12/10/08 - Rui Campos put himself in command of the Execuline Shelby Can-Am championship by winning the first race comfortably and taking a hard fought second place in race two.

A clean start saw Campos take the lead but on lap three 2007 champion Darryn Lobb (DK Woodcraft) suffered a broken driveshaft and the field was forced to take avoiding action which gave Campos (Hugo Boss) the early break. Then Dave Beattie (Dura) tapped title contender Chris Hart (Hi-Q Plettenberg Bay) into a spin and both retired which further delayed the pack. More drama was provided by Brian Algar (Firedart) who spun and delayed Execuline backed Jennifer Murray.

Campos was clear of all the drama and went on to take a six second win ahead of Alan Eve (Sunshine Testing) with 2006 champion Ruan Pretorius in third place. Fourth went to Sean Greve (Vulcania Reinforcing) while Murray worked hard to keep Guy Botterill (Fragram Tools) at bay and take fifth.

The grid for race two was based on the top eight fastest laps of the first race in a reverse order and it was Bedfordview racer Thomas Reib who led all the way to give the Intertrans Oils team its first race win. It was also Reib's first success at this level and he was just over three seconds clear of Campos who had worked hard to pass Algar.

Greve, Pretorius and Lobb completed the top six in what was an entertaining and close race.

Former champion Robbie Wolk took a step closer to the Investchem Formula Ford title by taking the Chemical Logistics supported Mygale to two dominant wins. Mathew Merton (Matsam Supplies Mygale) drove well to claim second place each time while Nicholas van Weely (Magnificent Paints Van Diemen) survived a clash with Gerard Peters to claim third in the opening race less than a second behind Merton.

David Veringa (Bravo Holdings Mygale) was fourth with Werner Scholtz (Motorvia Van Diemen) fifth ahead of impressive Formula Ford debutant James Temple (Investchem Mygale).

A great scrap for third in race two saw Veringa get the verdict ahead of Scholtz with Zimbabwean Gerard Peters (Petro-Oil Zim Mygale) driving well to claim fifth after starting from the back and suffering a first lap spin after a tangle with Allen Meyer (Les Donnees Mygale) while Temple impressed again and was delighted with another sixth place finish.

Over 30 cars lined up for the Altech Porsche Unlimited race and it was Franz Pretorius who drove the ex Le Mans Porsche 956 to a win with only a single second in hand over Toby Venter's neatly driven 911 GT2. Almost half a minute behind was the well-sorted red Lotus Elise of Charl Joubert.

Jeremy Pougnet took fourth in the first of the Forza Racing Ferrari 360 Challenge cars with teammate Christo Lindeque next and chased home by the similar car driven by Andrew Miller.

Race two saw Pretorius retire from the fray at half distance which left Venter to take an uncontested win although TV heart-throb Oscar de Oliviera drove the wheels of his Ferrari in chasing him and Pougnet did well to finish less than a second behind them.

With Joubert also retiring, Lindique was fourth with Rod Cole-Edwards (Porsche 911 RSR) glued to his rear wing while Miller got sixth a fraction ahead of Porsche 911 RSR mounted Markus Minhold.

Gavin Ramsay clinched the Altech Kawasaki ZX10 Cup after finishing second behind Gavin Lightfoot in the first heat. Championship rival Greg Dreyer crashed out early in the race which handed Ramsay the title. "Both Gavin and Greg had crashes this year which made it easier for me," said Ramsay who has been competing for over 30-years.


Gavin Ramsay relieved Greg Dreyer of the no 1 plate for next year,
when he clinched the Altech Masters Cup title at Zwartkops on
Saturday. Pic Tony Alves