OTOMOTIVE: Audi’s Rich Racing History in South Africa

Written by Johan Laubscher

Audi has a rich racing history all over the world with many legendary Audi racing cars having graced the world’s race tracks. Many legendary race cars have been built by Audi, all being developed for specific championships in various countries. Some of these cars include the legendary Trans Am and IMSA GTO cars in America, the Super Touring Cars that competed in Touring Car races around the world and the quattro rally cars during the 1980s, just to mention a few.

A little known fact is that there is a country which has had almost all of the legendary Audi cars compete in either local championships or international events. This country has had Audi competition since all the way back from the 1930s to the current day on the Southern tip of Africa, South Africa.

1937

The legacy of the Four Rings on South African race tracks started in 1937. Two Auto Union Type C race cars competed in two events, the South African Grand Prix and the Grosvenor Grand Prix. Bernd Rosemeyer and Ernst von Delius were behind the wheel of the cars and took victory a one two victory in the Grosvenor Grand Prix in Cape Town.

More information: http://8w.forix.com/au-sa37.html

During the next few decades a number of privateer DKW cars competed in various events in

South Africa

More information: www.dyna.co.za/cars/racing2.htm

1983-1986

The Audi quattro rally cars were a sensation in Europe, proving the dominance of the four wheel drive concept. Two Audi Quattro A1 rally cars came to South Africa for the 1983 South African rally championship. Sarel van der Merwe and Geoff Mortimer would use these cars for the next three years dominating the local series up until the end of 1986. In 1986 a Sport quattro was sent to South Africa to be driven by Sarel van der Merwe, however the car only competed in one rally.

Geoff Mortimer quattro:

Sarel van der Merwe quattro:

Sarel van der Merwe Sport quattro:

Video footage from 1983: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHY49KEq9HA

Sarel van der Merwe also competed in Round 3 of the 1984 World Rally Championship in Portugal for the factory HB Audi Sport Team.

1984 Sarel van der Merwe in Portugal:

1987-1988

In 1987 one of the monstrous Audi Sport quattro S1 cars arrived for the South African Rally Championship. The car was driven by Geoff Mortimer during 1987 and by Sarel van der Merwe during 1988 with both claiming the title respectively. 1988 also saw a blue privateer Sport quattro joining the field driven by Johan Evertse, this was the same car that was used by Sarel van der Merwe in 1986. At the end of 1988 Sarel van der Merwe had already won the title by the penultimate round and had other overseas cominments for during the final round. With Sarel unable to attend, privateer Johan Evertse drove the S1 at the final round and Geoff Mortimer drove Evertse’s blue Sport quattro. This was the last rally of the Group B monsters in South Africa.

1987 Geoff Mortimer Sport quattro S1:

1988 Sarel van der Merwe Sport quattro S1:

1988 Johan Evertse Sport quatto:

1988 Johan Evertse Sport quattro S1:

1988 Geoff Mortimer Sport quattro:

Video footage from 1987: http://youtu.be/BkwVNGzFGlk

In 1988 one of the Nardo Audi 200 record cars was sent to South Africa. Sarel van der Merwe broke the South African Four-Wheel-Drive speed record with a speed of 358.923 kph.

1988 Sarel van der Merwe speed record:

1989

1989 saw the beginning of the Audi circuit racing legacy in

South Africa

where quattro would again be showcased. Audi entered the American SCCA Trans Am championship during 1988 with the Audi 200 Trans Am with Hurley Haywood winning that title in the Audi.

1988 Trans Am in America:

One of the Audi 200 Trans Am cars (Chassis #TA4) that was driven by both Hans-Joachim Stuck and Walter Röhrl during 1988 was sent to

South Africa

for the 1989 Wesbank Modifieds Championship. It was driven to the 1989 Class A championship title by Sarel van der Merwe who displayed the dominance of this very advanced race car.

