Biggest Zwartkops race ever

A large entry tackled more than 30 races in a wide variety of categories over two days, making it the largest single motorsport event in South African history.

v Topping the event were three races for G&H Transport Extreme Supercars, which produced three separate overall winners.

On Friday afternoon Charl Arrangies took his Motul Dodge Viper V10 to the first win, ahead of Anton Cronje (AF Hydraulic Subaru WRX), Jonathan du Toit (TAR Ferrari 430), Gianni Giannoccaro (G & H Transport BMW CSL) and Jimmy Giannoccarro (G & H BMW M135i).

The Dodge damaged its engine and did not turn up for Saturday’s races, while the computer in Du Toit’s Ferrari went into limp mode.

That left Anton Cronje to win the second race in the Subaru, leading home Deon du Plessis (BPT KTM Cross-Bow), Willem van der Westhuizen (C3 Engineers Ferrari 360), Jimmy Giannoccaro and Oliver Dalais (Marlboro Crane Porsche Cup).

The Subaru damaged its turbocharger before the start of race three.

That left Willem van der Westhuizen to win ahead of Jimmy Giannocarro, Greg Parton (Drizit KTM Crossbow), Gianni Giannoccaro and Oliver Dalais.

•  Veteran Willie Hepburn took his venerable Opel Rekord V8 to victory in both the Big Boss Auto Super Saloon races.

On the first occasion he was followed by Matty Maartens (Denmar Steel Jaguar) and Amos Cockeram (AJC VW Corado).

WHOOSH. Anton Cronje’s wild AF Hydraulic Subaru WRX whistled, blew and chirruped its way to victory in the second G&H Transport Extreme Supercar race. Pictures: Racepics.co.za.

In Race Two Carl Nel (Gears for Africa Jaguar) and Matty Maartens took the runner-up places.

•  Jose Sardinha (JS Honda CRX) won the opening Speed and Sound 111 race from Dirk Lawrence (JDM Tuning Honda Ballade), Lucas Bezuidenhout (Pta North Toyota Altezza) and Nic Smythe (BMW 330i).

The second time around Bezuidenhout won from Sardinha, Adrian Dalton (Xtra Shoes VW Golf) and Lawrence.

•  The Goldwagen Northern Bolt & Tool Superhatch class winners were Brett Garland (Class A Jonnesway Honda Civic), Nic Martin (REX Diff Opel Kadett) and Morne Human (Action Ford Fiesta ST).
•  Emmanual Athanassiou (Import Parts Nissan) won both the Libra Production Silver Cup races.

In the first, he led home Francois Joubert (Unos Africa Honda Ballade) and Jose Sardinha (JS Honda CRX).

The second time, JP Nortje (Toyota Spaceframe) and Jose Sardinha took the rest of the podium places.

v Devin Robertson (Big Boss Yamaha) won all three of the day’s Liqui Moly Inex Legends races from Seef Fourie (K’Archer Yamaha), with Franco di Matteo (Varta Yamaha), Alan-Jon Venter (Red Star Yamaha) and Jason Wessels (Red Star Yamaha) taking turns in third place respectively.

•  Both Thunderbike races went to Anthony Shelley (Brooke Refrigeration Kawasaki), ahead of Kyran de Lange (Silverton Midas Triumph Daytona).
•  Ewald Vorster (BTS Tag Honda Fireblade) won the Brunch Run Challenge overall, with JB

Schoeman (Tysica Laser Kawasaki) scooping the honours in the Masters category.

•  Lappies Steenkamp (GTI Swift) won both the Monopos-to single-seater races, with Nico Beets (Jabulani Idustrial Speads) and Louis van der Merwe ( www.yorkies.co.za Swift) in the respective second places.