Nampo Rally-Raid double header goes the way of Lategan and Toyota

Round four of the 2022 South African Rally-Raid Championship took place around Nampo Park outside Bothaville in the Free State this past Friday, with defending champions, Henk Lategan/Brett Cummings (Gazoo Racing Toyota DKR Hilux T1+) claiming overall victory.

They finished one minute and 54 seconds ahead of their teammates, Guy Botterill/Simon Vacy-Lyle, who were again only a minute and 19 seconds ahead of the third Gazoo Racing Hilux of Giniel de Villiers/Dennis Murphy.

The podium finishers were followed by Gareth Woolridge/Boyd Dreyer (NWM Ford Castrol T1+ Ranger), the Horn brothers, Johan and Werner (#TeamHilux Rally Raid DKR T1+), plus Shameer Variawa/Danie Stassen (Gazoo Racing Toyota DKR Hilux T1+).

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The FIA T1 class went to Eben Basson/Leander Pienaar (#TeamHilux Rally-Raid), ahead of Chris Visser/Albertus Venter (Red-Lined REVO) and Gary Bertholdt/Juan Möhr (Toyota Hilux).

Malcolm and Frans Kock (JCP Steel Century CR6) topped the Class T1.2 podium, followed by Dewald van Breda/Adriaan Roets (Century CR6) and Lance Trethewey/Leonard Cremer (King Price Xtreme Century CR6).

Class T went to Jayden Els/Armand du Toit (King Price Renault Duster), followed by Johan and Sean van Staden (KEC Renault Duster) and Hendrik/ Heinrich du Plessis in their Ford Ranger.

In the Special Vehicle Category former champions, Tim Howes/Gary Campbell (BAT Spec 4) were closely followed by their Class A rivals, Trace Price Moor/Shaun Braithwaite (BAT Venom) and Lood du Preez/Chris Visser Jnr (Farmers Meat Stryker).

The Class G winners, Geoff Minnitt/Gerhard Snyman (Hydro Power Can-Am Maverick) were closely followed by Werner Mostert and his son, Ian (Moto-Netix Can-Am Maverick) and Francois de Wit/Ewald van Rensburg (Ca-Am Maverick).

Day also fell to Lategan/Brett Cummings, albeit ahead of de Villiers/Murphy, Variawa/Stassen and Woolridge/Dreyer.

The T1 Class went the way of Visser/Venter, followed by day one winners Basson/Pienaar and Daniel Schröder/Ryan Bland (Nissan Navara).

In the T1.2 Class, Trethewey/Leonard Cremer took top honours, ahead of the Kock JCP Century CR6 and the unsponsored Century CR6 of Ernest Roberts/Henry Köhne.

Els/du Toit made it double in Class T, with the van Stadens placing second ahead of the du Plessis Ford Ranger.

There as however drama during the second leg when the Gazoo Racing Toyota DKR Hilux T1+ of Guy Botterill/Simon Vacy-Lyle hit the stranded Can-Am Maverick of Special Vehicle competitors, Geoff Minnitt/Gerhard Snyman. Both teams were fortunately uninjured.

The Class G victory then went to the Mostert father and son team of Werner and Ian (Moto-Netix  Can-Am), leading home Francois de Wit/Ewald van Rensburg and defending champions, Cecil and Elardus (Can-Am).

The Special Vehicle Category was won for the first time this season by Lood du Preez/Chris Visser Jnr (Farmers Meat Stryker), followed by Tim Howes/Gary Campbell (BAT Spec 4).