1989 Sarel van der Merwe 200 Trans Am:

1990

1990 again saw Sarel van der Merwe competing with the Audi 200 Trans Am (#TA4) in the Wesbank Modifieds Championship. Sarel van der Merwe was joined in 1990 by a new teammate, Chris Aberdein in a second Audi 200 Trans Am (#TA1) which was the original car used for testing. Sarel was again in a traditional Audi racing livery with Chris in a red Bosal race livery. During the Goldfields event of 1990 Sarel van der Merwe’s engine seized. Sarel was in the championship hunt and thus he used Chris Aberdein’s red Bosal 200 Trans Am #TA1 for the second race on the day.
Despite having the fastest cars the issues surrounding the fuel regulations meant that the Audi and Ford teams had to withdraw from a few rounds of the championship, and thus did not win the 1990 Class A title.

1990 Sarel van der Merwe 200 Trans Am:

1990 Chris Aberdein 200 Trans Am:

1990 Sarel van der Merwe in Aberdien's 200 Trans Am at Goldfields:

1991

1991 saw big changes in the Audi team, Sarel van der Merwe had left the team joining the Ford team. Terry Moss would replace Sarel in the Audi team, being joined by Chris Aberdein as his teammate. Both Terry and Chris would again race the Audi 200 Trans Am cars, Terry driving #TA4 and Chris again in #TA1. By the end of 1991 the Class A rookie, Terry Moss claimed both the Class A and overall championship title.

1991 Terry Moss 200 Trans Am:

1991 Chris Aberdein 200 Trans Am:

1991 would also see a very interesting development. Audi Sport South Africa (Voldi) were planning to develop new race cars for the Wesbank Modifieds Championship based on the 1989 Audi 90 IMSA GTO. One of the IMSA GTO cars was sent to South Africa to be used for analysis to develop the new cars in South Africa. The new cars would be Audi S4 (C4) cars as the Audi 90 was not sold in South Africa. The new cars would share many components from the IMSA GTO cars, including the twenty 20 valve five cylinder engine. The new cars would be known as the Audi S4 GTO.

1989 Audi 90 IMSA GTO in America:

The 90 IMSA GTO in

South Africa

during 1991 (The two Audi Trans Am cars in the background):

During 1991 Deon de Waal built and raced an Audi spaceframe race car in the Killarney Super Saloons Championship in Cape Town. The car used a monstrous six litre Chevrolet V8 Engine.

1991 Deon de Waal Audi V8 Spaceframe:

1992

1992 would see the partnership of Moss and Aberdein reunited again in their respective Audi 200 Trans Am cars. 1992 was a very competitive season with Moss finally taking the Class A title, narrowly missing out on the overall title at the final round. By the end of 1992 the first of the new S4 GTO cars was ready for competition. Hans-Joachim Stuck came to South Africa to drive the car for its debut race at Killarney in Cape Town, the penultimate round of the 1992 season. Stuck was in top form winning both the races on the day, clearly showing the car’s potential. The final round at Kyalami would see both the new Audi S4 GTO cars compete with Stuck and Moss driving in Rothmans colours. Graham Duxbury drove Moss’s 200 Trans Am (#TA4) at the final round.

1992 Terry Moss 200 Trans Am:

1992 Chris Aberdein 200 Trans Am:

1992 Hans Stuck S4 GTO:

Footage of the 1992 S4 GTO debut race: http://youtu.be/wHGZn0_mGhE

Footage onboard Chris Aberdein 200 Trans Am during 1992 finale: http://youtu.be/PcizjwWA5ZY

During 1992 Louis Powell raced the Deon de Waal owned Audi Space frame race car with the monstrous six liter Chevrolet V8 Engine. He raced in the Killarney Super Saloons Championship in Cape Town. The car was seen in oval racing in later years with Chris Liebenberg driving.

