Dezzi is ‘Ultimate Street Hero’
Ballito Street Heroes saw close to 5000 petrol heads visiting the car lovers’ paradise over the weekend.
AFTER the successful delivery of Ballito Street Heroes 2013 over the past weekend, organisers Edusport are already focusing on bringing it back for motorsport fans in the province in the future.
From a Koenigsegg CCXR, a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and 458 Spider, Lamborghini Gallardos, an Aston Martin DBS, and Michael Schumacher’s Benetton Formula One car from the 1990s, all the bases were covered when it came to offering attending fans the most desirable cars in the world.
There was also other action in the FMX arena where the Ride Authority riders proved to be a big hit with the crowds.
The title of Ultimate Street Hero went to racer Dezzi Gutzeit and his Nissan Skyline GTR. Gutzeit clocked a 50.08 second lap in the final in his Japanese beast, and was closely followed by his son, Jade, in second place in his own Skyline.
“When the battle with Jade and I began in the final, I thought he would not be able to put down the times, but man he was fast,” Gutzeit Senior said. “He was slightly ahead and I had to drive my car like I had stolen it. I nearly came unstuck on a corner but managed to hold out and power home down the straight. I was very happy with my time.”
“The event was also extremely well organised, from the food and hospitality to the marshals.”
Over R40 000 was raised for the charity at the cocktail party, through pledges and the auctioning of sports memorabilia donated by Edusport. The funds will now be put into a trust fund for the community centre.
The draw for the grand prize of the F1 Malaysian Grand Prix travel package donated by Edusport Travel will take place at the Ballito Auto SMD group showroom on Friday, September 20 at 1pm.
