AUDI is the leading manufacturer in the Bridgestone
Production Cars as the field heads to Killarney on Saturday, 5 October, for the
penultimate round of the 2013 season. Commanding performances on-track by the
four Audi S4 competitors sees Audi enjoy a 25 point lead over their rivals.
Leading the charge for the Audi S4 quattro racers is defending champion, Michael Stephen (A1 – Engen Xtreme). Stephen is leading the championship and is well on course to achieve a third consecutive national title in this series.
The Cape Town event provides Stephen an opportunity to
cement his leading position in as the year draws to a close. While it is late
in the season, there is no slowing down as he fights for his third title. Every
point matters and Stephen will have to exert maximum effort to keep his
challengers at bay.
In fourth place on the championship scoreboard,
Gennaro Bonafede (A32 – Ferodo Racing) will be using the final two rounds of
the year to launch a fight for a season podium finish. Bonafede needs just 11
points to equal the score of the current third-place man. Points for fastest
lap and pole position will be just as important as scoring well in the race
results, so racers will be looking for every bit of pace they can get.
Just behind Bonafede is Tschops Sipuka (A2 – Engen
Xtreme) who might have to do a bit more work than Bonafede but also stands a
chance at a claiming a podium finish this season. Six points separate Sipuka
and Bonafede which is a gap that Sipuka can aim to close with a blistering
performance in the penultimate round.
Melvill Priest (A7 – Mueller Sports Medicine) trails
Sipuka by just two points which will set up an interesting three-way battle as
they attempt to get their Audi S4 quattros to the finish as quickly as possible
– while keeping the racing as precise as possible as an incident this late in
the season will immediately take them out of the championship fight.
When the Audi S4 quattros take to the start line at
Killarney on Saturday, 5 October, each racer will have a specific goal in mind
– and will be working hard to achieve it to ensure they enter the final round
of the season in a strong position.
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Michael Stephen A1 - Audi S4 - Terry Moss Racing
Tschops Sipuka A2 - Audi S4 - Terry Moss Racing
Melvill Priest A7 - Audi S4 - VMP Motorsport
Gennaro Bonafede A32 - Audi S4 - Ferodo Racing Team / VMP Motorsport