1992 Louis Powell Audi V8 Spaceframe:

1993

1993 would see four Audis on the grid. The factory team would again have Terry Moss and Chris Aberdein as their drivers, driving the new Audi S4 GTO cars in Rothmans colours. The two 200 Trans Am cars were now in the hands of privateers. The ex-Terry Moss car (#TA4) would be raced by Larry Wilford and the ex-Chris Aberdein car (#TA1) by Richard Sorensen. By the end of 1993 Terry Moss would once again claim the Class A and overall championship title.

Rothmans Audi team photo 1993 (Taken in 1992):

1993 Terry Moss S4 GTO:

1993 Chris Aberdein S4 GTO:

1993 Larry Wilford 200 Trans Am:

1993 Richard Sorensen 200 Trans Am:

Footage onboard Terry Moss S4 GTO during 1993: http://youtu.be/Yt2WWx-_NeA

1994

1994 brought major restrictions to the Audi S4 GTO cars and the team had a hard season. Three Audis were on the grid. The factory team again had Moss and Aberdein in the Rothmans Audi S4 GTO cars. One privateer, Larry Willford would be on the grid in the 200 Trans Am (#TA4). By seasons end the team showed a lot of good performances but the restrictions kept them out of the title chase. The formula of the Wesbank Modifieds was to change to a new all-V8 rulebook thus the Audi cars would not compete again in this championship after 1994. The team however did win the final two races of the 1994 season with Chris Aberdein taking two suburb wins at Killarney.

1994 Terry Moss S4 GTO:

1994 Chris Aberdein S4 GTO:

1994 Larry Wilford 200 Trans Am:

Footage of the final round of 1994: http://youtu.be/3XdIWErviS0

1994 would also see the South African 200 Trans Am, the ex-Chris Aberdein car #TA1 which did not compete in the 1994 Wesbank Modifieds Championship compete in

Mozambique

. Peter Lanz competed and won with the car in Mozambique during 1994.

1994 Peter Lanz 200 Trans Am:

The end of the formula meant that the two 200 Trans Am cars would be sold off to collectors while the two S4 GTO cars would be sold to race again. The ex-Terry Moss S4 GTO was sold to Finnish driver Pertti Kuismanen who would campaign the car in Nordic, Finnish and German Championships from 1996 to 1998. The ex-Chris Aberdein S4 GTO was sold to South African Ashley Landman who competed at select events of the regional championships based at Killarney circuit in Cape Town from 1995 to 1998, after which he sold the car to an American collector in 2000.

Pertti Kuismanen S4 GTO:

Ashley Landman S4 GTO:

A replica of the S4 GTO was built and it is on display at the AutoPavilion, the Volkswagen/Audi Museum in Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth..

S4 GTO replica:

1995

1995 saw the dawn of the Touring Car era for Audi in South Africa. Audi South Africa received two Audi 80 Competition cars that competed in Germany in 1994 to compete in the 1995 AA Fleetcare South African Super Touring Championship. It was a difficult year with the Opel team being the dominant force of the championship. Terry Moss took the team’s only win at a wet Kyalami.

1995 Terry Moss 80 Competition:

1995 Chris Aberdein 80 Competition:

Footage from the wet 1995 Kyalami Round 8: http://youtu.be/xr2OAskmjdY

More Footage from 1995: http://youtu.be/F_dSEoZwDNw

During 1995 Terry Moss competed for the Belgian Audi Club at the Spa 24 Hours sharing an Audi 80 Competition with Vincent Vosse and Philippe Adams. Moss and Vosse would share a car later in 1995 at Kyalami.

1995 Spa 24 results: http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/photo/Spa-1995-07-30.html

1995 Moss, Voss & Adams Spa 24 Hours 80 Competition:

Footage of the 1995 Sp 24 Hours:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHSPcs8y_XM

At the end of 1995 a special International Super Touring event was held at Kyalami. The Audi A4 Super Touring Car would debut in South Africa at this event in the hands of Frank Biela and Chris Aberdein, who shared the A4. Terry Moss and Vincent Vosse would share one of the Audi 80 Competition cars. Biela and Aberdein dominated the event, and it was a taste of the coming 1996 season.

