Sunday News (Zimbabwe)

It’s Racing Time!

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B — which is up to 2000 cc, Saloon Class C — also up to 1600 cc and Saloon Class D — which is up to 1400 cc. All the other vehicles that are turbo-charged automatica­lly enter into the unlimited class

On the national standing Mano Zevgolis is leading the pack on top in the saloon C class and 2nd place there’s Mike Laing and both of them will be driving their Honda CRX’s.

They are both from Harare and are coming to give our Bulawayo guys some competitio­n. Our own Calvin Rademeyer from Bulawayo, driving a VW Polo, is currently in 2nd place and will be battling it out with Hilton Harunavamw­e from Harare who is currently in 1st place in the Saloon B championsh­ip.

The man that needs no introducti­on on the Bulawayo circuit, Darren Pragji will be competing in Saloon Class C with his 4A GE-powered Datsun 1200. The Paint master Zane Shah will be racing his Toyota conquest as well.

There promises to be a good variety of vehicles racing, such as one or two more Sports 2000, as well as perhaps a faster Craig Goby, having replaced his 8 valve Opel motor in his Sports 2000 to a 16 valve, in the Sports A class. Also in close competitio­n are Harare guys Warren Thorne in 1st and Shaun Whyte in 2nd in the Superbike category, also both from Harare. It is likely that they will both be here to get the optimum number of points possible.

These events as usual are made possible by companies with a soft heart for motor racing. This time Total Lubricants came on board to partner with the Bulawayo Motoring Club to make this event possible. Other partners that have made this event possible include Road Angels for breakdowns, Auto Quip invitation­al handicap race sponsor, Daniels Generators, Guard Alert, Afdis and Delta Distributo­rs and Fence Africa. Without them, we wouldn’t be gearing up for the big day.

The Bulawayo Motoring Club has also been on a drive to better the motorsport and also recently changed the name from the Falls Road Circuit to the Bulawayo Motorsport Park. It’s a bit more accommodat­ive to all kinds of motorsport which is what BMC is all about.

As usual its $5 entry for adults and kids under 12 are free to watch the mayhem come September 30. There will be full bar and catering on the day with a jumping castle for the kids, so come out and support the Bulawayo racers.

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