After what can only be described as a successful race in East London with the FUCHS Lubricants-sponsored Wilford Racing Team Falcons having scored a bag full of points, there was great optimism for the Zwartkops race meeting on the 16 September.

The weekend arrived and the weather decided to give us a taste of summer with temperatures in the upper 30°’s which was not ideal for 6 Litre V8 machines.

The unofficial practice as well as the qualifying race saw the Wilford Racing team finishing in the top 5 on the grid. The feeling was the cars would respond to new tyres if we could get the set up right.

Heat 1: Unfortunately, Terry (Falcon #7) couldn’t continue with the race and Larry (Falcon #77) was left alone to fly the FUCHS flag. The race was competitive but Larry still managed to finish in 3rd position.

Heat 2 was an inverted grid so Larry had to start in 7th position. Despite being that far back, Larry’s experience and skill saw him manoeuvre through his competitors untill he was in 2nd position and with one lap to go, he was leading the race, but an oil spill on the track made him slow down giving away his position. Nevertheless, he held on to finish 2nd giving him a 2nd position overall for the day.

“The FUCHS Falcon was running at full steam with lubes from FUCHS Lubricants making it easy for me to maintain my pace. And with a little composure I managed to give it my best,” said Larry.

With one more race to go to the end of the 2017 season at Kyalami on Saturday 4 November, Larry is in 2nd position in the Championship and is ready to claim victory in the last race.