1995 International Kyalami event Biela & Aberdein A4 STW:

1995 International Kyalami event Vosse and Moss 80 Competition:

Terry Moss and Chris Aberdein also joined Audi Sport Italia for the Motorsport event at the 1995 Italian Bologna Motorshow. (No Photos)

1996

1996 was a worldwide domination by the Audi A4 quattro. In South Africa the factory team was again Terry Moss and Chris Aberdein both in new Audi A4 Super Touring cars. One privateer yellow Audi 80 Competition was in the hands of Hennie Groenewald. Despite penalties during the year Moss and Aberdein dominated the championship. Moss was crowned champion with Chris Aberdein runner up. By the end of 1996 Audi had claimed the Super Touring title in all seven countries in which the cars competed: South Africa, Britain, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Australia.

1996 season results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/1996/satcc.html

1996 Terry Moss A4 STW:

1996 Chris Aberdein A4 STW:

1996 Hennie Groenewald 80 Competition:

Footage from 1996: http://youtu.be/1bWJ7IldJck

The 1996 Audi Documentary about the seven titles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4JyqBBvNv4

At the end of 1996 another series of International Super Touring events was held in South Africa. Dubbed the “Rainbow Cup” it was a two round series with a round at Kyalami and at Killarney. The two Rothmans Audi A4 cars were entered with two driver pairings. Terry Moss would share with Italian Tamara Vidali and Chris Aberdein would share with Belgian Jean-Francois Hemroulle. A third Audi was entered from the German Abt Sportsline team with drivers Christian Abt and Kris Nissen. Christian Abt was the highest finisher in the two round series finishing second overall.

1996 Rainbow Cup Results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/1996/misctcc.html

1996 Rainbow Cup Moss & Vidali A4 STW:

1996 Rainbow Cup Aberdein & Hemroulle A4 STW:

1996 Rainbow Cup Abt & Nissan A4 STW:

At the end of 1996 the Super Touring rules were deemed too expensive and the decision was made to end Super Touring in South Africa. A new Touring Car formula was introduced for 1997 with cars very similar to the Super Touring rules but with much more affordable running costs and no aerodynamic wings. Four wheel drive would not be allowed in the new rules.

1997

The Audi team would compete with front-wheel drive for the first time in 1997. The team had some good showings but battled overall with the front wheel drive. 1997 was also the last year that Rothmans would sponsor the Factory Audi team.

1997 Results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/1997/satcc.html

1997 Terry Moss A4:

1997 Chris Aberdein A4:

1998

1998 would again be a struggle for the Audi teams with the front-wheel drive. The team had new sponsorship from Engen, with a new team name “Engen Audi” and a new silver livery. Terry Moss and Chris Aberdein would again drive the factory cars. A third factory car was entered, first with Mark Johnson and later replaced with Anthony Taylor. A privateer Audi A4 in the hands of Hennie Groenewald competed occasionally.

Launch of the new silver Engen livery:

1998 Results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/1998/saftcc.html

1998 Terry Moss A4:

1998 Chris Aberdein A4:

1998 Anthony Taylor A4:

During 1998 Terry Moss once again joined the Belgian Audi Club for a 24 Hour race in Belgium. He joined Jean-Francois Hemroulle and Timo Verbergt in an Audi A4 Super Touring for the 1998 Zolder 24 Hours.

1998 Moss, Hemroulle and Verbergt A4 STW:

Terry Moss would also venture into sports car racing during 1998. The International Sports Racing Series held round 8 at Kyalami. Team Gebhardt and their Gebhardt G4 using a five cylinder turbo Audi engine came to South Africa for the round. The car was driven to 9^th place overall by drivers Stanley Dickens (Swedish) and Terry Moss.

1998 Results: http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Kyalami-1998-12-06.html

1998 Moss & Dickens Gebhardt G4 Kyalami:

At the end of 1998

South Africa

and Kyalami would play host to the development of Audi’s Le Mans Prototype racing program. Audi Sport came to Kyalami, well known for testing due to its harsh warm climate and high altitude to test the early development versions of the Audi R8R.

