A rotary-powered hot rod with a Gauteng-based driver behind the wheel, belches flames as it decelerates into turn one, during Saturday’s International Hot Rod Tour opening round, at Killarney. Picture: Colin Brown
Round one of the International Hot Rod Tour, held at Killarney Raceway, at the weekend, certainly lived up to expectations. The event, held in association with Cape Hell Drivers, brought together cars and drivers from across the country and elsewhere. From oval track racing to open wheelers, stock cars to go-karts, spinners and drifters, you name it, they had.
Shane Carlson “lights” up the right rear tyre around Turn Two of the oval, during Saturday’s action at Killarney. These sprint cars use an 800 HP V8 engine. Picture: Colin BrownThe 1660 races are always action packed. This scene proves it as a visiting British driver in the white VW Golf sandwiches Kyle Joubert and Marnus du Plessis. Picture: Colin BrownJP Taljaard twists the chassis during cornering in the sprint class race, at Killarney, on Saturday. Picture: Colin BrownCape Town’s own champion stock car driver, Kosie Weyers, went on to crush an international field of hot rods at the first round of the International Tour, held at Killarney, on Saturday January 25. Picture: Colin BrownYoung Katie Groenewald goes wide at turn one in the stock race and finds the Armco/tyre barrier stops her forward progress immediately. Picture: Colin Brown
