Brad soundly defeated the factory Datsun team as a privateer with his own team, Frisselle Racing. Frisselle went on to win the IMSA GTU championship in 1976, in his team’s Datsun 240Z, scoring eight victories out of the eleven races that he entered. In 1975, Brad had his first three professional victories and was awarded IMSA’s Most Improved Driver award, becoming the only man to win these coveted awards in both IMSA and the SCCA. He formed a company and a racing team (Transcendental Racing) that designed, constructed, and tested a Datsun 240Z prototype for the IMSA Camel GT Series. In 1974, Brad Frisselle made the decision to compete professionally. The Road Atalanat even is held April 26-29, and will features a host of the HSR’s leading series. We need as many Legends on the grid as possible.A significant car that will be competing at the Classic Motorsports Mitty is the 1976 IMSA GT/U Championship winning Datsun 240Z now owned and campaigned by David Martin. This is an important event and will herald the first full road race meeting at this exciting new track in KZN. Whilst we wish him well, we do look forward to his return before the end of the year.ĭezzi Raceway – Port Shepstone – 11 April We will miss him and his competitive presence in U2. Marc Miller has taken up a contract in Saudi Arabia for six months. Carel Pienaar (who is not an Alfa fan) is building a serious Lotus Cortina.Another under 2 litre BMW is being built up – there is also the prospect of a 1966 BMW Cheetah.The FIA Mustang should be racing by July.Nick Parrot’s V8 Rover is happening as is the Barracuda of Keith Hinckley, the Studebaker GT of Willie Hepburn.There is another Lola T70 in the pipeline.Terry Wilford: Has purchased and rebuilding the 1973 Automa to race in ISP.We pray for a full recovery and that we will see him racing his Cobra again. Our thoughts and prayers are with Clive Rice and his family as he undergoes medical treatment for a brain tumour.They qualified 9th overall on Saturday morning. The most serious incident on the day was when Francesco Lombardi had an off in turn 12 and hit the barriers. A class award also went to Jaco Taylor Snr in his GT Junior. It was really good to see the MG Magnet of Robin Clark on track and take class honours. The Pre 1966 under 2 litre class/ Production Cars Jonathan got away from Mark who was battling to select gears which should have given the Alfa’s of Colin Ellison and Roy Prando the chance of beating number 13.Īs it turned out Colin’s car did not start the second heat, and honours went to Roy Prando who wore Mark down with identical lap times and came second overall on the day plus a class win. Franco Scribante raced in the Champion of Champions category (72 second specifications) so it was left to the Chev Nova and Chev Chevelle of the two du Toit’s. The three leading cars were reduced to two when the Cavalieri Galaxie non started. Full points will however be awarded for those who participated on the day. Cars suitable for this race were about five which would have resulted in nothing more than a slow wet race. The second heat of the Sports and GT cars was cancelled as competitors were caught short with an unexpected rain shower. Oliver Dalais’ GT40 and Porsche 917 engines, Mark Lauth’s Lola T70 gearbox, Trans Africa Racing Daytona’s, the Cobras of Hinckley, Gary Swan (out on display) Lombard’s (blown engine) and Alan Garrow (hurt shoulder) the Elan of Josh Dovey (gearbox) Franco Resca blown motor, MGB GT etc. The Sports and GT cars are still battling with post International maladies. The former with engine trouble and the latter with electrical problems. Hennie Groenewald group 5 Datsun 240Z and Colin Frost’s Porsche 917 retired. Uli was slowed by a deflating tyre towards the end of the race. From the back of the grid came Shayne Frost in the blue Ford GT40 to finish 8th and then Dennis McBeath in the MPiti followed by Uli Sanne in his group 5 BMW. George Avvakoumides won the ISP/ Le Mans GT class, followed by Hermann Kluge Porsche RSR. This was a good race until the Lola’s brakes faded… Mark’s Lola Spyder then took up the challenge and closed on Jonathan in the little red Chevron. He was however not that far ahead of the Neil Lobb Gunston Lola and Jonathan du Toit Chevron B8. Colin Clay was in a class of his own in the big green Pim Pieterse Lola MK3B. The pre 1974 International sports racing prototypes and pre 1966/68 Le Mans/ Sebring categories were combined to focus on the great mid-sixties to early seventies 9 Hour cars. Kyalami 7th of March 2015 – High Profile Legends in Action
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