Van Zyl, De Haas win Vasbyt
Theuns van Zyl and Doyle de Haas attributed their victory to a combination of factors, including their level of focus and technique.
Vasbyt 4x4 driver and navigator duo Theuns van Zyl and Doyle de Haas emerged as the winners of the gruelling ten-stage Weskus 4x4 Vasbyt event, which took place behind Dune 7 near Walvis Bay on Saturday.
Van Zyl and De Haas, driving in 'Non Stop' set the pace and successfully completed nine of the 10 extremely demanding stages.
They amassed 490 points at the end of the day and also won the C-class category of the competition.
“It is always huge pleasure to win the Vasbyt. Not everyone is a favourite to win overall. It was a great day for us,” said van Zyl.
He attributed their victory to a combination of factors, including their level of focus and technique.
“The vehicle and the high concentration levels during the event always helps. Maybe it was a little bit of luck, a little bit of skill or it was a combination of both that led to our success. I'm really happy because it was a big feat for us to win,” he said.
Eighteen vehicles competed in three different classes at the event, namely the A, B and C classes.
Class A is for standard short wheelbase vehicles, while class B is for standard long wheelbase vehicles and Class C is for short and long wheelbase vehicles with lockable differentials.
Despite the windy conditions, the crowd was treated to some good motorsport.
The event consisted of six manoeuvring and climbing sandpit obstacles, two dune obstacles as well as mud-pit and tyre-pit stages.
Floris Steenkamp senior and junior in 'Bobjaan' finished second overall with 420 points. Herman and Nico Theron in 'Junior aka Poetsie' ended the event third overall, having also accumulated 420 points.
The winners of the respective classes are as follows:
Class A
Floris Steenkamp Sr and Floris Steenkamp Jr: 420 points
Michael Behnke and Juan Theron: 330 points
Dolf Bothma and Rainer Kompat: 280 points
Class B
Morne Oosthuysen and Niels Gartner: 400 points
Chris Bruyns and Janco Bruyns: 390 points
Jaco Oberholzer and Porra Dias: 380 points
Class C
Theuns van Zyl and Doyle de Haas: 490 points
Herman and Nico Theron: 420 points
Henri Knouwds and Rudolf Leeb: 390 points
Adolf Kaure
Van Zyl and De Haas, driving in 'Non Stop' set the pace and successfully completed nine of the 10 extremely demanding stages.
They amassed 490 points at the end of the day and also won the C-class category of the competition.
“It is always huge pleasure to win the Vasbyt. Not everyone is a favourite to win overall. It was a great day for us,” said van Zyl.
He attributed their victory to a combination of factors, including their level of focus and technique.
“The vehicle and the high concentration levels during the event always helps. Maybe it was a little bit of luck, a little bit of skill or it was a combination of both that led to our success. I'm really happy because it was a big feat for us to win,” he said.
Eighteen vehicles competed in three different classes at the event, namely the A, B and C classes.
Class A is for standard short wheelbase vehicles, while class B is for standard long wheelbase vehicles and Class C is for short and long wheelbase vehicles with lockable differentials.
Despite the windy conditions, the crowd was treated to some good motorsport.
The event consisted of six manoeuvring and climbing sandpit obstacles, two dune obstacles as well as mud-pit and tyre-pit stages.
Floris Steenkamp senior and junior in 'Bobjaan' finished second overall with 420 points. Herman and Nico Theron in 'Junior aka Poetsie' ended the event third overall, having also accumulated 420 points.
The winners of the respective classes are as follows:
Class A
Floris Steenkamp Sr and Floris Steenkamp Jr: 420 points
Michael Behnke and Juan Theron: 330 points
Dolf Bothma and Rainer Kompat: 280 points
Class B
Morne Oosthuysen and Niels Gartner: 400 points
Chris Bruyns and Janco Bruyns: 390 points
Jaco Oberholzer and Porra Dias: 380 points
Class C
Theuns van Zyl and Doyle de Haas: 490 points
Herman and Nico Theron: 420 points
Henri Knouwds and Rudolf Leeb: 390 points
Adolf Kaure
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