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| The old farts in local rally sprint series wonder how Paulo (left) manages to get on the podium with his navigator Ashley offering now ballast to keep the car down over the jumps. |
LAST year’s local rally champions, Dean Redelinghuys and navigator Amon Meyiwa, topped the podium in the first rally sprint of the year at Dalton on April 13.
Brian and Ashley Scott took second place three minutes later on the total time clock, while drifter-turned rally driver Paolo Gouveia and Ashley Eddie showed their intentions to dominate the dirt road scene with a respectable third placing.
In the “batmobiles” Tony Ball and David Cheek swapped leads but in the end, Ball was faster by over two minutes.
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| Dapiel Botes is quicker than most cars on his KTM. |
On the understeering but fast quads, Daniel Botes showed his fearlessness by going faster than the cars on all the twisty stages.
Last but not least in the field of seven cars were Brandt van der Merwe and Eric van Lelyveld, who compete socially in Fiat Uno.
Brandt may not lead the field in his Uno but he is the biggest champion for social racing, inviting all drivers with a yen for speed to join the local rally scene in a cheap car, both for the safety it offers should the driver run out of talent, and the tips one can pick up in the pit party when the dust — and “red mist” — have settled.
