A large contingent of Worr Drivers attended the Redstar Rok Nationals Round on Saturday, the 23^rd of August. With a windy start, team Worr battled the elements to produce decent results. All classes were represented including the exciting Academy Class which was locked out by team Worr’s development division.

Ethan

Ethan Zitha was back in form. The cadet driver put the hammer down in qualifying to earn a P3 start. In the 4 rounds he continued to battle endlessly for 8 laps to force errors with the driver ahead. He climbed up to P2 on many occasions but struggled to keep his position playing defence in a heated battle within the train. In the end, Ethan earned himself a P3 finish.

Lwashu

Lwashu found himself starting midfield in a 15 lap drive. Through the rounds he made a steady progress. Round 3 was filled with confusion due to an early crash. At the restart Lwashu – now starting in P3 – made a huge kiyaan type lunge for the front before turn 1. He kept his run clean, stretching the lead until another red flag stopped the run again.

Rhadi

Rhadi was having fantastic sessions ahead of the pack. He showed his exceptional pace from the beginning but found traffic a nightmare to qualify for subsequent races behind suspect drivers. The class and skill of Rhadi was all on show with extraordinary race craft to stay in the fight for the win.

Kiyaan

Another good performance was on the cards for Kiyaan. Against a tried and tested field he held his own in qualifiers to earn mid-table starts. He consistently used his legendary starts to climb up the ranks in the beginning and flexed his defensive muscles to keep the gains.

Kayo

Kayo found the going tough being hundredths behind the pace, fighting to keep P2 throughout the day. Back in the thick of things kayo strived to keep his pace competitive, barely missing out on pole starts by thousands of a second each time. He completed the day on the podium in P2.

Lulama

Lulama was roking once more. He kept his driving simple and injury free by competing smart in tumultuous circumstances. He strived to keep the leaders on there toes from a packed midfield, climbing up the ranks intelligently throughout the day.

Zuan

Zuan joined the OKJ class to collect national points and gain that much needed race milage. Also battling from the midfield, Zuan raced smart until continued performance issues landed him on the tail end of the close rounds.

Jesse

Jesse came down from Cape Town to compete in the OKN category. He found himself consistently at the front end of the pack with clinical driving and a burning desire to collect maximum points for the championship.

Gianna

Gianna found herself well in contention coming off her international duties and multiple race weekends. Her battles for the front were brutal as she gained regular places on an engine that had power issues Rieket the Magician couldn’t improve.

The academy class was back with Worr sending out a large contingent of learners. Oatlehile joined the class once more joined by Ashaan and Siya to improve under race conditions. Geo headed the class in qualifiers and on race day. Coach Wes surprised the team with the return for some more exploits of Thando Maps. She unfortunately couldn’t give an optimum performance with 2 engines being assigned that had fuel issues. In a tight, fun race for our drivers Oatlehile dominated followed by an equally impressive Ashaan ahead of a Geo and Siya in a fight to the finish. “I love the academy races cause you can see how they handle themselves away from the controled conditions of practice. I get to see what to work on with the driver and improve them more.” concluded coach Mox.