1998 Audi R8R testing:

1999

The team showed new form in 1999 with many good performances. It was again a three car effort with three Audi A4 cars for Terry Moss, Chris Aberdein and Anthony Taylor. Hennie Groenewald stood in for Moss at East London when Moss was injured in a crash during practice. Chris Aberdein would retire from racing at the end of 1999, ending a thirteen year career with Volkswagen and Audi in South Africa.

1999 Results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/1999/1999race.html#satcc

1999 Terry Moss A4:

1999 Chris Aberdein A4:

1999 Anthony Taylor A4:

Footage from 1999 Talyor’s first win: http://youtu.be/5XeZajLzvqU

At the end of 1999 the SportsRacing World Cup again held a round at Kyalami, round 9 of the series. Team Gebhardt and their Gebhardt G4 using a five cylinder turbo Audi engine again came to South Africa for the round. This time the car was to be driven by two South Africans, Terry Moss joined by South African sports car racing ace, George Fouché. The pair drove the car to 8^th place.

1999 Results: http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Kyalami-1999-11-28.html

1999 Moss & Fouché Gebhardt G4 Kyalami:

2000

South African Touring Car racing would come to an end after 2000, many manufactures including Audi would pull out of the championship which resulted in the death of the series. The 2000 seasons was one of continued improvement for the Engen Audi team. The factory team would enter two cars for Terry Moss and Anthony Taylor. The ex-Chris Aberdein car was driven by privateer Niel Stephen. Both Moss and Taylor would take wins during the season after being rejuvenated by new Audi engines mid-season. As 2000 brought an end to Touring Car racing Moss decided to retire from active racing to concentrate his efforts in running his own race team: “Terry Moss Racing”. Terry Moss Racing would focus on Volkswagen based championships until much later entering Audi cars for the first time.

2000 Results: http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2000/racing.html#zatc

2000 Terry Moss A4:

2000 Anthony Taylor A4:

2000 Niel Stephen A4:

Footage from 2000, Terry Moss' last win: http://youtu.be/nkybxzamo20

2001-2004

2001-2004 proved to be a drought for Audi fans in

South Africa

with no Audis competing in South African Motorsport. However this was to change in 2005.

2005

The South African production car championship, formally known as the “Sahara Production Car Championship” in 2005 had been a popular national series for many years. Two teams had decided to run Audi cars in 2005. Three new Audi A4 3.2 quattro (B7) cars were being prepared by the two private teams. Terry Moss Racing which would field two cars and VMP Motorsport fielding a single car. The cars debuted mid season with moderate success at first. The Terry Moss Racing Audis were driven by a variety of drivers including: Michael Stephen, Tschops Sipuka, Leeroy Poulter and Richard Sorensen. The VMP Motorsport Audi A4 was driven by Melvil Priest. It was Priest who took the first win for the return of Audi to South African Motorsport. He took an amazing double race win at Zwartkops at the end of 2005.

2005 Michael Stephen A4:

2005 Tschops Sipuka A4:

2005 Leeroy Poulter A4:

2005 Richard Sorensen A4:

2005 Melvil Priest A4:

2006

Deemed a development year, 2006 was a season of highs and lows for the Audi Teams. The championship would under go a name change, now being called the Bridgestone Production Car Championship. A fourth Audi joined the series driven by Johan Fourie (Johan Fourie Racing team) as part of VMP Motorsport alongside Melvel Priest. Terry Moss Racing would once again run a two car team for drivers Michael Stephen and Richard Sorensen. Shaun Watson-Smith would replace Richard Sorensen towards the end of the season. Many wins came from the Audi cars showing their potential for the seasons to come.

