The ThunderBikes Series and the Bi-Monthly Brunch Run were in action this past Sunday at Zwartkops Raceway.
Riders of all shapes and sizes took the opportunity to have a go!
The event, hosted jointly by Honda Wing Centurion and Honda Wing S.A was again, a roaring success with more than 120 riders joining the fun.
ThunderBikes:
The ThunderBikes Social Championship is intended for experienced and expert riders. ThunderBikes is open to anyone. Anyone from any series is welcome to race within the ThunderBikes series (no licence needed)
Race 1.
#69 Tyler Morgan took pole position on his very first time on a Yamaha R6. Standing alongside of him on the front row was #43 Jaco Gous on his Suzuki GSXR 1000 and #93 Michael Viljoen on his Yamaha R1.
The riders took their spots on the grid and as soon as the lights went out they all attacked the first corner with Morgan in the lead.
As the laps fell away, there were some really good battles that took place throughout the pack. Morgan crossed the line in 1st place, Gous and #15 James Barson battled until the end for second with Gous just pipping Barson to the finish line.
Race 2.
With another great start, Morgan made his way to the front once again.
The riders kept the fans entertained showing some impressive skills as they opened up around the track. When the chequered flag came out, it was Morgan who took his second win of the day securing 1st overall. Gous took 2nd with Barson in a close 3rd place.
Overall Results.
Class A.
1st #69 Tyler Morgan
2nd #43 Jaco Gous
3rd #15 James Barson
Class B.
1st #600 Tristan Potgieter
2nd #97 Clinton Pearson
3rd #44 Daniel Hoile
Class C.
1st #711 Mark Wakeling
2nd #52 Eugene Lee
3rd #350 Jannie Potgieter
Brunch Run: (Not so) seriously social dicing…
Race 1.
The front row of the grid was very close with the three riders separated by only 0.06sec, the fastest of them taking up the number one spot was #18 Zaidy Williams riding his Yamaha R1 next to him was #57 Paul Jacobs on his Honda CBR 1000 RR and #12 Simphiwe Mahlobo on his Yamaha R6.
As the 5 second board was held up, the roar of the big fours started to echo through the air, the lights went out and the dice was on!
Just like the ThunderBikes , the Brunch Run riders kept things interesting. Paul Jacobs was leading the pack when Williams took the lead with two laps to go, he kept his pace and crossed the line for the win, Jacobs followed in 2nd place and #70 Dieter Huysamen finished in 3rd.
Race 2.
The riders kept things exciting from the start all the way to the end. There were some good shoulder to shoulder dices!
The spectators were on their feet showing support throughout the whole race. Coming through for the win was Honda mounted Paul Jacobs. He was followed by Williams in 2nd with Mahlobo in 3rd place.
Overall Results.
Class A.
1st #18 Zaidy Williams
2nd #57 Paul Jacobs
3rd #70 Dieter Huysamen
Class B.
1st #14 Byron Rothquel
2nd #79 Nico Zietsman
3rd #95 Cliford Ogle
Class C.
1st #134 Michael Louw
2nd #30 Brad Radestock
3rd #60 Martyn Parry
Class D.
1st #24 Laila Williams
2nd #7 Ryan Wingrove
3rd #36 Nicole Siboza
This was a really good day at the track and we can’t wait for the next one. See you there on the 13th of April! Oh! Have a look below, there really were some classic beauties that came out to play!
