Zwartkops Raceway’s passionate motorsport fans were not left disappointed at the Extreme Festival Presented By Coca-Cola tour’s season finale this past weekend (24-25 October).
A hat trick of wins saw Jonathan du Toit (Trans Africa Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO) take this year’s Extreme SuperCars Driven By Dunlop crown. The first of these two wins came after his GT3 Class rival, Charl Arangies (Stradale Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO), was handed two penalties for jumping the start, adding 15 seconds to his race time and dropping the Mercedes driver to third place. In Race 3, it was an outright win for Du Toit. Gianni Giannoccaro (BISC Transport Audi R8 LMS GT3) also saw two GT3 Class podium finishes, second ahead of Arangies, while finishing third in Race 3.
With all three GR Cup titles already decided in Cape Town, the season finale was all about final bragging rights.
2025’s champion, Jason Coetzee, took his win tally to 13 from 14 in the GR 86 Class, beating Kobus Reyneke and Kent Swartz to the chequered flag in both races. The journalist honours in the GR Yaris Class were shared between the new champion, Nabil Abdool, and Kyle Kock, with the pair swapping the first two podium spots on the day. Lawrence Minnie and Charl Bosch finished third in the respective races. Werner Venter took a double win in the GR Corolla Class’ dealership battle. The new champion, Mario de Sousa, took two second places, with Johan Boonzaier and Paul de Vos completing the respective podiums.
The Astron Energy Polo Cup produced another nail-biter of a final round, something that the all-Volkswagen Polo GTI series has become well known for. Heading into the weekend, it was Mohammed Karodia (Fast 5 Motorsport) who had the edge, but incidents in both races saw him lose out to Rory Atkinson (Industry Petroleum), who concluded his first full season in the series with his first national title.
Hannes Scheepers (Dainfern Dental Studio) took the Race 1 win from Atkinson, with Tyler Robinson (AF Fans) in third place. Atkinson’s fifth place in Race 2 was enough to seal the title, but the 10-lap affair also offered a glimpse of things to come in 2026. Jayden Goosen (AA Pre-Owned), who made his debut in the season finale, beat Scheepers to the line, while Ethan Coetzee (Ethan Coetzee Motorsport) finished third.
Wayne Masters (Performance Masters) took his second successive title in the Masters Class, but it was Derick Smalberger (Sabertek) who took the honours on the day with both race wins. In Race 1, John Kruger (Habot Lubricants) and Masters completed the podium. Masters took the runner-up spot in Race 2, with Mike Barbaglia completing the podium.
The inaugural Investchem MSA4 season might have taken a while to get started, but it produced one of 2025’s most exciting battles at the season finale. KC Ensor Smith (African Heating) started the weekend as the leader, but an early Race 1 retirement swung the pendulum in favour of his rival Mikel Bezuidenhout (Corsa Dei Gemelli), who finished second behind Adriaan Nel (Central Cycles Namibia). Karabo Malemela (KMFT Morita) finished third. Nel and Malemela headed up the Race 2 podium, where Bezuidenhout, who finished third, got the upper hand on Ensor-Smith, in sixth place.
However, Race 3, the day’s final race, saw Bezuidenhout retire, while Ensor-Smith took the race and championship win. Nel and Nicholas van Weely (Magnificent Paint & Hardware) completed the podium.
With the SunBet ZX10 Masters Cup already wrapped up, and with another standalone round remaining for the all-Kawasaki ZX10 brigade, Clinton Seller (King Price Xtreme) continued his dominance with a double win. In both races, he shared the podium with his Class A rivals Damion Purificati (Amalgum Welding Shop) and Hein McMahon (K9 Law Enforcement/ Xpro Security).
Graeme van Breda (Stefanutti Stocks) took both Class B wins, with Henk Kruger (Zeemans Motorcycles & Genesis Machine Tooling) and Reginald Seale (HX Consulting Services) trading the other two podium spots. Jayson Lamb (Buffalo Service Centre) also made it two wins in Class C. Joao Cruz (Extreme Bike) featured on both podiums, taking third and second place in the respective races. Johan le Roux (Avidan) was the runner-up in Race 1, while Ian Harwood (TRP Distributors) completed the Race 2 podium.
Christopher Tait (Sportex) became the second Volkswagen Rookie Cup champion. This, after winning the first race of the all-Volkswagen Polo Vivo GT series against fellow contenders Josh Moore (BPW) and Uzair Khan (TSS). Khan beat Tait to the line in Race 2, with Moore completing the podium.
It has now been 10 years of South African Touring Cars, and that’s precisely how long it has taken Michael van Rooyen (Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota Corolla) to get that elusive crown. He celebrated his maiden title after Race 1, where he finished second to Keegan Campos (Campos Transport BMW 128ti), with Jagger Robertson (76 Legacy Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI) third.
Race 2 came to an abrupt halt when Campos had a horrific accident at Turn 4, with Julian van der Watt (Chemical Logistics Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI) beating Robertson and Andrew Schofield (FlySafair BMW 128ti).
With the SATC SupaCup already bagged by Tate Bishop (ANGRi Racing Volkswagen Polo SupaCup), Jason Loosemore (Astron Energy Volkswagen Polo SupaCup) and Jonathan Mogotsi (Volkswagen Genuine Parts Volkswagen Polo SupaCup) traded the top two spots. Nicolaos Vostanis (Campos Transport Volkswagen Polo SupaCup) celebrated his first two podium finishes.
Next up for the Extreme Festival Presented By Coca-Cola is the regional roster’s season finale, which will also take place at Zwartkops Raceway, on 7-8 November.
Published by: Reynard Gelderblom
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