MRSSA ISSUE 3

ISSUE 3
ROUND 3
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29 & 30 JULY
PRINCE GEORGE CIRCUIT
EAST -LONDON
ALDO
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Hello all, Shaun Portman here and I would like to
welcome you all to Issue 3 of MRSSA.
Rain greeted all the riders on Friday morning as
they prepared to head to practice for Round 3 of the
MRSSA held at the Aldo Scribante racetrack in Port
Elizabeth on the 24th and 25th of June. Definitely a fan
favourite amongst the riders and spectators alike. The
2,480-metre-long paved circuit with eight curves and
pit system was built in the 1970sThe 2,480-metre-long
paved circuit with eight curves and pit system was built
in the 1970s. Many riders headed down to PE earlier that
week to try and get some much-needed practice in as
the weather forecast was looking bleak, to say the least.
Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t playing ball on Friday
morning, forcing a lot of first-time visitors to the track
to fit wet weather tyres and head out for some muchneeded
track time. Luckily by about lunchtime, the rain
did stop and riders headed out on the track in cars to try
and dry the track as much as possible so that the track
action could continue. Every category did manage to
get one or two dry sessions in with the sessions being
combined to try and get everyone some much-needed
track time around the tight and tricky Aldo Scribante
racetrack.
The racing was fast and close with everyone singing
nothing but praise for the coastal track. Next up is
Round 4 which will be held at the fastest track in the
land, East London’s Prince George Circuit on the 29 and
30th of July. This is one not to be missed! Remember
spectators are allowed.
A huge thank you must go out to all our sponsors once
again, who without we would not be able to go racing:
-Cannabis Energy Drink
-Profound Software
-BEAM Productions
-Moto Rider World
-Elegant Fuel
-Bike Kings Moto Accessory Shop for offering all the
riders in the series a 10% discount in any of their stores
-SBK Eyewear for giving away the amazing SBK
Sunglasses hamper as always.
We look forward to seeing you all down in East London!
With Friday’s practice coming to an end, the weather
forecast for Saturday looked 100% better than Friday
much to the rider’s joy. With just over 90 entries for
the race weekend, the scene was set for some of the
best and fastest two-wheeled action in the land. The
categories remained the same being the Classics,
BOTTS/V4s, Masters, Sub500s, Ultimate 600’s, Unlimited
1000’s who would be riding with the Ultimate 1000s once
again and finally the Open Superbike Novice and Premier
class who would also share the track but score points
separately.
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CLASSICS
The 10-rider line-up of the Classics grid would once again not disappoint. These superbikes
of days gone by were making so much power and torque down at the coast that some riders
could be seen fitting new clutches after qualifying. Unfortunately, Paul Jacobs would have
a technical issue on his bike but as is with the Classic group he was soon lent a bike which
meant that he would still score some valuable points. Race 1 went to the experienced Jaco
Gous who would be pulling double duties in the Masters class as well for the day.
Second place went to Tom Maritz on his beautiful Suzuki despite fitting a new clutch from their
spare bike before the race. Third place went to Mike Mcskimming who also took first place in
the F2 class followed by fourth overall and second in the F2 class Fergal McAdam. Paul Jacobs
took fifth overall on an F2 machine(He normally rides in the F1 class). Gary Edwards was sixth
over the line and first of the F3 machines home followed by John Kosterman also on an F3
machine and Etienne Louw who took eighth overall and third in the F2 class.
Lionel Black took ninth across the line and third in the F3 class with James Alexander last of
the finishers in tenth place on his F2 machine. Race 2 and it was once again Jaco Gouws who
took victory by almost ten seconds ahead of Tom Maritz, Paul Jacobs who had a stronger ride
this time, Mike Mcskimming, Fergal McAdam, John Kosterman, Etienne Louw, Gary Edwards,
and James Alexander. Unfortunately, Lionel Black didn’t make the start of Race 2 missing out
on some valuable championship points.
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SUB 500
The sub-500 class is growing in numbers steadily this time boasting a five-bike
grid. Anything goes in this class so long as your bike is below a 500cc. Lady rider
Nicole Fourie dominantly took Race 1 victory despite a technical issue with her
Kawasaki Ninja 400 which lost her chunks of time.
Siya Tshabalala on his Yamaha R3 took second after a brilliant race-long dual
with experienced rider Johnny Krieger also on a Yamaha in third. Robert Coutts
on his special Aprilia took fourth followed by Matthew Schultz in fifth. Race 2
and it was a repeat of Race 1 with Fourie running away with the race by close to
25 seconds.
