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Double wins were the order of the day at the
Vodacom Roadshow national meeting at Midvaal Raceway over the
weekend.
Three of the four categories in action produced
double winners on a day that produced some interesting racing, and
one or two surprise results. With none of them managing race wins,
it also turned out to be a tough day for drivers who led respective
championship categories prior to the Midvaal Vodacom Roadshow
outing.
The Vodacom Sports Prototype event turned into a
benefit for Kempton Park driver George Ferreira. The former Formula
Ford star set pole position in qualifying, and then strolled to a
pair of comfortable victories ahead of veteran Bernard Tilanus and
Neil Lobb.
Championship leader Alan Eve had to content with
a fifth and a fourth, and there were also disappointing results for
the likes of Clive Kennerley and Donovan Roscoe. A sixth and a 13th
were all that Roscoe could manage, with Kennerley way down in 11th
in the first heat.
Kennerley was credited with fifth place in heat
two, but the race was stopped when the Midrand driver hit the pit
wall. The stoppage came after nine of the scheduled 14 laps had been
completed.
It was also a good day for Midrand youngster Dale
Knez and rising star Gugu Zulu. The two dominated the Formula GTi
and Vodacom Isondo Sports 2000 events – with both of them also
taking pole position and winning both heats.
Knez took both Formula GTi races ahead of
Pretoria based Miguel Rocha with championship leader Barry Ingle and
Middelburg youngster Marco da Cunha sharing third places. For good
measure Knez also set the fastest lap in both heats.
Zulu, nowadays making a name for himself in the
Wesbank V8 championship where he partners Sarel van der Merwe in the
Sasol team, upstaged championship leader Chad Francis in both
Vodacom Isondo Sports 2000 heats. Steady drives saw Simon Mosley bag
a brace of second places, but the day belonged to Zulu who, like
Knez, also set the fastest lap in both races.
After setting the fastest time in qualifying, the
wheels fell off for Formula Vee championship leader Dennis Johns. A
single point in race one was all he could muster for the rest of the
day, with Alan Holm and Pretoria driver Lee Thompson taking the
wins.
Second place in heat one and a fourth in race two
saw another Pretoria driver, Trevor Smith, close the gap on Holm at
the top of the championship. Unofficial scoring now puts Smith only
three points behind Johns.
Second place in race two also provided Holm with
a rich haul of points, and Thompson’s win and a fifth also did his
championship cause no harm. There were also solid performances from
Port Elizabeth driver Darren Murphy with a third and a fifth, and
David Veringa who found himself in the points in both races.
The next Vodacom Roadshow outing is scheduled for
Zwartkops on June 9. |
