Sarel van der merwe autobiography sample
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Sarel van der merwe autobiography sample
5/12/1946
Record updated
One of the best drvers to come out of South Africa, van der Merwe was too tall for single seaters so he carved out a career in sports cars and saloons winning the Daytona 24 hour race in 1984 amongst his many victories.
Sarel Daniel van der Merwe the fourth has more often than not been regarded as the stormy petrel of South African motorsport but, love him or hate him, Supervan has carved his name in stone. Van der Merwe's record in saloon cars, rally cars, sports cars and off-road machinery is testimony to perhaps the most gifted and talented all-round driver ever produced in South Africa.
He began is racing career in saloons back in 1967 driving a DKW but soon switched to Rallies where he proceeded to win eleven South African Rally Championships.
On the circuits he won the SA Group 1 champion in 1977 and three South African Modified Saloon Car Championships.
He competed in a few international rallies but without much luck