The action-packed V8 SASCAR 2002 Series which ended last month saw three separate winners emerging over the course of the nine round challenge series. –
– The overall honours went to Capetonian Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Maree (#10 Agip – Ford) who deservedly took the 2002 SASCAR Championship title. –
– Runner-up fighter-pilot Rob Beaumont (#69 Tyco Trucking International – Chev) proved to be the champion on the circuit, clocking up three race wins, two second and four third placings, giving him a total of 1113 points. –
– Kosie Swanepoel (#3 KZN Oils – Ford) who finished 3rd overall in the championship was crowned ‘The King of the Oval’, having earned the most points for the three oval rounds. –
– The SASCAR series will resume in February 2003, with the drivers of the oval and road circuit designed V8’s looking forward to the birth of their first purpose-designed 5/8 mile oval opening at Gosforth Park in July 2003. –
– FINAL 2002 SASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: –
– 1. Jean-Jacques Maree (#10 Agip – Ford) 1655 pts-
– 2. Rob Beaumont (#69 Tyco Trucking International – Ford) 1611-
– 3. Kosie Swanepoel (#3 KZN Oils – Ford) 1595-
– 4. Peter Lindenberg (#2 Premier Paints – Ford) 1579 –
– 5. Deon Auby (# 96 Tyco Trucking International) 1566-
– 6. Chris de Klerk (#33 Bosal/Kwikfit – Chev) 1065-
– 7. Patrick Seddon (#24 Contact Refrigeration) 1064-
– 8. Kerwin Rampono (# 7 Bondiblu – Ford) 510-
– 9. Vaughn Murphy (#5 Focus on Security/First Choice – Chev) 500-
– 10. Johan Fourie (#1 MD Transport – Ford) 410-
– The results of the oval classes were as follows: –
– AMERICAN SALOONS: Johan Alberts (1st), Theuns Pretorius (2nd) Livio Zen (3rd) –
– HOTRODS: Hendrik Kloppers (1st), Leeroy Baukes (2nd) Josef Coetzee (3rd) –
– 2 LITRE: Andre Larsen (1st), Len Watermon (2nd) Piet Venter (3rd) –
– STOCKRODS: Pierre Steyn (1st), Pieter Venter (2nd) Ranie Viljoen (3rd) –
– 1600 cc : Ettion du Plessis (1st), Martin Maartens (2nd), Boela Bekker (3rd) –
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