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Unique National Braai Day -Extreme Festival racing program at Kyalami. In a break with normal circuit racing tradition, the 2014 Extreme Festival will run its next round at Kyalami on Wednesday, September 24.
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| The National Braai day event will offer a full programme of motorsport, with eight separate categories taking to the tarmac. |
| Top billing will belong to the G&H Transport Extreme Supercar events, with 22 exotic vehicles entered. Lining up for victories will be combinations like Charl Arangies (Motul Dodge Viper V10), Deon du Plessis (BPT KTM X-Bow), Lee Thompson (BMW 135), Ricky Giannoccaro (G&H Transport BMW M3 GTR), Jonathan du Toit (TAR Ferrari 430), Kris Budnik (Cedar Isle BMW M3), Sun Moodley (Bigfoot Express Porsche GT3) and Nicky Dicks (Curvent Porsche GT3). Also worth watching should be Oliver Dalais (Marlboro Crane Ford GT1), George Avvakoumides (Ocean Basket Porsche RSR), Greg Parton (Drizit KTM X-Bow), Willem van der Westhuizen (C3 Engineers Ferrari 360) and Andre van der Merwe (Evapco Porsche 911). |
| The Speed & Sound 111 Sports and Saloon Car races should see people like Adrian Dalton (Xtra Shoes Golf) disputing front places with George Bezuidenhout (Forkman Nissan Primera), Jannie van Rooyen (Goldwagen VW Scirocco), Warren Dodd (BMW E36), Chris Davison (Opel Superboss), Andy Gossman (Chamdor Veridot Golf), Greg Moloney (G&H Mini Cooper), and Marius Wait (Porsche Boxster). |
| Top contenders in the Goldwagen Northern Bolt SuperHatch races should include Hilton van Nieuwenhuizen (ASAP Peugeot 207), Brett Garland (Jonnesway Honda Civic), Mark du Toit (TAR Honda Civic), Geoff Tugwell (Tugwell Tooling Golf), class B watch out for Louise Joubert (Spar Ford Fiesta) and class C, Morne Human (Opel Kadett) |
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| James Hurley (Starter Pack Polo) and Rory Atkinson (Comsol Polo) should resume their battle at the head of the two Comsol VW Challenge with Lyle Ramsay (Polo) and Darren Nathan (Sex Trader Polo) fighting it out in class B. The class C fight should be between Francios van Zyl, Elke van Vledder and Jacques Smith. * The Hankook Formula Vee brigade should again provide close competition, with possible winners Greg Wilson (Reflex Solutions Forza), Peter Hills (Renexcon Rhema), Jaco Schriks (Office Direct Rhema), Alan Holm (Laserprint Rhema), Gert van den Bergh BP Nantes Rhema), Symm Grobler (Rhema) and Henk Swanepoel (Renexcon Rhema). |
| Reigning champion Stewart MacLeod (Red Star ZX10R) will be the man to beat in the Red Square Kawasaki Masters events, with his closest contenders Graeme van Breda (Van Breda ZX10R), Brian Bontekoning (Jaguar Power ZX10R), Kyle Robinson (Fantech ZX10R) and Pieter de Vos (Jongingozi ZX10R). |
| The two Thunderbike races should see an awesome riding display by people like Greg Gildenhuys (BMW HP4), David MacFadden (Mantella 310 Kawasaki ZX10), Etienne Nelson (Cabac BMW 1000R), Jesse Boshoff (Triumph Daytona), Nicholas Kershaw (Kawasaki ZX6), Anthony Shelley (Fergor Kawasaki ZX6) and Darien Keizer (Uncle Andy Kawasaki ZX10R). |
| The Brunch Run Challenge has attracted more than 20 entriesw. Top riders should include Tristan Nelson (Triumph Daytona), Mary-Ellen Carmody (Genrock Triumph Daytona), Hendrik Erasmus (Prisma Couriers Suzuki), Andre van Staden (Kawsaki ZX10) and Wendy Odendaal (Race Bike Inn Kawasaki). |
| The Kyalami gates will be open from 6am, with racing scheduled to start at 10am. |
| Admission will cost R80 per adult, Students R50, with kids under the age of 12 going in for free. Being National Braai Day, those with gas braais will go in for just R50, while girls in bikinis will go in for free. |
| See you at Kyalami on Wednesday the 24th of September 2014! |
