Morgenrood wins again
Local racing legend, Ben Morgenrood, wins his fourth Sports and GT challange.
With the exceptional display of racing in the 2013 Sports and GT Racing Challenge, Ben Morgenrood clinched his fourth season victory with one more race to go.
According to this local racing legend, he already won the season during their previous race in Cape Town on 5 October.
However, Morgenrood is determined to end this season with a bang by winning their last race of the season at Kyalami race track on 2 November.
With his fourth season victory in the bag, Morgenrood now matches Hennie Groenewald’s season victory record and explains that he is already preparing himself to take the victory again in 2014, which will make him the new record holder for most season victories.
“This year was a great year for me on the race track and with the points lead that I built up during the year, I am already the champion, but I will race for the win during our visit to Kyalami,” says Morgerood.
He adds that during the 2013 season he took pole position in all his races and won all the opening races at every circuit they competed at.
“During every race weekend we race in two heats. During the first heat of the past eight races I took the win, and in the second heat, where the grid is inverted, I always finished the race in the points,” says Morgenrood.
With a 42 points lead over Rui Campos, who is in the overall second place, Morgenrood showed that he is still the best on the track and explains that his victory is all thanks to a great team and his trusty 2013 V8 Ford Mustang.
During the event that will take place at Kyalami race track on 2 November, four of Randfontein’s racers will compete in the final race of this year’s season.
These racers are Ben Morgenrood, Roelf du Plessis, Mackie Adlem and Steve Smith.
“I feel that this is a great achievement for Randfontein as four of the 14 racers on the day are Randfontein residents,” says Morgenrood.
Morgenrood thanks his team who assisted him during every race and made sure that he brings the Mustang home safely.
This dream team consists of Roger Tayler – head engineer, Peet Swanepoel and Danie Blighnaut.
“Although there were times that we had some close calls, my team and I always managed to finish every race.
For me that is a good season and definitely a contributing factor to my fourth season victory,” says Morgenrood.
