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FGTI: Kyalami report

  • colin.windell@digitec.co.za (Colin Windell)
  • Digitec Online - South Africa

    VAN DER LINDE BLITZES OPPOSITION

    KYALAMI: Etienne van der Linde showed he had fully recovered from his horror accident at Midvaal when he blitzed the opposition at Kyalami on Saturday to win both rounds of the NGK Formula GTi Championship.

    The two races were mirror images of each other with Van der Linde taking his Swift 92 into the lead from the green light and simply racing away from the opposition to the chequered flag.

    Henni Groenewald in the WAP/SKF Swift finished both races in second place providing the strongest challenge to Van der Linde but just unable to get close enough to the young driver to make a pass possible.

    Morne Jurgens (Swift 92) simply was not on the pace and had to be content with third place in both races ahead of Barry Ingle (Acme Motori Swift) and Alan Eve (DAW Swift).

    Stefan Bosman and Malcolm Cochrane each had a sixth place overall and first in Class B.

    Former Formula Ford and Gti Champion Basil Mann had an inauspicious return to racing after a long lay-off, his Riken Electric Swift SF93 suffering with engine problems in both heats.

    RESULTS

    RACE 1

    1. Etienne Van der Linde (Swift), 14m12,93s 2. Hennie Groenewald (Swift), 14m16,86s 3. Morne Jurgens (Swift), 14m20,83s 4. Barry Ingle (Swift), 14m22,42s 5. Alan Eve (Swift), 14m32,27s 6. Malcolm Cochrane (Swift), 14m37,42s 7. Ron Van Weely (Swift), 14m37,80s 8. Stefan Bosman (Swift), 14m41,07s 9. Graham Donker (Swift), 14m41,39s 10. Jannie Smith (Swift), 15m02,82s

    RACE 2

    1. Etienne Van der Linde (Swift), 14m12,71s 2. Hennie Groenewald (Swift), 14m16,66s 3. Morne Jurgens (Swift), 14m17,14s 4. Barry Ingle (Swift), 14m19,87s 5. Alan Eve (Swift), 14m33,43s 6. Stefan Bosman (Swift), 14m35,14s 7. Graham Donker (Swift), 14m37,74s 8. Ron Van Weely (Swift), 14m39,19s 9. Max Corte (Swift), 14m44,14s 10. Michael Arend (Swift), 15m53,10s

    CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

    DRIVER CAR CL TOT

    Jurgens Swift 92 A 66 Groenewald Swift A 65 Van der Linde Swift 92 A 49 Formato Swift 94 A 33 Ingle Swift 92 A 31 Cox Swift 92 A 35 Eve DAW SwiftA 20 Turnbull Swift A 7 Bosman Swift A 7 Van Weely Swift 92 A 6

    CLASS B

    Cochrane Swift 91 B 63 Donker Swift 91 B 56 Corte Swift 91 B 55 Bosman Swift 91 B 39 Montgomery DAW Mk1 B 26 McNichol Swift 91 B 15 Sartor Swift B 10 Arend Swift 91 B 7

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