With a tight 2017 RC racing schedule in South Africa some of the 1/12th drivers could not participate in the event but all the championship contenders were present for the four qualifying and three finals. Most of the drivers arrived Friday for some practise and setup on the fast and very high traction track. The practise on Friday showed that the local man Antonio Caroli and newcomer Hein Kotze would be drivers to beat in Modified and youngsters Brandon Solomon and Francois Laubscher in the 13.5T blinky stock class.
The stock class is still growing and there is still some interest from new drivers to participate in the future events. The qualification rounds saw the current championship leader Francois Laubscher having a tight battle with his Xray team mate Brandon Solomon but it was Brandon who secured the TQ with his last qualifying run with Wayde Solomon securing 3rd place on the grid. During the main races Francois Laubscher managed to win both A1 and A2 with Brandon and Wayde closely behind. This win also gives Francois Laubscher the 2017 title with still two rounds remaining.
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1/12th Scale Stock A-Main:
1. Francois Laubscher - XRAY X12
2. Brandon Solomon - XRAY X12
3. Wayde Solomon - XRAY X12
4. Jonathan Wilken - XRAY X12
5. Patrick Lester 6. Gerry Esterhuizen - XRAY X12
7. Bianka Landman - XRAY X12
8. Petrus Wasserman - XRAY X12
9. John Fitzsimmons 10. Anthony Smith - XRAY X12
