While the Saturday morning skies over Red Star Raceway were overcast, the Northern Regions Extreme Festival presented by Coca-Cola delivered a full day of competitive action. A full programme saw the National Investchem MSA4s join the Gauteng regulars, including the Dunlop V8 Supercars, ATE VW Challenge, BMW M Performance Parts Series, DOE Formula Vees, and the ACD Welkom 111s.
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The Dunlop V8 Supercars provided intense competition as championship contenders Warren Lombard in his Mustang, Thomas Reib's Lumina, and Terry Wilford's Mustang occupied the front of the grid. Lombard converted his starting position into a win in the first race, followed by Reib, Wilford, Sam Dahl in another Mustang, and Auke Compaan's Jaguar. The second race saw Terry Wilford secure the victory ahead of Lombard and Reib, with Dahl and Larry Wilford completing the top positions.
In the Investchem MSA4 category, the championship battle continued as KC Ensor-Smith and Mikel Bezuidenhout each took a race win. Ensor-Smith finished the first race ahead of Renzo Ribeiro and Bezuidenhout, while Rick Morris was the first Formula Ford Kent competitor across the line. Bezuidenhout claimed the second heat from Ensor-Smith and Karabo Malemela, setting up a final-round title decider at Zwartkops on 24 October, with Ian Schofield taking the Kent class win in that race.
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The ATE VW Challenge produced close racing, with Jayden Goosen charging from the back of the field to win the first race from Anthony Lessing, Ian Walker, and Wayne Masters. Stuart Mack led Class B, fending off Mauro da Luz and Francis Aldrich, while Class C saw points leader Adriaan de Beer finish ahead of rival Bryce Pillay and Kyle Petersen. Goosen also won the second heat after passing the fast-starting Lessing, with Mack again winning Class B from da Luz and Jonathan Konig. Class C saw controversy as Pillay initially took the flag but was later positioned behind de Beer following an on-track manoeuvre, making the class title a three-way contest between de Beer, Mack, and Pillay.
The Loureiro family made a strong return in the BMW M Performance Parts Series. Rick Loureiro took the opening Class A, B, and C race win ahead of Paulo Loureiro and Leon Loubser. Renier Smith won Class B from Lenard Archer and Andreas Meier, while Hein van der Merwe topped Class C from Bennie Luyt and Salvi Gualtieri. Rick Loureiro then secured a second race win from Loubser and Paulo Loureiro. Smith took another Class B victory from Archer and Ethan Coetzee, and in Class C, Reinhardt Miller finished ahead of van der Merwe and Gualtieri.
In the combined BMW Class D, E, and F race, Bernard De Gouveia took the first win from Troy Cochran and Johan Miller. Class E saw Eddie Rodrigues lead Phillip Emmenis and Ignus du Plessis, while Philip Mostert Jr. won Class F from Zeyad Ismail and Mike Grobler. The second race saw Andre van Vuuren finish ahead of De Gouveia and Gerald Anthony. Rodrigues took another Class E win from Tihan van Rooyen and Claudio Jardim, and Henry Platt won Class F from Grobler and Ismail.
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Gert van den Berg won the opening DOE Formula Vee race powered by Lubri Fuel, with Lendl Jansen and Theodore Vermaak completing the podium, followed by Kyle Watt and the Hills family – Vaughn, Peter, and Brandon. Vermaak then won the second race ahead of van den Berg, Jansen, Watt, and Peter Hills, who finished ahead of his sons Vaughn and Brandon. Van den Berg's consistent performance earned him the overall day's honours from Jansen and Vermaak.
Jared Rossouw drove his SupaPolo to two overall victories in the ACD Welkom 111 race, with champion Wouter Roos' Golf finishing second on both occasions. Class A winner Wayne Robb's Focus also finished ahead of Piet Potgieter’s Golf and Lindsey Clur’s X Golf in both outings. Class B wins were shared between Wayne Lebotschy’s Golf and Mike O’Sullivan’s ALL THINGS MOTORING Honda Ballade.
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A miscommunication ahead of the first heat saw O’Sullivan forced to start from the pit lane on cold tyres and have to work his way into contention from the back of the field – finally finishing second in class. In winning the second heat he took home the silverware for the day.
Keegan Nathan secured two Class C wins in his Polo, while the Superhatch victories were shared between Ishmael Baloyi’s Civic and Mark du Toit’s BMW.
The Northern Regions Extreme Festival presented by Coca-Cola now heads for its traditionally dramatic conclusion. The final round is set for Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria on Saturday 8 November, promising a fitting end to the season.
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