Double victory for Familiaris
INLAND CHAMPIONSHIP: WITH WINNING STREAK IN OVERDRIVE, HE LED FROM POLE TO FLAG
Both Motul Modified Production Car races went to Keegan Pottas in his EV Dynamics Honda.
This year’s Amtek Inland Championship started on a high note at the Midvaal circuit near Meyerton on Saturday, with some 200 competitors treating a large crowd to a full day of racing spectacles.
Top billing for the day belonged to the Bridgestone BMW Club Series brigade, with 32 cars facing the starter.
Julian Familiaris (Afrivalve BMW 328i Turbo) led from pole position to chequered flag the first time out, chased by Jorge Estrela (Jadecon BMW 328i Turbo), Paulo Loureiro (TuneTech BMW M3), Willie Erasmus (Big Boss Auto BMW M3 GTR) and Jan Eversteyn (Mammoet BMW E36 M3).
Familiaris stayed on his winning streak the next time out, finishing ahead of Loureiro, Eversteyn, Andreas Meier (BMW E46 M3) and Erasmus.
Stiaan Kriel (Pozidrive Polo) streaked to victory in the opening MotorMart VW Challenge race, followed over the line by Rory Atkinson (BHIT Polo) and Nic Clarke (Auto Suspension Polo).
Kriel won race two from Atkinson as well, this time with Quintin Needham (Motormart Klerksdorp Polo) taking the final podium place.
Brett Garland (AutObarn Honda Civic) took both the AutObarn Superhatch race wins ahead of Werner Pieterse (Scarlet Sun Golf) and Nic Martin (Rex Gearbox Opel Kadett).
Both Motul Modified Production Car races went to Keegan Pottas in his extremely rapid EV Dynamics Honda.
In race one Adrian Dalton (Xtra Shoes Golf Turbo) blasted to second place from the back of the field, with Dirk Lawrence (Vaal Timbers Honda) filling out the podium.
Dalton and Lawrence also took the second and third places in race two.
Charl Roux (Rubro Legend) won the opening Inex Legends race from Justin Robertson (Big Boss Auto Legend) and Richard van Heerde (Browndeck Legend).
Race two, started from a reverse grid, saw Robertson winning, ahead of Jason Loosemoore (Legend) and Roux.
The final race went to Robertson, followed by Loosemoore and Van Heerde.
Veteran Seef Fourie Senior (Datsun 140Z) took victories in the Midvaal Historics races, leading home Gavin Lundin (SV Tech Datsun) and Brendon Parker (Datsun) on both occasions.
Marius Jacobs (AAA Recovery Tigra) won the first Big Boss Super Saloon Car race from Marius Jackson (Mega Fibre Audi) and Adrian Dalton (Xtra Shoes Golf).
After being bumped from behind, Jacob’s car stopped with a broken propshaft in race two, leaving Dalton to win ahead of JP Nortje (Nu Autocraft Corrado Rottary) and Jackson.
Jeffrey Kruger (Universal Health Lotus) took the opening Sabat Lotus Challenge race, ahead of Rob Gearing (Birkin) and Len Marshall (Birkin).
Kruger and Gearing took the same positions in race two, this time followed by Thomas Falkiner (Adaptive Resource Taylon).
The first Formula Monoposto single-seater race went to Louis van der Merwe (McCarthy Witbank Swift), followed by Sean Harrington (Swift) and Mac Odendaal (CRS Auto DAW). Odendaal won the next time out, leading home Harrington and Van der Merwe.
The next round of the 2018 Inland Series will be at the Free State Phakisa Raceway on Saturday March 10.