Category: Global Touring Cars

GTC title fight wide open after action-packed Port Elizabeth races

Reynard GelderblomAldo Scribante, Eastern Cape, Global Touring Cars, RacePress News

The 2019 GTC Championship has crossed the mid-season mark with four drivers taking wins and making their championship contentions known as Round 4 was held at Aldo Scribante Racetrack in Port Elizabeth. The June 14-15 weekend saw Johan Fourie and Simon Moss sharing the spoils in GTC while Volkswagen Motorsport duo of Brad Liebenberg and Adrian Wood took a win each at the manufacturer’s home city. Twenty seven-year-old Moss (Allpower | Moss Racing | Audi) dominated throughout Friday’s practice sessions,…

Wood in winning form to keep GTC2 title hopes alive

Reynard GelderblomAldo Scribante, Eastern Cape, Global Touring Cars

What started as a difficult weekend for Adrian Wood at the Aldo Scribante Racetrack in Port Elizabeth, finished with him taking his second GTC2 race win. The June 14-15 fourth round of the championship also saw him keeping himself in contention for the title at the midway point of the 2019 season. Friday’s practice sessions saw Wood battling with technical problems on his Kyocera Volkswagen Golf which hampered his performance. A quick Warm-up session on Saturday morning saw him confidently…

Liebenberg scores double podium in PE, extends championship lead

Reynard GelderblomAldo Scribante, Eastern Cape, Global Touring Cars

Having reached the half way mark in the Global Touring Cars Championship, Brad Liebenberg increased his lead in the GTC2 standings with a double podium finish at the Aldo Scribante Racetrack in Port Elizabeth. An inform Liebenberg arrived at the home of Volkswagen, having won five of the last six races in his VW Motorsport South Africa Golf GTI. Despite not being the quickest in every practice session, Liebenberg went on to score his fourth consecutive pole-position of the 2019…

Bitter sweet Cape Town

Reynard GelderblomGlobal Touring Cars, Killarney Raceway, Western Cape

Having arrived at Killarney International Raceway undefeated and with a significant lead in the GTC2 Championship, confidence was very high. Brad picked up where he left off after the last round by again topping every practice session on Friday in his VW Motorsport Golf GTi. Saturday’s qualifying was no different, setting the fastest lap and claiming his third consecutive pole position. In what can only be described as a fairly uneventful opening race, Brad went on to take a comfortable…

Fierce GTC battle heads to Friendly City

Reynard GelderblomAldo Scribante, Eastern Cape, Global Touring Cars

The Aldo Scribante race circuit will play host to Round 4 of the 2019 GTC Championship with Simon Moss and Brad Liebenberg both aiming to retain their positions on top of the respective GTC and GTC2 points table in Port Elizabeth (June 14-15). The battle for home ground supremacy will be fierce as the Moss Racing / Audi / Allpower team will challenge their championship rivals Volkswagen Motorsport South Africa as their lead drivers will race to retain the top…