Therons crowned Vasbyt kings
Vasbyt 4x4 driver and navigator duo Herman Theron Jr and Nico Theron Jr emerged as overall winners of a gruelling 10 stage Weskus 4x4 Vasbyt Club event at Dune 7 on Saturday.
Team Theron set the pace and managed to complete four of the ten extremely demanding stages successfully. They amassed 380 points at the end of the day and won the C Class category of the competition as well.
Seventeen contestants and vehicles competed in three different classes at the event. The weather played along and the crowd was treated to some adrenaline-pumping, dust-kicking and jaw-dropping performances.
Participants had to manoeuvre their vehicles through six sand-pit obstacles, two dune-climbing stages, a tire pit and finally a mud pit.
The obstacle course was very demanding. Many drivers commented that it was one of the most difficult tracks they had to navigate in years of competing. None of the contestants scored points at obstacles one, five and ten. Three of the seventeen vehicles never made it to the end of the event due to breakdowns.
There are two more Vasbyt events on the calendar. One will take place on 21 October in Windhoek. The final event is scheduled for 29 December at Dune 7 near Walvis Bay.
Morné Oosthuysen and Niels Gartner finished second overall with 310 points, followed by Otto Snyman and Rico Bothma in third position with 290 points.
Nico Oberholzer Jnr and Nico Oberholzer Snr won the A Class with 270 points. Ben Lange and Francois Lotter finished second on 230 points and Jaco Louw and Matt Paulsen finished third with 220 points.
Morné and Niels also won the B Class, followed by Theuns van Zyl and Deon Louw with 280 points and Chris Bruyns and Frank Scholtz in third position with 210 points.
Otto Snyman and Rico Bothma finished second in the C Class with 290 points and Martin Theron and Joshua Theron finished third with 250 points.
OTIS FINCK
Team Theron set the pace and managed to complete four of the ten extremely demanding stages successfully. They amassed 380 points at the end of the day and won the C Class category of the competition as well.
Seventeen contestants and vehicles competed in three different classes at the event. The weather played along and the crowd was treated to some adrenaline-pumping, dust-kicking and jaw-dropping performances.
Participants had to manoeuvre their vehicles through six sand-pit obstacles, two dune-climbing stages, a tire pit and finally a mud pit.
The obstacle course was very demanding. Many drivers commented that it was one of the most difficult tracks they had to navigate in years of competing. None of the contestants scored points at obstacles one, five and ten. Three of the seventeen vehicles never made it to the end of the event due to breakdowns.
There are two more Vasbyt events on the calendar. One will take place on 21 October in Windhoek. The final event is scheduled for 29 December at Dune 7 near Walvis Bay.
Morné Oosthuysen and Niels Gartner finished second overall with 310 points, followed by Otto Snyman and Rico Bothma in third position with 290 points.
Nico Oberholzer Jnr and Nico Oberholzer Snr won the A Class with 270 points. Ben Lange and Francois Lotter finished second on 230 points and Jaco Louw and Matt Paulsen finished third with 220 points.
Morné and Niels also won the B Class, followed by Theuns van Zyl and Deon Louw with 280 points and Chris Bruyns and Frank Scholtz in third position with 210 points.
Otto Snyman and Rico Bothma finished second in the C Class with 290 points and Martin Theron and Joshua Theron finished third with 250 points.
OTIS FINCK
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