Back in the driver's seat at Killarney for another thrilling bite at the track

GR CUP CHALLANGE

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

IT’S been almost eight weeks and I was not aware it was possible to miss getting strapped tightly into my GR Yaris as much as I do.

It’s been what feels like forever since the purr of the 210kW and 400Nm 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine has reverberated in the pits and around a track in the GR Cup Challenge.

Our last outing was at the super fast East London Grand Prix Circuit in wet and slippery conditions, so much so that the two race event was changed into a 12 lap single race.

First time out

This weekend we return to Cape Town’s Killarney International Raceway, the venue for our debut race in March and second last race of the seven round championship.

To say I was nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs is an understatement.