Catch them if you can
Tyre burns, exhaust fumes and super-hot engines marked a very successful drag event in Walvis Bay over the Easter weekend.
Motor sport reigned supreme with a very successfully Easter Drags national event hosted at the coast by Walvis Bay Motor Club (WBMC) on Saturday.
Waldo Beukes clocked a time of 12.193 seconds and was the fastest man over the quarter mile behind the steering wheel of his Mercedes C63S.
Edson Soares Almeida was the fastest biker with a time of 9.521 seconds on his S 1000RR.
Forty three vehicles and nine bikes were in action and competed in various classes at the adrenaline-packed event where lightning fast speeds were at the order of the day. The weather played along and for once only Namibians competed with club members from Okahandja, Rehoboth, Windhoek and Walvis Bay expressing their need for speed in a safe and controlled environment.
WBMC vice chairman Allan Martin commended the public, the Walvis Bay Traffic Department and Walvis Bay Plant and Tool Hire for their tremendous support and said no unsavoury incidents were reported at the event.
He called on certain segments of the public to refrain from taking to social media and implicating drag racing and blaming motor sport for accidents over the Easter period.
“The accidents reported in Walvis Bay happened after the event which is the only one of its kind happening at the coast and had absolutely nothing to do with drag racing. We provide a safe outlet for motor sport practitioners and the fans and keep the youth occupied as well.”
Martin also expressed the hope that Saturday's event would not be the last to be hosted at the venue in Walvis Bay.
“The traffic department indicated that they will have to consider and look at the flow of vehicles once the Mall being constructed in the area starts operating. We definitely hope the venue would not be compromised since it has become synonymous with the sport at the coast.”
The Walvis Bay Rally will be hosted at the coastal town in October.
The complete results for the respective categories (class, position, name, time and race number) were as follows.
CARS
4A1: 1st - Zachary Martin 15.765 (5), 2nd - Jacques Frederick 16.296 (48).
4A2: 1st - Guntley Mouton 14.724 (50), 2nd - Rudolf Ryk Turck 14.743 (21), 3rd - Xavier Romario Cloete 15.323 (51), 4th - Terrence Kelber 16.204 (47), 5th - Ruben Husselmann 16.495 (15), 6th Ashley da Silva 16.704 (18).
4BF: 1st - Roberto Bertolini 13.185 (12), 2nd - Lester da Silva 13.365 (49), 3rd - Panna Panna 14.013 (44), 4th - Roberto Beukes 14.258 (20), 5th - Pieter Steenberg 14.285 (34), 6th - Frankie de Rebeira 14.430 (10), 7th - Inkono Msati 14.468 (45), 8th - Gavin Theron 14.552 (30), 9th - Lotus Nolte 14.571 (36).
4BR: 1st - Deon Daniel Diergaardt 12.503 (32), 2nd - Piet du Toit 12.824 (16).
4CF: 1st - Nolan Angermund 14.602 (17)
4CR: 1st - Frikkie de Wit 15.199 (3)
4CW: 1st - Dilano Strauss 12.441 (39), 2nd - Abbas Naidoo 12.612 (4), 3rd - Johan Brand 12.664 (52), 4th - Fysal Muller 12.697 (7), 5th- Anton Gabriel Godfrey 12.802 (14), 6th - Janine Javisen Doeseb 12.806 (24), 7th - Giandro Resandt 13.208 (43), 8th - Daniel Tjongerero 13.211 (28).
5BF: 1st - Tom Scholtz 14.886 (33)
5CW: 1st - Enrique Jurgen Wellmann 12.667 (31)
6BR: 1st - Schalk Willem Petras 12.862 (25), 2nd - Devon Farmer 13.524 (11), 3rd - Ruben Maritz 13.527 (46), 4th - Grant Knowles 13.997 (23), 5th - Jan Everson 16.129 (13)
8AR: 1st - Fysal Brenner 12.975 (6)
8BR: 1st - Terrence Knowles 13.506 (8)
8CR: 1st - Waldo Beukes 12.193 (19)
8 CW: 1st - Ronald Slamet 13.335 (37)
BIKES
B1: 1st - Ras van der Westhuizen 10.913 (27), 2nd - Mogamat Husselmann 10.925 (40), 3rd - Romacio Neal Willemse 10.957 (41).
B2: 1st - Edson Soares Almeida 9.521 (1), 2nd - PM Almeida 9.813 (2), 3rd - McAllen Husselmann 9.998 (9), 4th - Charlrico Dragoender 10.660 (38), 5th - Oliver Binneman 10.884 (22),
6th - Wayne Angermund 10.978 (26).
