Fiat Abarth Racing claimed a double victory at this weekend’s Bridgestone
South African Production Car event at Kyalami. This was the
fifth round of the series this year and also its second
visit to the former home circuit of the South African Grand
Prix, having visited the famous track for the season opener
in early March.
Trevor Tuck and Theunis Eloff, piloting their
respective 1.9-litre turbodiesel Fiat Grande Puntos, took a win each in Class C and furthered
their championship aspirations in the Junior Production Car title chase.
Tuck had a clear run in heat 1 emerging as the class victor ahead of Robi
Beninca (BTS VW CitiGolf), Mark Silverwood (OKI Ford
Fiesta), Etienne Prinsloo (Bizhub VW Polo TDI) and Jason
Thornton (Global Car Rental Ford Ikon). Eloff’s race however
was cut short with a turbo problem.
Race two saw Eloff take charge of
proceedings scoring the team's second victory for the day. He led home
Silverwood, Thornton, Tuck and Beninca, with Beninca having
the consolation of setting a new Class C lap record. Tuck meanwhile
had got
caught up in the aftermath of a race incident and damaged a front wheel, he
recovered though to take fourth place.
"It was a great day for the team,
with both Theunis and I able to score points," said Tuck. "I managed to gain a lot of ground
in the championship, as my nearest rival Robi Beninca didn’t score points in
either race.
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