Back to back titles in SA Formula Ford 1600 championship

SERENGETI Golf Estate resident, Scott Temple, has wrapped up the 2014 South African National Formula Ford 1600 championship.

It was contested over eight rounds nationally and the last round was at Zwartkops International raceway on November 1.

Temple, in his Formula 1600, has dominated the 2014 championship, leading from the first round at Zwartkops in March by taking pole position and winning both heats and fastest lap.

He continued to hold his lead throughout the season, taking nine race wins, securing five pole positions and achieving four of the fastest laps throughout the fiercely contested 2014 season.

Temple went into the last event with an 11-point lead. After finishing the first race second, he had to achieve a mere two points in race two in order to clinch the title.

In the second heat Temple drove a strategic race by avoiding any risks and finished in a safe second place and secured the 2014 SA national title.

This is the second year he has won a South African title. Last year he won the SA National Formula Vee Championship, with two rounds to go still. However, this year was a little more difficult and the championship title went down to the last heat of the last race of the year.

The prize for winning the championship is a drive in a Formula Volkswagen championship. The Formula VW is a 2-litre carbon fibre single seater race car similar to Formula 3 spec. They are the fastest race cars contesting in South Africa.