LOCAL MOTORSPORT: Win nudges dynamic duo closer in title race - BDlive
CASTROL Team Toyota Hilux crew Leeroy Poulter and Rob Howie clamped a vicelike grip on the Production Vehicle championship when they won the Nkomazi 450, round four of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship. Poulter/Howie won the RFS Endurance and Sugarbelt 450, and shared heat wins with team-mates Anthony Taylor and Dennis Murphy on the Toyota 1,000 Desert Race in Botswana. After a faultless performance that saw them also win the 100km qualifying event to determine race grid positions, Poulter and Howie were well clear of second placed Jurgen and Max Schröder in the Regent Racing Nissan Navara. For the German crew it was their best result with the pair two minutes and 44 seconds ahead of local favourites Johan and Werner Horn (Malalane Toyota Hilux), who staged a stirring comeback from the back of the field to claim a place on the podium. The Schröders also had a good outing on the Toyota Desert Race and carried their good form into this race. The two factory Ford Performance Ford Rangers of Lance Woolridge/Ward Huxtable and Chris Visser/Japie Badenhorst were among the casualties, along with Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer in the Neil Woolridge Motorsport Ranger. Source: www.bdlive.co.za
