SARDA 2016 On-Road Electric National Championship
XRAY CROWNS 4 SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS and 4 VICE CHAMPIONS
The 2016 season of the South African On-Road Electric National Championship is complete and Team Xray SA managed to crown 4 x SA National Champions and 4 x vice champions.
(f.l.t.r) Jason Hillcoat (Touring Modified), Shaun Schutte (Pro-stock 13.5T), André Greeff (1/12 Mod), Pedro de Gouveia (F1)
Touring Modified
Jason Hillcoat managed to defend his title with a great start to the season making it now four in a row with his Xray teammate Shaun Schutte achieving the title of vice-champion.
The top 10 for Touring Modified for 2016:
1st Jason Hillcoat (Xray) – Champion
2nd Shaun Schutte (Xray) – Vice Champion
3rd Antonio Caroli (Xray)
4th Ashley Hurley (Xray)
5th Anderton Smith (Xray)
6th Alex Ribeiro (Team Magic)
7th Willie du Plooy (Xray)
8th André Greeff (Xray)
9th Pedro de Gouveia (Xray)
10th Willie Noordman (Xray)
Pro-Stock (13.5T)
The competition during the season was tough with only three points separating the top two drivers. It was Shaun Schutte (Xray) who managed to take the title at the last event with Deon Gove (Xray) managing the vice-champion title.
The top 10 for Pro-Stock (13.5T) for 2016:
1st Shaun Schutte (Xray) – Champion
2nd Deon Gove (Xray) – Vice Champion
3nd Jonathan Wilken (Xray)
4th Hennie Viljoen (VBC Racing)
5th Juan Wessels (Associated)
6th Danie Botha (Xray)
7th Jared Rabe (Xray)
8th Paul van der Westhuizen (Team Magic)
9th Michael Rabe (Xray)
10th Fanie Viljoen Snr (VBC Racing)
1/12th Modified
Xray Teammates Shaun Schutte, Willie du Plooy, André Greeff and Willie Noordman had a great battle throughout the season but it was André Greeff who managed to win the championship with a small margin.
The top 5 for 1/12 modified for 2016:
1st André Greeff (Xray) – Champion
2nd Willie du Plooy (Xray) – Vice Champion
3rd Willie Noordman (Xray)
4th Shaun Schutte (Xray)
5th Raymond Loots (Xray)
Formula 1 (21.5 blinky)
In the first official season of the return of F1 to the SARDA calendar, it was Xray Teammates Pedro de Gouviea, Jonathan Wilken and Tyronne Wilken who challenged for the championship. With good consistent performances in the beginning if the season Pedro managed to get a good enough lead to win the championship by round 4 already. Jonathan and Tyronne Wilken kept on developing and started competing at the end of the season.
The top 5 for F1 for 2016:
1st Pedro de Gouveia (Xray) – Champion
2nd Jonathan Wilken (Xray) – Vice Champion
3rd Tyronne Wilken (Xray)
4th Michael Rabe (Xray)
5th Marius van Niekerk (TOP Racing)
13.5T FWD Touring
It was a father and son affair in 2016 with the Viljoens pushing each other up to the final event. It was the young Hennie Viljoen who won the championship with his father Fanie snr ending the season as vice champion.
The top 5 for 13.5T FWD Touring for 2016:
1st Hennie Viljoen – Champion
2nd Fanie Viljoen Snr – Vice Champion
3rd Paul van der Westhuizen
4th Christopher Dolphin
5th Ben Kriegler