Toti team lead rally action in Dalton

Rallying in KZN has been really hot lately, and the boys (and girls) cranked the heat right up to boiling point at Saturday’s round of the 2015 CTH Rallysprint Series in Dalton.

Less than a minute covered the first four cars.

Toti’s Chris de Wit and Brian Clifton really wound up their Toyota Tazz to build up a small gap at the front of the field for the entire event, while big drama was developing right behind them.

The Polo of Brian Scott and Eric Lelyveld started fast, ahead of the roaring Nissan Skyline ‘beast’ of Trevor Graham and Glen Goddard.

Lying menacingly in wait just behind this duo was the VW Polo of Bertus Labuschagne and Peter Chadwick.

These three cars duked it out over the next couple of stages, with the Polo being steadily hunted down.

Once the dust settled after the last stage, it turned out the ‘beast’ had failed to catch the Polo by 0.9 seconds.

Of course this gap was instantly the topic of discussion in the pit area, until the arrival of the other Polo.

Labuschagne and Chadwick had turned themselves inside out and passed both their rivals. Starting the stage in fourth place, they were now the proud owners of second place overall. What a finish.

The S3 class went to the Mk1 Escort of Vaughn Robinson and Yari Brunings. They had the Mk1 Golf of Greg and Gary Heine, and the Citi Golf of Clyde Challenor and Roger de Charmoy to keep their efforts honest on every stage.

In the quad category, Matthew Hendy really put the hammer down this time. He not only won the section, but set the fastest aggregate time of the day overall in a great performance. Arnie Meiring had a fast and steady ride into second, ahead of another three-way squabble for third.

Hugo Timmerman had to work hard to keep things under control, but he held on to third, despite spirited attacks from Bronson Burger and Johannes Horn.

The next round of the series takes place in the Umlaas Road area on Saturday, 29 August. Don’t miss the frantic action.