Toyota GR Cup championship moves to Zwartkops Raceway

An expected level playing field will most certainly not be applicable at this weekend's fourth round of the Toyota GR Cup.

- Charl Bosch

A month after the last round at Aldo Scribante, and second to use the upgraded Yaris fitted with the more powerful G16E-GTS three-cylinder 1.6-litre turbocharged engine and eight-speed Direct Automatic Transmission (DAT), the championship moves to where the current crop of motoring media's careers started, the Zwartkops Raceway outside Pretoria.

The fourth round of the series serves as the first visit back on the Highveld since Kyalami in May, and, unlike the actual driving encompassing practice, qualifying and two races, comes with a different challenge.

Besides being the home of the Toyota GR Academy, and therefore taking place before the brand's high-ranking executives, the supposed level-playing field is unlikely to be of concern.