters wingman Jonathan Pieterse dominated DD2, Riley Horner and Jack Rowe topped the Senior Max podium, as did Troy Snyman and Nicolaos Vostanis in Junior Max. Travis Mingay beat Travis Yeld in Mini Max, Kyle Spies and Harry Rowe topped Micro Max and Jozi kid Matthew Shuttleworth won in baby Bambino. Also in karting, SA lad Nik Roos ended up in the second round FIA Academy Final at Adria in Italy, while Mozambican SA Mini Max champion Ghazi Motlekar came in 25th. Source: Motorsport Media
