The Citizen (Gauteng)

8 racing discipline­s in Saturday’s 2022 Regional Extreme Festival

- Andre de Kock

The Red Star Raceway near Delmas will host round two of the 2022 Regional Extreme Festival this Saturday, with eight racing discipline­s on the bill.

Heading up proceeding­s will be two races for the Pabar VW Challenge category, with 25 vehicles taking to the tarmac.

Overall victory favourites include Rory Atkinson (BHIT Polo), Wayne Masters (Performanc­e Masters Polo), Stiaan Kriel (Design Hut Polo), Derick Smalberger (VW Polo), Waldie Meintjies (VW Polo), Bevin Masters (CPS Warehouse Polo) and Mike Barbaglia (Pabar Polo).

Visiting the series will be the BMW M Performanc­e Parts brigade, boasting the day’s largest entry with 29 contenders.

Fighting for the top podium places should be drivers like William Einkamerer (BTAS BMW E92), Sav Gualtieri (Savspeed BMW E46), Fabio Fedetto (FF BMW M4), Salvi Gualtieri (Eataly Foods BMW 328i Turbo), Alan Hilligenn (BMW 328i Turbo), and Renier Smith (BMW M3 Turbo). Andre’ Dannhauser (PAR Opel Corsa) should be the man to beat in the Car Care Clinic SuperHatch races, facing off against drivers like Karel Stols (Pta Noord Toyota Etios), Seten Naidoo (TAR Honda Civic), Trishan Govender (TAR Honda Civic) and Francois Henning (Selectreg.co.za Polo).

Car Care Clinic 111 favourites must include Mark du Toit (TAR BMW Z4), Adrian Dalton (Xtra Clothing VW Golf), Piet Potgieter (Nathan’s VW Golf), Lenard Archer (ACD Honda Type R) and Kobus Brits (Pragma Polo).

Top contenders in the Lotus Challenge category are Thomas Falkiner (Adaptive Resources Taylon), Mackie Adlem (Adlem Auto Birkin), Clive Wilmot (Birkin), David Coetzee (ELKSA Birkin) and Sean Hewitt (Birkin).

Eugene Gouws (Master Mowers Chev Firenza) must be the man to beat in the races for On Track Clubmans cars, facing off against the likes of Louis Cloete (Automotive Components VW Beetle), Kobus Brits (Pragma Polo), Dirk Lawrence (JDM Tuning Honda Ballade), Ralph Kernes (RMK Repair Renault Clio) and Rodney Kruis (Honda Ballade).

National Sports Cars races should see Deon du Plessis (BPT KTM X-Bow), Paul Sullivan (Nash MV3) and Neil de Later (Torpak Lotus Birkin) fighting for victories. In the Liqui Moly INEX Legend races it should be Charl Roux (Legend), Tyler Robinson (AF Fans Legend) and Gerhard Roux (Legend).

 ?? Picture: Supplied ?? UP TO PAR. Andre’ Dannhauser (PAR Opel Corsa) should be the man to beat in the Car Care Clinic SuperHatch races.
Picture: Supplied UP TO PAR. Andre’ Dannhauser (PAR Opel Corsa) should be the man to beat in the Car Care Clinic SuperHatch races.

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