SA Stance fans roll into town

Popular event draws 100 cars

More than 100 cars pulled into Port Alfred’s Pascoe Crescent for the 2022 Stance by the River event on Saturday September 3, with car fanatics from as far afield as Cape Town and Joburg arriving to show off their pride and joy.

“Yes, there are some amazing high-level and quite expensive mods,” said event organiser Kurt Solomon. “But there are also people who add something small here and there when they can afford it.”

Interiors, paint jobs, wheels and air (hydraulics) were some of the factors he and fellow judge Usman Hayat considered. sheer “gees” was also a factor.

“Not everyone can afford the high-level modifications,” said Solomon. “And we also welcome and acknowledge the small guys. They are often the crowd favourites.”

Solomon said in the four years the event had been held, last weekend’s was the second biggest, with accommodation establishments, restaurants and supermarkets benefiting.

The biggest beneficiary would be the girls at a local school, who receive help from a sanitary pad project. “Last year we raised enough for sanitary pads for all the girls there for the whole year and we think it will be the same this time,”he said.

Category winners

Top 5 static: Cammy Flanagan; Quinton Muller; Zain Ramzan; Robyn Prince; Chase Spargs Top 7 air: Nico Bruintjies; Domonique Davis (Bassa); Saige Walters; Lance Kippen; Chad Higgins; Bjogan Richards; Shaquille Stevens

Best wheel: Laudis Mopp Best female: Tamlyn Grovers Best Stance crew: Ace of Stance Best Block crew: Clique

Best of show: Charl Hahn WHAT ARE STANCE CARS?

Here is a definition from Wikipedia: “Stance is most commonly associated with the stanced car subculture, a style of modifying cars which emphasises lowering cars, typically with either coilovers or air suspension, and often adding negative camber to the wheels to achieve the “stanced” look.

The main parameters of the vehicle’s stance are suspension height and position of the wheels. Suspension height usually depends on the suspension components while wheel position usually depends on the rim size and offset. Tire fitment also plays a big role from both a visual and functional perspective.”

Pictures: SUE MACLENNAN HOT SEAT: Bradley and Theolitha Chrisjan, from Qonce, with their 2001 BMW E46 325 24-valve. Mods are sprayed tapit covers and lowered suspension. Bradley is a mechanic by trade and did the work himself

SKY’S THE LIMIT: Kyle Daniels and Abraham Morris from Makhanda with Kyle’s Datsun GO (2017). Mods include a sunroof

PROUD MOMENT: Jarren Beaton and Neo Trompeter from Gqeberhabased Ace of Stance, which was named Best Stance Crew

ALL REVEALED: The air suspension detail of Kevin Somiah’s BMW E36 328 convertible

CRITICAL EYE: Stance by the River 2022 judges Kurt Solomon and Usman Hayat.

SO LOW: Bjogan Richards, from East London, with his Golf 7 GTI bagged