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Richards Bay revs up for V8 sprint car showdown at Silver Fox Raceway

V8 sprint cars and hotrods roar into Richards Bay for a full-throttle Champion of Champions showdown.

This Saturday, 20 December is a big day for race fans at the Silver Fox Security Raceway at the ZCBF Showgrounds in Richards Bay.

The annual Champion of Champions event will boom with the thundering noise of the V8 sprint cars.

With over 900hp of V8 Chevrolet engines powering these purpose-built sprint car chassis, the competition is bound to be intense.

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No fewer than 12 V8 sprint machines will be in the Bay: Charlise Carlson, Shane Carlson, Mark Taljaard, Elosie Buitendach, JP Taljaard, Diego Neto, Michael Myburgh, Charles Carlson Snr, Pieter Hamman, Jean Neto, Marcel Berry and Stanley Hodkenson.

Meanwhile, Seef Fourie Jnr and Deon Beukman are set to join the hotrod grid on a programme that includes ¼ midgets, stockrods, 1660 saloons, 2.1 modifieds, 2l hotrods, hotrods and sprint Ccars.

Gates open at 8am. Admission to the ground is R150 for adults and R60 for children. Racing starts at 6pm.

For enquiries, contact Michelle on 082 3273231.

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Dave Savides

With 35 years of reporting under his belt, Dave is the veteran newshound of the Zululand Observer. He is an award-winning journalist covering sport and hard news stories, which he achieved not only while a ZO journalist, but also during his tenure as editor-in-chief. Having only recently stepped out of the ‘hot seat’, Dave is now consultant editor but continues chasing hard-hitting stories in his quest to bring news of value to our community of which he is an integral figure.
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