2006 Michael Stephen A4:

2006 Richard Sorensen A4:

2006 Shaun Watson-Smith A4:

2006 Melvil Priest A4:

2006 Johan Fourie A4:

2007

Shaun Watson-Smith and Terry Moss Racing would experience a fairytale year in 2007. Starting the year off with a win during the opening round Watson-Smith was to become the 2007 Class A champion in his Audi A4. The second A4 from Terry Moss Racing was driven by Michael Stephen with both cars in a new black and silver livery replacing the old yellow livery. The VMP Motorsport cars were again driven by Melvil Priest and Johan Fourie. The championship almost ended for Shaun Watson-Smith in East London when he was involved in an oil induced crash near the end of race one on the day. Luckily for Watson-Smith the crash caused a red flag and the positions of the previous lap counted towards the results. Watson-Smith who’s car was badly damaged used Michael Stephen’s A4 for the second race and came from the back of the grid to win the race in spectacular fashion and went on to become the 2007 Class A champion at the following round at Kyalami.

2007 Michael Stephen:

2007 Shaun Watson-Smith

2007 Melvil Priest

2007 Johan Fourie

2007 Shaun Watson-Smith uses Stephen's car at East London:

Footage from the opening round of 2007 in Durban: http://youtu.be/AGkPJ3D9Vzw

Footage from East London Watson-Smith winning from last: http://youtu.be/f3h8St-u6o0

At the end of 2007 Michele Lupini and co-driver Garry Kingsley-Wilkins used the VMP Motorsport A4 for the All-Tar rally and almost won the event, narrowly missing out due to time penalties.

2007 Michele Lupini A4 on the All-Tar Rally:

Footage of Michele Lupini from the ALL-Tar Rally: http://youtu.be/LqH2GRurWP0

2008

Johan Fourie would stamp his authority in 2008, starting his reign in Production Cars. There were three teams with four Audi A4 cars in total. Johan Fourie was in his own team, Johan Fourie Racing. VMP Motorsport would again have Melvil Priest driving. Terry Moss Racing had drivers Shaun Watson-Smith and Michael Stephen. The championships had a rule change mid-season, allowing the class A cars to run larger wheels. The Audi teams fitted the cars with RS4 bodywork to allow room for the larger wheels. The cars are infact still Audi A4 3.2 quattro models, despite having the appearance of Audi RS4 cars. At Zwartkops Michael Stephen who was in the championship hunt experienced technical difficulties during race one on the day. Stephen used his teammate, Watson-Smith’s car for the second race on the day.
Johan Fourie dominated the season taking the 2008 Class A title.

2008 Michael Stephen:

2008 Shaun Watson-Smith

2008 Melvil Priest

2008 Johan Fourie

2008 Stephen uses Watson-Smith’s car at Zwartkops:

2009

2009 would be a carbon copy of 2008, with the same driver and team combinations. Johan Fourie once again showed his dominance taking the Class A title. Shaun Watson-Smith would hang up his gloves after 2009.

2009 Michael Stephen:

2009 Shaun Watson-Smith

2009 Melvil Priest

2009 Johan Fourie

At the end of 2009 the Italian Superstars championship had a round at Kyalami. Audi Sport Italia entered two Audi RS4 cars for the event driven by Ermanno Dionisio and Luca Rangoni. Race two on the day saw a thunderstorm hitting Kyalami and Luca Rangoni came home with the race win.

2009 Luca Rangoni:

2009 Ermanno Dionisio:

2010

The Audi teams faced an uphill challenge in 2010. The Affrox BMW team introduced the new BMW 335i and with its turbocharged engine it would make a white wash of the 2010 season. The Audi teams tried their best to compete. Only two Audi teams were present in 2010. Terry Moss Racing had two cars for Michael Stephen and Tschops Sipuka, who was returning to the team. Reigning champion Johan Fourie was again in his own team, Johan Fourie Racing. 2010 would also see the introduction of the first “Endurance race,” a two hour event at Killarney. During the Killarney round Michael Stephen’s car had technical issues that the team could not trace in time after the first two races on the day. The team decided to swop the two cars of Stephen and Sipuka as Michael was in the championship hunt and needed the healthier car for the third race on the day, the two hour endurance race.