Tshabalala and Krieger were covered by just 0.5 seconds across the line but it
was once again Tshabalala who would take second. Robert Coutts once again in
fourth followed by the ever-improving Matthew Schultz in fifth.
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MASTERS
After a tense qualifying session, it was clear that Race one would be about two
of the big hitters in the Masters Class this year. After an epic dual it was GFP
Suzuki rider Mark van den Berg who narrowly beat Jaco Gouws who was also on
a Suzuki to the line by just 0.349 seconds.
Marius Marais took third on his Kawasaki ZX10R ahead of yet another Suzuki in
fourth piloted by Lourens Badenhorst. Jason Wessels an impressive P5 on his
Honda CBR600RR. Behind them, it was another close affair for P6 between Leon
Pretorius and Roberto Jonker with Leon beating Jonker to the line by just 0.029
of a second. Augustin Ntwari came home in eighth followed by Joao Cruz despite
his injury after crashing in Friday’s practice in ninth.
Vernon Smith crossed the line in tenth followed by Wayne Morgan who rounded
out the finishers in eleventh. Race 2 and this time van den Berg and Gouws were
joined up front by Marais. After a thrilling, action-packed race it would be van
den Berg who would once again take the win followed by Gouws in second and
Marais in third.
Wessels took a strong P4 on his 600 followed by Badenhorst in P5. Joao Cruz
had a much better race in P6 this time around followed home by Pretorius in
P7, Ntwari in P8, and Jonker on his beautiful World of Carbon powered by BMW
Motorrad S1000RR in P9. Smith and Morgan once again rounded up the finishers
in P10 and P11 respectively.
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BOTTS & V4
With a 14-rider line-up, the BOTTS/V4s were looking to put on a show for the crowd and that they
did. It was once again Greg Gildenhuys or Marnie Gildenhuys as he was known as for the weekend
who took top honours overall and in the Twin Class in Race 1 onboard his beautiful RAD KTM 1290
Superduke RR. After an Aprillia battle for second, it was Ricky Morais who came out on top in the V4
class beating George Hadji to the line by less than a second. Alan Hulscher took fourth overall and
second Twin home followed closely by Frans Fourie in fifth overall and third in the Twins class on his
Ducati.
Peter bosch crossed the line in sixth followed by Paul Kruger, Vusani Mutshinya, third V4 home
in ninth Christo Reeders, Kaz Hauzer in tenth, Gavin Aab in eleventh, Allan Barratt in twelfth on a
road-going Aprilia, Paul Hennings in thirteenth and Desmond Acutt in fourteenth. Race 2 would
only see 12 finishers thanks to Vusani Mutshinya crashing out early and Desmond Acutt failing to
start the race.
Top honours once again went to Gildenhuys followed by first-timer at Aldo Scribante Ricky Morais(P1
in V4s) and George Hadji(P2 in V4s) in third. This time Frans Fourie beat out Alan Hulscher
for fourth and P2 in the Twin class with Hulscher having to settle for fifth and P3 in the Twin class.
Christo Rheeders came home in Sixth(3rd in V4s), Bosch in seventh, Kruger in eighth, Aab in ninth,
Hauzer in tenth, Barrat in eleventh and Hennings in P12.
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OPEN SBK NOVICE
Race 1 of the Novice class went to Nkululeko Majola after a dominant ride and P8
overall. He was followed home by Oliver McKay in second. Aiden Murray on his
Aprilia RS660 in third, Senshe Smith in fourth and Donavan Van der Merwe in P5
after a close dual all race long.
Muhammed Essop came home in P18 overall and P6 in the Novice Class followed
by an impressive ride by Siphiwe Tom on his BMW in P19 overall and P7 in the
Novice Class. Rounding out the Novice Class in Race 1 was Kevin Collings in P20
overall and P8 in the Novice standings. Race 2 and this time it was Oliver McKay
who took a dominant and the overall victory for the day ahead of Majola in P2.
Senshe Smith took an outstanding P3 on her Yamaha R6 ahead of Van der Merwe
in P4, Murray in P5, Essop in P6, Tom in P7 and finally Collings in P8. It was close
racing throughout and the pace was getting faster and faster with every passing
lap for the Novice riders.
