South Africa's only national sports car championship, the popular Shelby Can-Am series moves to South Africa's fastest, oldest, and most spectacular track for round six of the championship.

East London's former Grand Prix venue is the ultimate test for a driver as it's is relatively narrow and a few unsettling bumps make it very tricky.

On top of the points table is former champion Darryn Lobb (DK Woodcraft) who has a handy 75-points lead over veteran Rui Campos (Hugo Boss). Lobb has had it much his own way this season and could wrap up the title this weekend. All he needs to do is line up on the grid and the bonus points will be enough to give him the title.

Leading the rest is Brian Algar (Thuthuka Welding) who has proved consistently fast and has scored points in each race held so far this year. His position is anything but comfortable as only three points behind him is
the most experienced driver in the field, Alan Eve (Hugo Boss).

Durban's JP Bredenhann (Panel Rite/Bigfoot Express) is also capable of winning and it just could be that he leaves East London with the big trophy.

Although Thomas Reib (Coolstar Beverage) has looked threatening, he's only won a single race so far this year but he loves the wide open East London circuit and wants to shake of his 'short circuit' specialist tag.

There's a close battle for eighth between former Porsche 924 racer Sean Greve (Vulcania Reinforcing). He's a steady driver who rarely makes mistakes and it wouldn't come as a surprise if he notched up a win.

Another driver to keep an eye on is Bertil Hofmann in the fabulous looking GP Energy Drink entry. Although he only started racing last year, he has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.

Durban based Andrew Strike (Strike 1) is in his first season of competition and has surprised many with his quiet, un-fussed approach to racing.

Capetonian Greg Walker (Bizfone) arrived in a whirlwind of dust, but has settled down to become a reliable driver. He won the Border 100 last month sharing his car with Strike, so both drivers know the track quite well.

Next up is Dave Beattie (Dura) who has been innocently caught up in a few accidents this year but is still as determined as ever.

For a province that doesn't have a permanent race track, Kwa-Zulu Natal certainly breeds a large amount of talented drivers and Sun Moodley (Bigfoot Express) is quietly determined to get into the top six.

Hanno Pengilly (Azura Retreats) is another driver starting to make his presence felt after making his debut last year and his goal is now to finish in the top six..

Other drivers to watch are Craig Shorter (Execuline/Phakisa) who could easily creep into the top six, but he's missed a couple of races during the year and Trevor Frost (SMD). Richard Wood and Harry Roscoe (Protea Playing Cards) have been in the series since its inception and are also reliable finishers who enjoy the thrill of close racing.

A late entry to the starting list for this round is Toby Scheckter(TrionZ), who drove for the first time in the Shelby Can Am championship at Zwartkops last  month, where he finished 6th in heat 1 and retired from heat 2 with gearbox problems. The family name is intrinsically linked to East London, so his presence will add a certain excitement to proceedings, and he will be keenly watched by a partisan crowd.