Final drags for the year
Get ready for some rubber burning action at Tarlton International Raceway.
Sunday 25 October will see the SA National Drag Racing Championship final round unfold where competitors will battle it out for those last crucial points.
Race enthusiasts can prepare themselves for an explosive day of action-packed racing as Tarlton International Raceway end the 2015 racing season with Round 6.
Spectators will be guaranteed some awesome racing action with competition runs among some of the fastest drag car competitors in South Africa as the Top Eliminator Category showcases drivers such as the A-Class Dragster pilots, Dalmain Hattingh and Deon Swanepoel (Whiplash) along with the Top Alcohol Funny Car Pilot, Nico van Rensburg (Lethal Weapon) while they devour the asphalt with some spectacular racing. These Top Eliminator beasts are known for posting monstrous times of six to seven seconds at over 300km/h over the quarter mile.
Bringing everything to the fight will be Gavin Wilkins (SpeedNSound/ SpeedPro/ SKF Mustang) to rack up some championship points lead over the rest of the SKF Senior Eliminator arsenal.
Fighting to keep the championship points lead will be multiple SA National champion Nico van Rensburg in his Supercharged Ford Thunderbird. Joining the force on the day will be Hannes Minnaar with the Twin Turbo 2JZ Corolla, Pieter Lombard with the (Racing Boys) Rotary-powered Turbo Rustler and Sybie Coetzee with his Nitro Performance Turbocharged Nitrous-fed Datsun.
Biker fans also will be spoilt with most of the country’s quickest and fastest street and drag bikes with riders such as Jerry Lombard (Suzuki), Zafar Hoosen (Suzuki), and Shaun and Bertus Breedt (Suzuki) will offer stiff competition in the SS-Bikes Class while in the SB-Bikes class, Peter de la Rey (BMW S1000RR), Jesaja Lombard (Suzuki), Peet Viviers (Suzuki) and Leonard Roberts (Suzuki) will battle it out to gain maximum points for the day.
Tickets are on sale at the main gate on the day for R110 for adults and R50 for children ages six to 12. Tarlton has loads of free parking and take-away food and refreshments vendors available at the venue. The gates will open at 7am and racing is set to start at around 8am. Should the event rain out, it will be re-scheduled for Sunday 1 November.
For information, contact Nico van Heerden on 011 762 5431 or 083 309 8461 during office hours or follow the event on www.facebook.com/tarltonraceway. Save 083 309 8469 to your phone to receive Whatsapp broadcasts.
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