Bridgestone Production Cars Press Release
BRIDGESTONE PRODUCTION CARS READY TO TAKE ON ALDO SCRIBANTE ON 28 APRIL
It has been eight months since the WesBank Super Series was in Port Elizabeth and fans can expect the best of what Bridgestone Production Cars has to offer; close, panel crunching action.
Aldo Scribante has become synonymous with huge high speed crashes. The events of the past three years will hopefully weigh heavily on the minds of the Class A drivers, especially those at ADF Motorsport who have borne the brunt of the damage over the years. Flying in Afrox colours, Anthony Taylor and Etienne van der Linde successfully debuted their BMW F30 335is in Cape Town and will be looking to continue their successes.
They will face strong Audi S4 opposition from hometown Engen Xtreme / Tsogo Sun heroes, Michael Stephen and Tschops Sipuka though. Both drivers have extensive knowledge of the track, possibly matched only by one other driver, Johan Fourie (Audi S4).
Johan Fourie Racing is also based in PE and Fourie will be hungry to continue his winning streak.
Team Sasol Subaru is heavily outnumbered with just two vehicles against Audi and BMWs five. Fans love an underdog however and if anyone can pull a victory out of the bag, it’s the team of Hennie Groenewald and Richard Pinard.
Melvill Priest (Mueller Sports Medicine) is finding the going tough in his new Audi S4 and has been plagued with teething problems. He has a good team behind him though and will be hoping for better luck at Aldo Scribante.
BMW 335i newcomers, Johan Mayer (Tricor Signs) and Kishoor Pitamber (Pirtek) will have yet another new circuit to learn, but are sure to continue to make good progress in their lap times and race craft.
After a solid outings at Killarney, Deon Joubert (Pirtek BMW 335i) and Nieyaaz Modack (Audi A4) will both be in action at Aldo Scribante.
Class T has seen its fair share of mechanical maladies, with Michael van Rooyen (Williams Hunt Opel Astra OPC) having an especially torrid time. He will be more determined than ever for a good result in PE.
The usual protagonists will however have other ideas. Castrol Ford Focus ST drivers, Gary Formato and Shaun Duminy, are having a good run and continue to lay claim to some valuable championship points. They will again be out in force looking to add to their victory tally.
It will be the job of Graeme Nathan and Jacques Joubert to keep them at bay. The IndyOil VW GTI teammates are proving to be a solid combination, with Joubert impressing the more seasoned campaigners.
Gennaro Bonafede (Ferodo VW GTI) has shown tremendous pace in the last two championship rounds and is a certainty for victory barring any further technical maladies.
Ebrahim Levy will complete the field in his Jive Volkswagen GTI. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the new Mini Cooper S, Renault Megane or Chevrolet Cruizes will be ready for this event.
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