Andre Bezuidenhout secured his fifth consecutive Single Seater and Sports Prototypes victory – and his fourth in a row in the purpose-built 2007 Gould GR55 hillclimb racer
09 May 2022 - 17:00Franco Scribante won the modified saloon category at the Knysna hill climb this past weekend. Picture: SUPPLIED
Though the competitors had to contend with a mix of wet and dry conditions during the initial practice and qualifying sessions on Saturday, Sunday was dry and clear and Bezuidenhout set the scene for a thrilling Top 10 Shootout after coming within eight-hundredths of a second of his 2021 lap record during the Class Finals.
Bezuidenhout vowed to be back in 2023, even more competitive. “With that 34.1 second time a 33 must be possible, so I’m definitely coming back,” he enthusiastically stated. Andrew Schofield was in contention for the final podium position in the 2003 Formula Renault V6, but he ran wide in Turn 3 in the Class Finals and slid sideways into the tyre barrier, ending his challenge on the spot.
Rui Campos powered his roaring Ford V8-powered Shelby CanAm to sixth in the Top 10 and took the Class C6 win. Megan Verlaque was seventh in the final dash, posting her best time of 46.828 seconds in the tiny Suzuki-powered Speedcar Extreme cross kart.Franco Scribante narrowly missed out on his second consecutive King of the Hill title at last year’s 11th Simola Hillclimb, but he grabbed the 2022 crown in superlative style on Sunday in his wild multi-winged 2016 R-35 Nissan GT-R.
Despite the lack of serious opposition, the ever-competitive Franco Scribante came within 0.08 seconds of a new saloon car record in the Class Finals , then threw everything at the Top 10 Shootout, despite also picking up some electronic troubles and losing fifth gear for the last two heats. His do-or-die attitude paid off as he blitzed the Modified Saloon Car record by a remarkable 1.2 seconds, rocketing through the timing beam at 38.129 seconds.
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