Sunbet ZX-10 Masters Cup Round 3 | Kyalami motorcycle racing

Photos by Lawrece Paiken/ FatBoy Photography, Eugene’s Digital Images and pit photos by ZX-10 Cup.

Words by Deon vdl.

Round 3 of the ZX-10 Masters Cup took place at Kyalami this past weekend and with 28 bikes making it to the grid. The race was part of the National Extreme Festival.

Even though there are 28 bikes in all, they are divided into three classes: Masters 35 – 39 years old, Grand Masters 40 – 50 years old and Veterans 51 and above, with an overall combined championship.

Masters.

Leaving pit lane for their qualifying round the riders pushed hard to get that ever so important pole position. At the end of their run it was once again #11 Clinton Seller who claimed pole as he set the fastest time by 2.010sec, he was followed by #60 Trevor Westman who took the the second slo, just 0.064sec quicker than #821 Damion Purificati.

Race 1: As the lights went out the incredible roar of Kawasaki engines echoed through the air as they went hurling down through the kink into turn two known as Crowthorne.

Seller, who has won every single race so far, was on a good pace to keep it that way. The gap between him and his competition grew by each lap until he took the win by 4.173sec. In 2nd place we had Purificati who made his way over the line 5.981sec ahead of Westman in 3rd.

Race 2: Once again starting from the front of the grid, Seller sped out in front and stayed in the lead creating an even bigger gap than in race one. He kept it wide open until the chequered flag came out and he claimed his perfect day, making it 3 perfect rounds in a row. If Seller continues like this there will be nobody to catch him in the championship points. Purificati took another 2nd with Westman coming in 3rd place.

Overall Results:

1st #11 Clinton Seller

2nd #821 Damion Purificati

3rd #60 Trevor Westman

Grand Masters.

This class most definitely had the closest qualifier of the day as the top three riders came within 0.297sec of each other as they crossed the line in the end. Top three is as followes #1 Graeme van Breda, #117 David Veringa and #77 Appanna Ganapathy.

Race 1: After a huge crash by Van Breda in Round 2 at the Killarney Raceway he made a very good comeback as he got his first win of the day. Veringa had to keep pushing as Ganapathy was not far behind. But Veringa kept his cool and took 2nd followed shortly by Ganapathy in 3rd place.

Race 2: After an impressive run in race one, Van Breda improved on his pace and got an even bigger win making it two in a row. Veringa felt more comfortable grabbing 2nd place with another 3rd for Ganapathy.

Overall Results:

1st #1 Graeme van Breda

2nd #117 David Veringa

3rd #77 Appanna Ganapathy

Veterans.

Starting the qualifying run #42 Jason Lamb set an early race pace for his class. He was running with the younger guys times and claimed fastest in his class. #44 Johan le Roux had second best time and had #93 Teddy Brooke just 0.932sec behind him.

In Race 1: We saw Lamb on another level as he just took off and shot away from his class members. He crossed the line first by a massive 15.381sec. All Le Roux could do is stay in front of Brooke and finish in 2nd place. Brooke crossed the line in 3rd.

Race 2: Lamb once again being at a pace that can’t be duplicated he just rolled his way to another 1st place. Same result as the first race.

Overall Results:

1st #42 Jason Lamb

2nd #44 Johan le Roux

3rd #93 Teddy Brooke