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Lichtenburg 200km Regional Off road Race 53 Cars, bikes and quads competed in this Regional Event held at the Lichtenburg Motor Club on Saturday 14th February 2004. It was an impressive turn out considering rain storms were threatening all week long. There was no Prologue due to it being a one day event and the organisers were pressed for time. Brandon Harcus and Achim Bergmann (#A1) 2003 V6 BAT were seeded 1st as Brandon is the reigning Class A Champion. Team mates Philip Vosloo and Evan Hutchison (#A21) 2004 V6 BAT were starting from the back of the line as they are new comers to the sport and did not have any previous times to go by. Danie Marais and Andrew Utterson (#A10) 2002 V6 BAT who finished off the 2003 Season in 10th place started in 26th place. The race consisted of 2 laps of 112km each and the route was flat and fast. Towards the end of the 1st lap it began to rain. This slowed the race down quite a bit and by the time the cars were into the second lap it was pouring down heavily. Brandon and Achim increased their gap between themselves and the Production vehicle in 2nd place. Philip and Evan kept a consistent pace and worked their way through the line of cars ahead with ease. Andrew
and Danie were sharing the drive with Andrew completing the
first lap. Now with Danie is the driver’s seat they
began their second lap. They came across a competitor who
had broken down in the thick mud and decided to stop and help
them out. By doing so, they ripped the rear end of their BAT
right off and got stuck themselves. |
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