Home ยป Motoring. By Andre De Kock. The South African circuit racing season started on a blistering note during the Passion for Speed extravaganza Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday. A large crowd turned up to be fully entertained, the rain stayed away until the very latter stages and enthusiasts were again reminded why historic racing is an absolutely brilliant form of the adrenaline game. In race one, multiple oval circuit champion Seef Fourie arguably delivered the race of the day by taking his Mercury Cougar to victory after starting low down in the field.
Netherlands visitor Campagne got into his stride in race two, blasting the huge, bellowing seven-litre CanAm-era McLaren around Zwartkops to good effect. Venter and Horne took the first two places in race two as well, this time followed by Budd, Richardson and Dovey. Download our app and read this and other great stories on the move.
Available for Android and iOS. Click here to get The Citizen news and updates on Whatsapp. Annual Zwartkops Passion for Speed puts on a show of note. Opener to the local motorsport calendar produced close and action packed racing, but also a series of accidents and safety cars in scorching and later rain hit conditions.
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