OTIS FINCK
Waldo Beukes clocked a time of 12.193 seconds and was the fastest man over the quarter mile behind the steering wheel of his Mercedes C63S.
Edson Soares Almeida was the fastest biker with a time of 9.521 seconds on his S 1000RR.
Forty three vehicles and nine bikes were in action and competed in various classes at the adrenaline-packed event where lightning fast speeds were at the order of the day. The weather played along and for once only Namibians competed with club members from Okahandja, Rehoboth, Windhoek and Walvis Bay expressing their need for speed in a safe and controlled environment.
WBMC vice chairman Allan Martin commended the public, the Walvis Bay Traffic Department and Walvis Bay Plant and Tool Hire for their tremendous support and said no unsavoury incidents were reported at the event.
He called on certain segments of the public to refrain from taking to social media and implicating drag racing and blaming motor sport for accidents over the Easter period.
“The accidents reported in Walvis Bay happened after the event which is the only one of its kind happening at the coast and had absolutely nothing to do with drag racing. We provide a safe outlet for motor sport practitioners and the fans and keep the youth occupied as well.”
Martin also expressed the hope that Saturday's event would not be the last to be hosted at the venue in Walvis Bay.
“The traffic department indicated that they will have to consider and look at the flow of vehicles once the Mall being constructed in the area starts operating. We definitely hope the venue would not be compromised since it has become synonymous with the sport at the coast.”
The Walvis Bay Rally will be hosted at the coastal town in October.
The complete results for the respective categories (class, position, name, time and race number) were as follows.
CARS
4A1: 1st - Zachary Martin 15.765 (5), 2nd - Jacques Frederick 16.296 (48).
4A2: 1st - Guntley Mouton 14.724 (50), 2nd - Rudolf Ryk Turck 14.743 (21), 3rd - Xavier Romario Cloete 15.323 (51), 4th - Terrence Kelber 16.204 (47), 5th - Ruben Husselmann 16.495 (15), 6th Ashley da Silva 16.704 (18).
4BF: 1st - Roberto Bertolini 13.185 (12), 2nd - Lester da Silva 13.365 (49), 3rd - Panna Panna 14.013 (44), 4th - Roberto Beukes 14.258 (20), 5th - Pieter Steenberg 14.285 (34), 6th - Frankie de Rebeira 14.430 (10), 7th - Inkono Msati 14.468 (45), 8th - Gavin Theron 14.552 (30), 9th - Lotus Nolte 14.571 (36).
4BR: 1st - Deon Daniel Diergaardt 12.503 (32), 2nd - Piet du Toit 12.824 (16).
4CF: 1st - Nolan Angermund 14.602 (17)
4CR: 1st - Frikkie de Wit 15.199 (3)
4CW: 1st - Dilano Strauss 12.441 (39), 2nd - Abbas Naidoo 12.612 (4), 3rd - Johan Brand 12.664 (52), 4th - Fysal Muller 12.697 (7), 5th- Anton Gabriel Godfrey 12.802 (14), 6th - Janine Javisen Doeseb 12.806 (24), 7th - Giandro Resandt 13.208 (43), 8th - Daniel Tjongerero 13.211 (28).
5BF: 1st - Tom Scholtz 14.886 (33)
5CW: 1st - Enrique Jurgen Wellmann 12.667 (31)
6BR: 1st - Schalk Willem Petras 12.862 (25), 2nd - Devon Farmer 13.524 (11), 3rd - Ruben Maritz 13.527 (46), 4th - Grant Knowles 13.997 (23), 5th - Jan Everson 16.129 (13)
8AR: 1st - Fysal Brenner 12.975 (6)
8BR: 1st - Terrence Knowles 13.506 (8)
8CR: 1st - Waldo Beukes 12.193 (19)
8 CW: 1st - Ronald Slamet 13.335 (37)
BIKES
B1: 1st - Ras van der Westhuizen 10.913 (27), 2nd - Mogamat Husselmann 10.925 (40), 3rd - Romacio Neal Willemse 10.957 (41).
B2: 1st - Edson Soares Almeida 9.521 (1), 2nd - PM Almeida 9.813 (2), 3rd - McAllen Husselmann 9.998 (9), 4th - Charlrico Dragoender 10.660 (38), 5th - Oliver Binneman 10.884 (22),
6th - Wayne Angermund 10.978 (26).
OTIS FINCK
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