Race report by Deon vdl.
photos by Deon vdl Photography and Jen Venter.
Kyalami hosted the Festival of Motoring, bringing hundreds of people together. It was three days of motoring madness. The only disappointment was that there were not any more motorcycle displays. But , for us there was one event that stood out above all, the Sunbet ZX-10 Masters Cup. With a double header of Round 7 and round 8. Also a special shout out to King Price Extreme for the invite to join the team.
(Race report as combined results)
Round 7.
With thirty riders out on track for their qualifying session, it was the King Price Extreme rider #11 Clinton Seller who found himself in pole position he was joined on the front row by #821 Damion Purificati and #60 Trevor Westman.
Race 1.
It was an unfortunate start to the race as the riders flew off the grid after the lights went out and Turn 10 saw a crash that brought out the red flag. The race was restarted and two laps into the restart Turn 10 claimed another victim which led to a second red flag.
The decision to end the race came into play and no points were given.
Race 2.
Was clean. #11 Clinton Seller quickly made his way to the front and just kept going. Behind him #821 Purificati and #60 Westman had an incredible dice with close combat. #1 Graeme van Breda and #4 Hein McMahon was another fight to watch for 4th place.
When the flag came out it was Seller with a comfortable win, Westman Clinched 2nd with Purificati a very close 3rd. Van Breda came 4th with McMahon following shortly in 5th.
Class A Results. The Torque class. 35-40 year olds.
1st #11 Clinton Seller
2nd #60 Trevor Westman
3rd #821 Damion Purificati
Class B Results. Midrange class. 41-50 year olds.
1st #1 Graeme van Breda
2nd #2 Mark Newland
3rd #David Veringa
Class C Results. Top-End. 51 and upwards.
1st #17 Pieter de Vos
2nd #76 Joao Cruz
3rd #24 Ian Harwood
Round 8.
With the qualifier done and dusted, we had an exact copy of the front row as in Round 7, #11 Seller on the number one spot, #821 Purificati on second and #60 Westman on third.
Race 1.
The countdown started and a horde of Ninja’s came storming off the line. A few laps in they started to scatter into groups. Leading the pack was Seller who kept pulling away. He stayed on the gas and crossed the line for the win. Purificati kept Westman behind him and took 2nd place with Westman in 3rd.
Race 2.
Another great start from Seller had him taking up the front early on. Purificati and Westman duked it out again both fighting hard for second place. Further down the line we had five riders keeping the spectators on their feet, #2 Mark Newland, 78 David Enticott,117 David Veringa, 15 James Barson an #88 Cristian Caravello put on an awesome display of racing.
The chequered flag came out and waved Seller in as he took 1st place, Purificati grabbed 2nd with Westman not far behind in 3rd.
Class A Results. The Torque class. 35-40 year olds.
1st #11 Clinton Seller
2nd #821 Damion Purificati
3rd #60 Trevor Westman
Class B Results. Midrange class. 41-50 year olds.
1st #1 Graeme van Breda
2nd #Mark Newland
3rd #117 David Veringa
Class C Results. Top-End. 51 and upwards.
1st #17 Pieter de Vos
2nd #61 Lionel Black
3rd #24 Ian Harwood
Overall Results Combined.
1st #11 Clinton Seller
2nd #821 Damion Purificati
3rd #60 Trevor Westman
4th #4 Hein McMahon
5th #1 Graeme van Breda
What an incredible experience seeing the guys from the ZX-10 Cup racing their hearts out around the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Fast and action packed for sure!
If you would like to see the next round, the ZX-10 Family will be joining the National Extreme Festival in Cape Town at the Killarney Racetrack on the 21st of September.
Some photos from Suzuki Motorcycles South Africa.
A great display by Harley-Davidson Mzanzi.
Leather & Chrome getting some good traffic through their stand.
Just a few sights of the experiences at the Festival of Motoring.
