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Sport Compact in South Africa (hi-pic content)
Hi guys, we all know Sport Compact is going through a tough time in the States but in South Africa, it's grown quickly without any red tape. Magazines and local newspapers give it good coverage and the times and speeds have improved dramatically. Spectator crowds range up to 5 thousand on any given Sunday while Cape Town sees in excess of 15,000 when the much stronger Johannesburg contingent pay a visit. Few years back, one Joburg vs Cape event pulled in 30,000 spectators.
The industry has grown in leaps and bounds too and there are more American-based tuners and companies putting their full back-up and support into our local stars. Big names such as Mike Laskey, Stephanie Eggum and Bill Schimmel have shown good support to us. A prime example would be Africa's quickest Unibodied FWD named Nasen Padayachee, who after spending a few weeks with Steph, has finally dipped into the eights with his GM-based Opel Kadett. Even though you guys are going through a tough time, rest assured that your efforts have not gone noticed in South Africa. Here's a few pics of some of our local talent: Marius Oosthuizen, a Supra powered panel van, 9.7 seconds. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/marius.jpg Seun Coetsee, 2l 16V Golf 16V turbo, 9.9 seconds. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...tyboi/seun.jpg Sybie Coetzee, a Ford Twin Turbo package, 8.7 seconds. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/sybie.jpg Nasen Padayachee, GM Turbo, 8.9 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/nasen.jpg Gavin Wilkins, Ford V8, 8.6 seconds. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/wilkins.jpg Richard Jordaan, Nissan van with Mazda 16V turbo, 9.0 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/richard.jpg Eziel Esterhuizen, Honda Civic B20 Turbo, 10.3 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/eziel.jpg Joel Silva, Honda CRX B18B Turbo, 10.4 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/bat-2.jpg Wynand Mulder, GM Turbo, 9.4 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/wynand.jpg Kirsch Naidoo, Supra powered Corolla, 9.9 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/kirsch.jpg Leon du Plooy, Nissan van with Toyota turbo, 9.7 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...tyboi/leon.jpg |
Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (rota92)
thanks 4 sharing
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (rota92)
Thanks. The South African Rand to the Dollar is not great. Importing stuff from the States does become very pricey, so most of us do improvise to keep the costs down. Where you guys probably buy the stuff off the shelves, we normally have to wait quite some time for our orders to be shipped over, and always at a serious price. Even though we could order direct from the States, some opt to go the cheaper route, for example, making proper chromoly sideshafts and massive CV's takes no less than two months to manufacture here. The one-piece bonnet and fenders pieces take over a month to complete. Us South Africans can become rather impatient at times - haha! Our times aren't that impressive, but please do take into consideration that we race 7,000ft above sea level, and our tracks have rubber only up to the 60ft mark. The rest of the track is tar. Wheelspin is not an option here. |
It's always great to see drag racing from around the world. The large crowd is nice to see also.
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Re: (1992Si)
nice thank you for sharing with us http://is.rely.net/1-92-29998-l-1gbM...AmVuBW3hGg.gif
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Re: (HypnotikEFX)
Thanks for sharing, great looking cars. I'd love to see more pics of that panel van https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif
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https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif I love how everything is different around the world
that supra powered rolla is twisted lol |
it's really cool to you guys out there having fun.
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Re: (tagperformance)
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Nasen (Nascar) is a fella we have been helping for a while now.
He is a good fella https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/nasen.jpg |
Re: Re: (turbodano)
thanks for sharing. I always wonder what other people in the world are racing https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (The Bat)
Nasen speaks very highly of the BullsEye Turbo range in South Africa. As requested, here are some more pics:
Krubin Naidoo, Nissan van with Mazda 16V Turbo, 9.3 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/KRUBIN.jpg Bear Racing's Top Bike, 7.5seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...tyboi/bike.jpg Rex Wilkinson, GM Turbo https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ttyboi/REX.jpg Logan Naicker, Lotus Exige with Mazda 16V Turbo, 9.7 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/logan.jpg Annie Silva, VR6 Turbo https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/annie-1.jpg Marco Versloot, Honda Civic, 9.7 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/marco.jpg Nasen with his 8.9 second motor https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/nasen-1.jpg Theo Knipe, GM Turbo, 10.7 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...tyboi/theo.jpg Kappies Kaplan, Volkswagen with Audi 5-cylinder turbo, 10.7 second https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/kappies.jpg Alex Bass, Volkswagen 20 valve turbo, 10.8 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...tyboi/alex.jpg Eziel's Honda motor, 10.3 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...oi/eziel-1.jpg Joel's CRX, Honda B18B, 10.4 with no wheelie bars. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/BATTYT.jpg Duppie du Plessis, Nissan van with Mazda turbo, 9.3 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...boi/duppie.jpg Wynand's GM Turbo motor https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...i/wynand-1.jpg Clive Naidu, Volkswagen 20-valve turbo, 10.8 seconds https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...yboi/clive.jpg |
Great pics! Do you have any videos?
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Re: (srt4thatazz)
dont worry about the times not being "impressive" its just cool to see what others around the world are racing with. good post https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (The Bat)
Thanks for the pix! We just picked up a few accounts in South Africa and it's nice to see we'll be supporting such a great racing scene there!
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (ben@importparts.com)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ben@importparts.com »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the pix! We just picked up a few accounts in South Africa and it's nice to see we'll be supporting such a great racing scene there!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Agree'd... Always a pleasure talking with the fellas over there! |
Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (ninesecrx)
Kirsch Naidoo, Supra powered Corolla, 9.9 seconds
orange car second 2 last first post damn thing left & he hit the hydro switch must of been a afranrican!!! LMFAO some good times |
Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (ALL IMPORT)
Good stuff guys!
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (The Bat)
This is great! I am so proud of my continent! Keep up the great work. Nice choice in wheels, too!
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (Bisimoto)
Not to be picky, but are there any up close engine bay shots of some of these things. They are simply amazing! I'm loving the little pick ups
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Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (Bisimoto)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bisimoto »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is great! I am so proud of my continent! Keep up the great work. Nice choice in wheels, too!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hi Bisi, where are you originally from? |
Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (Clayton)
Thanks for the pics-- lovin' the VW's. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif
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Thats it!......I found where Im moving to. I love how anything goes over there. Race what you brought. You put a dsm engine in a honda they will boot you over here. Seems like they will let you swap out anything you want.
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Re: (CBowesracing)
That wagon is freakin classic!!
Crazyynesss! lots of cool cars out there! |
Re: Sport Compact in South Africa (pro-motion)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pro-motion »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Hi Bisi, where are you originally from?</TD></TR></TABLE> Jess, I am from Nigeria, West Africa. Came to the states in 1989. |
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