Midas motorsport |
by Motoring Correspondent
Tough day at Scribante
➲ Robert Wolk was in
dominant form all weekend
The South African Single Seater (SASS) field raced in round three of the Super Series at Aldo Scribante
Raceway in Port Elizabeth in early May. Defending champion Robert Wolk (1 - Midas / Chemical Logistics /
ATE) showed a return to form in this event, dominating completely.
W
olk stepped up to the challenge
immediately qualifying in pole
for both races and going on
to win each race as well. “I’ve had some
bad luck the last few rounds,” says Wolk.
“I’m happy to get the points here in PE,
a chance to finally get my championship
season going properly.”
Nicholas van Weely (87 - Anglorand)
started off his weekend a bit slow,
qualifying in third place but improving
on this when it counted most to finish in
second place for both race one and two.
Wesleigh Orr (130 - Hollard) improved
on his pace in the Formula Volkswagen
series qualifying second for each of the
races, but could not fend off Van Weely’s
pace and slipped to third in each of the
races.
The highlight of the Formula Volkswagen
races for the weekend was actually at the
back of the field in race one. While the
serious business of gathering points was
happening up front, the last two racers,
Duvall Maritz (34 - Investchem) and
Dewald Brummer (38 - Investchem) were
battling for track position, enjoying tough
competition.
In class A of the Midas Formula 1600
Keegan Campos (2 - Hollard Insurance)
proved the quickest man in qualifying,
grabbing pole position starts for both
races. Campos went on to win the first
race and close the championship gap to
Scott Temple (3 - Investchem) to just two
points.
In race two Temple turned the tables on
Campos to claim victory in the closing
stages of the race, adding a cushion of
two extra points to his championship
lead. Graham Hepburn (4 - Suburban
Body Shop) put himself on the podium
with two third-place finishes on the day.
The second race saw action between
Dean Venter (77 - Turnfab Engineering),
Eugene Denyssen (20 - SAKRA / Uniref),
Andrew Horne (33 - Xena Chemicals /
Investchem) and Bevan Williams (36 Bocal Africa / Rightway Auto Electrical)
as they fought for fourth place.
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It was Venter that claimed that soug htafter fourth place with Denyssen,
Horne and Williams taking up fifth,
sixth and seventh spot. Class B of
the Midas Formula 1600 saw Ian
Schofield (9 - Investchem) leading the
pack in qualifying with Rick Morris
(8 - Investchem) hard on his heels with
Allen Meyer (15) the third quickest.
Race one went to Schofield
with Meyer claiming second
spot and Andreas Petrou
(17 - Investchem) claiming
third. Morris suffered a
misfire in the first race which
saw him lose ground on the
others with each passing lap.
Race two again saw Schofield
claim the win with Morris
taking second and Petrou
third across the line.