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OPEN SBK PREMIER
The Open Superbikes Novice and Premier riders would be sharing the track together in a strong
24-rider grid. Race 1 and it was Tieme Nankervis who would take the top spot narrowly beating out
Declan Grimley and Rentus van Niekerk to the Premier class victory. These three riders were only
covered by 0.5 of a second and put on a great show for the spectators.
Rion Davis on his Kawasaki took fourth followed by Bradley Dawson in P5. Lady rider and first time
riding a BMW, Morongoa Mahope took an impressive P6. Keo Mokonyane followed her home in P7
with BMW rider Morne Jonker coming home in P9 with Darryl Barrington in P11.
Jacques Schutte crossed the line in fifteenth, Robert Ferreira in sixteenth, Pelo Seate in seventeenth,
Derek Jacobs in twenty-first and Rudi Du Preez in twenty-second and last of the finishers after Faaiz
Tar failed to finish and Shane Viljoen failing to start after having a heart attack during qualifying.
We wish Shane a speedy recovery after that huge scare. Race 2 and this time it was Grimley who took
the top spot just 0.033 seconds ahead of Race 1 winner Nankervis who in turn was only two tents of a
second ahead of Mahope in third.
Yamaha rider van Niekerk crossed
the line in P4 ahead of Mokonyane
in P6, Dawson in P7, Du Preez in
P8, Jonker in P11, Schutte in P14,
Barrington in P16, Ferreira in P17
and Seate in P18. The race was redflagged
early on due to a huge crash
by Rion Davis. Get well soon Rion!
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UNLIMITED SBK
After a close qualifying, the Unlimited 1000’s lined up on the same grid as the
Ultimate 1000’s. Yamaha rider Tiaan Fouche took Pole Position closely followed
by Shaun Portman on his BMW in second.
Race 1 and it was Fouche who would get a good start and make his way to the
front of the Unlimited 1000’s to a commanding victory of over 4 seconds ahead
of Portman who fought his way back up after a poor start. Portman was getting
chased down by Armand Veldman in the closing stages but Veldman had to
settle for third on his Yamaha.
Luca Bertolini pulled into the pitlane two laps from the end on his Suzuki but
still picked up P4. Race 2 and it was once again Fouche who would dominate
followed by Portman and Veldman who swopped positions all race long but at
the end, Portman stood firm to take P2 ahead of Veldman in P3. Bertolini had a
stronger Race 2 and would come home in P4 on his Suzuki.
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ULTIMATE SBK 1000’S
The fasters riders on two wheels took to the
Aldo Scribante racetrack for their first race.
King Price Xtreme Honda Rider Clinton Seller
would take victory by just over 3.5 seconds
ahead of a close tussle for second between
Suzuki rider Allann Jon Venter and Aprilia
mounted Michael White.
Venter pipped White to the line by under 1
tenth of a second. Damian Purificati crossed
the line in P4 on his BMW with another BMW
rider Adriaan van Dalen in P5. Lady rider and
the fastest mother in the world Nicole van
Aswegen kept van Dalen honest the whole
race but would have to settle for P6 also
riding a BMW.
Alex van den Berg on his GFP Suzuki rounded
out the finishers in P7. Race 2 was once again
dominated by Seller with Venter and White
having another almighty battle for second.
Venter would once again edge out White to
the line taking P2 in the process.
Purificati with another strong ride came
home in P4, van den Berg in P5 this time after
a much better Race 2. Van Dalen and van
Aswegen would once again be glued together
the whole race but it would be van Dalen
who would cross the line in P6 ahead of van
Aswegen in P7.
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ULTIMATE SBK 600’S
The stars of the future lined up to take part in
Race 1. Ryno Pretorius would take top honours
on his Yamaha after a fine ride despite the early
challenge from King Price Xtreme rider Leungo
Gaorekwe who came home in second despite
his footrest coming loose during the race.
The ever-improving Graigen Nel took third also
riding a Honda. Lady rider Senshe Smith took
P4 benefiting from the issues of Clinton Fourie
who limped home 4 laps behind in fifth. Michael
Hunter was the last of the finishers in P6.
Race 2 was once again dominated by Pretorius
who put the pressure on Gaorekwe early on
forcing him to make a mistake and crash out of
the race while chasing the Yamaha man.
Nel with another impressive ride in second with
Fourie coming home in third this time after the
issues he had in Race 1. Hunter crossed the line
in fourth followed by Smith in fifth.
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