Rally title fight heads for Mpumalanga

Secunda will host the penultimate round of the 2018 South African rally championship this weekend, with the Lake Umuzi Rally to form part of the town’s annual Spring festival.

Fighting for the year’s overall title will be Guy Botterill/Simon Vacy Lyle (Toyota Gazoo Etios R2) and AC Potgieter/Nico Swartz (Lake Umuzi VW Polo R2), pictured, with a number of other teams able to interfere.

They will include Richard Leeke/Henry Kohne (Speedglas Ford Fiesta R2), Chris Coertse/ Greg Godrich (Electrothread Mazda R2), Tjaart Conradie/Mari van der Walt (Silverton Engineering Toyota Etios R2), Mathew Vacy Lyle/Schalk van Heerden (Yato Tools Toyota Etios R2), JJ Potgi- eter/Tommy du Toit (Verco Ford Fiesta R2), Jono van Wyk/Barry White (Swazi Cowboy Ford Fiesta R2) and George Smalberger/Carolyn

Swan (Shield VW Polo).

The Open class, whose participants can’t score championship points, will include Theuns Joubert/Chris Brand (Salom Toyota Auris S2000), Rory Eland/ Robbie Coetzee (Subaru Impreza STi), Natie Booysen/Johan Smit (Ford Escort Mk 1), Ashley/Les McKenzie (Ford Escort Mk 1) and Sybrand van den Berg/Chantelle

Burrows (Toyota Tazz).

The Lake Umuzi Rally will start tomorrow, with a shakedown stage opposite Graceland Casino, followed by scrutineering at Eastvaal Ford/Mazda in Secunda.