For the love of speed and beauty

[Cara]

I know there's a thread for all too post the cars they drive, but this thread is more for those of you who loves speed and all the pretty cars you get, like me!

Every other weekend, I attend some or other racing event, drags, quarter mile, circuit and illegal dices. The venues I visit most: Tarlton International Raceway, Zwartkops, Randfontein Oval Racing, Kyalami and for the illegal dices we normally get tip offs where to meet and take it from there.

What I'm hoping to achieve with this thread is for people to post event dates and venues, as well as photos or info from the races you attend.

I'll start it off with some pics from the last two Tarlton Fast Fest events I attended:













Please note: All these photo's are taken with my own camera and not copied from somewhere else.

 

[Cara]

Dyno Day 13/07/2013:

 

[Dohc-WP]

im not a fan of the focus st's but those evo VIII's look the schizz

 

[Cara]

These are my friends. The vdw's. The first yellow Seat is the youngest brother, the second yellow is the oldest brother and the charcoal one is Daddy's. Daddys car is the fastest...

 

[Wyvern]

Nope, not a fan of that kind of racing, I am involved at Killarney with the classic car and Sports GT races. (It helps that my dad drives a Lotus Seven Replica he built himself). So I am at the race track for one sat a month to watch them race. My brother also works for Harp Motorsports, who builds and maintains some of the various race cars on the track at Killarney.

Give me the classics any day before the crappy porches and Fords and so forth. As for the shyte that is drag racing - I don't watch it nor do I enjoy it. Racing isnt how fast a car goes on a straight line, its the beauty of racing, overtaking, planning, learning a track and improving an overall lap time.

At least Killarney is doing something for the drag racers. They allow drag racing, people pay R50 per person, anyone can participate, as long as they follow some basic rules. This is making drag racing at least a hell of a lot safer.

 

[Cara]

Ja Kyalami also recently re-opened their drag strip again. Also go there alot to watch my uncle Melville Priest (drives for Audi) normally Class A races. I actually love any sort of racing but I think i'm a bit more into the "speed" aspect of it.

Here's a photo of Melville Priest's car as well:

 

[bradbear117]

Nope, not a fan of that kind of racing, I am involved at Killarney with the classic car and Sports GT races. (It helps that my dad drives a Lotus Seven Replica he built himself). So I am at the race track for one sat a month to watch them race. My brother also works for Harp Motorsports, who builds and maintains some of the various race cars on the track at Killarney.

Give me the classics any day before the crappy porches and Fords and so forth. As for the shyte that is drag racing - I don't watch it nor do I enjoy it. Racing isnt how fast a car goes on a straight line, its the beauty of racing, overtaking, planning, learning a track and improving an overall lap time.

I have just had a revelation. I hate racing games because Im super terrible at them. Those words I made bold there just klapped me upside the head when I read them. Gotta learn the tracks! I haven't been paying attention all these years, i never ever know whats coming next, almost like racing blind.
shot oke!

 

[MetalSoup]

shot oke!

I wouldn't go around calling Wyvern an "oke" if I were you.

 

[Wyvern]

I have just had a revelation. I hate racing games because Im super terrible at them. Those words I made bold there just klapped me upside the head when I read them. Gotta learn the tracks! I haven't been paying attention all these years, i never ever know whats coming next, almost like racing blind.
shot oke!

Glad I could help. . . .

The first thing race drivers do when they get to a new track is to walk the track, even though they raced there just a year ago and on simulators, they still walk the track to see what changes was made, if repairs was made what tar mix was used. To see where dust gets blown onto the track, where the track is cracking, where the curbs are high as well as any other things that might affect the racing conditions.

and as Eugene said. . . I am not an "oke"

 

[Pooky]

I wouldn't go around calling Wyvern an "oke" if I were you.

But there are no women on the internet

 

[MalicE]

I think I have outgrown the zooped-up, "I played too much need for speed", "fast and the furious were the best movies ever", car scene.

 

[Ike_009]

I wouldn't go around calling Wyvern an "oke" if I were you.

But there are no women on the internet

And trees can't type either

 

[ViperGTI]

I'm also a fan of cars and speed... although, like Wyv, I prefer a track rather than a straight line... However, I'm not really into the classics. Personally, I wouldn't mind taking my GTI around a track... or rather, A GTI (other than mine). Tyres are expensive

These are my friends. The vdw's. The first yellow Seat is the youngest brother, the second yellow is the oldest brother and the charcoal one is Daddy's. Daddys car is the fastest...

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So... Which Seat do you drive? Seems like it is a family favourite. Pity that VW stopped bringing them to SA.

 

[Cara]

I'm also a fan of cars and speed... although, like Wyv, I prefer a track rather than a straight line... However, I'm not really into the classics. Personally, I wouldn't mind taking my GTI around a track... or rather, A GTI (other than mine). Tyres are expensive


So... Which Seat do you drive? Seems like it is a family favourite. Pity that VW stopped bringing them to SA.

Nooo I love straight track. I don't drive a Seat even though I would love to. Here's my baby: Renault Clio lll 2.0 Sport




Not "the" fastest but fast enough for now. I'm actually looking to get myself the OPC. But I'll have to wait a bit...

And here's my brothers awesome Golf 2. Recently did an ABF motor:

We still need to put it on the quarter mile to see what time it does though.

 

[ViperGTI]

And here's my brothers awesome Golf 2. Recently did an ABF motor:

We still need to put it on the quarter mile to see what time it does though.

My first car was a Golf 2 CSX... which I had converted to a 2L, gasflowed, balanced and added a 36 Weber carb. Loved that car. It was quicker than both my Golf 3 GTI (also gasflowed and new fuel management system) and Golf 4 GTI (standard) that I drove after that. These days though I drive the cars as I buy them. No more mods.

 

[Cara]

My first car was a Golf 2 CSX... which I had converted to a 2L, gasflowed, balanced and added a 36 Weber carb. Loved that car. It was quicker than both my Golf 3 GTI (also gasflowed and new fuel management system) and Golf 4 GTI (standard) that I drove after that. These days though I drive the cars as I buy them. No more mods.

I love the Golf's but I will never drive one myself. This is my brothers first car (he's 20) bought it himself and every month he does something different to the car. But I have to say it fscks off! Lol!

I also leave my car standard. That's why i'll buy meself the OPC Turbo as is. Better that way especially with the warranty etc.

 

[bradbear117]

Glad I could help. . . .

The first thing race drivers do when they get to a new track is to walk the track, even though they raced there just a year ago and on simulators, they still walk the track to see what changes was made, if repairs was made what tar mix was used. To see where dust gets blown onto the track, where the track is cracking, where the curbs are high as well as any other things that might affect the racing conditions.

and as Eugene said. . . I am not an "oke"

Terribly sorry Miss! My bad.