This past weekend (February 3-5), Terry Wilford took home a points-paying finish in the 2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season finale at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit while Larry Wilford was forced to withdraw after the practice sessions. Terry reported handling issues in Thursday’s practice session, but a few component repairs and replacements on his Fuchs Lubricants Ford Falcon saw him delivering a solid performance in Friday morning’s qualifying session to set the sixth-fastest time. Larry’s new Fuchs Lubricants Chevrolet…
Category: Mobil 1 V8 Supercars
Kyalami podium in the bag for Fameliaris
Julian Fameliaris finished the 2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season on the podium at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit this past weekend (February 3-5) to finish the season in seventh place in the championship. With only three days between the double-header events in the past two weeks, the Lube-Net Di Matteo Racing Chevrolet Corvette still had a few technical issues to resolve from Zwartkops Raceway, but this was completed in enough time to allow Fameliaris to participate in Thursday’s practice…
Podium for Lombard on Kyalami debut
Warren Lombard’s took a podium finish in his first appearance at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit to secure fourth place on the points table in the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season finale this past weekend (February 3-5). Heading into the weekend, he was leading Terry Wilford by one point in the battle for fourth place and had to contend with handling difficulties in Thursday practice sessions, but the team improved their set-up throughout the day. Despite overnight rain, Friday morning’s…
Adlem claims his fifth Mobil 1 V8 Supercars crown
The COVID-19 delayed final round of the 2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars championship took place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit from 3 to 5 February 2022. Mackie Adlem nursed his ailing #1 Adlem Auto Jaguar XKR home in fifth place to add another title to the four he claimed in previous years. In Thursday’s practice sessions, Aldem and stablemate Jeffrey Kruger (#53 ELKSA Competition Ford Falcon were the ones to beat, with Kruger quickest in the opening session ahead…
2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars champion to be crowned at Kyalami 9 Hour
While the 2022 season already started, the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars brigade will tie up the 2021 championship this coming weekend (February 3-5) at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit as part of the Kyalami 9 Hour event. Due to the continuous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the motorsport industry throughout 2021, the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season saw no less than three calendar changes. The last of these came when the Kyalami 9 Hour event, originally scheduled to take…