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[3 Feb 2012 | One Comment | ]
Ms Hoons Rebuild progress – Mk2 GTI Turbo

So I’m not sure if most of you know, but our lady in red(ok yes the car is white, but red sounds good), Marlize had a bit of a accident a while back. Long story short some old lady was obvious jealous of how quick Marlize’s car was and decided to get T-boned by the nippy lil Mk2 GTI.

The official statement:

On Monday, the 14th of November I was innocently driving to work when a 70 year old lady decided to make a turn at the robot intersection right in front …

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[2 Feb 2012 | 2 Comments | ]
11th Feb National Drags Killarney

The WPMC is proud to announce that it will once again be hosting a round of the MSA National Drag Championship leg for Streetcars and Motorcycles at Killarney on Saturday 11th February. With Killarney playing host to the first round of the 2012 F1X National MSA Drag racing championship, exciting entries have already been received from some top car and motorcycle competitors. This is the third year that Killarney will be hosting this National road show. In previous years the WPMC managed to bring down several 8 second demonstration cars …

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[20 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]

What makes MSA Drags different from Street2Strip?

In short, no long queues between runs :)

MSA Drags offers competitions, also known as Bracket Racing (more info on this to follow) which counts towards championship points to determine the top 3 champions for the year. After each event there is also a prize giving where you could possibly take home trophies and/or prize monies (TBC). ALL drag racing runs will be published after each event. Nice for analyzing your runs, etc.

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[12 Dec 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
FFG ALLSTARZ 10th Anniversary, SA’s Premier Car Charity

The Fast, Furious and Glorious, South Africa’s biggest car charity event is knocking on our doorsteps and will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary of existence. This event will take place on Monday, 26th December at Killarney Racetrack and will be one promising event not to be missed. This is in Aid of Blouvlei L.S.E.N. in Retreat. The event includes Msa Drags, Street 2 Strip, Show & Shine, a massive Sound Off by Audio Kings and also a Stance Exhibition. Entertainment includes a “Mr & Miss FFG Pageant” with Top Hip Hop …

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[27 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
KILLARNEY – CAR WARS 6 & ALL TAR RALLY

Sat 29th / Sun 30th October 2011
This coming weekend sees the return of Car Wars to Killarney, this complimented by the Fix-a-smash All Tar Rally taking place on the oval on Saturday with both events running till late into the evening.  The balance of the unique special stage rally event will take place from early on Sunday morning.

Car Wars (Episode 6) has always been well supported and this weekend should be no different.  On track action starts at 9am with the top guns (MSA racing competitors) taking to the strip …

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[29 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Drag Racing at Killarney

Event: SA Hot Rods Street Festival (MSA Drags)
Venue: Killarney Race Track
Date: Sunday, 11th September 2011 (9am – 5pm)

Top Streetcars to keep an eye out for are Marlize Hoon in her Turbocharged VW Golf daily ride…

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[9 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Street2Strip and Streetcar Track Day

 

This coming weekend ( 13th & 14th August 2011) Killarney will once again be action packed with various events on two wheels and four. Saturday sees the circuit taken over by the Short Circuit Racing section where motorcycles of all ages and sizes strut their stuff on the half main and dirt section side of the facility, this event is also supported by Formula M on four wheels and the always spectacular Supermoto races on dirt and tar. The main straight will see Street2Strip action from mid day till just …

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[3 Aug 2011 | 9 Comments | ]
Improving your vehicles downforce

Being a bit of the track day enthusiast I am always looking for new ways to improve on my cars handling and performance. I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on down force and aerodynamics.