Historic car competition will return to its place of birth
Historic car competition will return to its place of birth on Saturday, with the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria to host round four of the 2025 Historic Inland Championship.
The event, that will celebrate Women’s Day, will see 214 competitors in ten separate disciplines taking to the tight and twisty Zwartkops tarmac.
Heading up the show will be two races for Marlboro Crane Hire Pre-1966 Production Cars, with some of the country’s top saloon car drivers in action.
Fighting for podium places should be Ben Morgenrood (Morgenrood Ford Mustang), Hennie Groenewald (Kameeldoring Capri Perana), Seef Fourie Junior (TAR Ford Cougar), Jonathan du Toit (Chev Nova), James Temple (Lindenberg Ford Perana), Allen Meyer (Chev Bel Air), Colin Ellison (Spanjaard Ford Fairlane) and Paige Lindenberg (Lindenberg Ford Fairlane).
Sharing the grid will be the Evapco Historic Saloon Car brigade, with top contenders to include people like George Avvacoumides (Euro Shopfitting Porsche RSR), Andre’ van der Merwe (Evapco Porsche RSR), Franz Jensen (Hamiltons Datsun 1200GX), Travis Jensen (Hamiltons Datsun 1200GX), Jannie van Rooyen (VW Scirocco), Andre ten Napel (TNMC Scirocco), Werner Kotze (Black and Gold Solutions Mazda R100) and Gavin Lunden (The Lube Guys Datsun 1200GX).
The day’s quickest lap times should belong to the Pre-2000 International Sports Prototypes category, with front runners to include Jonathan du Toit (TAR Chevron B8), Franco di Matteo (Ford Mustang), James Temple (Ford Daytona Coupe), Peter Bailley (Bailey Cars Porsche RSR), Andre’ van der Merwe (Evapco Porsche RSR), Marc Miller (Ford Daytona), Carel Pienaar (Kameeldoring Camaro), Hennie Groenewald (Kameeldoring Datsun 240Z) and Seef Fourie Junior (Opel Astra V8).
The Marlboro Crane Hire Little Giants races should provide much spectacle, with victory contenders like John Ten Doeschate (GSM Flamingo), Ishmael Baloyi (Dart Alfa), Ben van der Westhuizen (Toyota Celica), Elke van Vledder (Alfa GT Junior), Carel Pienaar (Kameeldoring Lotus Cortina), Robin Clark (Piri Piri MGB GT) and Jaco Taylor (Alfa Giulia Sprint).
Podium chasers in the races for Historic Single Seaters should be Ian Schofield (Investchem March 77B), Ryan Budd (Formula Ford Ray), Paul Richardson (Aztek Formula Ford Dulon), Andrew Horne (Xena Formula Ford Ray) and Pat Dunseith (Formula Ford Merlyn).
The Silver Cup 2,0 SPS category should see front runners like Marius Jacobs (AAA Recovery Opel Tigra), Marnus du Plessis (Forklift Spares Nissan Primera), Morgan Jacobs (AAA Recovery VW Corado), Riaan Draper (Peugeot 206), Dewald Pretorius (SPS Mazda RX7), Quentin Duvenhage (2D Trucks VW Golf), Shaun Lampbrecht (Wildthings BMW E36) and Chris Cronje (Dozer Toyota Spaceframe).
The Clubmans heat victories should be contested by drivers like Rodney Kruis (Real Pro Auto Honda Ballade), Dirk Lawrence (JDM Tuning Honda Ballade), Adrian Dalton (Xtra Clothing BMW CLS), Kobus Brits (Pragma VW Polo), Johan Lampbrecht (Alfa Romeo 145), Ruan van Deventer (GA Glass VW Polo R) and Ferdi van Staden (Duratec BMW 330i).
Clive Wilmot (Birkin), David Jermy (Blue Bubbles Taylon), JP Nortje (N4 Autocraft Birkin), Rachelle du Plessis (Pta Noord Birkin), Gys van der Walt (Strap King Birkin), Andre de Lange (Logan Birkin), Josef Kotze (Wasp Birkin) and Jeff Gable (Blue Bubbles Birkin) should fight at the front end of the Lotus Challenge heats.
The Monoposto single seater racing should see front contenders like Damien Archer (McNeil Plastics Ray), Herman Krige (Speads), Hayden Archer (McNeil Plastics Ray), Hylton Morrow (Chapmans Eye Care Formula M), JM Gerber (Namib Bilton KTM), Nadine van der Merwe (VDM Ashley) and Klinton Kane (DC Tyres Sting).
The INEX Legends category has attracted 12 entries, with top contenders like Devin Robertson, Johann van der Venter, Gavin Botha, Richard van Heerde, Rico Raker, Christiaan Padayachee and Arnold Repsold.
To round out the day will be two races for ladies in Monoposto cars, led by tin-top specialist Tyler Robinson.
The Zwartkops gates will be open from 6am, with qualifying sessions in the early morning.
Racing will commence at 9.30am.
Admission will cost R110 per adult and R90 per student, with children under the age of 12 to go in for free.
Food and drink will be on sale, or you may take your own and everybody is welcome to visit the pits on foot.
The venue’s Mini Moke trains will run between the pit gate and spectator areas throughout the day.
For more information call the circuit office at 012 384 2299 or visit the Info@zwartkops.co.za website.
Andre’ de Kock
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