Cape Town’s very own hillclimb event will take place this weekend. Speed Classic Cape Town, as it is called, will take place on 25 and 26 October. Philip Kgosana Drive (previously De Waal Drive) will serve as the track for time trial. The 1,8-km course, as pictured, will use the contour road that runs from the edge of the city towards the Southern Suburbs at the foot of Table Mountain.
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Weekend Event
The event will take place over two days. Saturday is reserved for classic cars. Sunday will play host to the more extreme, and newer, machinery in the King of the Mountain Shootout. Gates open at 07:00 on Saturday 25 October and 08:00 on Sunday 26 October. Saturday’s program concludes at 17:00, while Sunday’s activities run until 19:00. Ticket holders can make use of free parking is available at the Good Hope Seminary Junior School, from where they will be transported to the venue via a free shuttle service. It’s probably best to avoid the area entirely if you aren’t heading to the event, so as not to add to the congestion.
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What to Expect?
Hillclimb events are one-car time trials. vehicles set off at intervals to set the quickest time over the measured course. Capetonians are well versed with Philip Kgosana Drive, which provides plenty of twists and turns with the added challenge of elevation and rippled tar. Race organisers have thrown is a few temporary chicanes so as to make the course slightly different to that which we are accustomed.
Spectators can expect to see plenty of classic road- and racecars compete on Saturday such as the two E30 BMWs pictured. Both are former circuit racing machines that once competed in top-flight national series in SA. The M3 is a Touring Car that will be driven by racing legend Farouk Dangor. His former BTCC racer is the only one of its kind in Africa. The 325iS, formerly raced by Shaun vd Linde in Group N will be driven by local hero Achmat Achmat. In addition, expect to see all manner of classic cars, from old Jaguars and BMWs to the oldest car competing at the event, a 1930 Bentley owned by Harry Tayler.
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Heavy Hitters
The action will really heat up on Sunday when we can expect to see full on super- and racecars vying for top honours. Race fans will be treated to the likes of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches in the road-car categories. There will also be a number contemporary circuit-racing cars in action. In addition, the heaviest hitters, in the shape of full-on hillclimb-specific machines, will be ripping up the track on Sunday.
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