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Keegan Campos returned to the SupaCup with a bang to take a dramatic day at Killarney’s Extreme Festival races. Title leader Leyton Fourie consolidated his advantage in second ahead of title rival Jeff Kruger, who fought hard back to third. Paul Luti took the Masters’ win while Nick Davidson clinched the 2022 Masters title.

As always, the all-Polo SupaCup contenders were extremely closely matched and it took a hefty effort for Leyton Fourie to put his Express Hire Universal Racing Supa Polo onto pole position ahead of Universal teammate Jeffrey Kruger. 

Keegan Campos’ Campos Transport machine won the battle for the inside second row from Jonathan Mogotsi’s Sonax Motul Polo with VW teammate Daniel Rowe’s Team Perfect Circle entry next from local Car Care Clinic hero Danie van Niekerk.

Wildcard Reghard Roets topped the Masters’ grid in Keagan Masters' regular ride, from Iain Pepper back in Jason Campos’ car, Paul Luti, Tato Carello and JP van der Walt. Four more Masters’ entries, title leader Nick Davidson, Rui Campos, Stefan Snyders, and newcomer Roberto Franco led the troubled David Franco.

It was however Keegan Campos who took advantage of turn 1 chaos between title leading front row men Fourie and Kruger to move into an early lead. He took Mogotsi, van Niekerk, Roets and Pepper with him, ahead of the recovering Fourie.

Fourie quickly made up a few places after his early delay, but he found Killarney expert van Niekerk a tough nut to crack as the two diced hard for third, swapping positions several times. Fourie’s title rival Kruger was however delayed a long way back and looking to finish well outside the points. 

But then Masters’ duo Rui Campos and Snyders came together out of Malmsbury on lap 4, which required Safety Car intervention. Up front, Keegan Campos made short work of the restart to lead Mogotsi and Fourie, who had to give it his all to pip van Niekerk at the post with van Niekerk and Roets in chase.

Aided by the safety car closing up the pack, Kruger charged back to sixth and also scored the fastest lap point to minimise his deficit to just 2 points. Luti ended seventh from Carello, van der Walt and Masters’ men Roberto Franco and Davidson, with David Franco next after Snyders, Rui Campos and Pepper retired. 

Race 2 proved even more chaotic. Fourie led Campos, van Niekerk and Mogotsi when Mogotsi made contact with van Niekerk on lap 4, who then violently ploughed into the end of the pit wall. Kruger was also involved in the aftermath as the red flag flew to mop up the carnage.

Kruger’s hastily mended machine made the initial running on the restart, but he was overhauled by Campos, who hung on to the lead for the remainder of the restarted race. Fourie piled on the pressure to follow Campos home closely enough be classified the race winner when both parts of the race were combined.

Kruger was third from Rowe and first Masters’ men Luti and Pepper, David Franco, Rui Campos, Rob Franco, and Davidson. Roets, Carello and van der Walt followed after van Niekerk and Mogotsi did not make the restart. Overall, Keegan Campos took the day from Fourie, Kruger, Rowe, and Masters’ two Luti and Franco.

The title fight is still on between Leyton Fourie, who holds an 18-point advantage over Jeff Kruger with 43 points on the table going into the 15 October Zwartkops finale. Now out of contention, Keegan Campos sits a solid third in the chase, while Nick Davidson has wrapped up the Masters’ title from Luti. .