#1968 DART CIRCUIT RACER DRIVERS#
The races for SKF Pre-1966 Under Two-litre Saloon Cars will see drivers like Trevor Tuck (Alfa Romeo Giulia), Vic Campher (Volvo 122S), Rob Gearing (BMW 2000 Ti), Chad ten Doeschate (Alfa Romeo Junior), Alan Poulter (Volvo 122S), Ben van der Westhuizen (Lotus Cortina), Marc Miller (Alfa Romeo Giulia), Carel Pienaar (Lotus Cortina) and Francesco Lombardi (Alfa Romeo Sprint) fighting for the podium places. Heading up the sports car field should be drivers like Larry Wilford (Lola T70), Peter van der Spuy (Porsche RSR Turbo), Neil Lobb (Lola T70), Keegan Campos (Porsche 911 RSR), Jan Kling (Ford GT40), Willie Hepburn (Chev Camaro), Brian Algar (Porsche 911 RSR), Fred Konig (Porsche 911 RSR), Jonathan du Toit (Chevron B8), Andre’ Bezuidenhout (Porsche RSR Turbo), James Dallias (Ford GT40) and Lee Thompson (Ecosse). Saturday’s quickest lap times should be set during the races for Auto Truck & Tyres Pre-1974 International Sports Racing Prototypes. Representing the Netherlands will be Armand Adriaans (Chev Biscayne), Frans van Maarshalkerwaart (Plymouth Fury) and Herman van Putten (Studebaker Golden hawk).
Topping the entry list will be locals Sarel van der Merwe (Ford Galaxie), Michael Stephen (Plymouth Barracuda), Hennie Groenewald (Mercury Comet), Lee Thompson (Ford Galaxie), Jeffrey Kruger (Chev Chevelle), Jonathan du Toit (Chev Nova), Peter Lindenberg (Shelby Mustang), Mark du Toit (Ford Fairlane), Paige Lindenberg (Ford Fairlane) and Oliver Broome (Ford Mustang). The biggest crowd drawcard should be Saturday’s two races for SKF Pre-1966 Legend Saloon Cars, where some of South Africa’s top drivers will take on a visiting team of Dutch contenders in classic V8-powered vehicles. The event, to be held for the 18 th consecutive year, will boast more than 300 entries, representing 14 separate racing categories on four and two wheels. As has become tradition, the annual international Passion for Speed extravaganza at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will officially kick off this year’s South African circuit racing season on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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