The mighty roar and rumble of the Total V8’s will once again be heard at WesBank raceway on Saturday 14th of April as the combination of talented development drivers and seasoned racers take to the challenging 2.4 km road circuit for the first round of the 2007 Championships.

Launched in 2006 with Total SA sponsorship and management by Peter Lindenberg, the Total V8’s allow up and coming development drivers to experience real racing in real race cars. After having cut their teeth on various ovals throughout the country as well as in Namibia and having raced on road circuits the development drivers have improved to the point where the seasoned racers will have to watch their backs at every turn.

The start of the 2007 championships sees racing legend and Total V8 mentor Peter Lindenberg retiring from the series. “Having won the 2006 championships I feel that it is time for the new and up-and-coming drivers to make their mark”, he explained. Two new drivers will be joining the field. Ann Evans, an accomplished off-road racer will be taking part in her first ever on-road race and Jurie Human (Orange truck Rental), a roof of Africa off-road competitor will be filling in the second spot. It will be a steep learning curve for the off-roading newcomers as they face the challenges of piloting these V8 brutes.

Ross Lazarus (Jonnesway ,2nd place overall in 2006) and top placed development driver Ismael Peck (TOTAL, 3rd in 2006) will be working hard to stay at the sharp end of the grid as the talented field spearheaded by the extremely fast Seefie Fourie Jnr (Karcher, 4th in 2006) currently a short oval champion, will be making sure that first place in this years series will be fought for till the bitter end.

Magesh the ’King of Spin’ Ndaba (TOTAL, 5th in 2006) the well known spinning celebrity will be looking to improve on his impressive placing as he takes the challenge to the rest of the field. Victor Pardal and Dawood Hoosein (TOTAL, 7th and 8th respectively in 2006), both licensed drag racing officials and hosts of WesBank Wednesday night drag racing will have their own cars for this year so expect to see some impressive performances from them. Deyana Peck (Brakpan Diff and Gearbox Centre), who at 16 years old has amazed spectators and competitors alike with her skill behind the wheel, completes the line-up of this exciting series. Deyana will for now only be competing in the Oval events.

Other classes in the regional circuit event include the Super Saloons, Formula Libre, M, GTI and Ford classes as well as the Lotus Challenge, Silvercup, Superhatch, Alfa Trofeo and super speedy 250cc Superkarts to round off an impressive field of entrants.

Entry tickets will be available at the gate at a cost of R40 per adult and R20 per child. The pits are open for spectators to mingle with the drivers and the great WesBank facilities with well situated grandstands will allow for unparalleled viewing of the racing.