1 February 1992 - Kyalami

This was the first race at the newly modified Kyalami, although the new pits were not yet finished.

Deon Joubert qualified his BMW 535i first in class B, followed by Tony Viana in the sister 535i and Gary Dunkerley in the Porsche in third place. The same formation was kept during heat 1, but by lap four, Paddy Driver retired and Johan Coetzee went missing. Joubert set up a new class B lap record of 1m 50s, but could not stop Viana from eventually overtaking him to take first place, followed by Gary Dunkerley in third.

A late afternoon thunderstorm drenched the track for heat 2, and the race became more of a procession. Viana got away first, followed by Joubert and Dunkerley. Coetzee did not make the start of heat 2 due to a stone getting into the engine’s intake. Joubert, with no windscreen wiper and a misted windscreen, would be hounded by Pat Duckham in the class C Ford Sierra in the treacherous conditions, and Dunkerley well down in the middle of the class C cars.

 

Results:

Heat 1 – Overall Result (Top 6)

1. Sarel van der Merwe (Ford Sapphire Cosworth Turbo), 2. Terry Moss (Audi 500 Turbo), 3. Chris Aberdein (Audi 500 Turbo), 4. Ben Morgenrood (Mazda 323TRS), 5. Johnny Eekhout (Opel Record V8), 6. Tony Viana (BMW 535i)

Heat 1 – Class B Result

1. Tony Viana (BMW 535i), 2. Deon Joubert (BMW 535i), 3. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche 911 SC)

 

Heat 2 – Overall Result (Top 6)

1. Chris Aberdein (Audi 500 Turbo), 2. Terry Moss (Audi 500 Turbo), 3. Sarel van der Merwe (Ford Sapphire Cosworth Turbo), 4. Ben Morgenrood (Mazda 323TRS), 5. Tony Viana (BMW 535i), 6. Deon Joubert (BMW 535i)

Heat 2 – Class B Result

1. Tony Viana (BMW 535i), 2. Deon Joubert (BMW 535i), 3. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche 911 SC)