Saw this beauty next to Volkspares Jet Park this morning, it just got back from a final dress rehearsal at Zwarkops, ready for Kyalami on Saturday!
A 9 Hour revival
Kyalami will echo to the sound of classic race cars as the 9-Hour Revival celebrates 50 years since birth of the legendary endurance race on Saturday.
Around 90 cars have entered ranging from brutal Porsche 917, Lola T70 and GT40 replicas to the likes of Minis, Escorts and Alfas.
Must see cars for any motoring fan include two genuine Gunston Peranas, the ex Tony Viana Winfield BMW 745i, a Ferrari 250GTM and a genuine 9-Hour BDA powered Escort.
A collection of classic bikes and cars will go under the Stephan Welz & Co Sothebys hammer, and South African legends like Peter de Klerk, Terry Townsend, Koos Swanepeol, Tony Martin and Peter Gough will be in action.
The days racing will be split into a number of sprint events before culminating in 3-Hour endurance race.
As is traditionally the case, classes will be separated by capacity but all will be on track at the same time.
While the first 9-hour was run at the old Grand Central in November 1958, the race switched to Kyalami when the original track opened in 1961.
Jacky Ickx, David Piper, Brian Redman, Richard Attwood, Mario Andretti, Hans Stuck, Derek Bell and Clay Regazzoni were just some of those who won the 9 Hour over the years for the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Matra, Mirage and more.
Racing is scheduled to start at 9am, gate entry is R30 per adult and children under 12 get in free
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