1989 Wesbank Modified Saloons - Kyalami 3

[@yebo56]

I was there, in the Yellow Page box. Still remember the audi wastegate whistle. And sitting amongst the pitgirls at lunchtime was quite the eyeopener for an 8 year old.

[@friendlypiranha774]

This was REAL racing - very fond memories of those cars and drivers.

[@rickyracer8717]

I remember being at this race... Such awesome memories, looking back! Loved that Audi!

[@epyleptik1381]

I think it was the last time I was there too.

[@micowikstrom7182]

Why on Earth??!! It sure looks like the first car I draw as a 4 year old kid. 💩 What happened to Viana's BMW? He was then kicking that ugly duckly Audi's ass!

[@SenyorCapitàCollons]

Those times in which SA racing was on the top of motorsport racing regarding national championships.

[@BalticMotorSport]

Audi inline 5 forever in my heart! Best engine Audi ever built.

[@liamoreilly308]

Remember my parents sneaking us into Kyalami under the blankets in the combi so they didn’t have to pay for three kids and two adults, couldn’t that these days..a great track to watch motor racing at...

[@quartusbuys6831]

I was in the boot , my brother, his wife and one of my friends in the car and ticket guy says how many adults. My brother says "three in the car and one in the boot haha. Ticket guy laughs, pay for 3 and go in"

[@thesisilent7864]

*Kombi

[@guanjun1178]

Man, this is RACING!

[@Mercedes4eva]

Real legends all of them. This is so much more exiting than F1 these days

[@brettrobinson6056]

I loved Tony's 3 Series BMW...so awesome looking!

[@MPZRACEVIDEO]

Great stuff...

[@Jyllenberg]

Wow, never before seen clips from this version of the track! Looked fun to drive.

[@JackFN_VR64]

I remember Vd Merwe driving the Audi Quattro at Killarney. You couldn't miss the sound of that blow off valve.

[@friendlypiranha774]

Jack dN, yes I was also there👍 LOVED the tweeting Audi😂

[@friendlypiranha774]

Ha ha. Sarel was tweeting before anyone else😂😂😂

[@mike.videos]

This was an awesome season! If I remember rightly, Supervan's Audi had started to dominate, but then Tony Viana ditched the massive 7-series and wedged the M1 engine into this much more nimble 3-series body... and shook everything up... but I always rooted for Morgenrood in the screaming Mazda RX7!

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

17 :10 Sarel , gentleman like steps right to let Tony though and avoid a fender rub ! classic racing !

[@thesisilent7864]

I loved those days, BMW SA had the only 7 series involved in factory racing, in the world

[@epyleptik1381]

At the time they were the only team shoehorning the 6/7 series 3.5l 24valve into that little body.

[@quartusbuys6831]

@@epyleptik1381 7 series was a massive car.

[@brettrobinson6056]

And the 3 Series BMW with an M5 engine... brilliant!

[@NelsonTCrescit]

Amazingly a 1300 mazda rotary engine still putting a fight with a V5 audi and bmw inline engine, unhear stuff. Jst that sarel and tony were eating da laps up

[@Vazin]

5 cylinder "inline" Audi engine*

[@fatimadossantos2476]

Tony Viana four me he was the best driver

[@BerraB]

Mazda rotaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@amsterdamG2G]

Wauw, die Viana heeft echt gevochten als een pitbull

[@toast2610]

These commintators didn't like Sarel and his Audi one bit.. that is why I rooted for him all the more

[@alistairbrand]

Sarel was always a Ford man but jumped ship to Audi when he realised how dominant those cars were. Maybe that's why the didn't like him. Back then each driver had their "brand"

[@guanjun1178]

@@alistairbrand Very true.

[@quartusbuys6831]

I remember once he was in the Kolbensmidt escort lying 3rd and all we heard was Sarel Vder Merwe!. Thought he was in front . He was legend needless to say. Probably the most experienced SA driver ever.

[@quartusbuys6831]

The only car he probably never raced was a Trabant😜

[@qu4ttro0]

Im super curious, the Audi behaves as if its a RWD car not a quattro. Could it have been modified for this class? From US so not familiar with this formula. Was this a converted works chassis? anyone know what #?

[@DASHRACEVIDEO]

It's a Trans-Am Audi 200, chassis #TA4 first raced in America by Walter Röhrl and Hans-Joachim Stuck and then sent to South Africa at the end of 1988 where it was raced by Sarel van der Merwe and later by Terry Moss.

[@andregroves7640]

Loved this day of racing, I never missed one opportunity to be there. While I liked the rest, I the Ford was the best.

[@naasscholtz7663]

Would be even greater had I sound! :)

[@vitaliyavt6397]

Quattro!

[@corriejacobs5876]

13 hundred Mazda RX7 you have not mention this

[@martinyable]

was it the 13 B engine?

[@almorrison6271]

Audi choked with restriction such a joke with in hind sight...

[@quattrors5]

Broken Motor Works>

[@jackkallemdjian3945]

What’s in that bmw!,,

[@sharonjute4349]

Lol a Richie Jute Racing Cam 😉

[@sharonjute4349]

A Richie Jute Racing Cam

[@大嶋明弘-g8k]

こんな草レースにワークスアウディは反則だと思う

[@bobanppvc]

That audi dont belong there awd vs rwd it was faster with much bigger size simply technology was too good for others

[@armorgeddon]

This was a formula where technical development still counted, not one of those hundreds of artificial competition series everybody forgets about after a year.