2010 proved that the BMW 335i had moved the performance goal posts and the Audi teams knew they would have to respond. And respond they did in 2011.

2010 Michael Stephen:

2010 Tschops Sipuka:

2010 Johan Fourie:

A privately built A4 B7 with a turbocharged engine debuted in the Cape Town Midas Clubmans Championship based at Killarney. The car was driven by Andre Johnson.

2010 Andre Johnson A4:

At the end of 2010 the Italian Superstars Championship held another round at Kyalami. Audi Sport Italia entered four cars for drivers Ermanno Dionisio, Alberto Cola, Simone Campedelli and Riccardo Bossi. The now aging Audi RS4 cars had strong performances but no race wins on the day.

2010 Alberto Cola:

2010 Simone Campedelli:

2010 Ermanno Dionisio

2010 Riccardo Bossi

Footage from the 2010 Superstars at Kyalami: http://youtu.be/U_BFOTPRA-E

2011

Both teams of the 2011 season were in a race against time at the beginning of the season. Terry Moss Racing and Johan Fourie Racing had committed to building new race cars. Their weapon of choice: the new Audi S4 (B8). The new cars were not ready for the opening round and the teams raced with the old B7 A4 cars until their respective S4 cars were ready later in the season. By round two at Killarney the first S4 was ready and the game was about to change. Michael Stephen would race the S4 for Terry Moss Racing at Killarney with a debut pole position and a flag to flag victory. The second Terry Moss Racing S4 would join at round three of the series for Tschops Sipuka. Johan Fourie would debut his S4 at Phakisa during round 4 of the series and would take a win in the 2-hour endurance event. The regular drivers were joined by second drivers for the two endurance events during the season. Johan Fourie shared with Kosie Swanepoel and Tschops Sipuka shared with Simon Moss (son of Terry Moss). Michael Stephen shared with Terry Moss during the first endurance event and shared with Shaun Watson-Smith for the second event later in the year. Nieyaaz Modack purchased the ex-Fourie A4 and competed once with the car in the Production Car Championship at Killarney. The 2011 season developed into a Fourie S4 vs Stephen S4 championship battle. The title fight went down to the final round with Michael Stephen emerging champion.

2011 Michael Stephen A4:

2011 Michael Stephen S4:

2011 Tschops Sipuka A4:

2011 Tschops Sipuka S4:

2011 Johan Fourie A4:

2011 Johan Fourie S4:

2011 Nieyaaz Modack A4:

2011 Fourie & Swanepoel (Endurance events):

2011 Sipuka & Simon Moss (Endurance events):

2011 Stephen & Terry Moss (Endurance events):

2011 Stephen & Shaun Watson-Smith (Endurance events):

Footage of the entire 2011 season can be found here: www.youtube.com/lappiesaudi

The ex-Fourie and ex-Sipuka B7 A4 race cars ended up in private hands in the Killarney based Midas Clubmans championship. Nieyaaz Modack first purchased the Sipuka car and later replaced it with the Fourie car. Iftehaar Dada now owns the Sipuka car. These two Audi A4 cars were joined in the series by the privately built turbo charged A4 B7 of Andre Johnson.

2011 Andre Johnson A4:

2011 Nieyaaz Modack (ex-Sipuka A4):

2011 Nieyaaz Modack (ex-Fourie A4):

2011 Iftehaar Dada (ex-Sipuka A4):

2012

2012 will see, as known at the moment, four Audi S4 race cars, possibly more. Terry Moss Racing with two Audi S4 cars for Tschops Sipuka and Michael Stephen, now carrying the number 1 plate. Johan Fourie Racing will again return with his Audi S4 and VMP Motorsport will be making a return to the Audi brand with a S4 for Melvil Priest. If 2011 was anything to go by and a growing grid, 2012 will be another brilliant season.

Michael Stephen with the number 1 for 2012: