More racers step up
MIDRAND - Racing teams Toyota Motorsport, Regent Racing and Motorite will take part in the final event on the Donaldson Cross Country Championship calendar.
As reported in the article, Motor racers prepare for a tough championship, former South African champion Archie Rutherford will be joined by comedian Barry ‘The Cousin’ Hilton in the cockpit
The race organisers said the race in Westonaria on November 22 and 23 will sport a blast from the past, with some interesting driver and co-driver combinations adding extra interest to the Atlas Copco Gold 400 race.
The race will also decide the outcome of the Special Vehicle championship with a log jam at the top of the points ladder. The Production Vehicle category has already been settled in favour of Team Castrol Toyota Hilux pair Anthony Taylor and Dennis Murphy, but the runner-up spot still has to be decided with second placed Ford Ranger crew Chris Visser and Japie Badenhorst looking for their eighth podium finish in a row.
The blast from the past comes courtesy of former champion John Weir-Smith who returns to action after a lengthy absence. Weir-Smith will be out in Porter with Richard Foyn doing the co-driving.
Back in harness in Class A in the special vehicle category will be Mark Corbett and Martin Hermida of Century Racing CR4, and Jimmy Zahos who will have a second outing this season in the Cobalt Racing Stryker. Zahos will be joined in the car by Alan Smith who started the season co-driving for Class P title contender Colin Matthews in the Century Racing CR3.
Another prodigal son will return to action in the form of Richard Fuller who has bought the RFS BMW X3 formerly campaigned by Christiaan du Plooy and Henk Janse van Vuuren.
Fuller is one of a handful of drivers to have won an event overall in a Class P car, and will be making his debut in the Production Vehicle category. He will be accompanied by rally specialist Andre Vermeulen.
