South Coast driver impresses
The Volkswagen Rally marked the halfway point of the 2013 South African National Rally Championship.
The Two Wheel Drive Championship and Class S1600 saw Team TOTAL’s Craig Trott and Janine Lourens finishing second in Class.
Team TOTAL is the largest privateer rally squad contesting the 2013 South African Rally Championship, and its three-car entry into this competitive series comprises of Jean-Pierre Damseaux/Hilton Auffray (car number 5), Mohammed Moosa/Andre Vermeulen (car number 15) and Craig Trott/Janine Lourens (car number 61).
Trott flies the TOTAL South Africa flag in Class S1600 and the Two Wheel Drive Championship.
Trott proved his wealth of experience in winning eight South African National Rally Championship Class titles over his rally career thus far by recording a fantastic fight up the standings, from an overnight fifth in Class S1600 to second place at the finish.
“It is down to my lucky charm, Janine, my co-driver. We worked hard all weekend, and this is a rally that demands drivers and co-drivers to work in sync with one another to set fast stage times and to reach the finish with these big drops on the sides of the mountains,” commented Trott. “The Championship points we scored are most important, but so was pipping our Class rivals. It was a tough one, and we showed we can do it.”
Craig stays on the KZN south coast. The Gauteng Rally will take place on 16 and 17 August.
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