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SOUTH AFRICA February 2013
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Author:  TopCat [Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:  SOUTH AFRICA February 2013
Don't have a lot of time but a quick update
first of all what we came away with:
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We got 1 in class overall over the two meetings in the Enduro- being the first 4 seater home- the only cars ahead were GT40s a couple of Shelby Daytonas and a Lola- all sportsracers!
I then picked up a 2 and a 3 in TransAm races

Your Dutch Maestro Jan Lammers broke the lap record in Bennetton F1 car (ex Schumacher)

Concentrating on tasty BMWs see
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Very sadly the event at Kyalami was marred by the death of a Motorcyle racer in start line crash and another VSI
in another incident

But that track was unbelieveable- one of the all time great circuits ever
Sarel and I had a really great time- over the course of the Enduro we completely destroyed my Hoosiers- and not much left on the Toyos 888Rs either!
Author:  TopCat [Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SOUTH AFRICA February 2013
tragically since my first post we learnt that the second rider also lost the battle for survival

thought I would post pictures of Butch (lest you think I had a BMW here!) BTW that 745i is the original SA touring champ
despite being in the wrong race with the sportscars in our respective classes we did fine! Sarel drove the socks off Butch my Camaro - and at times I too had my moments..................
Butch ran faultlesly my thanks to the excellent race preparation of Scott Racing- well done guys!

We got a first overall in the enduro race in class across both race meetings- the key prize and managed to finish 8 at the end of the Kyalami Enduro behind a set of hot kit cars GT40s and Daytona Coupe replicas (with the exception of 1 Chevrolet Corvette GS) - so we were certainly the first 4 seater and you could say the 2 "dare I say real" car home!
despite running out of fuel- well in fact it was a blown fuse in fuel pump- I did just enough laps to clinch a 2 in that TransAm race- and I got a 3 in the TransAm race at Zwartkops the previous weekend!
some random pictures:
Daytona winning superstar loved Butch!
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Busy Pits/garage!
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this is the REAL DEAL- this is the actual Alan Mann GT40 the SA GT40s were all kit cars
sadly failed to finish the second enduro with blown gearbox
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Sadly the Kyalami meeting was marred by the deaths of 2 motorbike racers in separate incidents.

We will be back though!
I then picked up a 2 and a 3 in TransAm races

The Dutch Maestro Jan Lammers broke the lap record in Bennetton F1 car (ex Schumacher)

But that track was unbelieveable- one of the all time great circuits ever
Sarel and I had a really great time- over the course of the Enduro we completely destroyed my Hoosiers- and not much left on the Toyos 888Rs either.

I know that you know that the BMW 735i of the 80's has a lot of camaro about it-
Check out this clean example to see what I mean!
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I see we certainly got a mention!:
http://www.zwartkops.co.za/round-two-ba ... uary-2013/
Author:  sportsroof [Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SOUTH AFRICA February 2013
Well done Tim! Looks like you had a great time despite the very sad losses of the bike racers. I would have loved to race bikes but would probably not be here now if I had.
Good to see your Camaro put in a good show and survived intact, congratulations.
Cheers, Martin
Author:  TopCat [Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SOUTH AFRICA February 2013
Thanks Martin
Am off to sunny South Africa next week- but without Butch this year- purely business (well nearly!)

I have been offered a drive in a TVR in the TT 2 x driver race at Zwartkops by a chum.

in a different class from the big ones certainly

will let you know how we get on! I am keeping a low profile/low expectation results wise!!
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