Racing action heads for Kyalami MyZA

THE 2013 Engen Volkswagen Cup champion takes to the track for the first time this year – and the last time this season – when the single-make series tackles the final round of the Super Series season on Saturday, 2 November.

Kosie Weyers (5 – Engen Primax) raced to victory at Killarney, the penultimate round of the current championship. As the new champion he takes to the circuit as the Engen Volkswagen Cup champion for the first time at the Kyalami event, but with the championship decided, there is still a lot happening in the series for this final event.

The most obvious is the fight between Mathew Hodges (12 – ITR Africa / 959 Panelbeaters) and Dewald Brummer (22 – MAD Racing / UMP / Horne Hydraulics) for second place. Hodges currently has the upper hand as he holds second place in the series – but with just six points separating him from Brummer this is hardly a comfortable advantage. The fight between the pair is going to be a tough one as they race to determine who takes the second step.

Potentially adding to the mix is Mark Silverwood (32 – OKI Printing Solutions) in fourth place. Silverwood has put in a number of race-winning performances this year and a spectacular showing at Kyalami could see him usurp the third-place man for the final step on the podium.

Adding to the excitement of the final round is the appearance of Nicolaj Møller Madsen, karting instructor and runner-up in the Scirocco R-Cup Rookie Championship – he also finished sixth overall in the series won by South African racer Kelvin van der Linde. Madsen will contest the final round of the season in a Ferodo Polo Vivo and will discover first-hand the challenges posed by Kyalami and adapting to South Africa’s popular single-make Volkswagen series.

Fresh from his Rookie title victory in the Scirocco R-Cup series, Jordan Pepper will also take to the track at the finale. Pepper and Madsen will meet on Pepper’s home ground when the pair race at the Kyalami event.

The title fight in the series goes down to the wire for the Masters competitors. Here Ettiene du Toit (M4 – Zenith Product Design) has taken the lead from Eddie Rodrigues (M7 – SEW Eurodrive) after the penultimate round at Killarney. Du Toit now has a slim advantage of just four points going into the final round.

A showdown between the two competitors at Kyalami is guaranteed as the pair duel for honours and the category victory. This event is also the final outing for the series’ guest driver, Thomas Falkiner (M11 – Motor Mania), who tackles the last of three rounds in the Engen Volkswagen Cup series.