Like father, like daughter: Tasmin Pepper returns to Engen Volkswagen Cup
The official 2017 South African circuit racing season will kick off on March 24th, when a full field of more than 20 Polo drivers line up for the start of the 2017 Engen Volkswagen Cup at Cape Town’s Killarney International Raceway. With the return of a few well-known names such as Tasmin Pepper, as well as the addition of young and raw talent, the 2017 season has all the makings to be an epic one.
“We are very excited to finally go racing,” said Mike Rowe, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport.
“The off-season gave everyone an opportunity to regroup and prepare their cars and teams for 2017, but the break was long enough now and I’m sure that all of the Engen Volkswagen Cup competitors are raring to go.”
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Probably the biggest news is that former Volkswagen Cup star, Tasmin Pepper (pictured) will return to the series. This will probably not be such good news for the majority of men in the field, as the daughter of well-known racing driver Iain Pepper will most definitely be a title contender.
“I’m looking forward to being back in the Polo Cup field. We start the season at my favourite track, so podium finishes would be a good,” said Pepper.
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Pepper will have her work cut out for her, as there are a number of competitors that will not take her challenge lightly. Jeffrey Kruger has good backing this season and will no doubt be a title contender, and so will masters competitor Juan Gerber. But perhaps the biggest onslaught for championship honours will come from Shaun La Reservee. The man from KZN is a proven race winner, and with a little bit of consistency thrown into the mix, he could be hard to beat in 2017.
Everyone will have everything to play for when the first practice session starts at 09:45 on Friday 24 March. Official qualifying to determine the grid will take place at 17:30 on the same day, while the first of three races on Saturday will start at 11:55.
Source: MotorPress