It’s going to be cold!! That’s why it’s called The Winter Races.
Come June 28 and yip, once again the classic car boys have put no less than 30 names to the entry list. Every class is well filled with great cars and competition within every class.
For a change, class A is looking a little thin with the absence of the likes of Louis Powell, PW Louw, Franco Donadio to name a few. However Michael Hitchcock and Eric vd Merwe will be flying the class A flag.
Class B is where the real action has been and continues to be throughout this season so far. The big question is, has Trevor Moberg (Capri V6) got the legs on Jarryd Evans (Capri V6) this time around? Giving hard chance will be Brian Evans with his tricked-out Ford Escort Mk1 with Boetie van Zyl (Fairmont V8), hoping to upset that apple cart.
Class C is just as interesting, with Rob Rowe (BMW 325i) having his hands full in keeping hard-charging Wayne Lotter (Escort Mk1) and revitalised Layne Hutchings (Scirocco Mk1) at bay.
Class D could be another cliff hanger with the return of Derek Wilsnagh (Anglia) taking the challenge to Herman ‘Mr cool as a cucumber’ de Kock (Escort Mk1). Keeping the two of them in check will be Dave Rowly (VW Beetle) and Piet Matthee (Porsche 944).
Class E will see Rob Senekal (Escort Mk1) and Bradley Rowe (BMW) challenging ‘Mr Reliable’ Calvin Beekman (Morris Minor).
Class X will see an interesting Porsche taking to the grid which will be raced by Roy Obrey. Of interest is the fact that the Porsche 924 is the special GTR version that competed in the GTP class. This was a class that later competed in the Le Mans 24 hour as (3) works cars in 1980. For 1981 and 1982 only privateers entered these GTR cars.
With rather cold weather on the cards, come dressed warmly and enjoy a great day of racing among these old cars, where the racing will be all but cold.
