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Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa (TGRSA) had a fantastic outing in Bothaville this past weekend. Competing in Rounds 4 and 5 of the 2022 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC), the team dominated the double-header as Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings took victory in both rounds.
Lategan is the defending SARRC champion and is involved in a heavy tussle with teammate Giniel de Villiers for this year's crown. And thanks to his victories in the Free State, he is back in the mix as he and De Villiers will fight it out for top honours in the season's two remaining rounds.
"This was an astounding weekend for the team," said an ecstatic TGRSA team principal, Glyn Hall, after the race. "Everything went according to plan for us, and Henk really showed his class by winning twice - once from tenth on the road and once from the front."
More podiums
TGRSA had more reason to celebrate as more of its crews appeared on the podium throughout the weekend.
In the team's official weekend statement, TGRSA says that during Round 4, Guy Botterill and co-driver Simon Vacy-Lyle went second-fastest, trailing Lategan/Cummings to the end by just shy of two minutes. De Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy recorded a third-place finish for the round, ensuring they stayed in touch with the lead in the championship fight.
Round 5 saw De Villiers/Murphy improve their finish from the day before, moving into second place for the round. They finished 1min42sec behind Lategan/Cummings.
Shameer Variawa and co-driver Danie Stassen went third-fastest, completing the second all-TGRSA podium for the weekend.
"Overall, we're not only pleased with the results, but also with the progress we've made with the testing and development of the new parts and setups that we ran this weekend,” concludes Hall. "We are always hunting for more performance in our quest to continuously improve our Dakar-winning GR DKR Hilux T1+, and this weekend served as confirmation that our latest developments are working as expected."
Rounds 6 and 7, the final of the 2022 SARRC season, will take place on 11-12 November at the Parys 400.
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