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PRESS RELEASE: September 2009 |
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Lobb claims
2nd Shelby Can Am title |
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Darryn Lobb is the
2009 Shelby Can-Am champion, but he didn't have
things his own way in round six of the championship
at East London.
After the DK Woodcraft backed car suffered a
multitude of problems on Friday he qualified a lowly
13th while Durban's JP Bredenhann (Bigfoot
Express/Panel-Rite) had everything go right for a
change and claimed the all important pole position.
The only driver capable of challenging for the
title, Rui Camps (Hugo Boss) shared the front row. |
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Behind them were Alan Eve (Phakisa) and Sean Greve (Vulcania
Reinforcing) who occupied the second row and the top
six was completed by Toby Scheckter (Goodyear/Execuline)
and Brian Algar (Thuthuka Welding).
Bredenhann got a good start and wasn't seriously
challenged as he took the flag almost a second ahead
of Campos. Algar put in a good drive to take third,
but Lobb had put in a superb drive and wasn't far
behind him.
Eve had an opening lap skirmish with Campos which
left him with a steering problem and he did well to
hang on for fifth ahead of Hanno Pengilly (Azura
Retreats). "It really felt weird going through
Potters like that," he said. Scheckter was unlucky
as he retired early when the alternator belt broke.
As is the norm, race two was combined with the GT
Challenge to create the race of the day, which the
crowd thoroughly enjoyed.
Lobb took the Shelby Can-Am honours as he finished
second behind the mighty Porsche of Toby Venter.
Despite being hit by Algar on the opening lap and
racing with a damaged rear wing, Eve was the
runner-up. But Scheckter was the talk of the
pit-lane as he bagged third place after a superb
drive that saw him only 3/10ths ahead of Greve.
Fifth went to Bertil Hoffman in the GP Energy Drink
car while Thomas Reib completed the top six.
Lobb was handed the title when Campos and Ferrari
driver Oscar De Oliviera crashed in the Complex on
lap nine after Campos tried to squeeze through a gap
that wasn't quite big enough.
Lobb's performances this year have been of the
highest order and the fact that he's taken the title
with two rounds remaining confirms it.
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Issued on behalf of Shelby Can-Am by
SA Racer |
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