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Midas motorsport | by Motoring Correspondent New champions crowned ➲ Robert Wolk’s jumpstart penalty cost him the SASS title The 2014 champion in the Formula Volkswagen category is Nicholas van Weely (87 - Anglorand). Van Weely claimed the title at the final round of the championship at Zwartkops Raceway in November, the last of the Super Series events for 2014. I n the Midas Formula 1600 category, Scott Temple (3 - Investchem) turned his championship lead into a 2014 championship title. Temple played it safe at the final event, settling for second place in each of the races to ensure he took the title. Both of the championship winners had to fight right up to the final round of the season in a nail-biting battle to see who would emerge victorious. They then had to fight to the very last race before the battle was decided. The Formula Volkswagen fight for the title was between Van Weely and Robert Wolk (1 - Midas / Chemical Logistics / ATE) with the pair entering the final round on identical points. Victory in race one skewed the championship fight in Wolk’s favour, while a race two win pushed it back in Van Weely’s favour. A jump-start penalty for defending champion Wolk in race two cemented Van Weely’s win for the season. Third place in the Formula Volkswagen championship went to Werner Scholtz (3 - Investchem) who managed to hold off Jason Campos (18 - Hollard Insurance) to take the last of the podium steps by just five points. Temple entered the final round as the F1600 favourite with an 11-point lead over his nearest rival, Keegan Campos (02 - Hollard Insurance). Campos put in an excellent performance on the day, winning both races and claiming first overall for the event, but was just not able to unseat Temple’s lead. Bevan Williams (36 - Rightway Auto Electrical) rounded out the top three overall ɕ