Zwartkops Raceway Passion for Speed 2020

ZWARTKOPS RACEWAY

Pretoria, South Africa

31 January–1 February 2020

HGPCA members assembled at Zwartkops race circuit, near Pretoria, for the first meeting of the South African Tour 2020. The track is said by owner Peter du Toit to be inspired by the club atmosphere he encountered at Brands Hatch in the sixties.

Race 1

Pole sitter Andrew Beaumont’s Lotus 18 led in front of fellow front-row starter Will Nuthall, who was driving a Cooper T53. Nuthall took the lead early on and held off Beaumont till the end. Both cars suffered carburettor problems, possibly due to the high altitude of the track.

Peter Horsman was third in a Lotus 18/21, followed by Chris Drake and Rod Jolley, both Cooper mounted. 4

Race 2

5

Nuthall managed to develop a comfortable lead ahead of

Horsman, Beaumont and Drake.

Justin Maeers was fifth, while Eddy Perk’s Heron finished sixth, as it did in both races.

1: #9 Arnold Herreman, 1962 LDS 06 Alfa Romeo, #20 Christian Dumolin, 1956 Maserati 250F 2: #27 Steve Hart / Chris Wilson, 1958 Cooper 51 Maserti, #36 Erik Staes, 1962 Lotus 18/21 P2 Coventry Climax, #18 Brad Hoyt, 1960 Lotus 18 Alfa Romeo, #42 James Willis, 1958 Cooper T45, #21 Ian Nuthall, 1952 Alta F2 3: #18 Brad Hoyt, 1960 Lotus 18 Alfa Romeo, #21 Ian Nuthall, 1952 Alta F2, #27 Steve Hart / Chris Wilson, 1958 Cooper 51 Maserti 4: #18 Brad Hoyt, 1960 Lotus 18 Alfa Romeo, #36 Erik Staes, 1962 Lotus 18/21 P2 Coventry Climax 5: #22 Peter Horsman, 1961 Lotus 18/21, #53 Justin Maeers, 1960 Cooper T53