Win tickets to the KZN Road Racing event

THE green flag and chequered flag will be flying this Saturday, March 2, when the KZN Road Racing Club’s members fill up the grids for the first race of the season. As a special treat for the opening event, spectators will not only be treated to a full programme of various motorcycle and car classes but will also get to see the Lotus Challenge Class from Gauteng racing, and organisers are expecting around 18 participants in this class alone.

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The grassy park-like banks around Dezzi Raceway are family-and spectator-friendly, with gates opening at 07:00 and the racing starting at 10:00. Refreshments and food outlets are available, and spectators can walk through the pits to admire the motorcycles and cars while mingling with the race drivers and riders. Tickets are R100 for adults and R50 for kids and pensioners.

The racing programme for the day, with races varying between bike and car classes, includes:

Motorcycles: Starting from 150cc and going through to Formula Extreme (600cc – 1000cc). One of the highlights of the motorcycle programme is the big field of riders in the Motard Class.

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Cars: Time Challenge Class, which is open to road-going vehicles, and organisers are expecting many younger competitors to participate this year; M Projects Historic Class always turns heads with the fantastic Mk 1 Ford Escorts, Renault Gordinis and other beautiful racing cars from the 60s and 70s; Modified Saloon Class: this class also sees full grids and produces tight racing, and last but not least, the Sports and GT Class.

KZN Road Racing Club is also pleased to be welcoming back the voice of KZN motorsport, Len van der Westhuizen, who will be giving full commentary throughout the day’s racing.

For further information about KZN Road Racing Club, or to find out what you need to participate in the Time Challenge Class, visit the club’s website: kznrrc.co.za.

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Meet Peter Ward from Waterfall

Racing for the SJW team in the Motard Masters Class, Ward, who is also known as Panic Pete, says in the height of training, his diet consists of McDonald’s pink milkshakes and chicken nuggets. He tried to quit smoking, but that did not go well, and his team has allowed it due to all the crash-test dummies in the team that give him grey hair when their hamsters fall off the wheel. Racing as number 34, Ward says he is looking forward to a safe and fun season this year, with hopefully a couple of podiums.

Win a set of four tickets!

To stand a chance of winning the tickets, email noreenp@dbn.caxton.co.za with the name of the newspaper you read this article in as the subject line. Also, provide your name, surname, street address, email and contact telephone number. The raceway is down in Port Shepstone, so only serious readers who can get down to Dezzi Raceway (3 Dennis Shepstone St, Port Shepstone) must enter. The winner will be chosen on Friday at 09:00 and notified telephonically by 10:00.

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