Hillcrest racer sppeds to the top at SA champs
The next round will be contested on the new tarmac of the famous Midrand circuit on 21 and 22 April.
HILLCREST’S motor car racer, Shaun La Réserveé was the overall winner at this weekend’s 2017 Engen Volkswagen Cup that took place at Killarney, Cape Town.
“The first race ran pretty much as a procession with La Réserveé pressurising wildcard winner, Devin Robertson, all the way to the flag and Pepper overcoming Jano van der Westhuizen for sixth on the run to the flag,” according to a Pepper Racing statement on the race.
The second race saw fraught competition up front with La Réserveé pressurising Robertson until moving into the lead on lap 7 before his pursuers, Robertson and Jeffrey Kruger, tangled behind him to leave Shaun to fend off young Clinton Bezuidenhout and Tasmin.
Lupini was tagged from behind and turned into the wall to retire at the end of lap 1 and Duminy once again suffered fuel issues to take another early shower.
Shaun has won a race in each of the last three Polo Cup meetings at Killarney and is being seen as something as an expert at the Cape track.
“Race one was a close affair, finishing just behind Devin and then I made a move to take the lead of race two and managed to hold it until the end – it was a great start to the year,” said La Réserveé.
“I’d like to thank Iain, Shane, my dad and the whole Pepper Racing team,” he said.
The next round will be contested on the new tarmac of the famous Midrand circuit on 21 and 22 April.
“I am getting married on that day, and we can’t move the date so I’m happy with today’s result, he said”
It will probably also be helpful for La Réservée that rival Tasmin Pepper will also not be at Kyalami.
“I’m getting married to her cousin so she will also be at the wedding,” he smiled sweetly.
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