South African Formula One Championship build interest by padding the field with Formula 2 and Formula 5000 cars, but viewership was in a steady decline - not helped by a somewhat Byzantine points system. 1976 would see the start of the domination of South Africa's National Championship by Ian Scheckter. Indeed, had it not been for youthful exuberance Scheckter would have won the 1975 title. He won more races than Charlton, but Charlton was more consistent. Scheckter won the first four championship in a row for Lexington Racing before United Tobacco Company withdrew their teams (Lexington, Gunston and Texan). With Gunston returning in 1983, Scheckter
Juan Cáceres (racing driver) Juan Cáceres (racing driver) Juan Ignacio Cáceres (born May 1, 1984) is a Uruguayan race car driver from Punta del Este. Caceres began racing in Europe in 2001 and has competed in Italian Formula Renault, Spanish/Portuguese Formula BMW Junior Cup (where he was the 2003 champion), and Spanish Formula Three. In 2005 he drove in Italian Formula 3000 and had a Formula One test with Minardi. He made his Champ Car World Series debut in September 2006 at the race at Road America for Dale Coyne Racing. In 2007 Cáceres is driving in the TC2000 touring car series in Argentina.