Midas motorsport |
by Motoring Correspondent
Midas Motorsport brings
the crowds
➲ Wolk’s misfortunes
has thrown the singleseater championship
wide open
The Midas South African single-seaters field did not disappoint as they delivered superb racing action
during round four of their national championship in East London in July.
B
oth races saw tough battles for
dominance in both the Formula
Volkswagen and Midas Formula
1600 categories.
The big shake-up for the Formula
Volkswagen field is the change in the
championship lead. Arriving in ‘Slummies,
it was the usually consistent Robert Wolk
(1 - Midas / Chemical Logistics / ATE) at
the head of the field, but after the event,
Nicholas van Weely (87 - Anglorand)
assumed control of the championship.
Wolk arrived at round four nursing an injury
to his foot which, at best, made driving
uncomfortable. However, this did not slow
him down in qualifying, where he featured
at the top of the timesheets.
broken engine not only prevented him from
finishing the first race, but from even taking
the start line of race two - which left him
with just the two points from the weekend
for posting the best qualifying time.
Van Weely suffered no such issues,
claiming the first race victory and following
that up in a drama filled race two with
another successful run at the chequered
flag to finish first overall for the day - and
with the championship lead.
The safety car was deployed during
the second race to allow marshals to
clear debris from an incident between
series newcomer Matthew Swanepoel
(34 - Investchem) and Jason Campos
(19 - Hollard Insurance).
In race one Wolk’s fortunes took a turn
for the worse and he failed to finish,
completing just three of the 10 laps. A
Behind Van Weely it was Werner Scholtz
(3 - Motorvia / Investchem) who claimed
second place overall on the day - moving
up into third place overall
in the championship in the
process and forcing Campos
➲ Thomas Falkiner had mixed
fortunes in the Sunday Times/
out of the top three.
Castrol Ford Mustang GT
This sets the scene for
an explosive round five at
Phakisa in August as the
jostling for championship
positions begins in earnest.
Meanwhile, round four of
the Midas Historic Tour,
raced on the famed but
vulnerable Kyalami Race
Track in Johannesburg for
the first time this year, saw a
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strong crowd turn out despite the cold and
windy conditions. In a sense, the blustery
conditions only added to the occasion as it
wafted the smell of racing fuel far and wide.
The day saw pre’ 77 Historic Saloons,
Marque Cars, Formula Ford Kent, Pre
’84 Sports & GT cars, Pre ’66 Legends
and Little Giants, ISP, Trans-Am, Pre ’66
Sports & GT cars produce intense battles
througho WBF